Employees: 747
Size Sanyo Trading (3176.T) is a Japan Industrials company (Wholesale Distributors) with a market value of $381M, the 1212th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥1,041 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 33.0%, against -7.7% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 3rd highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 7.0% over the last twelve months (peer median +7.7%); the operating margin is 5.3% (peer median 3.1%).
Valuation It trades at 9.7× forward earnings against a peer median of 10.2× (4th cheapest of 7).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -5% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +12%, so the hurdle is -17 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.0 points above its cost of capital (8.5% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 9 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥141B | ¥133B | ¥129B | ¥121B | ¥111B |
| Revenue growth | — | +3% | +7% | +8% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥23.9B | ¥21.8B | ¥21.4B | ¥19.2B | ¥16.6B |
| EBITDA | ¥8.40B | ¥7.35B | ¥8.03B | ¥7.53B | ¥5.98B |
| Net income | ¥5.45B | ¥4.62B | ¥5.21B | ¥4.79B | ¥4.30B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥6.56B | ¥5.21B | ¥5.61B | -¥3.63B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥729M | ¥704M | ¥349M | ¥244M |
| Total debt | ¥1.41B | ¥3.09B | ¥4.54B | ¥5.75B | ¥6.12B |
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| Measure | 3176.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -12.8% | -4.1% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +33.0% | -7.7% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -15.2% | -18.9% | 8th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +7.0% | +7.7% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 5.3% | 3.1% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 9.7× | 10.2× | 4th cheapest of 7 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -5.2% | 1.4% | 3rd least demanding of 15 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +11.8% | +5.5% | 4th highest of 15 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -17.0 pp | -8.5 pp | 4th least demanding of 15 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +3.0 pp | -0.9 pp | 6th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.9× | 7.2× | 3rd cheapest of 13 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -1.3× | 3.0× | 3rd least indebted of 17 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanyo Trading 3176.T | Japan | $381M | +33% | +7% | 5% | 9.7× | -5.2% | +11.8% |
| Nanjing Business & Tourism 600250.SS | China | $388M | -24% | 0% | 9% | n/a | 12.7% | -4.9% |
| Shanghai Tianyong Engineering 603895.SS | China | $393M | -15% | +28% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Solum 248070.KS | South Korea | $398M | -42% | +16% | 4% | 10.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Bapcor BAP.AX | Australia | $399M | +66% | -3% | 2% | 27.6× | 7.2% | +1.8% |
| Meko MEKO.ST | Sweden | $406M | -5% | -1% | 2% | 9.7× | 2.2% | +9.4% |
| Kpp 9274.T | Japan | $411M | +13% | -1% | 2% | n/a | -0.7% | +8.6% |
| Fujian Haiqin Energy 600753.SS | China | $412M | -7% | +193% | 5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| UNISOL 7128.T | Japan | $420M | +31% | -1% | 2% | n/a | -2.9% | +24.5% |
| Xinjiang International Industry 000159.SZ | China | $342M | -27% | +37% | 4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Aurora 2373.TW | Taiwan | $342M | -11% | -3% | 7% | n/a | -4.4% | -3.8% |
| Yashima Denki 3153.T | Japan | $339M | -15% | +13% | 10% | n/a | -10.6% | +4.7% |
| Tidewater Midstream & Infrastructure TWM.TO | Canada | $337M | +43% | +16% | 6% | 5.5× | -3.8% | +6.1% |
| Shenzhen Huakong Seg 000068.SZ | China | $432M | -13% | -52% | -3% | n/a | 11.9% | +30.6% |
| Sato Sho-ji 8065.T | Japan | $331M | -10% | +5% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Groupe Samse SAMS.PA | France | $439M | -5% | -2% | 2% | 8.5× | 5.9% | +5.0% |
| Brdr A & O Johansen A/S AOJ-B.CO | Denmark | $439M | +17% | +12% | 5% | 11.8× | 0.7% | +8.4% |
| Teqnion TEQ.ST | Sweden | $330M | +21% | +12% | 11% | n/a | 2.4% | +22.3% |
| Test Rite International 2908.TW | Taiwan | $330M | +4% | -1% | 2% | n/a | 9.7% | -4.3% |
| CHS Inc 8 % Cum Red Pfd Registered CHSCP | United States | $316M | -8% | +11% | 1% | n/a | -11.0% | +0.4% |
| APAC Resources 1104.HK | Hong Kong | $313M | -35% | +197% | 54% | n/a | n/a | n/a |