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Japanese maker of outdoor power equipment — chainsaws, brush cutters and lawn/garden machinery — sold under the Echo and Shindaiwa brands.
Japanese maker of outdoor power equipment — chainsaws, brush cutters and lawn/garden machinery — sold under the Echo and Shindaiwa brands.
Formed in 2009 by merging Kioritz, maker of Echo, with Shindaiwa. North America is the largest market, reached through dealers and home-improvement retailers, and demand there follows landscaping activity and weather. Professional landscapers buy repeatedly as machines wear out, and battery-powered tools are replacing some petrol models.
In one line: A Japanese outdoor power-equipment maker akin to Husqvarna/Stihl.
Moat: narrow (brand, distribution). Established Echo/Shindaiwa brand recognition and dealer networks, especially in North America.
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan · Founded: 1996 · Employees: 2,945
Size Yamabiko (6250.T) is a Japan Industrials company (Trucks/Construction/Farm Machinery) with a market value of $1.11B, the 692nd largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥4,220 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 8.5%, against -19.8% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 2nd highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 9.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +9.5%); the operating margin is 12.9% (peer median 7.7%).
Valuation It trades at 9.9× forward earnings against a peer median of 18.9× (2nd cheapest of 13).
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 +6%, so the hurdle is -8 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.6 points above its cost of capital (8.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 12 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥187B | ¥174B | ¥165B | ¥151B | ¥156B |
| Revenue growth | — | +6% | +9% | -3% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥63.8B | ¥58.4B | ¥56.7B | ¥47.3B | ¥40.5B |
| EBITDA | ¥28.5B | ¥24.0B | ¥23.8B | ¥18.7B | ¥12.9B |
| Net income | ¥18.5B | ¥14.4B | ¥15.9B | ¥9.10B | ¥6.30B |
| Free cash flow | ¥7.86B | ¥4.45B | ¥10.2B | ¥15.2B | -¥8.97B |
| Capital expenditure | ¥4.82B | ¥4.47B | ¥3.87B | ¥4.01B | ¥3.82B |
| Total debt | ¥20.1B | ¥16.4B | ¥14.5B | ¥16.7B | ¥30.7B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamabiko 6250.T | $1.11B | +8% | +10% | 13% | 9.9× | -2.2% |
| Husqvarna HUSQ-A.ST | $1.94B | -24% | -6% | 6% | 13.5× | -2.0% |
| Makita 6586.T | $8.78B | -9% | +9% | 14% | 16.6× | 0.6% |
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.
| Measure | 6250.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -4.1% | -3.7% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +8.5% | -19.8% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -8.5% | -35.0% | highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +9.9% | +9.5% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 12.9% | 7.7% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 9.9× | 18.9× | 2nd cheapest of 13 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -2.2% | 11.8% | 4th least demanding of 13 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +5.7% | +8.9% | 6th lowest of 13 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -7.9 pp | +3.7 pp | 3rd least demanding of 13 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +4.6 pp | -3.8 pp | 5th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.2× | 11.7× | 3rd cheapest of 12 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.0× | 0.9× | 5th least indebted of 12 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamabiko 6250.T | Japan | $1.11B | +8% | +10% | 13% | 9.9× | -2.2% | +5.7% |
| Taiyuan Heavy Industry 600169.SS | China | $1.10B | -8% | +10% | 6% | n/a | -3.8% | +3.7% |
| Vossloh Aktiengesellschaft VOS.DE | Germany | $1.08B | -31% | +21% | 5% | 21.7× | 12.9% | +9.1% |
| Lindsay LNN | United States | $1.08B | -3% | -6% | 11% | 20.4× | 6.0% | +2.3% |
| Willing New Energy 002667.SZ | China | $1.08B | -20% | +49% | -44% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| OMH SCIENCE 300486.SZ | China | $1.17B | -30% | +35% | 2% | n/a | 47.7% | -0.3% |
| Chengdu Leejun Industrial 002651.SZ | China | $1.17B | -20% | +7% | -6% | n/a | 15.0% | -2.3% |
| Chengdu Yunda Technology 300440.SZ | China | $1.17B | -1% | +9% | 6% | n/a | 42.0% | +8.7% |
| Newag NWG.WA | Poland | $1.04B | -16% | +45% | 21% | 11.9× | -4.3% | +12.6% |
| Xinjiang Machinery Research Institute 300159.SZ | China | $1.21B | -28% | +28% | -40% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| TADANO 6395.T | Japan | $1.02B | -8% | +21% | 9% | 10.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Asian Star Anchor Chain 601890.SS | China | $1.22B | -23% | +2% | 13% | 19.6× | 10.7% | +13.5% |
| Austal ASB.AX | Australia | $1.23B | 0% | +11% | -7% | 18.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Sunward Intelligent Equipment 002097.SZ | China | $985M | -38% | +10% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Titagarh Rail Systems TITAGARH.NS | India | $967M | -20% | -10% | 10% | 34.8× | 45.4% | +15.9% |
| KTK 603680.SS | China | $1.28B | -24% | -16% | 17% | n/a | -6.0% | +2.3% |
| Greenbrier Companies GBX | United States | $1.29B | -18% | -24% | 4% | 13.0× | n/a | n/a |
| DAEHAN SHIPBUILDING 439260.KS | South Korea | $955M | -62% | +14% | 26% | 4.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Alimak ALIG.ST | Sweden | $1.31B | +13% | -2% | 15% | 16.6× | 8.5% | +12.9% |
| Ingersoll-Rand (India) INGERRAND.NS | India | $1.33B | -13% | +8% | 23% | 41.2× | 34.1% | +17.6% |
| Jupiter Wagons JWL.NS | India | $896M | -35% | -12% | 10% | 32.8× | n/a | n/a |