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Employees: 2,093
Size Nippon Yakin Kogyo (5480.T) is a Japan Materials company (Steel) with a market value of $504M, the 1063rd largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥5,270 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 16.6%, against -15.2% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 2nd highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 0.7% over the last twelve months (peer median +2.1%); the operating margin is 9.2% (peer median 3.7%).
Valuation It trades at 8.8× forward earnings against a peer median of 13.2× (3rd cheapest of 13).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -1% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +6%, so the hurdle is -7 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.3 points below its cost of capital (6.1% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 4 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥160B | ¥151B | ¥172B | ¥180B | ¥199B |
| Revenue growth | — | -12% | -5% | -10% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥29.2B | ¥25.3B | ¥30.6B | ¥33.4B | ¥41.8B |
| EBITDA | ¥21.4B | ¥17.5B | ¥22.8B | ¥25.6B | ¥34.3B |
| Net income | ¥9.11B | ¥7.21B | ¥11.6B | ¥13.6B | ¥19.7B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥4.85B | -¥250M | ¥18.8B | -¥9.48B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥8.69B | ¥11.3B | ¥8.06B | ¥13.1B |
| Total debt | ¥80.9B | ¥81.2B | ¥79.4B | ¥81.4B | ¥90.1B |
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| Measure | 5480.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -1.3% | -7.3% | 8th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +16.6% | -15.2% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -9.0% | -30.3% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +0.7% | +2.1% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 9.2% | 3.7% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 8.8× | 13.2× | 3rd cheapest of 13 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -1.0% | 8.2% | 3rd least demanding of 14 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +6.0% | +6.3% | 7th lowest of 14 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -7.1 pp | +0.2 pp | 5th least demanding of 14 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -0.3 pp | -3.9 pp | 5th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.0× | 10.5× | 3rd cheapest of 14 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.3× | 1.4× | 3rd most indebted of 15 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nippon Yakin Kogyo 5480.T | Japan | $504M | +17% | +1% | 9% | 8.8× | -1.0% | +6.0% |
| Surya Roshni SURYAROSNI.NS | India | $500M | -20% | +12% | 5% | 11.0× | 20.2% | +6.3% |
| Sambhv Steel Tubes SAMBHV.NS | India | $510M | +27% | +42% | 10% | 24.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Huada New Materials 605158.SS | China | $496M | -17% | +22% | 0% | n/a | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| Zhejiang Tiantai Xianghe Industrial 603500.SS | China | $515M | -3% | +22% | 20% | n/a | 8.2% | +25.0% |
| Bansal Wire Industries BANSALWIRE.NS | India | $517M | +3% | +20% | 6% | 25.4× | 31.6% | +23.0% |
| Xinjiang Ba Yi Iron & Steel 600581.SS | China | $526M | -19% | 0% | -8% | 5.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Guangdong Sanhe Pile 003037.SZ | China | $466M | -28% | -9% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shanxi Antai 600408.SS | China | $456M | -8% | -5% | -3% | n/a | 28.8% | -10.7% |
| Kyoei Steel 5440.T | Japan | $455M | -13% | +7% | 4% | 8.8× | -7.0% | +6.8% |
| Ferrexpo FXPO.L | United Kingdom | $453M | -55% | -39% | -1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Electrosteel Castings ELECTCAST.NS | India | $450M | -25% | -16% | 2% | 26.5× | 12.6% | +11.3% |
| Goodluck India GOODLUCK.NS | India | $571M | +15% | +10% | 8% | 24.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Chun Yuan Steel Industry 2010.TW | Taiwan | $445M | -8% | +2% | 8% | n/a | -11.7% | +4.7% |
| Kurimoto,Ltd 5602.T | Japan | $576M | -4% | +3% | 7% | 10.5× | 2.1% | +1.9% |
| Topy Industries 7231.T | Japan | $440M | +1% | +2% | 2% | 9.0× | 6.0% | +5.8% |
| Shandong Jinling Mining 000655.SZ | China | $578M | -22% | +11% | 3% | 15.4× | 23.3% | +3.1% |
| Liaoning Fu-An Heavy Industry 603315.SS | China | $439M | -46% | -4% | 3% | n/a | 31.1% | +7.5% |
| Yieh United Steel 9957.TWO | Taiwan | $581M | -18% | -10% | -12% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| SK oceanplant 100090.KS | South Korea | $430M | -62% | -5% | 8% | 15.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Hsin Kuang Steel 2031.TW | Taiwan | $418M | +6% | -3% | 8% | 10.6× | 1.3% | +11.3% |