Employees: 6,511
Size Npr-riken (6209.T) is a Japan Consumer Discretionary company (Auto Parts: OEM) with a market value of $630M, the 954th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥3,695 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 4.8%, against -22.6% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 8th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 3.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +3.5%); the operating margin is 6.8% (peer median 5.0%).
Valuation It trades at 0.6× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 1.6× (2nd cheapest of 21).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 2% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is -3%, so the hurdle is +5 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 5.4 points below its cost of capital (10.0% WACC).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥164B | ¥163B | ¥170B | ¥139B |
| Revenue growth | — | -4% | +23% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥42.3B | ¥42.4B | ¥41.5B | ¥30.4B |
| EBITDA | ¥20.1B | ¥21.9B | ¥21.5B | ¥15.5B |
| Net income | ¥13.9B | ¥14.0B | ¥8.76B | ¥26.3B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥8.49B | ¥10.2B | ¥12.7B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥8.90B | ¥7.72B | ¥6.09B |
| Total debt | ¥25.8B | ¥15.4B | ¥20.3B | ¥20.7B |
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| Measure | 6209.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -4.5% | -5.9% | 8th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -4.8% | -22.6% | 8th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -19.1% | -35.9% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -3.1% | +3.5% | 5th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 6.8% | 5.0% | 8th highest of 21 |
| EV / Sales | 0.6× | 1.6× | 2nd cheapest of 21 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 2.1% | 2.6% | 6th least demanding of 14 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | -3.1% | +7.9% | 3rd lowest of 14 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +5.2 pp | -6.1 pp | 5th most demanding of 14 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -5.4 pp | -2.1 pp | 4th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 4.6× | 5.3× | 3rd cheapest of 8 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.8× | 0.1× | 2nd least indebted of 9 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Npr-riken 6209.T | Japan | $630M | -5% | -3% | 7% | 0.6× | 2.1% | -3.1% |
| Zhongjie (Jiangsu) Technology 301072.SZ | China | $630M | +63% | +11% | -6% | 5.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Bando Chemical Industries 5195.T | Japan | $632M | +17% | +6% | 9% | 0.7× | -0.1% | +7.9% |
| Burelle BUR.PA | France | $635M | -23% | -3% | 2% | 0.3× | -4.4% | +7.6% |
| Landai Technology 002765.SZ | China | $637M | -31% | -2% | -1% | 1.6× | n/a | n/a |
| TPR 6463.T | Japan | $620M | +23% | +1% | 6% | 0.6× | -0.4% | +4.6% |
| Depo Auto Parts Industrial 6605.TW | Taiwan | $642M | -1% | -6% | 15% | 1.2× | -12.3% | +6.4% |
| Fengjing New Energy Technology 002662.SZ | China | $646M | -27% | -11% | 4% | 1.5× | 2.6% | -5.0% |
| Shandong Meichen Technology 300237.SZ | China | $613M | +23% | -3% | -7% | 3.2× | 2.6% | -10.1% |
| Harbin Dongan Auto Engine 600178.SS | China | $603M | -15% | +4% | -3% | 1.0× | 14.4% | +1.3% |
| Sichuan Chuanhuan Technology 300547.SZ | China | $661M | -48% | -2% | 13% | 2.8× | 14.9% | +17.3% |
| Wheels India WHEELS.NS | India | $597M | +74% | +17% | 5% | 1.0× | 10.4% | +17.8% |
| Jiangsu Nonghua Intelligent Agriculture Technology 000816.SZ | China | $597M | -15% | +14% | 6% | 2.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Wencan 603348.SS | China | $670M | -22% | +3% | -7% | 1.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Olive Sensors High-Tech 300507.SZ | China | $671M | -32% | -17% | 5% | 2.1× | 17.1% | +23.1% |
| GSP Automotive Group Wenzhou 605088.SS | China | $590M | -45% | +15% | 8% | 0.8× | n/a | n/a |
| BeijingWest Industries International 2339.HK | Hong Kong | $589M | -23% | -3% | 1% | 1.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Kaizhong Precision Technology 002823.SZ | China | $585M | -27% | +10% | 8% | 1.6× | -3.3% | +8.8% |
| Jamna Auto Industries JAMNAAUTO.NS | India | $580M | +4% | +16% | 13% | 2.1× | 11.8% | +19.3% |
| ActBlue 300816.SZ | China | $577M | -34% | +30% | 7% | 3.0× | 21.5% | +9.9% |
| Zhejiang Dehong Automotive Electronic & Electrical 603701.SS | China | $694M | -29% | +35% | 2% | 4.7× | n/a | n/a |