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Maker of hydraulic shock absorbers and suspension systems for automobiles and construction machinery.
Maker of hydraulic shock absorbers and suspension systems for automobiles and construction machinery.
Sells shock absorbers to carmakers for new vehicles, where it is chosen at the design stage and supplies for the model's life, and to the replacement market, where it sells through distributors. Its hydraulics division sells pumps, valves and cylinders to excavator makers.
In one line: A Japanese Tenneco/Monroe shocks maker.
Moat: narrow (scale, customer qualification). Established global shock-absorber manufacturing scale and OEM design-in relationships.
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan · Founded: 1919 · Employees: 13,418
Size KYB (7242.T) is a Japan Consumer Discretionary company (Auto Parts: OEM) with a market value of $1.15B, the 679th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥4,720 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 10.0%, against -12.7% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 5th highest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 11.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +9.3%); the operating margin is 6.5% (peer median 6.5%).
Valuation It trades at 9.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 13.9× (5th cheapest of 15).
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 +8%, so the hurdle is -8 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.5 points below its cost of capital (6.9% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 11 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥494B | ¥482B | ¥438B | ¥443B | ¥431B |
| Revenue growth | — | +10% | -1% | +3% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥102B | ¥97.9B | ¥82.6B | ¥81.3B | ¥85.2B |
| EBITDA | ¥51.6B | ¥49.0B | ¥39.1B | ¥39.9B | ¥50.4B |
| Net income | ¥25.2B | ¥29.0B | ¥14.9B | ¥15.8B | ¥27.2B |
| Free cash flow | ¥5.48B | -¥2.81B | ¥26.8B | ¥15.2B | ¥12.3B |
| Capital expenditure | ¥20.5B | ¥22.3B | ¥17.0B | ¥24.6B | ¥11.6B |
| Total debt | ¥139B | ¥121B | ¥108B | ¥101B | ¥114B |
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| Measure | 7242.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +0.3% | -3.3% | 7th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +10.0% | -12.7% | 5th highest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -11.3% | -30.6% | 5th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +11.3% | +9.3% | 9th highest of 20 |
| Operating margin | 6.5% | 6.5% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 9.6× | 13.9× | 5th cheapest of 15 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -0.4% | 2.0% | 6th least demanding of 13 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +8.0% | +11.2% | 4th lowest of 12 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -8.4 pp | -11.6 pp | 4th most demanding of 12 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -0.5 pp | +0.9 pp | 9th lowest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.4× | 8.6× | 3rd cheapest of 11 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.6× | 1.9× | 6th least indebted of 12 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KYB 7242.T | Japan | $1.15B | +10% | +11% | 6% | 9.6× | -0.4% | +8.0% |
| Wuxi Zhenhua Auto Parts 605319.SS | China | $1.16B | -18% | +13% | 20% | 14.6× | -4.7% | +16.0% |
| Kuangda Technology 002516.SZ | China | $1.16B | -13% | +3% | 12% | n/a | 9.3% | +9.0% |
| Exedy 7278.T | Japan | $1.14B | -17% | 0% | 7% | 11.3× | -6.9% | +6.0% |
| Guangzhou Ruili Kormee Automotive Electronic 001285.SZ | China | $1.14B | -22% | +21% | 14% | 17.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Hl Mando 204320.KS | South Korea | $1.13B | -43% | +2% | 3% | 9.6× | -19.9% | +11.2% |
| Zhejiang EV-Tech 301607.SZ | China | $1.18B | -7% | +60% | 6% | 20.3× | 24.2% | +35.3% |
| Saf-holland SFQ.DE | Germany | $1.11B | +9% | 0% | 8% | 13.2× | 0.9% | +12.6% |
| JOST Werke JST.DE | Germany | $1.11B | +5% | +32% | 7% | 10.8× | 3.0% | +14.1% |
| Zhejiang Wanliyang 002434.SZ | China | $1.19B | -13% | -30% | -10% | 15.5× | n/a | n/a |
| F.C.C.Co 7296.T | Japan | $1.20B | +20% | +10% | 8% | 9.0× | -7.1% | +12.3% |
| Fuxin Dare Automotive Parts 300473.SZ | China | $1.10B | +28% | +21% | 5% | 33.5× | 20.8% | +10.0% |
| Sichuan Chengfei Integration Technology 002190.SZ | China | $1.20B | -24% | +9% | -1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| NASN Intelligent Tech (Zhejiang) 2261.HK | Hong Kong | $1.21B | n/a | +57% | -12% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ruifeng Power 2025.HK | Hong Kong | $1.22B | +29% | +4% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Xiangyang Automobile Bearing 000678.SZ | China | $1.22B | +53% | -3% | -3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| ARB ARB.AX | Australia | $1.08B | +1% | -4% | 16% | 17.0× | 15.7% | +2.4% |
| SKF India (Industrial) SKFINDUS.NS | India | $1.23B | +9% | n/a | 11% | 33.3× | 36.9% | n/a |
| Dauch DCH | United States | $1.07B | -32% | +41% | 3% | 5.5× | n/a | n/a |
| JBM Auto JBMA.NS | India | $1.24B | -21% | +16% | 9% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Adient ADNT | United States | $1.26B | -28% | +4% | 3% | 6.1× | -17.6% | +2.1% |