Employees: 620
Size Optorun (6235.T) is a Japan Industrials company (Industrial Machinery) with a market value of $490M, the 1079th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥1,791 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 56.0%, against -17.8% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — lowest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 21.2% over the last twelve months (peer median +2.5%); the operating margin is 9.2% (peer median 3.9%).
Valuation It trades at 13.0× forward earnings against a peer median of 14.8× (4th cheapest of 8).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 10% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is -2%, so the hurdle is +12 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 11.5 points below its cost of capital (15.3% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 10 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥35.9B | ¥33.9B | ¥32.4B | ¥36.8B | ¥34.3B |
| Revenue growth | — | +4% | -12% | +7% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥12.1B | ¥11.4B | ¥14.5B | ¥18.5B | ¥14.9B |
| EBITDA | ¥4.48B | ¥4.54B | ¥7.79B | ¥10.7B | ¥8.15B |
| Net income | ¥1.84B | ¥2.96B | ¥6.35B | ¥4.63B | ¥6.89B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥7.54B | ¥1.93B | ¥64.7M | ¥4.18B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥993M | ¥3.12B | ¥3.17B | ¥5.21B |
| Total debt | ¥5.45B | ¥5.41B | ¥5.06B | ¥411M | ¥419M |
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| Measure | 6235.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -38.5% | -7.0% | lowest of 20 |
| 6-month return | -56.0% | -17.8% | lowest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -63.5% | -39.1% | lowest of 20 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +21.2% | +2.5% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 9.2% | 3.9% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 13.0× | 14.8× | 4th cheapest of 8 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 9.7% | 10.9% | 8th least demanding of 16 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | -2.0% | +8.9% | 4th lowest of 16 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +11.7 pp | +5.9 pp | 8th most demanding of 16 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -11.5 pp | -4.4 pp | 4th lowest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.8× | 12.8× | 3rd cheapest of 6 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -7.5× | -0.3× | least indebted of 8 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optorun 6235.T | Japan | $490M | -56% | +21% | 9% | 13.0× | 9.7% | -2.0% |
| Phoenix Mecano PMN.SW | Switzerland | $490M | 0% | -3% | 7% | 12.9× | -8.4% | -0.8% |
| Bichamp Cutting Technology (Hunan) 002843.SZ | China | $490M | -49% | +4% | 5% | 9.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Nova Technology 6613.TWO | Taiwan | $489M | -13% | +9% | 17% | 11.1× | -9.5% | +18.1% |
| Guoanda 300902.SZ | China | $489M | -23% | +1% | -11% | 29.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Iwaki 6237.T | Japan | $491M | +30% | +8% | 13% | 14.8× | 4.3% | +11.1% |
| Hangzhou Jingye Intelligent Technology 688290.SS | China | $491M | -9% | -21% | -59% | 210.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Yantai Longyuan Power Technology 300105.SZ | China | $491M | -6% | -25% | -9% | n/a | 0.5% | +16.0% |
| Nanfang Ventilator 300004.SZ | China | $488M | -50% | -18% | -8% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Liming Intelligent Manufacturing 603048.SS | China | $487M | -6% | +16% | 4% | n/a | 42.6% | +5.7% |
| Jiangsu Teeyer Intelligent Equipment 603273.SS | China | $487M | -16% | -7% | 0% | n/a | 44.2% | -7.4% |
| Square Technology 603339.SS | China | $494M | -22% | +21% | 9% | n/a | -4.5% | +8.9% |
| MH Robot & Automation 301199.SZ | China | $496M | -18% | +5% | 6% | n/a | 15.5% | +9.5% |
| Zhejiang Jindun Fans 300411.SZ | China | $496M | -21% | -25% | -14% | n/a | 10.9% | -14.0% |
| HD Fire Protect HDFIRE.NS | India | $484M | n/a | +13% | 29% | n/a | 32.0% | +14.9% |
| Sijin Intelligent Forming Machinery 003025.SZ | China | $483M | -17% | +16% | 23% | 15.5× | 1.9% | +13.6% |
| HIIG Trinity (Anhui) Technology 600520.SS | China | $482M | -31% | +48% | 4% | n/a | 53.0% | +2.6% |
| Nanjing Baose 300402.SZ | China | $482M | -29% | -18% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sunyes Manufacturing (Zhejiang) 002388.SZ | China | $499M | +32% | 0% | 2% | n/a | 25.0% | -1.1% |
| Wuxi Xuelang Environmental Technology 300385.SZ | China | $499M | -38% | -23% | -47% | n/a | 9.5% | -22.0% |
| BGRIMM Technology 600980.SS | China | $499M | -25% | +13% | 11% | n/a | 12.9% | +19.1% |