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Employees: 1,710
Size Kohoku Kogyo (6524.T) is a Japan Information Technology company (Electronic Production Equipment) with a market value of $644M, the 938th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥3,905 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 28.5%, against -22.5% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 9th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 21.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +1.7%); the operating margin is 29.4% (peer median 2.9%).
Valuation It trades at 21.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 16.0× (6th most expensive of 18).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 23% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +9%, so the hurdle is +14 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 10.3 points above its cost of capital (14.8% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 12 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥19.6B | ¥17.5B | ¥15.9B | ¥13.5B | ¥15.7B |
| Revenue growth | — | +10% | +18% | -14% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥8.88B | ¥7.61B | ¥6.88B | ¥5.48B | ¥6.15B |
| EBITDA | ¥6.76B | ¥5.64B | ¥4.94B | ¥3.59B | ¥4.58B |
| Net income | ¥4.51B | ¥2.99B | ¥3.25B | ¥1.90B | ¥3.07B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥2.56B | ¥2.40B | ¥2.18B | ¥1.89B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥934M | ¥1.73B | ¥1.61B | ¥870M |
| Total debt | ¥2.13B | ¥2.05B | ¥2.31B | ¥2.95B | ¥3.60B |
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| Measure | 6524.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -34.6% | -17.8% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -28.5% | -22.5% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -49.5% | -50.5% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +21.8% | +1.7% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 29.4% | 2.9% | highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 21.1× | 16.0× | 6th most expensive of 18 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 22.8% | 8.6% | 4th most demanding of 12 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +9.3% | +6.9% | 4th highest of 12 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +13.5 pp | -0.0 pp | 5th most demanding of 12 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +10.3 pp | -4.6 pp | 2nd highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.6× | 10.1× | 3rd most expensive of 8 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -1.4× | -0.1× | 3rd least indebted of 8 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kohoku Kogyo 6524.T | Japan | $644M | -28% | +22% | 29% | 21.1× | 22.8% | +9.3% |
| Frencken E28.SI | Singapore | $642M | -42% | +1% | 6% | 17.2× | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| YaGuang Technology 300123.SZ | China | $629M | +2% | -45% | -264% | 37.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Longli Technology 300752.SZ | China | $627M | -28% | +17% | 2% | 10.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Hangzhou Jizhi Mechatronic 300553.SZ | China | $626M | -15% | -4% | -4% | 41.8× | n/a | n/a |
| JNTC 204270.KS | South Korea | $663M | -18% | -13% | -47% | 6.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Pan-International Industrial 2328.TW | Taiwan | $667M | -23% | -14% | 2% | n/a | 18.3% | +1.2% |
| Dongguan Mentech Optical & Magnetic 002902.SZ | China | $670M | -38% | +30% | -6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Techshine Electronics 301379.SZ | China | $617M | -21% | +12% | 4% | 16.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Chicony Power Technology 6412.TW | Taiwan | $680M | -38% | +62% | -128% | 9.9× | -5.2% | -0.2% |
| Beijing Bayi Space LCD Technology 688181.SS | China | $609M | -14% | +12% | 11% | 31.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Yanmade Technology 688312.SS | China | $682M | -56% | +1% | 17% | 25.1× | 26.6% | +12.0% |
| Minami Acoustics 301383.SZ | China | $604M | -14% | -11% | -4% | 18.6× | 48.1% | +8.2% |
| SHENZHEN SEA STAR TECHNOLOGY 002137.SZ | China | $603M | -16% | +26% | 3% | n/a | 38.0% | -2.8% |
| Evertz Technologies ET.TO | Canada | $689M | -21% | +4% | 13% | 15.1× | 5.0% | +8.5% |
| Vanjee Technology 300552.SZ | China | $601M | -29% | +16% | -13% | 18.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Fitipower Integrated Technology 4961.TW | Taiwan | $600M | +4% | -10% | 6% | 12.1× | -7.2% | +10.6% |
| Suntront Technology 300259.SZ | China | $598M | -22% | 0% | 12% | 12.0× | 8.6% | -2.2% |
| JVCKENWOOD 6632.T | Japan | $694M | -34% | +2% | 7% | 7.0× | -17.0% | +5.5% |
| Suzhou Etron Technologies 603380.SS | China | $588M | -33% | +3% | 11% | 13.2× | 12.2% | +12.2% |
| Guoguang Electric Co., Ltd.Chengdu 688776.SS | China | $709M | -46% | -38% | -89% | 30.3× | n/a | n/a |