Employees: 623
Size Nomura Micro Science (6254.T) is a Japan Industrials company (Industrial Machinery) with a market value of $527M, the 1040th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥2,095 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 42.7%, against -31.2% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 5th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 47.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +13.4%); the operating margin is 11.2% (peer median 5.1%).
Valuation It trades at 7.7× forward earnings against a peer median of 21.1× (cheapest of 9).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 22% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +13%, so the hurdle is +9 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 6.2 points below its cost of capital (11.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 13 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥53.0B | ¥56.2B | ¥96.4B | ¥73.0B | ¥49.6B |
| Revenue growth | — | -42% | +32% | +47% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥12.1B | ¥12.7B | ¥21.1B | ¥15.4B | ¥10.4B |
| EBITDA | ¥7.41B | ¥8.36B | ¥17.0B | ¥11.0B | ¥6.74B |
| Net income | ¥3.59B | ¥3.82B | ¥10.2B | ¥7.98B | ¥5.81B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥2.99B | -¥22.3B | -¥19.0B | ¥3.66B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥1.39B | ¥2.17B | ¥356M | ¥1.03B |
| Total debt | ¥56.1B | ¥53.0B | ¥53.2B | ¥22.4B | ¥3.47B |
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| Measure | 6254.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -44.5% | -19.1% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -42.7% | -31.2% | 5th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -61.9% | -49.7% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -47.5% | +13.4% | lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 11.2% | 5.1% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 7.7× | 21.1× | cheapest of 9 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 22.4% | 10.6% | 2nd most demanding of 11 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +13.1% | +8.5% | 4th highest of 11 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +9.2 pp | +1.1 pp | 3rd most demanding of 11 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -6.2 pp | -3.2 pp | 9th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.6× | 13.8× | 4th most expensive of 8 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.4× | 1.5× | 2nd most indebted of 10 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomura Micro Science 6254.T | Japan | $527M | -43% | -48% | 11% | 7.7× | 22.4% | +13.1% |
| Cashway Fintech 603106.SS | China | $526M | -24% | -36% | 8% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Fujian Raynen Technology 603933.SS | China | $526M | -31% | +29% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Nanjing Canatal Data-Centre Environmental Tech 603912.SS | China | $529M | -38% | -18% | -19% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| HNAC Technology 300490.SZ | China | $525M | -57% | +79% | 0% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Qingdao Weflo Valve 002871.SZ | China | $530M | -24% | +17% | 18% | 26.1× | 22.0% | +14.3% |
| GMM Pfaudler GMMPFAUDLR.NS | India | $532M | +22% | +14% | 7% | 42.4× | 13.9% | +28.6% |
| Porvair PRV.L | United Kingdom | $532M | +15% | +3% | 13% | 18.9× | 6.8% | +7.5% |
| Higa 603150.SS | China | $532M | -32% | +76% | 3% | 24.1× | 15.7% | +27.7% |
| Guangdong Jinma Entertainment 300756.SZ | China | $521M | -59% | -8% | 0% | 21.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Shandong Shuangyi Technology 300690.SZ | China | $521M | -26% | +15% | 15% | 19.1× | 10.9% | -6.3% |
| Zhangjiagang Furui Special Equipment 300228.SZ | China | $533M | -36% | -12% | 8% | n/a | -3.9% | +11.8% |
| Beijing SinoHytec 688339.SS | China | $521M | -38% | +75% | -205% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Suzhou Thvow Technology 002564.SZ | China | $521M | -33% | -9% | 4% | n/a | 27.5% | -19.9% |
| Zhejiang Galaxis Technology 2729.HK | Hong Kong | $518M | -74% | +26% | -4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Komori 6349.T | Japan | $536M | +9% | +4% | 8% | 11.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Wuxi Chemical Equipment 001332.SZ | China | $517M | -50% | -10% | 11% | n/a | 10.2% | +7.3% |
| IQE IQE.L | United Kingdom | $514M | -39% | +20% | -11% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Nederman NMAN.ST | Sweden | $512M | +22% | -6% | 8% | 20.7× | 4.4% | +9.5% |
| Shanghai Yongli Belting 300230.SZ | China | $544M | -11% | +13% | 10% | n/a | -2.6% | -5.7% |
| Wayz Intelligent Manufacturing Technology 688211.SS | China | $545M | -18% | +25% | -3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |