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Employees: 1,444
Size Chori (8014.T) is a Japan Materials company (Chemicals: Specialty) with a market value of $629M, the 958th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥4,030 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 5.7%, against -22.0% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 7th highest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 2.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +10.8%); the operating margin is 4.4% (peer median 5.0%).
Valuation It trades at 0.2× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 2.1× (cheapest of 20).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -13% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +7%, so the hurdle is -20 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 5.9 points above its cost of capital (6.7% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 29 Jan 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥311B | ¥299B | ¥312B | ¥308B | ¥329B |
| Revenue growth | — | -4% | +1% | -7% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥42.6B | ¥41.1B | ¥40.5B | ¥38.7B | ¥37.1B |
| EBITDA | ¥15.6B | ¥15.0B | ¥16.5B | ¥16.1B | ¥13.9B |
| Net income | ¥12.5B | ¥12.0B | ¥11.7B | ¥9.62B | ¥8.12B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥11.0B | ¥6.40B | ¥9.45B | ¥9.51B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥1.03B | ¥2.86B | ¥2.35B | ¥1.02B |
| Total debt | ¥437M | ¥778M | ¥1.66B | ¥3.15B | ¥5.43B |
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| Measure | 8014.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -3.7% | -11.2% | 5th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -5.7% | -22.0% | 7th highest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -15.1% | -47.5% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +2.9% | +10.8% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 5.0% | 11th highest of 21 |
| EV / Sales | 0.2× | 2.1× | cheapest of 20 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -13.4% | 3.4% | least demanding of 10 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +6.7% | +8.2% | 4th lowest of 10 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -20.1 pp | -2.8 pp | least demanding of 10 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +5.9 pp | -2.8 pp | 2nd highest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 4.3× | 14.3× | cheapest of 7 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -2.1× | 1.0× | 2nd least indebted of 8 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chori 8014.T | Japan | $629M | -6% | +3% | 4% | 0.2× | -13.4% | +6.7% |
| Allied Supreme 4770.TW | Taiwan | $629M | +12% | -15% | 19% | 3.6× | 3.4% | +12.4% |
| Hangzhou Gaoxin Materials Technology 300478.SZ | China | $631M | +11% | -21% | -9% | 12.6× | 30.8% | -0.9% |
| Xilong Scientific 002584.SZ | China | $632M | -11% | +23% | 1% | 0.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Miracll Chemicals 300848.SZ | China | $632M | -45% | +23% | 1% | 2.8× | n/a | n/a |
| LOTTE Fine Chem 004000.KS | South Korea | $634M | -51% | +18% | 7% | 0.4× | -8.2% | +6.8% |
| Yueyang Xingchang Petro-Chemical 000819.SZ | China | $636M | -29% | +44% | 1% | 1.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Longyan Zhuoyue New Energy 688196.SS | China | $622M | -38% | +2% | 1% | 1.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Hubei Hongyuan Pharmaceutical Technology 301246.SZ | China | $639M | -47% | +45% | 12% | 1.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Argus (Shanghai) Textile Chemicals 603790.SS | China | $618M | -11% | +21% | 14% | 4.2× | 11.7% | +0.7% |
| Anshan Hifichem 300758.SZ | China | $615M | -22% | +11% | 9% | 3.0× | 15.5% | +8.2% |
| Hongbaoli 002165.SZ | China | $645M | -32% | +10% | -19% | 2.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Foosung 093370.KS | South Korea | $648M | -38% | +27% | 8% | 2.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Formosan Union Chemical 1709.TW | Taiwan | $607M | +128% | -3% | 14% | 2.2× | -1.6% | +1.2% |
| Beijing Shougang LanzaTech Technology 2553.HK | Hong Kong | $653M | n/a | 0% | -45% | 9.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Zanyu Technology 002637.SZ | China | $605M | -34% | -3% | 3% | 0.5× | -0.9% | +11.0% |
| Balaji Amines BALAMINES.NS | India | $604M | +15% | +21% | 19% | 3.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Baichuan High-Tech New Materials 002455.SZ | China | $656M | -42% | +9% | 1% | 1.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Waga Energy WAGA.PA | France | $659M | -3% | +7% | -20% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha 4028.T | Japan | $596M | -22% | +1% | 11% | 0.9× | 1.1% | +8.8% |
| Jiangsu Hengxing New Material Technology 603276.SS | China | $596M | +7% | +29% | 8% | 3.3× | 18.5% | +15.2% |