Briefing on the Fundamentals of Nomura

By Naomi Wentworth • Wednesday, October 29 15:26 • Permanent Link

Join us for a quick overview of Nomura, a Capital Markets company whose shares moved -1.9% today. Here are some facts about the stock that should help you see the bigger picture:

Nomura has moved 39.2% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 18.5%
NMR has an average analyst rating of hold and is -6.63% away from its mean target price of $7.58 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $0.79
Nomura has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.0 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $0.56 and its forward P/E ratio is 12.6
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 0.01 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
Nomura is part of the Finance sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 15.92 and an average P/B of 1.78
NMR has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of -5.5% and gross profit margins of 0.8%
Nomura Holdings, Inc. provides various financial services to individuals, corporations, financial institutions, governments, and governmental agencies worldwide. It operates through three segments: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale. The Wealth Management segment offers various financial products and investment consultation services. The Investment Management segment offers investment trust management, discretionary investment services, and investment funds. The Wholesale segment is involved in the sale, trading, services in bonds, equities, foreign exchange, and derivatives for institutional investors. This segment also engages in underwriting various securities and other financial instruments, such as various classes of shares, convertible and exchangeable securities, investment grade and high yield debts, sovereign and emerging market debts, structured securities, and other securities; arranging private placements, as well as other capital raising activities; and provision of financial advisory services on business transactions comprising mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs, capital structuring, corporate defense activities, leveraged buyouts, and risk solutions. The company was formerly known as The Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Nomura Holdings, Inc. in October 2001. Nomura Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1925 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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