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Maker of kitchen and bathroom fixtures for Japanese homes, known for durable enamel/glass-coated steel systems.
Maker of kitchen and bathroom fixtures for Japanese homes, known for durable enamel/glass-coated steel systems.
In one line: A Japanese kitchen/bath fixtures maker.
Moat: narrow (brand, process know-how). Proprietary enamel/glass-coated steel technology differentiates its kitchen/bath products in Japan.
Headquarters: Osaka, Japan · Founded: 1912 · Employees: 6,505
Size Takara standard (7981.T) is a Japan Industrials company (Building Products) with a market value of $1.20B, the 659th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥3,030 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 2.2%, against -18.4% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 7th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 1.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +0.5%); the operating margin is 7.2% (peer median 7.8%).
Valuation It trades at 0.5× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 1.5× (cheapest of 21).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -6% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +6%, so the hurdle is -11 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.1 points above its cost of capital (6.6% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 2 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥255B | ¥253B | ¥243B | ¥235B | ¥227B |
| Revenue growth | — | +4% | +4% | +3% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥91.1B | ¥90.1B | ¥84.5B | ¥79.6B | ¥76.0B |
| EBITDA | ¥26.3B | ¥26.7B | ¥23.1B | ¥19.6B | ¥17.7B |
| Net income | ¥14.5B | ¥15.1B | ¥11.1B | ¥9.50B | ¥8.42B |
| Free cash flow | ¥8.63B | ¥10.4B | ¥13.7B | -¥14.6B | -¥1.64B |
| Capital expenditure | ¥28.7B | ¥16.5B | ¥10.5B | ¥14.5B | ¥8.62B |
| Total debt | ¥4.34B | ¥4.34B | ¥6.75B | ¥7.65B | ¥8.10B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takara standard 7981.T | $1.20B | +2% | +2% | 7% | 0.5× | -5.5% |
| LIXIL 5938.T | $3.07B | +4% | +2% | 2% | 0.7× | 17.3% |
| Panasonic 6752.T | $44.5B | -6% | +4% | 8% | 1.0× | 9.8% |
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 | 7981.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | 0.0% | -3.0% | 9th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +2.2% | -18.4% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -9.0% | -34.3% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +1.8% | +0.5% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 7.2% | 7.8% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| EV / Sales | 0.5× | 1.5× | cheapest of 21 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -5.5% | 7.2% | 3rd least demanding of 16 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +5.7% | +4.7% | 6th highest of 16 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -11.2 pp | +2.7 pp | 4th least demanding of 16 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +2.1 pp | -2.9 pp | 8th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.2× | 9.4× | cheapest of 10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -2.0× | 1.0× | least indebted of 10 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takara standard 7981.T | Japan | $1.20B | +2% | +2% | 7% | 0.5× | -5.5% | +5.7% |
| Preformed Line Products PLPC | United States | $1.28B | -24% | +16% | 10% | 1.6× | 10.2% | +7.5% |
| Solareast 603366.SS | China | $1.07B | +8% | 0% | -2% | 1.6× | 39.8% | +2.9% |
| Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries 603992.SS | China | $1.38B | -35% | +18% | 8% | 2.5× | 13.5% | +5.2% |
| Suzhou Huaya Intelligence Technology 003043.SZ | China | $990M | -20% | +2% | 11% | 6.4× | 27.6% | +22.3% |
| Zehnder ZEHN.SW | Switzerland | $983M | +10% | +2% | 8% | 1.1× | 2.5% | +1.5% |
| Century Plyboards (India) CENTURYPLY.NS | India | $1.50B | -20% | +26% | 10% | 2.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Apogee Enterprises APOG | United States | $956M | +25% | +3% | 9% | 0.9× | -0.3% | +2.7% |
| Guangzhou Guangri Stock 600894.SS | China | $956M | -20% | +2% | 0% | 0.6× | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| Quanex Building Products NX | United States | $949M | +2% | +1% | 6% | 0.9× | 6.0% | +16.6% |
| Zhenjiang Dongfang Electric Heating Technology 300217.SZ | China | $944M | -17% | -23% | 0% | 1.9× | 22.5% | +6.5% |
| Jiangsu Seagull Cooling Tower 603269.SS | China | $943M | +40% | +8% | 11% | 3.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Arrow Home 001322.SZ | China | $887M | -14% | -12% | -2% | 1.2× | 15.8% | -0.1% |
| Samhyun 437730.KS | South Korea | $860M | -31% | -18% | -17% | 13.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Center International 603098.SS | China | $847M | -26% | -30% | 4% | 2.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Arctech Solar 688408.SS | China | $820M | -38% | -19% | -1% | 1.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Interface TILE | United States | $1.78B | +4% | +7% | 12% | 1.4× | 11.4% | +4.7% |
| Hyundai Elevator 017800.KS | South Korea | $1.79B | -31% | -9% | 9% | 1.1× | -5.5% | +6.3% |
| Zhejiang Southeast Space Frame 002135.SZ | China | $764M | -46% | -4% | 2% | 0.9× | -12.0% | +0.3% |
| James Halstead JHD.L | United Kingdom | $762M | +4% | -1% | 18% | 1.9× | -4.7% | -0.5% |
| Nanjing Kangni Mechanical & Electrical 603111.SS | China | $749M | -16% | -1% | 8% | 0.9× | -7.1% | +4.8% |