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KYOCERA CORP KYOAY
KYOCERA CORP (KYOAY) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend (safety: moderate). FY2018 revenue was $1.58T at a 5.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1965 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.335 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.531 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.03 |
| Equity / liabilities | 3.31 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KYOAY | KYOCERA CORP | 5/9 | 7.6 | — | +10.8% |
| NVDA | NVIDIA CORP | 4/9 | 12.85 | 38.8 | +65.5% |
| TYGO | TIGO ENERGY, INC. | 6/9 | -4.06 | — | +91.7% |
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | 4/9 | 2.64 | — | +23.9% |
| INTC | INTEL CORP | 6/9 | 3.24 | — | -0.5% |
| MU | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 7/9 | 6.07 | 149.5 | +48.9% |
| AMD | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC | 8/9 | 6.85 | 196.2 | +34.3% |
About KYOCERA CORP
Kyocera Corporation develops and sells products based on fine ceramic technologies in Japan, China, rest of Asia, Europe, the United States, and internationally. The company operates through Core Components Business, Electronic Components Business, and Solutions Business segments. Its Core Components Business segment offers components, such as fine ceramic components for semiconductor processing equipment, automotive camera modules, and ceramic packages, as well as organic packages and boards to protect electronic components and ICs to semiconductor, industrial machinery, automotive-related, and information and communication markets; optical components; and medical devices comprising prosthetic joints and dental implants. The Electronic Components Business segment provides sensors and control components; and various electronic components and devices, including capacitors, crystal devices, connectors, and power semiconductor devices for diverse fields comprising information and communications, industrial equipment, automotive-related, and consumer markets. Its Solutions Business segment offers cutting tools, as well as pneumatic and power tools for automotive-related and general industrial, and construction markets; printers for commercial and industrial uses; and communication terminals, such as mobile phones, as well as solution services, ICT solution, and engineering services; also provides MFPs, commercial inkjet printers, communication modules, displays, and printing devices, as well as smart energy-related products and services, and solution services, such as document management system. It also offers jewelry and applied ceramic related products. The company was formerly known as Kyoto Ceramic Kabushiki Kaisha and changed its name to Kyocera Corporation in 1982. Kyocera Corporation was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.
FAQ
Is KYOAY financially healthy?
KYOCERA CORP's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does KYOAY pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. KYOCERA CORP pays a dividend with a 58.6% payout ratio, rated “moderate” for safety.
How profitable is KYOAY?
In FY2018, KYOCERA CORP had a net margin of 5.2% and a return on equity of 3.4%.
Is KYOAY overvalued or undervalued?
KYOCERA CORP trades at about 0.1× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 0.0×–0.1×, median 0.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for KYOAY?
The average Wall-Street price target for KYOCERA CORP is $19.00, about 22.4% below the recent price, from 1 analysts (consensus: underperform).
Is KYOAY a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on KYOCERA CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2018-03-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.