Employees: 1,926
Size Obara (6877.T) is a Japan Industrials company (Industrial Machinery) with a market value of $630M, the 955th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥6,200 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 11.9%, against -24.4% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 2nd highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 17.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +12.3%); the operating margin is 16.8% (peer median 5.9%).
Valuation It trades at 10.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 16.4× (4th cheapest of 14).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 0% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +7%, so the hurdle is -7 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 5.0 points above its cost of capital (9.1% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 13 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥71.2B | ¥61.7B | ¥56.4B | ¥55.2B | ¥50.3B |
| Revenue growth | — | +9% | +2% | +10% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥23.4B | ¥19.9B | ¥17.6B | ¥17.3B | ¥16.5B |
| EBITDA | ¥14.3B | ¥11.8B | ¥10.6B | ¥10.5B | ¥9.93B |
| Net income | ¥8.07B | ¥6.76B | ¥6.72B | ¥7.21B | ¥6.20B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥1.62B | ¥5.25B | ¥4.45B | ¥5.04B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥3.60B | ¥3.23B | ¥940M | ¥1.67B |
| Total debt | ¥7.88B | ¥8.00B | ¥8.11B | ¥2.11B | ¥6.77B |
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| Measure | 6877.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -2.5% | -15.4% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +11.9% | -24.4% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -13.9% | -48.7% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +17.3% | +12.3% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 16.8% | 5.9% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 10.6× | 16.4× | 4th cheapest of 14 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -0.2% | 12.4% | 3rd least demanding of 9 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +6.9% | +7.7% | 4th lowest of 9 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -7.1 pp | +5.2 pp | 3rd least demanding of 9 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +5.0 pp | -4.9 pp | 3rd highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.7× | 10.2× | cheapest of 8 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -1.3× | -0.0× | 4th least indebted of 11 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obara 6877.T | Japan | $630M | +12% | +17% | 17% | 10.6× | -0.2% | +6.9% |
| OK Science & Technology 001223.SZ | China | $629M | -19% | +10% | -5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Man Industries (India) MANINDS.NS | India | $629M | +49% | +11% | 11% | 19.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Sanchuan Wisdom Technology 300066.SZ | China | $632M | -35% | +16% | -1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Kangsheng 002418.SZ | China | $632M | -34% | +14% | 2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Noritz 5943.T | Japan | $633M | -3% | -1% | 2% | 12.8× | 4.1% | +1.9% |
| Chongqing Machinery & Electric 2722.HK | Hong Kong | $634M | -61% | +20% | 1% | 4.0× | 13.5% | +8.8% |
| Jiangsu Yawei Machine Tool 002559.SZ | China | $624M | -25% | +7% | 2% | 25.9× | 24.8% | +6.9% |
| Asahi Yukizai 4216.T | Japan | $638M | -8% | +1% | 11% | 16.4× | -1.8% | +8.4% |
| Nextool Technology 688419.SS | China | $621M | -14% | +36% | 24% | 23.7× | 34.4% | +11.8% |
| Ningbo BaoSi Energy Equipment 300441.SZ | China | $640M | -5% | 0% | 12% | 7.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Yuhuan CNC Machine Tool 002903.SZ | China | $616M | -28% | -26% | -18% | 335.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Furukawa 5715.T | Japan | $646M | -24% | +10% | 6% | 12.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Xiamen Dingrongyan Technology 301028.SZ | China | $614M | -25% | +15% | 16% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shin Zu Shing 3376.TW | Taiwan | $648M | -47% | -22% | -2% | 11.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Valqua 7995.T | Japan | $611M | -6% | +15% | 15% | 10.2× | 11.3% | +5.5% |
| Krn Heat Exchanger and Refrigeration KRN.NS | India | $651M | -29% | +77% | 15% | 46.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Glotech Industrial 5475.TWO | Taiwan | $652M | -56% | +101% | 12% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Techman Robot 4585.TW | Taiwan | $652M | -40% | +33% | 6% | n/a | 50.5% | +9.4% |
| Gfc 4506.TWO | Taiwan | $608M | -5% | +4% | 22% | 17.2× | -9.7% | +6.5% |
| Yanpai Filtration Technology 301081.SZ | China | $607M | +9% | +16% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |