Employees: 3,017
Size Chuo Spring (5992.T) is a Japan Consumer Discretionary company (Auto Parts: OEM) with a market value of $433M, the 1148th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥2,704 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 28.5%, against -23.0% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 6th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 1.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +8.4%); the operating margin is 1.5% (peer median 6.2%).
Valuation It trades at 0.6× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 1.9× (3rd cheapest of 20).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.9 points below its cost of capital (6.2% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 4 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥113B | ¥111B | ¥110B | ¥101B | ¥92.8B |
| Revenue growth | — | +1% | +9% | +9% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥12.2B | ¥13.0B | ¥14.1B | ¥10.2B | ¥9.00B |
| EBITDA | ¥7.49B | ¥8.00B | ¥8.81B | ¥4.97B | ¥4.10B |
| Net income | ¥11.9B | ¥12.4B | ¥1.86B | ¥1.99B | ¥482M |
| Free cash flow | n/a | -¥1.12B | ¥1.44B | -¥964M | -¥1.37B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥8.15B | ¥8.20B | ¥6.82B | ¥3.74B |
| Total debt | ¥23.8B | ¥23.9B | ¥24.1B | ¥24.1B | ¥11.6B |
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| Measure | 5992.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -25.0% | -8.0% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -28.5% | -23.0% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -35.6% | -34.7% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +1.9% | +8.4% | 7th lowest of 20 |
| Operating margin | 1.5% | 6.2% | 4th lowest of 20 |
| EV / Sales | 0.6× | 1.9× | 3rd cheapest of 20 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -4.9 pp | -0.9 pp | 6th lowest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.7× | 14.7× | 4th cheapest of 9 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.0× | -0.2× | 3rd most indebted of 9 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuo Spring 5992.T | Japan | $433M | -28% | +2% | 2% | 0.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Kehua 603161.SS | China | $433M | -12% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| DaikyoNishikawa 4246.T | Japan | $431M | +17% | -3% | 6% | 0.4× | -5.1% | +2.0% |
| Xin Point 1571.HK | Hong Kong | $437M | -21% | +1% | 19% | 0.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Tianjin Pengling 300375.SZ | China | $439M | -20% | +7% | 2% | 1.1× | 21.7% | +11.3% |
| Xingmin Intelligent Transportation Systems (Group) 002355.SZ | China | $426M | -29% | +20% | -19% | 3.6× | n/a | n/a |
| NRB Bearings NRBBEARING.NS | India | $442M | +44% | +14% | 13% | 3.0× | 27.7% | +12.0% |
| Ningbo Gaofa Automotive Control System 603788.SS | China | $424M | -25% | +3% | 11% | 1.6× | -0.2% | +12.1% |
| SNT DYNAMICS 003570.KS | South Korea | $446M | -59% | +9% | 8% | 0.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Ningbo Tianlong Electronics 603266.SS | China | $448M | -26% | +3% | 8% | 2.2× | 8.7% | +6.3% |
| Shanghai Lianming Machinery 603006.SS | China | $418M | -19% | +17% | 8% | 2.6× | 18.6% | -5.1% |
| Swaraj Engines SWARAJENG.NS | India | $450M | -13% | +25% | 12% | 1.9× | 19.1% | +15.3% |
| Shanghai Vico Precision Mold & Plastics 301499.SZ | China | $450M | -39% | +16% | 4% | 2.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Changchai 000570.SZ | China | $450M | -23% | +1% | 2% | 1.0× | 7.2% | +1.5% |
| Hefei Conver 603409.SS | China | $451M | -45% | +16% | 11% | 1.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Xuelong 603949.SS | China | $416M | -26% | +10% | 17% | 5.2× | n/a | n/a |
| PXI Auto Components Suzhou 301560.SZ | China | $415M | -24% | +8% | 2% | 2.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Beijing Tianyishangjia New Material 688033.SS | China | $459M | -34% | -31% | -342% | 8.4× | 15.2% | +10.6% |
| Shandong Longji Machinery 002363.SZ | China | $405M | -23% | -16% | 4% | 0.9× | 6.8% | +5.0% |
| Zhejiang Jinfei Kaida Wheel 002863.SZ | China | $401M | -20% | +15% | 4% | 1.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Roadrover Technology 002813.SZ | China | $470M | -4% | -14% | -16% | 9.0× | n/a | n/a |