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The Screen · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery

The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.

JPSWY · PNK · USD · Market cap $3.7B

The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.

FAIL · Does not pass the screen
25.00 USD

At the last full screen
2026-09-04

Screened 2026-09-04 · the tape above runs as of 21:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed

The Label · The Season, Not the Day

This name holds its distribution label.

The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. holds its Distribution at $25.00. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 20 days.

As held on the ledger · 2026-09-04
PhaseDistribution · caution
Quantitative stateConsolidating, no directional conviction, held for 20 days
Price at the screen$25.00
Valuation30.49 trailing · N/A forward price to earnings
Values screenFAIL · score 70.0
Beta0.66
The Workings

Five Screens, Shown in Full

Does not pass. Debt ratio

TestFigureLimitWhat it meansStatus
Business activity Permissible Core business clean Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. Pass
Debt load 1,665.74% Below 33% Interest-bearing debt is 1,665.7% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. Fail
Interest-bearing cash 1,914.42% Below 33% Interest-bearing cash and securities are 1,914.4% of assets, above the one-third limit. Fail
Receivables 0.00% Below 49% Money owed to the company is 0.0% of assets, under the 49% limit. Pass
Revenue purity 0.00% Below 5% Only 0.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. Pass

Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.

What the Numbers Say It Is Worth

The Fair Value Range

Our framework reads AVOID

Price History & Projections
$34.4$21.5$8.5TODAY5y agoPROJECTION

Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-04 screen.

Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.

The Business, in Plain Words

Why it gives us pause

On our numbers, the price already runs ahead of the business.

The fundamentals · plain-English read
Trailing P/E30.5xa premium valuation
EPS, trailing0.82
Revenue growth-13.9%revenue is shrinking
Profit margin7.8%thin but positive margins
Return on equity10.2%a modest return on shareholder capital
Dividend yield127.00%
Debt to equity0.40minimal debt: a conservative balance sheet
Current ratio2.33comfortably covers its short-term bills
Beta0.66steadier than the market
52-week range21.57 - 40.40
Market cap$3.7B

The risks · The things to watch: its business and earnings are exposed to Japan and to currency swings.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

Where & How to Trade

JPSWY trades on PNK (the company is based in Japan). As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.

The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited

Every Entry, As Written

2026-09-03 Markdown $24.09 +9.1% Entry 5

The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved up 9.1% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 14%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 36%.

2026-08-03 Markdown $22.09 -8.5% Entry 4

The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 8.5% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 14%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 36%.

2026-07-18 Markdown $24.14 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 14%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 36%.

2026-07-03 Markdown $24.14 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Markdown $24.14 Entry 1

The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

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What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $31.25 -23.2% · $768 -23.2%
2 months $31.93 -24.8% · $752 -24.8%
3 months $32.64 -26.5% · $735 -26.5%
6 months $29.70 -19.2% · $808 -19.2%
1 year $27.90 -14.0% · $860 -14.0%
2 years $14.10 +70.2% $0.29 $1,723 +72.3%
3 years $10.31 +132.8% $0.29 $2,356 +135.6%
5 years $14.09 +70.4% $0.29 $1,724 +72.4%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The Ledger's Promise

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever JPSWY does next, these words stay.

The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. · JPSWY · Distribution · $25.00
Recorded 2026-09-04 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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