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Employees: 1,984
Size Hirata (6258.T) is a Japan Consumer Discretionary company (Motor Vehicles) with a market value of $564M, the 1003rd largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥2,788 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 13.8%, against -18.3% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 9th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 9.3% over the last twelve months (peer median -3.2%); the operating margin is 10.6% (peer median 1.2%).
Valuation It trades at 11.0× forward earnings against a peer median of 13.9× (3rd cheapest of 9).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 4% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +8%, so the hurdle is -4 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.7 points below its cost of capital (12.4% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 13 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥98.7B | ¥94.9B | ¥88.5B | ¥82.8B | ¥78.4B |
| Revenue growth | — | +7% | +7% | +6% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥23.1B | ¥20.8B | ¥19.0B | ¥17.5B | ¥15.6B |
| EBITDA | ¥12.4B | ¥10.2B | ¥8.85B | ¥7.86B | ¥7.41B |
| Net income | ¥7.55B | ¥6.08B | ¥4.78B | ¥4.34B | ¥4.27B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥13.0B | ¥7.46B | -¥7.45B | -¥7.73B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥3.78B | ¥2.30B | ¥3.25B | ¥2.44B |
| Total debt | ¥21.3B | ¥24.4B | ¥36.2B | ¥39.4B | ¥31.1B |
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| Measure | 6258.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -34.0% | -6.6% | lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -13.8% | -18.3% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -40.4% | -44.1% | 8th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +9.3% | -3.2% | 4th highest of 20 |
| Operating margin | 10.6% | 1.2% | 4th highest of 20 |
| Forward P/E | 11.0× | 13.9× | 3rd cheapest of 9 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 4.1% | 3.7% | 5th most demanding of 11 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +7.8% | +6.0% | 4th highest of 11 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -3.7 pp | -3.3 pp | 6th least demanding of 11 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -3.7 pp | -3.4 pp | 9th lowest of 19 |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.6× | 5.9× | 4th most expensive of 9 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.4× | 0.7× | 5th least indebted of 11 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirata 6258.T | Japan | $564M | -14% | +9% | 11% | 11.0× | 4.1% | +7.8% |
| Jiangsu Yueda Investment 600805.SS | China | $559M | -17% | -4% | 0% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Merida Industry 9914.TW | Taiwan | $573M | +9% | -16% | 6% | 11.5× | -4.9% | -0.3% |
| Jilin Liyuan Precision Manufacturing 002501.SZ | China | $591M | -25% | -9% | -55% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Miller Industries MLR | United States | $526M | -4% | -21% | 3% | 16.4× | 4.0% | +3.9% |
| WINBO-Dongjian Automotive Technology 300978.SZ | China | $522M | -24% | -8% | 11% | n/a | 2.2% | +6.7% |
| Shanghai Phoenix Enterprise (Group)Co 600679.SS | China | $617M | -6% | +1% | 3% | n/a | 10.0% | +9.4% |
| BAIC Motor 1958.HK | Hong Kong | $629M | -55% | -20% | 2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Morita 6455.T | Japan | $660M | -6% | 0% | 12% | 10.0× | -13.0% | +6.6% |
| Amotiv AOV.AX | Australia | $476M | -19% | +3% | 16% | 6.5× | -4.7% | +13.0% |
| Aston Martin Lagonda Global AML.L | United Kingdom | $474M | -26% | 0% | -12% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen China Bicycle Company (Holdings) 000017.SZ | China | $469M | -1% | -39% | 6% | n/a | 31.4% | +44.2% |
| Anhui Ankai Automobile 000868.SZ | China | $468M | -26% | -1% | -4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Voyah Automotive Technology 7489.HK | Hong Kong | $704M | -75% | n/a | n/a | 16.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Liaoning Shenhua 600653.SS | China | $450M | -16% | -42% | -3% | n/a | 35.7% | -11.9% |
| Luyuan Group Holding (Cayman) 2451.HK | Hong Kong | $722M | +24% | -3% | 1% | 26.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Nissan Shatai 7222.T | Japan | $747M | -4% | +15% | 4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Dometic DOM.ST | Sweden | $755M | -29% | -6% | -13% | 11.4× | 3.4% | +5.4% |
| Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC Sponsored ADR PSNY | United States | $778M | -79% | +18% | -47% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| IAT Automobile Technology 300825.SZ | China | $786M | +9% | +7% | -8% | 538.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Hanma Technology 600375.SS | China | $786M | -39% | +38% | 0% | n/a | 11.1% | +0.5% |