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Employees: 2,807
Size Starzen (8043.T) is a Japan Consumer Staples company (Food: Meat/Fish/Dairy) with a market value of $574M, the 996th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥1,547 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 36.2%, against -1.1% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 4th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 4.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +7.6%); the operating margin is 2.1% (peer median 2.7%).
Valuation It trades at 9.4× forward earnings against a peer median of 27.1× (4th cheapest of 16).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.4 points below its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 10 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥459B | ¥448B | ¥436B | ¥411B | ¥425B |
| Revenue growth | — | +3% | +6% | -3% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥45.7B | ¥44.2B | ¥41.9B | ¥40.9B | ¥38.6B |
| EBITDA | ¥14.2B | ¥12.9B | ¥12.2B | ¥12.0B | ¥10.8B |
| Net income | ¥9.11B | ¥8.34B | ¥12.2B | ¥7.51B | ¥7.48B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | -¥5.05B | -¥10.9B | ¥6.70B | ¥3.93B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥8.00B | ¥8.59B | ¥6.07B | ¥3.28B |
| Total debt | ¥67.4B | ¥60.3B | ¥42.6B | ¥40.0B | ¥40.3B |
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| Measure | 8043.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +6.1% | 0.0% | 4th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +36.2% | -1.1% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -5.3% | -24.1% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +4.4% | +7.6% | 7th lowest of 20 |
| Operating margin | 2.1% | 2.7% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 9.4× | 27.1× | 4th cheapest of 16 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -0.4 pp | -2.8 pp | 8th highest of 21 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.5× | 1.4× | 4th most indebted of 13 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starzen 8043.T | Japan | $574M | +36% | +4% | 2% | 9.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Henan Huaying Agricultural Development 002321.SZ | China | $569M | -16% | +24% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Australian Agricultural AAC.AX | Australia | $553M | +2% | +9% | -47% | 94.6× | n/a | n/a |
| High Liner Foods HLF.TO | Canada | $536M | +91% | +14% | 5% | 8.7× | 3.5% | +5.3% |
| Dodla Dairy DODLA.NS | India | $625M | -14% | +17% | 4% | 28.6× | 33.7% | +16.2% |
| Mama's Creations MAMA | United States | $632M | +2% | +54% | 5% | 46.4× | 17.6% | +33.3% |
| Masoval AS MAS.OL | Norway | $508M | +16% | -1% | 4% | 45.6× | 28.2% | +22.3% |
| Beingmate 002570.SZ | China | $680M | -16% | -4% | 3% | 28.3× | 11.8% | +0.8% |
| Binggrae 005180.KS | South Korea | $472M | +9% | +4% | 9% | 6.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Xinjiang Terun Dairy 600419.SS | China | $465M | +2% | +5% | 5% | 26.8× | -4.3% | +9.4% |
| Prima Meat Packers,Ltd 2281.T | Japan | $724M | -9% | +5% | 2% | 12.8× | -1.2% | +1.9% |
| HaiXin Foods 002702.SZ | China | $444M | -10% | +11% | -1% | n/a | 22.8% | -1.0% |
| Parag Milk Foods PARAGMILK.NS | India | $435M | +42% | +13% | 5% | 27.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Hunan Xiangjia Animal Husbandry 002982.SZ | China | $425M | -4% | +8% | 2% | 69.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Savencia SAVE.PA | France | $871M | -11% | -2% | 3% | 5.4× | -3.8% | +6.2% |
| Hilton Food HFG.L | United Kingdom | $889M | +39% | +7% | 1% | 14.1× | 18.5% | +8.7% |
| Heritage Foods HERITGFOOD.NS | India | $366M | +2% | +14% | 3% | 27.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Hunan New Wellful 600975.SS | China | $902M | -14% | -14% | -33% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Panda Dairy 300898.SZ | China | $356M | -20% | +15% | 10% | 18.8× | 17.4% | +3.4% |
| Xinjiang Talimu Agriculture Development 600359.SS | China | $348M | -20% | -20% | -5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kwality Walls (India) KWIL.NS | India | $950M | +32% | n/a | -13% | n/a | n/a | n/a |