Employees: 10,104
Size Futaba Industrial (7241.T) is a Japan Consumer Discretionary company (Auto Parts: OEM) with a market value of $524M, the 1046th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥922 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 5.4%, against -19.4% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 7th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 1.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +9.6%); the operating margin is 2.6% (peer median 5.9%).
Valuation It trades at 5.9× forward earnings against a peer median of 19.8× (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 -12 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.4 points below its cost of capital (7.9% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 4 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥700B | ¥678B | ¥707B | ¥796B | ¥708B |
| Revenue growth | — | -4% | -11% | +12% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥68.5B | ¥47.2B | ¥44.3B | ¥46.3B | ¥31.9B |
| EBITDA | n/a | ¥42.4B | ¥41.5B | ¥48.9B | ¥37.4B |
| Net income | ¥14.2B | ¥16.0B | ¥6.21B | ¥12.8B | ¥10.6B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥11.1B | ¥52.0M | ¥42.5B | ¥23.6B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥27.9B | ¥25.4B | ¥15.7B | ¥24.8B |
| Total debt | ¥55.3B | ¥56.6B | ¥56.8B | ¥62.0B | ¥81.7B |
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| Measure | 7241.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -12.0% | -8.9% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -5.4% | -19.4% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -21.8% | -42.6% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +1.9% | +9.6% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 2.6% | 5.9% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 5.9× | 19.8× | cheapest of 9 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -3.8% | 17.0% | 3rd least demanding of 16 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +7.7% | +10.7% | 3rd lowest of 16 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -11.6 pp | +2.3 pp | 3rd least demanding of 16 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -1.4 pp | -1.4 pp | 11th highest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Futaba Industrial 7241.T | Japan | $524M | -5% | +2% | 3% | 5.9× | -3.8% | +7.7% |
| Press Kogyo 7246.T | Japan | $525M | +14% | +11% | 7% | 10.5× | -4.8% | +5.6% |
| Sharda Motor Industries SHARDAMOTR.NS | India | $526M | -5% | +26% | 10% | n/a | 16.7% | +14.4% |
| Hi-Lex 7279.T | Japan | $520M | -17% | +32% | 1% | n/a | 3.0% | +9.2% |
| Ningbo Fangzheng Automobile Mould 300998.SZ | China | $532M | -5% | +2% | -3% | n/a | 57.3% | +14.9% |
| Tieliu 603926.SS | China | $515M | -32% | -4% | 4% | n/a | 6.6% | +9.6% |
| Hyliion HYLN | United States | $534M | +22% | +163% | -649% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Fiem Industries FIEMIND.NS | India | $513M | -19% | +17% | 11% | 16.4× | 21.3% | +18.2% |
| Wuhu Sanlian Forging 001282.SZ | China | $537M | -23% | +2% | 5% | 24.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Soling Industrial 002766.SZ | China | $538M | -11% | -57% | -29% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hangzhou Zhengqiang 301119.SZ | China | $510M | -20% | +5% | 19% | n/a | 19.9% | +10.1% |
| Lumax Industries LUMAXIND.NS | India | $539M | 0% | +29% | 6% | 22.4× | 22.7% | +23.8% |
| Zhejiang Xiantong Rubber & Plastic 603239.SS | China | $540M | -44% | +9% | 14% | 20.8× | 8.6% | +19.8% |
| Zhejiang Tenchen Controls 603085.SS | China | $507M | -31% | +29% | 6% | 14.4× | 1.3% | +16.2% |
| Nantong Chaoda Equipment 301186.SZ | China | $505M | -38% | +5% | 7% | n/a | 21.6% | +11.9% |
| Guangzhou Tongda Auto Electric 603390.SS | China | $505M | -28% | +11% | 10% | n/a | 17.0% | +9.5% |
| Shanghai Carthane 603037.SS | China | $504M | -8% | +15% | 9% | n/a | 25.0% | +10.7% |
| Shinry Technologies 300745.SZ | China | $504M | -41% | +33% | -4% | 18.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Murakami 7292.T | Japan | $503M | +3% | +8% | 7% | n/a | -19.1% | +9.3% |
| Shanghai Sinotec 603121.SS | China | $546M | -46% | +2% | -2% | 30.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Ningbo Shenglong Automotive Powertrain System 603178.SS | China | $502M | -27% | -6% | -10% | n/a | 22.3% | +6.5% |