⚠ A Gas Price Mitsubishi Does Not SetModerate threat

Mitsubishi Corporation (8058) — threat to the moat

Mitsubishi's new gas business earns what Henry Hub pays, and Henry Hub is volatile.

Mitsubishi publishes a sensitivity of about ¥2.7 billion of net profit per ten cents per million Btu of Henry Hub gas1, and its forecast assumes $3.90 against $3.70 in the latest year2. The Aethon assets add directly to that exposure.

Henry Hub assumption ($ per million Btu)3.70Yr to Mar 2026 actual3.90Yr to Mar 2027 assumptionSensitivity ¥2.7bn per 10 cents; Mitsubishi presentation, May 2026
The forecast assumes a higher gas price than last year.

American shale gas prices have been volatile and often low. A producer's return on a purchase made near the top of a gas cycle can be well below plan for years.

The company's broader energy assumptions for the current year are Brent at $78 a barrel against $70, and the yen at ¥150 to the dollar3. A lower gas price with a higher oil price would help the LNG contracts and hurt the shale gas producer at the same time.

The measure is Henry Hub against the $3.90 assumption. Sustained prices well below it would push the Aethon return below the cost of capital.

References
  1. ReportedMitsubishi publishes a sensitivity of about ¥2.7 billion of net profit per ten cents per million Btu of Henry Hub gas, and its forecast assumes $3.90 against $3.70 in the latest year.
    Mitsubishi Corporation, FY2025 results and FY2026 forecast presentation (1 May 2026) - capital recycling and one-time items and adjusted consolidated net income. — FY to March 2026 · publ. 1 May 2026 · source ↗
  2. ReportedMitsubishi publishes a sensitivity of about ¥2.7 billion of net profit per ten cents per million Btu of Henry Hub gas, and its forecast assumes $3.90 against $3.70 in the latest year.
    Mitsubishi Corporation, FY2025 results and FY2026 forecast presentation (1 May 2026) - capital recycling and one-time items and adjusted consolidated net income. — FY to March 2026 · publ. 1 May 2026 · source ↗
  3. ReportedThe company's broader energy assumptions for the current year are Brent at $78 a barrel against $70, and the yen at ¥150 to the dollar.
    Mitsubishi Corporation, FY2025 results and FY2026 forecast presentation (1 May 2026) - capital recycling and one-time items and adjusted consolidated net income. — FY to March 2026 · publ. 1 May 2026 · source ↗
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