Employees: 16,260
Size Foster Electric (6794.T) is a Japan Consumer Discretionary company (Electronics/Appliances) with a market value of $405M, the 1179th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥2,872 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 4.0%, against -14.3% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 6th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 0.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.3%); the operating margin is 4.7% (peer median 3.6%).
Valuation It trades at 12.9× forward earnings against a peer median of 24.5× (3rd cheapest of 12).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.4 points below its cost of capital (8.2% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 10 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥138B | ¥135B | ¥138B | ¥122B | ¥121B |
| Revenue growth | — | -2% | +12% | +1% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥23.0B | ¥23.6B | ¥24.1B | ¥18.8B | ¥16.2B |
| EBITDA | ¥10.0B | ¥11.1B | ¥9.99B | ¥7.61B | ¥6.01B |
| Net income | ¥3.59B | ¥4.95B | ¥3.90B | ¥2.31B | ¥849M |
| Free cash flow | -¥1.81B | ¥242M | ¥11.2B | ¥10.7B | -¥2.18B |
| Capital expenditure | ¥8.17B | ¥6.99B | ¥3.95B | ¥4.94B | ¥2.63B |
| Total debt | ¥11.9B | ¥8.97B | ¥8.57B | ¥16.9B | ¥17.5B |
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| Measure | 6794.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -18.3% | -7.4% | 4th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -4.0% | -14.3% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -21.2% | -36.0% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -0.1% | +5.3% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 4.7% | 3.6% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 12.9× | 24.5× | 3rd cheapest of 12 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -2.4 pp | -1.6 pp | 10th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.5× | 8.2× | 5th cheapest of 10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.8× | -0.5× | 3rd least indebted of 12 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Electric 6794.T | Japan | $405M | -4% | 0% | 5% | 12.9× | n/a | n/a |
| ValueHD 301318.SZ | China | $412M | -16% | -3% | 6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai Rongtai Health Technology 603579.SS | China | $415M | -37% | +11% | 2% | 18.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Yokowo 6800.T | Japan | $390M | -40% | +14% | 7% | 10.6× | 13.4% | +8.5% |
| Cuckoo Homesys 284740.KS | South Korea | $389M | -3% | +3% | 16% | n/a | -19.9% | +7.3% |
| Hamilton Beach Brands HBB | United States | $432M | +54% | -3% | 13% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Guangdong Seneasy Intelligent Technology 301578.SZ | China | $377M | -11% | +5% | 2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Risuntek 002981.SZ | China | $440M | -13% | -6% | 4% | n/a | 8.0% | +14.9% |
| Orient Electric ORIENTELEC.NS | India | $451M | +4% | +17% | 5% | 29.0× | 21.9% | +10.4% |
| Shenzhen Crastal Technology 300824.SZ | China | $359M | -27% | +15% | 7% | 24.5× | 9.2% | +6.3% |
| IFB Industries IFBIND.NS | India | $472M | -9% | +14% | 3% | 24.3× | 31.8% | +14.9% |
| Chengdu Rainbow Appliance (Group) Shares 003023.SZ | China | $343M | -28% | -1% | 2% | n/a | 9.5% | +1.5% |
| Zhejiang Biyi Electric Appliance 603215.SS | China | $481M | -18% | +6% | -1% | 25.3× | n/a | n/a |
| HiVi Acoustics Technology 002888.SZ | China | $340M | -18% | -9% | 2% | n/a | 46.5% | +0.7% |
| Bajaj Electricals BAJAJELEC.NS | India | $337M | -34% | -5% | 2% | 26.9× | 14.8% | -0.5% |
| Bosch Home Comfort India BOSCH-HCIL.NS | India | $489M | +17% | +15% | 1% | 54.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Suzhou Sonavox Electronics 688533.SS | China | $490M | -25% | +8% | 6% | 28.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Guangdong SACA Precision Manufacturing 300464.SZ | China | $493M | -11% | +5% | 5% | n/a | 26.5% | -23.0% |
| Taiwan Sakura 9911.TW | Taiwan | $504M | -8% | +6% | 15% | 9.9× | -9.9% | +9.2% |
| V-ZUG VZUG.SW | Switzerland | $319M | +4% | 0% | 2% | 15.6× | 4.5% | -0.1% |
| Guangdong Real-Design Intelligent Technology 301135.SZ | China | $318M | -19% | +16% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |