Ratings Lawson, Inc.

Equities

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JP3982100004

Market Closed - Japan Exchange Other stock markets 11:30:00 26/04/2024 am IST			5-day change	1st Jan Change
10,330 ^JPY	0.00%		-0.14%	+41.84%

25/04	KDDI Corporation completed the acquisition of additional 47.88% stake in Lawson, Inc. from its shareholders for ¥400 billion.	CI
11/04	Lawson's Attributable Profit Up 75.5% in Fiscal 2024 On Higher Sales	MT

Summary

The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.
The company presents an interesting fundamental situation from a short-term investment perspective.

Strengths

Before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, the company's margins are particularly high.
The company has a low valuation given the cash flows generated by its activity.
Over the past year, analysts have regularly revised upwards their sales forecast for the company.
For the last twelve months, analysts have been gradually revising upwards their EPS forecast for the upcoming fiscal year.
For the last 4 months, the company has been enjoying highly positive EPS revisions, which were frequently and significantly raised.
Over the past four months, analysts' average price target has been revised upwards significantly.
Over the past twelve months, analysts' opinions have been strongly revised upwards.

Weaknesses

The company is in debt and has limited leeway for investment
The company appears highly valued given the size of its balance sheet.
The three month average target prices set by analysts do not offer high potential in comparison with the current prices.
The overall consensus opinion of analysts has deteriorated sharply over the past four months.

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Sector: Food Retail & Distribution

	1st Jan change	Capi.	Investor Rating	ESG Refinitiv
LAWSON, INC.	+41.84%	6.57B		B
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COLES GROUP LIMITED	+1.92%	14.29B		B
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ICA GRUPPEN	-.--%	11.82B	-	-
CARREFOUR	-3.89%	11.75B		B+

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