Sumitomo Metal Mining (5713) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 5713 does

Sumitomo Metal Mining (5713) is a Tokyo Stock Exchange–listed company in the Basic Materials sector, classified under Other Industrial Metals & Mining. It operates in Japan and internationally through three segments: Mineral Resources, Smelting and Refining, and Material. The company develops and operates mines such as the Hishikari Mine, smelts and refines metals including copper, nickel, cobalt, silver, platinum, palladium, and gold, and produces a range of industrial and battery materials. Its product portfolio spans rolled copper foil, copper and brass strips, tin-plated strips, iron-containing pellets, battery cathode materials for vehicles, lithium tantalate and lithium niobate for communication devices, silicon-carbide semiconductors, and automobile exhaust gas purification catalysts.

Key numbers explained

• 9,587 JPY is the current share price, representing the latest trading value of one share on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 14.7 shows how much investors pay per unit of the company’s last 12 months’ earnings; a lower number can suggest a cheaper valuation relative to earnings, while a higher number can suggest the opposite.
• The forward P/E ratio of 23.6 uses expected future earnings and is often used to compare growth prospects across peers like Sumitomo Osaka Cement (5232) or Shin-Etsu Chemical (4063).
• A dividend yield of 2.17% means the annual dividend represents about 2.17% of the current share price; it is a common way to measure income returned to shareholders.
• The ex-dividend date of Sep 29, 2026 is the cutoff: buyers on or after this date do not receive the next dividend payment.
• 35% of earnings are paid out as dividends, indicating the proportion of profit returned to shareholders rather than retained for reinvestment.
• Beta of 1.32 suggests the stock tends to move about 32% more than the overall market; a beta above 1 means higher sensitivity to market swings.
• Market cap of 2.57T JPY reflects the total market value of all outstanding shares and is used to classify the company’s size.

What to watch

• Revenue growth, reported at 42.3% year over year, can signal strong demand or successful expansion, but it should be viewed alongside margins and capital structure.
• Profit margin of 12.4% and operating margin of 16.4% show how much of each revenue yen turns into profit and operating income, respectively.
• Return on equity of 11.7% indicates how effectively the company generates profit from shareholders’ equity.
• Debt-to-equity ratio of 30.3% reflects the balance between borrowed funds and equity, which can affect financial risk.
• Price-to-book of 1.21 compares the share price to the company’s book value per share, a common metric for assessing market valuation relative to accounting value.
• The next earnings date of Nov 10, 2026 is a key calendar event that can drive price volatility as the market digests new results.
• As a component of the Nikkei 225, the stock’s performance is often compared with other large Japanese industrial and materials companies such as Tokuyama (4043), JFE Holdings (5411), Denka (4061), Ube Industries (4208), and DOWA Holdings (5714).