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Japanese distributor of electronic components and industrial products to manufacturers.
Japanese distributor of electronic components and industrial products to manufacturers.
Moat: none (distribution). Scale-driven distribution business with limited differentiation.
Headquarters: Osaka, Japan · Employees: 4,637
Size Restar (3156.T) is a Japan Information Technology company (Electronics Distributors) with a market value of $877M, the 789th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥4,600 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 60.3%, against -2.3% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 3rd highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 23.2% over the last twelve months (peer median +15.6%); the operating margin is 3.6% (peer median 3.3%).
Valuation It trades at 8.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 15.2× (cheapest of 11).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.6 points above its cost of capital (6.7% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 13 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥689B | ¥631B | ¥561B | ¥512B | ¥487B |
| Revenue growth | — | +12% | +9% | +5% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥60.1B | ¥51.8B | ¥46.3B | ¥44.0B | ¥39.2B |
| EBITDA | ¥30.2B | ¥22.0B | ¥18.9B | ¥20.2B | ¥18.5B |
| Net income | ¥12.8B | ¥7.69B | ¥7.47B | ¥7.00B | ¥7.09B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | -¥8.19B | ¥17.9B | ¥11.9B | -¥5.32B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥6.62B | ¥2.32B | ¥4.46B | ¥5.11B |
| Total debt | ¥150B | ¥145B | ¥125B | ¥125B | ¥114B |
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| Measure | 3156.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -28.2% | -11.3% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +60.3% | -2.3% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -33.3% | -35.0% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +23.2% | +15.6% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 3.6% | 3.3% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 8.1× | 15.2× | cheapest of 11 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +0.6 pp | +0.8 pp | 11th highest of 21 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.5× | 1.1× | 3rd most indebted of 11 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restar 3156.T | Japan | $877M | +60% | +23% | 4% | 8.1× | n/a | n/a |
| ScanSource SCSC | United States | $871M | -7% | +6% | 3% | 8.4× | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| Beijing Oriental Jicheng 002819.SZ | China | $848M | -27% | +7% | -3% | n/a | 10.3% | +23.4% |
| Tomen Devices 2737.T | Japan | $926M | +41% | +157% | 4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| SFC 301558.SZ | China | $793M | -19% | -8% | 4% | n/a | 30.3% | -3.2% |
| Shanghai YCT Electronics 301099.SZ | China | $1.02B | -17% | +106% | 6% | 22.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Climb Global Solutions CLMB | United States | $741M | +97% | +24% | 4% | 19.3× | 13.1% | +21.0% |
| Beijing Asiacom Information Technology 301085.SZ | China | $717M | -21% | +47% | -4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| HNA Technology 600751.SS | China | $1.11B | -26% | +33% | 0% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tokyo Electron Device 2760.T | Japan | $676M | 0% | +16% | 6% | 8.7× | 5.9% | +7.3% |
| Ryoyo Ryosan Holdings,Inc 167A.T | Japan | $676M | +9% | +7% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Daiichi Jitsugyo 8059.T | Japan | $633M | -2% | -7% | 6% | 10.0× | -19.3% | +9.4% |
| IngDan 0400.HK | Hong Kong | $629M | +33% | +81% | 3% | 11.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Hakuto 7433.T | Japan | $598M | +34% | +8% | 4% | n/a | 3.8% | +1.8% |
| Weikeng Industrial 3033.TW | Taiwan | $596M | -3% | +19% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Best of Best 001298.SZ | China | $559M | -38% | +78% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ryoden 8084.T | Japan | $558M | +45% | +13% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| AB S.a. ABE.WA | Poland | $556M | +3% | +15% | 2% | 9.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Yubico YUBICO.ST | Sweden | $1.40B | +189% | -9% | 9% | 59.8× | 26.3% | +12.4% |
| Telling Telecommunication 000829.SZ | China | $1.41B | -21% | +37% | 0% | 153.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Kyland Technology 300353.SZ | China | $1.42B | -17% | -6% | -6% | 80.9× | n/a | n/a |