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Employees: 1,942
Size T. Hasegawa (4958.T) is a Japan Consumer Staples company (Food: Specialty/Candy) with a market value of $847M, the 820th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥3,250 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 12.2%, against -8.8% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 2nd highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 6.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.1%); the operating margin is 11.6% (peer median 6.4%).
Valuation It trades at 17.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 17.3× (8th cheapest of 16).
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 +8%, so the hurdle is -13 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.1 points above its cost of capital (5.1% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 11 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥78.3B | ¥73.5B | ¥71.6B | ¥64.9B | ¥62.4B |
| Revenue growth | — | +3% | +10% | +4% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥31.0B | ¥27.3B | ¥27.0B | ¥23.2B | ¥23.4B |
| EBITDA | ¥14.8B | ¥13.9B | ¥14.4B | ¥12.1B | ¥12.3B |
| Net income | ¥7.87B | ¥6.92B | ¥7.20B | ¥6.67B | ¥8.01B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥8.27B | ¥10.8B | ¥5.17B | ¥4.38B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥4.68B | ¥3.98B | ¥3.55B | ¥4.14B |
| Total debt | ¥2.01B | ¥1.30B | ¥1.39B | ¥1.48B | ¥347M |
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| Measure | 4958.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -2.0% | +0.4% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +12.2% | -8.8% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -8.1% | -25.3% | highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +6.5% | +6.1% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 11.6% | 6.4% | 5th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 17.1× | 17.3× | 8th cheapest of 16 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -4.8% | 0.8% | 5th least demanding of 15 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +7.9% | +7.8% | 8th highest of 15 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -12.8 pp | -12.3 pp | 7th least demanding of 15 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +1.1 pp | +1.2 pp | 11th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.8× | 8.6× | 4th cheapest of 9 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -2.2× | 0.8× | 3rd least indebted of 13 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Hasegawa 4958.T | Japan | $847M | +12% | +7% | 12% | 17.1× | -4.8% | +7.9% |
| Nissin Foods 1475.HK | Hong Kong | $834M | -14% | +1% | 13% | 19.0× | -13.0% | +2.6% |
| Orkla India ORKLAINDIA.NS | India | $826M | -12% | +6% | 14% | 22.8× | 13.4% | +5.3% |
| Wellhope Foods 603609.SS | China | $870M | -8% | +7% | 0% | 53.8× | 54.2% | +8.5% |
| Westrock Coffee WEST | United States | $878M | +9% | +39% | 0% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Otoki 007310.KS | South Korea | $879M | -13% | +4% | 5% | 9.4× | -6.5% | +7.2% |
| Jinzai Food 003000.SZ | China | $810M | -17% | +14% | 8% | 17.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Takasago International 4914.T | Japan | $809M | +9% | +1% | 3% | 13.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Yan Tai Shuang Ta Food 002481.SZ | China | $803M | -4% | +5% | 2% | n/a | 17.7% | +1.2% |
| Lotte Wellfood 280360.KS | South Korea | $796M | +2% | +7% | 4% | 8.8× | 0.4% | +15.2% |
| Chenguang Biotech 300138.SZ | China | $946M | +13% | -4% | 6% | 16.1× | -1.0% | +10.9% |
| Guilin Seamild Foods 002956.SZ | China | $947M | -14% | +21% | 11% | 23.3× | 9.0% | +17.0% |
| Food Empire F03.SI | Singapore | $952M | -22% | +14% | 16% | 12.7× | -9.9% | +14.9% |
| Zhongyin Babi Food 605338.SS | China | $753M | -10% | +2% | 17% | 17.3× | -4.5% | +13.8% |
| Jiajia Food 002650.SZ | China | $983M | -25% | -3% | -11% | n/a | 1.2% | -10.0% |
| Gujarat Ambuja Exports GAEL.NS | India | $729M | -8% | +16% | 10% | 11.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Namchow Food Group (Shanghai) 605339.SS | China | $1.01B | -2% | -5% | -1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hindustan Foods HNDFDS.NS | India | $704M | 0% | +18% | 6% | 32.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Seneca Foods SENEA | United States | $1.03B | +9% | +12% | 9% | 10.9× | -15.1% | +2.5% |
| Shanghai Laiyifen 603777.SS | China | $693M | -15% | +5% | -6% | n/a | 27.2% | -0.9% |
| Guilin Layn Natural Ingredients 002166.SZ | China | $691M | -29% | +7% | 10% | 24.8× | 8.4% | +21.1% |