Employees: 5,712
Size DaikyoNishikawa (4246.T) is a Japan Consumer Discretionary company (Auto Parts: OEM) with a market value of $431M, the 1150th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥998 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 17.1%, against -23.5% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 2nd highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 2.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +8.4%); the operating margin is 6.2% (peer median 7.9%).
Valuation It trades at 7.3× forward earnings against a peer median of 20.4× (2nd cheapest of 6).
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 +2%, so the hurdle is -7 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.7 points below its cost of capital (8.4% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 12 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥165B | ¥166B | ¥169B | ¥159B | ¥146B |
| Revenue growth | — | -2% | +6% | +9% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥22.5B | ¥24.6B | ¥23.8B | ¥22.0B | ¥15.2B |
| EBITDA | ¥21.4B | ¥21.0B | ¥21.0B | ¥20.3B | ¥15.4B |
| Net income | ¥8.98B | ¥8.66B | ¥6.50B | ¥5.78B | ¥518M |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥10.00B | ¥9.41B | ¥15.3B | ¥6.62B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥9.44B | ¥8.06B | ¥5.39B | ¥7.66B |
| Total debt | ¥32.4B | ¥33.6B | ¥27.0B | ¥40.3B | ¥44.9B |
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| Measure | 4246.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -6.8% | -10.2% | 7th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +17.1% | -23.5% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -14.2% | -35.8% | highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -2.8% | +8.4% | 4th lowest of 20 |
| Operating margin | 6.2% | 7.9% | 10th lowest of 20 |
| Forward P/E | 7.3× | 20.4× | 2nd cheapest of 6 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -5.1% | 16.9% | least demanding of 11 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +2.0% | +11.0% | 3rd lowest of 11 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -7.1 pp | +5.1 pp | 2nd least demanding of 11 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -0.7 pp | -0.9 pp | 9th highest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 3.3× | 15.6× | 2nd cheapest of 10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.0× | -0.3× | 4th most indebted of 10 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DaikyoNishikawa 4246.T | Japan | $431M | +17% | -3% | 6% | 7.3× | -5.1% | +2.0% |
| Chuo Spring 5992.T | Japan | $433M | -28% | +2% | 2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kehua 603161.SS | China | $433M | -12% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Xingmin Intelligent Transportation Systems (Group) 002355.SZ | China | $426M | -29% | +20% | -19% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Xin Point 1571.HK | Hong Kong | $437M | -21% | +1% | 19% | 6.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Ningbo Gaofa Automotive Control System 603788.SS | China | $424M | -25% | +3% | 11% | n/a | -0.2% | +12.1% |
| Tianjin Pengling 300375.SZ | China | $439M | -20% | +7% | 2% | n/a | 21.7% | +11.3% |
| NRB Bearings NRBBEARING.NS | India | $442M | +44% | +14% | 13% | 28.2× | 27.7% | +12.0% |
| Shanghai Lianming Machinery 603006.SS | China | $418M | -19% | +17% | 8% | n/a | 18.6% | -5.1% |
| SNT DYNAMICS 003570.KS | South Korea | $446M | -59% | +9% | 8% | 8.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Xuelong 603949.SS | China | $416M | -26% | +10% | 17% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| PXI Auto Components Suzhou 301560.SZ | China | $415M | -24% | +8% | 2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ningbo Tianlong Electronics 603266.SS | China | $448M | -26% | +3% | 8% | n/a | 8.7% | +6.3% |
| Swaraj Engines SWARAJENG.NS | India | $450M | -13% | +25% | 12% | 20.4× | 19.1% | +15.3% |
| Shanghai Vico Precision Mold & Plastics 301499.SZ | China | $450M | -39% | +16% | 4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Changchai 000570.SZ | China | $450M | -23% | +1% | 2% | n/a | 7.2% | +1.5% |
| Hefei Conver 603409.SS | China | $451M | -45% | +16% | 11% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Beijing Tianyishangjia New Material 688033.SS | China | $459M | -34% | -31% | -342% | 22.7× | 15.2% | +10.6% |
| Shandong Longji Machinery 002363.SZ | China | $405M | -23% | -16% | 4% | n/a | 6.8% | +5.0% |
| Zhejiang Jinfei Kaida Wheel 002863.SZ | China | $401M | -20% | +15% | 4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shanthi Gears SHANTIGEAR.NS | India | $396M | +6% | -14% | 13% | n/a | 41.2% | +19.2% |