Employees: 334
Size Fixstars (3687.T) is a Japan Information Technology company (Information Technology Services) with a market value of $321M, the 1326th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥1,555 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 23.0%, 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 13.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +8.2%); the operating margin is 25.9% (peer median 7.9%).
Valuation It trades at 25.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 14.7× (5th most expensive of 13).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 27% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +11%, so the hurdle is +16 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 44.0 points above its cost of capital (18.3% WACC).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥10.5B | ¥9.62B | ¥8.00B | ¥7.04B | ¥6.31B |
| Revenue growth | — | +20% | +14% | +12% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥5.55B | ¥5.01B | ¥4.18B | ¥3.57B | ¥3.03B |
| EBITDA | ¥2.88B | ¥2.74B | ¥2.45B | ¥2.22B | ¥1.77B |
| Net income | ¥1.63B | ¥1.95B | ¥1.49B | ¥1.45B | ¥1.08B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥1.87B | ¥1.77B | ¥682M | ¥1.45B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥110M | ¥165M | ¥37.5M | ¥41.4M |
| Total debt | ¥30.1M | ¥47.2M | ¥547M | ¥1.30B | ¥2.10B |
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| Measure | 3687.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -30.8% | +0.4% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +23.0% | -2.3% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -57.9% | -30.1% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +13.1% | +8.2% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 25.9% | 7.9% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 25.1× | 14.7× | 5th most expensive of 13 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 26.6% | -3.5% | 3rd most demanding of 16 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +10.8% | +4.6% | 5th highest of 16 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +15.8 pp | -2.7 pp | 3rd most demanding of 16 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +44.0 pp | -0.7 pp | 3rd highest of 19 |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.4× | 8.5× | 3rd most expensive of 13 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -2.3× | -0.0× | 4th least indebted of 14 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixstars 3687.T | Japan | $321M | +23% | +13% | 26% | 25.1× | 26.6% | +10.8% |
| Infotel INF.PA | France | $321M | +3% | +5% | 9% | 12.1× | -14.4% | +4.6% |
| Piesat Information Technology 688066.SS | China | $323M | -55% | -81% | -1,364% | n/a | 52.9% | -12.0% |
| Turn Cloud Technology Service 6870.TWO | Taiwan | $318M | +159% | +35% | 24% | 49.0× | n/a | n/a |
| NCC NCC.L | United Kingdom | $324M | +18% | -38% | -10% | 28.9× | -4.1% | -2.0% |
| Soliton Systems K.K 3040.T | Japan | $316M | +51% | +12% | 18% | n/a | 1.8% | +3.7% |
| WebRAY Tech 688651.SS | China | $316M | -28% | -5% | -34% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Softcreate 3371.T | Japan | $328M | +9% | +12% | 18% | n/a | -12.5% | +7.2% |
| Hangzhou Gisway Information Technology 301390.SZ | China | $308M | -2% | -35% | -10% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai Xinnanyang Only Education & Technology 600661.SS | China | $308M | -23% | +11% | 7% | 15.6× | -5.6% | -5.4% |
| R Systems International RSYSTEMS.NS | India | $336M | -11% | +24% | 13% | 13.6× | 14.7% | +17.3% |
| Aurionpro Solutions AURIONPRO.NS | India | $338M | -33% | +12% | 15% | 13.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Andes Technology 6533.TW | Taiwan | $343M | -12% | +26% | -21% | 61.3× | 24.6% | +20.5% |
| Alight ALIT | United States | $347M | -31% | -4% | 0% | 3.4× | 29.4% | -3.7% |
| Nanjing TDH Technology 301378.SZ | China | $347M | -26% | -2% | -39% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| DB Inc. 012030.KS | South Korea | $293M | +4% | +23% | 6% | n/a | -3.5% | +18.8% |
| SRA 3817.T | Japan | $352M | 0% | -5% | 16% | 10.3× | -20.2% | +6.2% |
| I'LL 3854.T | Japan | $357M | -6% | +8% | 27% | 15.5× | -11.5% | +9.6% |
| Sword SWP.PA | France | $360M | +4% | +8% | 9% | 12.0× | -0.1% | +11.0% |
| Telos TLS | United States | $360M | +8% | +66% | -2% | 38.1× | -2.3% | -1.7% |
| JFE Systems 4832.T | Japan | $369M | -2% | -14% | 11% | n/a | -19.0% | +4.3% |