Employees: 4,102
Size Gunze (3002.T) is a Japan Consumer Discretionary company (Textiles) with a market value of $797M, the 843rd largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥4,240 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 17.4%, against -12.1% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 3rd highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 4.4% over the last twelve months (peer median -0.2%); the operating margin is 5.0% (peer median 3.4%).
Valuation It trades at 26.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 14.0× (4th most expensive of 10).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 11% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +1%, so the hurdle is +9 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.8 points below its cost of capital (6.6% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 29 Jan 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥130B | ¥131B | ¥137B | ¥133B | ¥136B |
| Revenue growth | — | -5% | +3% | -2% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥40.8B | ¥39.0B | ¥42.4B | ¥41.0B | ¥39.7B |
| EBITDA | ¥13.8B | ¥12.2B | ¥14.8B | ¥13.0B | ¥11.7B |
| Net income | ¥4.62B | ¥510M | ¥6.28B | ¥5.11B | ¥4.50B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥4.87B | ¥1.06B | ¥2.79B | -¥9.02B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥12.4B | ¥10.5B | ¥7.62B | ¥10.8B |
| Total debt | ¥19.4B | ¥14.0B | ¥8.99B | ¥9.08B | ¥15.3B |
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| Measure | 3002.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +5.0% | -3.5% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +17.4% | -12.1% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -11.0% | -34.3% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -4.4% | -0.2% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 5.0% | 3.4% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 26.6× | 14.0× | 4th most expensive of 10 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 10.5% | 0.8% | 7th most demanding of 14 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +1.1% | +2.6% | 6th lowest of 14 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +9.4 pp | +0.7 pp | 5th most demanding of 14 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -2.8 pp | -2.4 pp | 10th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.8× | n/a | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.6× | 3.2× | 3rd least indebted of 6 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunze 3002.T | Japan | $797M | +17% | -4% | 5% | 26.6× | 10.5% | +1.1% |
| Japan Wool Textile 3201.T | Japan | $792M | +14% | 0% | 11% | n/a | -8.6% | +2.6% |
| Xingye Leather Technology 002674.SZ | China | $807M | +35% | +7% | 8% | 30.9× | 14.3% | +15.4% |
| Huafu Fashion 002042.SZ | China | $822M | -31% | -23% | 2% | 18.9× | 15.1% | -10.8% |
| Jiangsu Jiuding New Material 002201.SZ | China | $760M | -42% | +6% | 9% | n/a | 22.1% | +1.4% |
| Shanxi Guoxin Energy Corporation Limited 600617.SS | China | $838M | -16% | -9% | 3% | n/a | 0.8% | +4.5% |
| Zhejiang Hailide New Material 002206.SZ | China | $845M | -18% | -7% | 11% | 9.7× | -2.2% | +10.7% |
| Shanghai Shenda 600626.SS | China | $745M | -4% | -2% | 1% | n/a | -1.0% | -0.1% |
| Shanghai Anoky 300067.SZ | China | $853M | -29% | +36% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Sanfame Polyester Material 600370.SS | China | $857M | -44% | -13% | -3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Jujie Microfiber Technology 300819.SZ | China | $734M | -42% | +5% | 9% | 66.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Yunzhongma 603130.SS | China | $867M | -8% | +4% | 4% | n/a | 21.1% | +18.8% |
| Guangdong Highsun Meida New Materials 000782.SZ | China | $728M | -4% | 0% | -5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Zhewen Pictures 601599.SS | China | $884M | +37% | +4% | 1% | n/a | 46.4% | +13.9% |
| Formosa Taffeta 1434.TW | Taiwan | $888M | +9% | -7% | 2% | n/a | 19.9% | -0.9% |
| Zhejiang Xinao Textiles 603889.SS | China | $908M | -5% | +20% | 13% | 10.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Hyosung Tnc 298020.KS | South Korea | $911M | -45% | +8% | 5% | 5.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Fuanna Bedding & Furnishing 002327.SZ | China | $951M | -26% | -5% | 12% | 14.0× | -1.3% | -2.1% |
| Lu Thai Textile 000726.SZ | China | $658M | -9% | -3% | 8% | 10.5× | -20.4% | +4.5% |
| Jiangsu Huaxicun 000936.SZ | China | $658M | -31% | +14% | -5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tainan Spinning 1440.TW | Taiwan | $639M | +2% | -21% | -4% | 60.7× | -0.5% | -3.9% |