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JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.4552.TCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Japan · JPY·Health Care›Pharmaceuticals: Major
Momentum neutral 52
Mkt cap
$383M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
56%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$4.00M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
203.1×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-8.9 pp
WACC 5.0%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
83 days
28 Jan 2027
Close · JPY¥488
1D-7.8%
1W-4.5%
1M-0.4%
3M+3.0%
6M-10.6%
YTD-31.5%
1Y-21.8%
ATR %4.9%
52w lowhigh40.8% off high

What JCR Pharmaceuticals does

Employees: 985

JCR Pharmaceuticals at a glance

Size JCR Pharmaceuticals (4552.T) is a Japan Health Care company (Pharmaceuticals: Major) with a market value of $383M, the 1209th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥488 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 10.6%, against -21.0% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 8th highest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 3.0% over the last twelve months (peer median +9.4%); the operating margin is -13.8% (peer median -6.4%).

Valuation It trades at 203.1× forward earnings.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 8.9 points below its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 28 Jan 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

809010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 20264552.T 90Peer median 79
Six months, rebased to 100: JCR Pharmaceuticals against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

JCR Pharmaceuticals financials

Reported figures in JPY; fiscal year ends 2026-03-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue¥38.9B¥40.3B¥33.1B¥42.9B¥34.3B
Revenue growth—+22%-23%+25%—
Gross profit¥27.3B¥30.1B¥22.0B¥31.3B¥25.5B
EBITDA-¥3.20B¥2.99B-¥3.04B¥10.7B¥6.97B
Net income-¥3.40B¥2.18B-¥4.46B¥5.51B¥3.77B
Free cash flown/a-¥11.6B-¥15.4B¥7.79B-¥13.2B
Capital expendituren/a¥11.6B¥9.67B¥2.10B¥8.56B
Total debt¥63.7B¥54.0B¥38.3B¥23.4B¥22.9B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

JCR Pharmaceuticals competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-50%0%+50%+100%-40%-20%0%MPLT42C600594RZLT002872219A4592UNICHEMLAB002168000153AVTX301509688302KPL0484103011114552.T6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. JCR Pharmaceuticals is the large dot.

JCR Pharmaceuticals competitors and peer comparison

How JCR Pharmaceuticals compares with its peers

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.

JCR Pharmaceuticals against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure4552.TPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-0.4%-12.6%4th highest of 21
6-month return-10.6%-21.0%8th highest of 20
Distance from 52-week high-40.8%-40.6%11th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+3.0%+9.4%8th lowest of 18
Operating margin-13.8%-6.4%8th lowest of 18
Forward P/E203.1×n/a—
ROIC minus cost of capital-8.9 pp-8.2 pp8th lowest of 17

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
JCR Pharmaceuticals 4552.TJapan$383M-11%+3%-14%203.1×n/an/a
MapLight Therapeutics MPLTUnited States$385M-75%n/an/an/an/an/a
iX Biopharma 42C.SISingapore$386M+10%-12%-140%n/an/an/a
Guizhou Yibai Pharmaceutical 600594.SSChina$376M-21%-26%-15%n/a9.0%-11.3%
Rezolute RZLTUnited States$375M+21%n/an/an/an/an/a
Tiansheng Pharmaceutical 002872.SZChina$392M+15%-1%-13%n/a23.2%-15.7%
Heartseed 219A.TJapan$393M+52%+197%9%n/a50.0%+73.2%
SanBio 4592.TJapan$393M-58%n/an/an/an/an/a
Unichem Laboratories UNICHEMLAB.NSIndia$373M+28%+9%5%n/an/an/a
Chongqing Hifuture Information Technology 002168.SZChina$372M-23%+2%-6%n/a16.3%-14.0%
Anhui Fengyuan Pharmaceutical 000153.SZChina$372M-17%-24%3%n/a4.2%+3.1%
Avalo Therapeutics AVTXUnited States$372M-68%-87%-154,844%n/an/an/a
Shukra Pharmaceuticals SHUKRAPHAR.NSIndia$372Mn/a+115%57%n/an/an/a
Zota Health Care ZOTA.NSIndia$395M-6%+69%-16%n/an/an/a
Kingchem (Liaoning) Life Science 301509.SZChina$368M-25%+3%6%n/a13.2%+6.5%
Tuoxin Pharmaceutical 301089.SZChina$400M-22%+17%-20%n/an/an/a
Hinova Pharmaceuticals 688302.SSChina$366M-24%+251%-195%n/an/an/a
Kwality Pharmaceuticals KPL.NSIndia$401M+111%+38%21%n/an/an/a
Hyundai Bioscience 048410.KSSouth Korea$401M-58%+78%-580%n/an/an/a
Guangdong Lifestrong Pharmacy 301111.SZChina$401M-16%+7%-2%n/an/an/a
JW Pharmaceutical 001060.KSSouth Korea$402M-28%+10%14%6.2×-16.9%+7.2%

Questions

Which companies are JCR Pharmaceuticals's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: MapLight Therapeutics (MPLT), iX Biopharma (42C.SI), Guizhou Yibai Pharmaceutical (600594.SS), Rezolute (RZLT), Tiansheng Pharmaceutical (002872.SZ), Heartseed (219A.T), SanBio (4592.T), Unichem Laboratories (UNICHEMLAB.NS).
How has JCR Pharmaceuticals stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -10.6% against -21.0% for the median peer; over one year -21.8%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.