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Japanese maker of pencils, pens and writing instruments sold under the Uni brand worldwide.
Japanese maker of pencils, pens and writing instruments sold under the Uni brand worldwide.
Sells through stationery wholesalers and retailers in Japan and through overseas subsidiaries; ballpoint and gel pens, not pencils, are the larger earner, with the pencil as the namesake heritage line. It is not part of the Mitsubishi industrial group despite the shared name.
In one line: Japan's Dixon Ticonderoga / Faber-Castell.
Moat: narrow (brand). Long-standing Uni brand recognition in a low-differentiation, globally competitive writing-instruments market.
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan · Founded: 1887 · Employees: 2,871
Size Mitsubishi Pencil (7976.T) is a Japan Consumer Discretionary company (Other Consumer Specialties) with a market value of $1.16B, the 674th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥3,545 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 51.9%, against -5.8% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 6th highest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 6.2% over the last twelve months (peer median +19.0%); the operating margin is 12.8% (peer median 10.5%).
Valuation It trades at 20.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 19.9× (8th most expensive of 16).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.0 points above its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 18 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥95.6B | ¥89.8B | ¥88.8B | ¥74.8B | ¥69.0B |
| Revenue growth | — | +1% | +19% | +8% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥47.7B | ¥43.4B | ¥45.8B | ¥37.7B | ¥33.3B |
| EBITDA | ¥17.8B | ¥15.1B | ¥16.6B | ¥14.5B | ¥12.1B |
| Net income | ¥8.36B | ¥6.24B | ¥11.3B | ¥10.2B | ¥6.95B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | -¥3.52B | ¥2.51B | ¥9.91B | ¥5.70B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥5.93B | ¥3.96B | ¥1.85B | ¥1.58B |
| Total debt | ¥23.6B | ¥15.3B | ¥12.2B | ¥3.47B | ¥4.17B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Pencil 7976.T | $1.16B | +52% | +6% | 13% | 20.6× | n/a |
| PILOT 7846.T | $1.62B | +33% | +7% | 14% | 14.6× | -3.8% |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | 7976.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +2.8% | -0.3% | 6th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +51.9% | -5.8% | 6th highest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -6.1% | -30.4% | highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +6.2% | +19.0% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 12.8% | 10.5% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 20.6× | 19.9× | 8th most expensive of 16 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +2.0 pp | +3.0 pp | 9th lowest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.3× | 19.1× | 5th cheapest of 15 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -1.1× | -0.0× | 5th least indebted of 17 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Pencil 7976.T | Japan | $1.16B | +52% | +6% | 13% | 20.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Guangdong CHJ Industry 002345.SZ | China | $1.11B | -19% | +14% | 13% | 10.8× | -11.5% | +23.9% |
| Gens Aurea OROX.MI | Italy | $1.27B | n/a | +95% | 11% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| DR Corporation Limited Class A 301177.SZ | China | $1.29B | -26% | -4% | -6% | 124.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Mokingran Jewellery 2585.HK | Hong Kong | $1.37B | +118% | +5% | 4% | 29.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Thangamayil Jewellery THANGAMAYL.NS | India | $1.37B | +1% | +78% | 6% | 29.4× | 28.5% | +36.1% |
| Beijing Kingee Culture Development 002721.SZ | China | $965M | -21% | +45% | 15% | n/a | 26.5% | -25.9% |
| Wiselink 8932.TWO | Taiwan | $941M | -19% | +24% | 47% | n/a | 10.0% | +23.2% |
| Savaria SIS.TO | Canada | $1.53B | +3% | +7% | 14% | 19.9× | 9.3% | +20.8% |
| Sky Gold and Diamonds SKYGOLD.NS | India | $1.56B | +92% | +73% | 7% | 31.5× | n/a | n/a |
| PC Jeweller PCJEWELLER.NS | India | $1.63B | +67% | +29% | 24% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| China National Gold Group Gold Jewellery 600916.SS | China | $1.80B | -20% | -9% | 0% | 28.6× | 24.2% | +15.6% |
| Timex Group India TIMEX.NS | India | $750M | +90% | +42% | 15% | 60.5× | 25.7% | +41.7% |
| Lao Feng Xiang 600612.SS | China | $2.04B | -17% | -40% | 6% | 17.2× | -16.9% | +0.4% |
| Safari Industries (India) SAFARI.NS | India | $651M | -18% | +14% | 9% | 32.9× | 31.3% | +44.2% |
| Zhou Liu Fu Jewellery 6168.HK | Hong Kong | $632M | -42% | +2% | 19% | 5.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Senco Gold SENCO.NS | India | $556M | -7% | +42% | 9% | 13.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Samsonite 1910.HK | Hong Kong | $2.52B | -6% | +1% | 15% | 10.3× | -12.2% | +18.0% |
| KDDL KDDL.NS | India | $518M | +64% | +32% | 9% | 17.8× | 33.2% | +31.5% |
| Goldiam International GOLDIAM.NS | India | $505M | +1% | +27% | 20% | n/a | 35.6% | +19.2% |
| Movado MOV | United States | $495M | +11% | +5% | 7% | 16.1× | -7.2% | +5.5% |