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Japanese textile and materials company known for digital textile printing technology, automotive interior materials and synthetic leather.
Japanese textile and materials company known for digital textile printing technology, automotive interior materials and synthetic leather.
Sells car seat fabrics and airbag cloth to carmakers and their suppliers on model-by-model contracts, so its largest line follows vehicle production schedules. Digital printing for apparel brands and Clarino leather-like fabric are higher-value specialty lines.
In one line: A textile-tech company pairing digital fabric printing with automotive materials, like a n.
Moat: narrow (IP / patents, process know-how). Proprietary digital fabric-printing technology differentiates it from commodity textile dyers.
Headquarters: Fukui, Japan · Founded: 1889 · Employees: 6,506
Size Seiren (3569.T) is a Japan Consumer Discretionary company (Textiles) with a market value of $1.07B, the 705th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥3,135 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 1.3%, against -12.3% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 7th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 11.6% over the last twelve months (peer median -3.8%); the operating margin is 12.3% (peer median 5.1%).
Valuation It trades at 10.7× forward earnings against a peer median of 10.2× (5th most expensive of 10).
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 3.4 points above its cost of capital (8.3% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 10 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥180B | ¥172B | ¥160B | ¥142B | ¥132B |
| Revenue growth | — | +8% | +12% | +7% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥48.8B | ¥45.8B | ¥42.7B | ¥37.2B | ¥35.6B |
| EBITDA | ¥28.6B | ¥27.1B | ¥23.9B | ¥19.5B | ¥18.1B |
| Net income | ¥16.2B | ¥15.6B | ¥13.9B | ¥12.2B | ¥11.0B |
| Free cash flow | ¥9.71B | ¥7.42B | ¥14.9B | ¥9.24B | ¥4.62B |
| Capital expenditure | ¥12.0B | ¥10.4B | ¥5.78B | ¥4.30B | ¥8.35B |
| Total debt | ¥8.89B | ¥9.21B | ¥10.4B | ¥18.9B | ¥25.9B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seiren 3569.T | $1.07B | -1% | +12% | 12% | 10.7× | -4.9% |
| Toray Industries 3402.T | $11.1B | +6% | +6% | 6% | 16.6× | 5.5% |
| Kuraray 3405.T | $3.52B | +14% | +3% | 7% | 15.0× | -0.2% |
| Asahi Kasei 3407.T | $12.6B | -3% | +4% | 8% | 11.3× | 1.9% |
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 | 3569.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -9.8% | -0.5% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -1.3% | -12.3% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -14.5% | -33.9% | 5th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +11.6% | -3.8% | 5th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 12.3% | 5.1% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 10.7× | 10.2× | 5th most expensive of 10 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -4.9% | 12.4% | 3rd least demanding of 15 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +11.7% | +3.8% | 5th highest of 15 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -16.7 pp | +3.6 pp | 2nd least demanding of 15 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +3.4 pp | -2.4 pp | 7th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 4.6× | 11.3× | cheapest of 4 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -1.3× | 0.6× | least indebted of 6 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seiren 3569.T | Japan | $1.07B | -1% | +12% | 12% | 10.7× | -4.9% | +11.7% |
| Huafon Microfibre (Shanghai) 300180.SZ | China | $1.06B | -24% | -6% | -1% | n/a | 16.2% | +4.4% |
| Shanghai Haixin 600851.SS | China | $1.08B | +4% | -15% | 7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Taihua New Material 603055.SS | China | $1.09B | -9% | +3% | 10% | 10.2× | -5.0% | +20.7% |
| Kurabo Industries 3106.T | Japan | $1.10B | +33% | -3% | 7% | n/a | 8.2% | +3.3% |
| Nanjing Chemical Fibre 600889.SS | China | $1.03B | -24% | +115% | 5% | n/a | 35.4% | -3.9% |
| Zhejiang Hangmin 600987.SS | China | $1.02B | -6% | -23% | 8% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sunvim 002083.SZ | China | $1.16B | -20% | +19% | 17% | 9.8× | -12.1% | +3.3% |
| Shenzhen Fuanna Bedding & Furnishing 002327.SZ | China | $951M | -26% | -5% | 12% | 14.0× | -1.3% | -2.1% |
| Hyosung Tnc 298020.KS | South Korea | $911M | -45% | +8% | 5% | 5.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Xinao Textiles 603889.SS | China | $908M | -5% | +20% | 13% | 10.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Formosa Taffeta 1434.TW | Taiwan | $888M | +9% | -7% | 2% | n/a | 19.9% | -0.9% |
| Zhewen Pictures 601599.SS | China | $884M | +37% | +4% | 1% | n/a | 46.4% | +13.9% |
| Zhejiang Yunzhongma 603130.SS | China | $867M | -8% | +4% | 4% | n/a | 21.1% | +18.8% |
| Jiangsu Sanfame Polyester Material 600370.SS | China | $857M | -44% | -13% | -3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai Anoky 300067.SZ | China | $853M | -29% | +36% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Hailide New Material 002206.SZ | China | $845M | -18% | -7% | 11% | 9.7× | -2.2% | +10.7% |
| Shanxi Guoxin Energy Corporation Limited 600617.SS | China | $838M | -16% | -9% | 3% | n/a | 0.8% | +4.5% |
| Huafu Fashion 002042.SZ | China | $822M | -31% | -23% | 2% | 18.9× | 15.1% | -10.8% |
| Xingye Leather Technology 002674.SZ | China | $807M | +35% | +7% | 8% | 30.9× | 14.3% | +15.4% |
| Gunze 3002.T | Japan | $797M | +17% | -4% | 5% | 26.6× | 10.5% | +1.1% |