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Employees: 12,071
Size Hi-Lex (7279.T) is a Japan Consumer Discretionary company (Auto Parts: OEM) with a market value of $520M, the 1049th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥2,189 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 17.0%, against -19.4% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 10th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 32.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +8.2%); the operating margin is 1.2% (peer median 5.9%).
Valuation It trades at 0.1× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 2.3× (cheapest of 21).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 3% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +9%, so the hurdle is -6 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 7.6 points below its cost of capital (9.2% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 11 Dec 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥397B | ¥304B | ¥308B | ¥299B | ¥256B |
| Revenue growth | — | -1% | +3% | +17% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥47.1B | ¥34.0B | ¥31.0B | ¥31.5B | ¥20.0B |
| EBITDA | ¥17.7B | ¥13.1B | ¥10.8B | ¥12.9B | ¥4.96B |
| Net income | ¥45.9B | ¥8.42B | ¥1.97B | -¥2.99B | -¥7.12B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥3.68B | ¥1.68B | ¥8.35B | -¥8.53B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥8.78B | ¥11.0B | ¥9.54B | ¥9.55B |
| Total debt | ¥23.5B | ¥10.6B | ¥13.1B | ¥13.7B | ¥11.8B |
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| Measure | 7279.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -12.9% | -8.9% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -17.0% | -19.4% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -45.5% | -41.2% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +32.1% | +8.2% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 1.2% | 5.9% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| EV / Sales | 0.1× | 2.3× | cheapest of 21 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 3.0% | 17.0% | 5th least demanding of 16 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +9.2% | +10.7% | 4th lowest of 16 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -6.2 pp | +2.3 pp | 6th least demanding of 16 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -7.6 pp | -1.2 pp | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -3.2× | -0.6× | 2nd least indebted of 7 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hi-Lex 7279.T | Japan | $520M | -17% | +32% | 1% | 0.1× | 3.0% | +9.2% |
| Futaba Industrial 7241.T | Japan | $524M | -5% | +2% | 3% | 0.2× | -3.8% | +7.7% |
| Press Kogyo 7246.T | Japan | $525M | +14% | +11% | 7% | 0.4× | -4.8% | +5.6% |
| Tieliu 603926.SS | China | $515M | -32% | -4% | 4% | 1.4× | 6.6% | +9.6% |
| Sharda Motor Industries SHARDAMOTR.NS | India | $526M | -5% | +26% | 10% | 1.4× | 16.7% | +14.4% |
| Fiem Industries FIEMIND.NS | India | $513M | -19% | +17% | 11% | 1.6× | 21.3% | +18.2% |
| Hangzhou Zhengqiang 301119.SZ | China | $510M | -20% | +5% | 19% | 5.8× | 19.9% | +10.1% |
| Ningbo Fangzheng Automobile Mould 300998.SZ | China | $532M | -5% | +2% | -3% | 3.3× | 57.3% | +14.9% |
| Hyliion HYLN | United States | $534M | +22% | +163% | -649% | 51.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Tenchen Controls 603085.SS | China | $507M | -31% | +29% | 6% | 1.2× | 1.3% | +16.2% |
| Nantong Chaoda Equipment 301186.SZ | China | $505M | -38% | +5% | 7% | 4.0× | 21.6% | +11.9% |
| Guangzhou Tongda Auto Electric 603390.SS | China | $505M | -28% | +11% | 10% | 3.2× | 17.0% | +9.5% |
| Shanghai Carthane 603037.SS | China | $504M | -8% | +15% | 9% | 3.9× | 25.0% | +10.7% |
| Wuhu Sanlian Forging 001282.SZ | China | $537M | -23% | +2% | 5% | 2.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Shinry Technologies 300745.SZ | China | $504M | -41% | +33% | -4% | 1.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Murakami 7292.T | Japan | $503M | +3% | +8% | 7% | 0.3× | -19.1% | +9.3% |
| Shenzhen Soling Industrial 002766.SZ | China | $538M | -11% | -57% | -29% | 7.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Lumax Industries LUMAXIND.NS | India | $539M | 0% | +29% | 6% | 1.3× | 22.7% | +23.8% |
| Ningbo Shenglong Automotive Powertrain System 603178.SS | China | $502M | -27% | -6% | -10% | 2.2× | 22.3% | +6.5% |
| Zhejiang Xiantong Rubber & Plastic 603239.SS | China | $540M | -44% | +9% | 14% | 2.4× | 8.6% | +19.8% |
| Shanghai Sinotec 603121.SS | China | $546M | -46% | +2% | -2% | 3.4× | n/a | n/a |