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Global breeder and seller of flower and vegetable seeds, one of the world's largest seed companies.
Global breeder and seller of flower and vegetable seeds, one of the world's largest seed companies.
Develops new varieties through its own breeding programs, produces the seed on contract farms across several continents, and sells to growers and seed distributors. Many are hybrids whose seed will not breed true, so growers must buy again each season. Vegetable seeds are the larger line, while flower seeds depend on new colours and varieties.
In one line: A smaller, ornamental/vegetable-focused Corteva.
Moat: narrow (IP / patents, brand, process know-how). Proprietary seed breeding IP and global brand recognition in ornamental horticulture.
Headquarters: Yokohama, Japan · Founded: 1913 · Employees: 3,108
Size Sakata Seed (1377.T) is a Japan Materials company (Forest Products) with a market value of $1.13B, the 685th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥4,220 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 2.3%, against -11.1% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 6th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 11.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +2.0%); the operating margin is 11.4% (peer median 5.3%).
Valuation It trades at 16.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 28.1× (4th cheapest of 12).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 0% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +9%, so the hurdle is -8 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.1 points above its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 8 Jan 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥106B | ¥104B | ¥92.9B | ¥88.7B | ¥77.3B |
| Revenue growth | — | +12% | +5% | +15% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥66.7B | ¥73.1B | ¥63.9B | ¥59.2B | ¥44.6B |
| EBITDA | ¥17.8B | ¥18.8B | ¥17.0B | ¥15.1B | ¥14.8B |
| Net income | ¥10.8B | ¥12.2B | ¥9.71B | ¥16.2B | ¥9.49B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥2.35B | -¥1.90B | ¥641M | ¥2.73B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥7.33B | ¥7.71B | ¥7.29B | ¥6.21B |
| Total debt | ¥9.78B | ¥8.65B | ¥5.62B | ¥6.48B | ¥3.76B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sakata Seed 1377.T | $1.13B | +2% | +12% | 11% | 16.2× | 0.2% |
| Corteva CTVA | $7.94B | -85% | +4% | 17% | 30.4× | -16.6% |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | 1377.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | 0.0% | -5.6% | 8th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +2.3% | -11.1% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -10.5% | -37.3% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +11.6% | +2.0% | 5th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 11.4% | 5.3% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 16.2× | 28.1× | 4th cheapest of 12 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 0.2% | 20.6% | 4th least demanding of 12 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +8.5% | +6.4% | 3rd highest of 12 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -8.3 pp | +13.1 pp | 3rd least demanding of 12 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +0.1 pp | -4.4 pp | 7th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.0× | 12.2× | 5th cheapest of 11 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -1.1× | 2.1× | 3rd least indebted of 11 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sakata Seed 1377.T | Japan | $1.13B | +2% | +12% | 11% | 16.2× | 0.2% | +8.5% |
| Inwido INWI.ST | Sweden | $1.16B | +39% | +11% | 10% | 16.9× | 2.5% | +6.1% |
| Canfor CFP.TO | Canada | $1.22B | +17% | +2% | -1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Der Future Science & Technology 002631.SZ | China | $1.04B | +10% | -26% | -23% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| XIAMEN WANLI STONE STOCK 002785.SZ | China | $1.03B | -40% | -33% | -7% | 47.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Vohringer Home Technology 603226.SS | China | $1.30B | -38% | -3% | -40% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jilin Quanyangquan 600189.SS | China | $897M | +1% | +9% | 11% | 109.0× | 16.6% | -1.7% |
| Dehua TB New Decoration Material 002043.SZ | China | $1.60B | -10% | +4% | 9% | 15.2× | -1.3% | +6.6% |
| Bunka Shutter 5930.T | Japan | $779M | -1% | +3% | 6% | n/a | -12.9% | +6.4% |
| Zhejiang Tianzhen Technology 301356.SZ | China | $713M | -7% | +2% | 4% | 26.0× | 27.5% | -7.1% |
| Zhongfu Straits (Pingtan) Development 000592.SZ | China | $1.93B | -38% | -29% | -37% | n/a | 25.3% | +1.5% |
| Interfor IFP.TO | Canada | $634M | +42% | -7% | 1% | 59.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Mengtian Home 603216.SS | China | $607M | -39% | -5% | 3% | 62.7× | 39.4% | -2.6% |
| Stylam Industries STYLAMIND.NS | India | $563M | +19% | +10% | 18% | 28.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Greenlam Industries GREENLAM.NS | India | $550M | -11% | +20% | 7% | 34.9× | 28.3% | +20.7% |
| Stella-Jones SJ.TO | Canada | $2.56B | -12% | +2% | 13% | 11.8× | -9.1% | +6.5% |
| Dongguan HuaLi Industries 603038.SS | China | $498M | -27% | +15% | 6% | n/a | 20.6% | +7.5% |
| Dare Power Dekor Home 000910.SZ | China | $414M | -26% | -4% | -9% | 7.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Responsive Industries RESPONIND.NS | India | $391M | -24% | -13% | 10% | n/a | 42.5% | +13.0% |
| Suncha Technology 001211.SZ | China | $387M | -14% | +18% | 0% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Newtechwood 301588.SZ | China | $376M | -39% | +20% | 7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |