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Employees: 1,109
Size Waseda Academy (4718.T) is a Japan Consumer Discretionary company (Other Consumer Services) with a market value of $314M, the 1337th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥2,624 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 35.5%, against -12.1% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 2nd highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 8.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.3%); the operating margin is 12.2% (peer median 16.0%).
Valuation It trades at 16.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 14.9× (6th most expensive of 13).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -13% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +8%, so the hurdle is -21 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 53.7 points above its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 3 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥39.5B | ¥37.7B | ¥35.1B | ¥32.9B | ¥30.7B |
| Revenue growth | — | +7% | +7% | +7% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥13.1B | ¥12.0B | ¥10.9B | ¥9.93B | ¥8.82B |
| EBITDA | ¥6.14B | ¥5.31B | ¥4.89B | ¥4.12B | ¥3.57B |
| Net income | ¥3.00B | ¥2.49B | ¥2.34B | ¥2.13B | ¥1.55B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥3.60B | ¥3.25B | ¥2.70B | ¥2.37B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥1.05B | ¥1.09B | ¥1.42B | ¥784M |
| Total debt | ¥556M | ¥526M | ¥483M | ¥521M | ¥552M |
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| Measure | 4718.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +8.7% | -4.3% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +35.5% | -12.1% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -9.9% | -26.5% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +8.5% | +5.3% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 12.2% | 16.0% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 16.2× | 14.9× | 6th most expensive of 13 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -12.9% | -4.4% | 6th least demanding of 18 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +8.1% | +10.5% | 8th lowest of 18 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -21.0 pp | -15.2 pp | 8th least demanding of 18 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +53.7 pp | +6.8 pp | 4th highest of 19 |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.4× | 7.9× | 5th cheapest of 13 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -1.7× | -2.1× | 7th most indebted of 15 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda Academy 4718.T | Japan | $314M | +36% | +8% | 12% | 16.2× | -12.9% | +8.1% |
| On The Beach OTB.L | United Kingdom | $316M | +26% | -2% | 16% | 13.6× | -20.0% | +29.2% |
| Convano 6574.T | Japan | $311M | -13% | +494% | 36% | n/a | 7.6% | +57.2% |
| Riso Kyoiku 4714.T | Japan | $317M | +52% | +4% | 10% | 25.6× | -6.1% | +6.3% |
| Cross-Harbour (Holdings) 0032.HK | Hong Kong | $308M | -22% | -5% | 31% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu 9081.T | Japan | $298M | +19% | +5% | 6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| KNT-CT 9726.T | Japan | $331M | -2% | +6% | 2% | n/a | -18.4% | +27.6% |
| Jiangsu Tianmu Lake Tourism 603136.SS | China | $335M | -25% | -12% | 17% | 33.7× | -0.7% | +6.3% |
| Jp Holdings Inc 2749.T | Japan | $337M | -8% | +4% | 16% | 11.5× | -19.0% | +5.3% |
| Global Tax Free 204620.KS | South Korea | $285M | -8% | +42% | 19% | 11.2× | -16.6% | +72.2% |
| Shih-her Technologies 3551.TWO | Taiwan | $283M | -28% | +20% | 19% | n/a | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| Wuhan Sante Cableways 002159.SZ | China | $356M | -18% | -3% | 37% | 16.1× | -8.9% | +9.6% |
| Power Wind Health Industry 8462.TW | Taiwan | $366M | +2% | +20% | 17% | 10.2× | -4.4% | +10.5% |
| Donglai Coating Technology (Shanghai) 688129.SS | China | $370M | -30% | +7% | 13% | 21.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Lion Travel Service 2731.TW | Taiwan | $382M | -15% | +5% | 5% | 7.5× | -20.4% | +35.6% |
| Tibet Tourism 600749.SS | China | $384M | -29% | -7% | -12% | n/a | 49.8% | +8.1% |
| Azoom 3496.T | Japan | $385M | +21% | +26% | 19% | 27.5× | -1.0% | +28.7% |
| Nagase Brothers 9733.T | Japan | $404M | -5% | +8% | 9% | 12.0× | -8.3% | +7.0% |
| Youngy Health 300247.SZ | China | $409M | -21% | +2% | 19% | n/a | 5.7% | +12.8% |
| Beijing Jingxi Culture and Tourism 000802.SZ | China | $409M | -12% | -60% | -62% | n/a | 10.6% | -4.8% |
| Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India MHRIL.NS | India | $422M | -18% | +7% | 6% | 16.7× | 30.5% | +12.0% |