Kyocera Corporation (KYOCY): Price and Financial Metrics

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Kyocera Corporation (KYOCY) Company Bio

Kyocera Corporation develops, produces, and distributes fine ceramic technologies worldwide. Its Industrial & Automotive Components Group segment offers fine ceramic components, automotive components, liquid crystal displays, and industrial tools to the industrial machinery, automotive, general industrial, and construction markets. The company's Semiconductor Components Group segment provides inorganic and organic ceramic packages, and multilayer printing wiring boards for electronic components and devices, such as crystal components, SAW devices, and CMOS/CCD sensors for communication infrastructures and automotive-related markets. Its Electronic Devices Group segment offers electronic components and devices comprising capacitors, crystal devices, connectors, power semiconductor devices, etc., as well as printing devices for the information and communications equipment, industrial equipment, and automotive markets. The company's Communications Group segment provides smartphones, mobile phones, and communication modules for in-vehicle installation and Internet of Things market; and information systems, telecommunication, and engineering services. Its Document Solutions Group offers printers, multifunctional products, document solutions, and supplies; and enterprise contents management and business process outsourcing services for document-related business. The company's Life & Environment Group segment provides solar modules for commercial and residential uses; solar energy products, including storage batteries and energy management systems; medical devices, such as prosthetic joints and dental prosthetics; jewelry; and kitchen accessories, including ceramic knives. It offers its products through sales personnel, sales companies, and third-party distributors. The company was formerly known as Kyoto Ceramic Kabushiki Kaisha and changed its name to Kyocera Corporation in 1982. Kyocera Corporation was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.

KYOCY Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation

We started the process of determining a valid price forecast for Kyocera Corp with a discounted cash flow analysis -- the results of which can be found in the table below. To summarize, we found that Kyocera Corp ranked in the 80th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. Specifically, our DCF analysis implies the stock is trading below its fair value by an estimated 316%. In terms of the factors that were most noteworthy in this DCF analysis for KYOCY, they are:

• The company's compound free cash flow growth rate over the past 2 years comes in at -0.27%; that's greater than merely 6.3% of US stocks we're applying DCF forecasting to.
• The business' balance sheet reveals debt to be 1% of the company's capital (with equity being the remaining amount). Approximately only 7.48% of US stocks with free cash flow have a lower reliance on debt in their capital structure.
• The company's cost of debt, derived from its interest coverage, tax rate, and market capitalization, is greater than just 0% of stocks in its sector (Technology).

For other companies in the Technology that have a similar discounted cashflow valuation profile (and ensuing price forecasts) as KYOCY, try CTG, GILT, III, DAKT, and APPS.