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Chuo Spring Co., Ltd.5992.TCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Japan · JPY·Consumer Discretionary›Auto Parts: OEM
Momentum laggard 7
Mkt cap
$433M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
27%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$2.22M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
n/m
no positive forecast
ROIC−WACC
-4.9 pp
WACC 6.2%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
90 days
4 Feb 2027
Close · JPY¥2,704
1D-3.2%
1W-5.0%
1M-25.0%
3M-27.1%
6M-28.5%
YTD-23.0%
1Y-18.6%
ATR %5.3%
52w lowhigh35.6% off high

What Chuo Spring does

Employees: 3,017

Chuo Spring at a glance

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).

Relative performance

8010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 775992.T 74
Six months, rebased to 100: Chuo Spring against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Chuo Spring financials

Reported figures in JPY; fiscal year ends 2026-03-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
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 flown/a-¥1.12B¥1.44B-¥964M-¥1.37B
Capital expendituren/a¥8.15B¥8.20B¥6.82B¥3.74B
Total debt¥23.8B¥23.9B¥24.1B¥24.1B¥11.6B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Chuo Spring competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-40%-20%0%+20%-20%-10%0%60316142461571300375002355NRBBEARING603788003570603266603006SWARAJENG3014990005706034096039493015606880330023630028135992.T6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Chuo Spring is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-20%0%+20%0×2.5×5×7.5×42461571300375002355NRBBEARING603788003570603266603006SWARAJENG3014996034096039493015606880330023630028630028135992.TRevenue growth (TTM) →EV / Sales →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Chuo Spring is the large dot.

Chuo Spring competitors and peer comparison

How Chuo Spring compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Chuo Spring against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure5992.TPeer medianRank 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 margin1.5%6.2%4th lowest of 20
EV / Sales0.6×1.9×3rd cheapest of 20
ROIC minus cost of capital-4.9 pp-0.9 pp6th lowest of 20
EV / EBITDA9.7×14.7×4th cheapest of 9
Net debt / EBITDA0.0×-0.2×3rd most indebted of 9

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginEV / SalesReq gDelivered g
Chuo Spring 5992.TJapan$433M-28%+2%2%0.6×n/an/a
Kehua 603161.SSChina$433M-12%n/an/an/an/an/a
DaikyoNishikawa 4246.TJapan$431M+17%-3%6%0.4×-5.1%+2.0%
Xin Point 1571.HKHong Kong$437M-21%+1%19%0.6×n/an/a
Tianjin Pengling 300375.SZChina$439M-20%+7%2%1.1×21.7%+11.3%
Xingmin Intelligent Transportation Systems (Group) 002355.SZChina$426M-29%+20%-19%3.6×n/an/a
NRB Bearings NRBBEARING.NSIndia$442M+44%+14%13%3.0×27.7%+12.0%
Ningbo Gaofa Automotive Control System 603788.SSChina$424M-25%+3%11%1.6×-0.2%+12.1%
SNT DYNAMICS 003570.KSSouth Korea$446M-59%+9%8%0.8×n/an/a
Ningbo Tianlong Electronics 603266.SSChina$448M-26%+3%8%2.2×8.7%+6.3%
Shanghai Lianming Machinery 603006.SSChina$418M-19%+17%8%2.6×18.6%-5.1%
Swaraj Engines SWARAJENG.NSIndia$450M-13%+25%12%1.9×19.1%+15.3%
Shanghai Vico Precision Mold & Plastics 301499.SZChina$450M-39%+16%4%2.7×n/an/a
Changchai 000570.SZChina$450M-23%+1%2%1.0×7.2%+1.5%
Hefei Conver 603409.SSChina$451M-45%+16%11%1.9×n/an/a
Xuelong 603949.SSChina$416M-26%+10%17%5.2×n/an/a
PXI Auto Components Suzhou 301560.SZChina$415M-24%+8%2%2.8×n/an/a
Beijing Tianyishangjia New Material 688033.SSChina$459M-34%-31%-342%8.4×15.2%+10.6%
Shandong Longji Machinery 002363.SZChina$405M-23%-16%4%0.9×6.8%+5.0%
Zhejiang Jinfei Kaida Wheel 002863.SZChina$401M-20%+15%4%1.2×n/an/a
Shenzhen Roadrover Technology 002813.SZChina$470M-4%-14%-16%9.0×n/an/a

Questions

Which companies are Chuo Spring's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Kehua (603161.SS), DaikyoNishikawa (4246.T), Xin Point (1571.HK), Tianjin Pengling (300375.SZ), Xingmin Intelligent Transportation Systems (Group) (002355.SZ), NRB Bearings (NRBBEARING.NS), Ningbo Gaofa Automotive Control System (603788.SS), SNT DYNAMICS (003570.KS).
Is Chuo Spring expensive compared with its peers?
On ev / sales it trades at 0.6× against a peer median of 1.9×, 3rd cheapest of 20 in its peer set.
How has Chuo Spring stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -28.5% against -23.0% for the median peer; over one year -18.6%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.