Employees: 1,897
Size ANEST IWATA (6381.T) is a Japan Industrials company (Industrial Machinery) with a market value of $407M, the 1178th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥1,612 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 1.8%, against -25.3% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 2nd highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 6.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +14.2%); the operating margin is 10.2% (peer median 5.6%).
Valuation It trades at 16.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 9.5× (5th most expensive of 10).
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 +9%, so the hurdle is -7 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.5 points below its cost of capital (9.2% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 10 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥57.5B | ¥55.9B | ¥54.4B | ¥53.4B | ¥48.5B |
| Revenue growth | — | +3% | +2% | +10% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥26.9B | ¥26.8B | ¥26.1B | ¥24.5B | ¥21.3B |
| EBITDA | ¥8.37B | ¥8.05B | ¥8.39B | ¥8.43B | ¥7.91B |
| Net income | ¥5.60B | ¥5.36B | ¥4.28B | ¥4.93B | ¥4.38B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥4.94B | ¥7.08B | ¥4.95B | ¥2.48B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥3.46B | ¥2.98B | ¥2.17B | ¥2.17B |
| Total debt | ¥3.31B | ¥2.74B | ¥2.87B | ¥3.07B | ¥2.67B |
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| Measure | 6381.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -13.9% | -16.9% | 8th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +1.8% | -25.3% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -20.2% | -40.6% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +6.5% | +14.2% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 10.2% | 5.6% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 16.2× | 9.5× | 5th most expensive of 10 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 2.1% | 4.3% | 6th least demanding of 13 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +9.5% | +8.6% | 7th highest of 13 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -7.4 pp | +0.6 pp | 5th least demanding of 13 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -0.5 pp | -2.9 pp | 7th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.6× | 12.9× | 4th cheapest of 11 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -1.9× | -1.2× | 6th least indebted of 11 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANEST IWATA 6381.T | Japan | $407M | +2% | +6% | 10% | 16.2× | 2.1% | +9.5% |
| ElringKlinger ZIL2.DE | Germany | $407M | -3% | 0% | 5% | 8.4× | -4.1% | +2.1% |
| Yalian Machinery 001395.SZ | China | $407M | -22% | +19% | 27% | n/a | -5.6% | +18.2% |
| CEC Environmental Protection 300172.SZ | China | $406M | -23% | 0% | 9% | n/a | 3.2% | -4.9% |
| Yinchuan Weili Transmission Technology 300904.SZ | China | $406M | -35% | +69% | -7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hangzhou Zhongya Machinery 300512.SZ | China | $405M | -29% | +20% | 2% | n/a | 29.5% | +11.9% |
| Tianjin Saixiang Technology 002337.SZ | China | $405M | -25% | +11% | 6% | n/a | 23.7% | +14.1% |
| Tianjin Jinrong Tianyu Precision Machinery 300988.SZ | China | $405M | -30% | +23% | 7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Torishima Pump Mfg.Co 6363.T | Japan | $403M | -23% | +1% | 7% | 8.2× | -2.0% | +12.8% |
| TK Corporation 023160.KS | South Korea | $403M | -52% | +25% | 12% | 6.2× | -8.4% | +9.5% |
| E&R Engineering 8027.TWO | Taiwan | $412M | -38% | +38% | -2% | 172.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Hyulim ROBOT 090710.KS | South Korea | $412M | -63% | -38% | -25% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sodick 6143.T | Japan | $412M | -18% | +15% | 7% | 8.3× | -4.2% | +6.8% |
| Zhejiang Extek Technology 301399.SZ | China | $413M | -29% | +21% | -1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Amax 6933.TW | Taiwan | $413M | +87% | +15% | 7% | 25.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Wuxi Smart Auto-Control Engineering 002877.SZ | China | $414M | -15% | -14% | 3% | n/a | 21.9% | +13.5% |
| Philoptics 161580.KS | South Korea | $399M | -52% | -80% | -78% | 271.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Tederic Machinery 603289.SS | China | $398M | -22% | -5% | 6% | n/a | 10.0% | +6.7% |
| Chofu Seisakusho 5946.T | Japan | $416M | 0% | -1% | 5% | n/a | 6.6% | +1.3% |
| Subros SUBROS.NS | India | $416M | -25% | +14% | 5% | 21.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Enplas 6961.T | Japan | $397M | -59% | +25% | 16% | 9.5× | 5.5% | +7.6% |