Employees: 6,294
Size Nishikawa Rubber (5161.T) is a Japan Consumer Discretionary company (Auto Parts: OEM) with a market value of $852M, the 816th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥3,670 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 15.1%, against -21.2% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 3rd highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 3.2% over the last twelve months (peer median +3.8%); the operating margin is 7.7% (peer median 5.9%).
Valuation It trades at 0.9× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 1.3× (8th cheapest of 21).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -3% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +9%, so the hurdle is -12 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.0 points above its cost of capital (5.5% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 13 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥123B | ¥122B | ¥121B | ¥118B | ¥98.2B |
| Revenue growth | — | +1% | +2% | +20% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥24.1B | ¥23.0B | ¥21.0B | ¥18.3B | ¥10.8B |
| EBITDA | ¥15.5B | ¥14.5B | ¥13.4B | ¥12.6B | ¥6.00B |
| Net income | ¥11.4B | ¥11.0B | ¥3.96B | ¥5.04B | ¥1.17B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥6.84B | ¥5.61B | ¥10.5B | ¥23.0M |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥5.51B | ¥3.86B | ¥4.56B | ¥5.42B |
| Total debt | ¥25.6B | ¥26.2B | ¥20.2B | ¥20.2B | ¥26.5B |
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| Measure | 5161.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +8.6% | -1.3% | 4th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +15.1% | -21.2% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -19.2% | -40.7% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +3.2% | +3.8% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 7.7% | 5.9% | 6th highest of 21 |
| EV / Sales | 0.9× | 1.3× | 8th cheapest of 21 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -2.9% | 7.3% | 3rd least demanding of 9 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +8.8% | +10.3% | 3rd lowest of 9 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -11.7 pp | -7.4 pp | 4th least demanding of 9 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +4.0 pp | -1.7 pp | 3rd highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.2× | 9.6× | 4th cheapest of 7 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -1.7× | 1.3× | 2nd least indebted of 8 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishikawa Rubber 5161.T | Japan | $852M | +15% | +3% | 8% | 0.9× | -2.9% | +8.8% |
| Wuxi Longsheng Technology 300680.SZ | China | $849M | -37% | +4% | 7% | 2.5× | 12.1% | +35.6% |
| Musashi Seimitsu Industry 7220.T | Japan | $861M | -52% | +4% | 6% | 0.6× | 9.7% | +11.1% |
| Changchun FAWAY Group Automobile Components 600742.SS | China | $863M | -18% | -20% | 2% | 0.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai Baolong Automotive 603197.SS | China | $840M | -23% | +26% | 5% | 1.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Xinzhi 002664.SZ | China | $839M | -32% | +16% | 2% | 1.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang ZhaoFeng Mechanical & Electric 300695.SZ | China | $875M | -6% | +4% | 11% | 6.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Aisan Industry 7283.T | Japan | $828M | +18% | +2% | 6% | 0.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Wuhu Atech Automotive 603293.SS | China | $819M | -39% | +4% | 7% | 1.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Riying Electronics 603286.SS | China | $891M | -22% | +1% | -5% | 6.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Chuzhou Duoli Automotive Technology 001311.SZ | China | $894M | -36% | +45% | 7% | 1.2× | n/a | n/a |
| ZYNP Corporation 002448.SZ | China | $896M | -32% | +26% | 13% | 1.4× | -3.0% | +16.9% |
| Autoneum AUTN.SW | Switzerland | $896M | +7% | -1% | 6% | 0.6× | -7.5% | +5.6% |
| FAWER Automotive Parts 000030.SZ | China | $897M | -28% | -7% | 0% | 0.6× | 4.9% | +9.4% |
| Wuhan Lincontrol Automotive Electronics 688667.SS | China | $809M | -31% | -19% | 12% | 4.6× | 26.5% | +9.4% |
| Steel Strips Wheels SSWL.NS | India | $898M | +153% | +33% | 8% | 1.5× | 25.4% | +24.3% |
| Guangdong Hongtu Technology (Holdings) 002101.SZ | China | $805M | -19% | -1% | 2% | 0.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Nippon Seiki 7287.T | Japan | $800M | -14% | +6% | 4% | 0.3× | -1.7% | +8.6% |
| Pricol PRICOLLTD.NS | India | $916M | +15% | +39% | 9% | 2.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Hunan Tyen Machinery 600698.SS | China | $918M | -5% | +17% | -7% | 10.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Pacific Precision Forging 300258.SZ | China | $789M | -20% | -8% | 2% | 3.1× | n/a | n/a |