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Employees: 348
Size Central Automotive Products (8117.T) is a Japan Industrials company (Wholesale Distributors) with a market value of $716M, the 894th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥1,933 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 7.0%, against -15.1% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 4th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 14.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.8%); the operating margin is 24.5% (peer median 4.8%).
Valuation It trades at 11.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 12.4× (5th cheapest of 13).
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 +11%, so the hurdle is -15 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 15.1 points above its cost of capital (9.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 13 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥48.3B | ¥46.7B | ¥41.6B | ¥39.3B | ¥35.9B |
| Revenue growth | — | +12% | +6% | +10% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥19.8B | ¥18.9B | ¥17.8B | ¥16.5B | ¥14.2B |
| EBITDA | ¥12.7B | ¥12.2B | ¥11.7B | ¥10.7B | ¥8.94B |
| Net income | ¥10.1B | ¥9.65B | ¥8.68B | ¥7.92B | ¥6.29B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥8.85B | ¥6.42B | ¥6.20B | ¥2.98B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥235M | ¥2.08B | ¥1.39B | ¥2.73B |
| Total debt | ¥0 | ¥0 | ¥0 | ¥0 | ¥0 |
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| Measure | 8117.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -9.9% | -3.9% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +7.0% | -15.1% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -17.0% | -35.9% | 5th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +14.1% | +6.8% | 5th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 24.5% | 4.8% | highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 11.2× | 12.4× | 5th cheapest of 13 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -3.4% | -2.1% | 5th least demanding of 13 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +11.1% | +11.2% | 7th highest of 13 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -14.5 pp | -15.0 pp | 7th least demanding of 13 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +15.1 pp | -0.5 pp | 4th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.6× | 7.9× | 2nd cheapest of 7 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -2.3× | 1.2× | 2nd least indebted of 9 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Automotive Products 8117.T | Japan | $716M | +7% | +14% | 24% | 11.2× | -3.4% | +11.1% |
| CITIC Metal 601061.SS | China | $706M | -32% | +19% | 1% | 12.4× | -22.1% | +13.0% |
| Ricegrowers SGLLV.AX | Australia | $730M | +24% | -2% | 6% | 19.8× | -4.4% | +12.0% |
| CITIC Niya Wine 600084.SS | China | $701M | -22% | +5% | -17% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangxi Bestoo Energy 001376.SZ | China | $734M | -34% | +10% | 22% | n/a | -2.1% | +17.4% |
| Senshu Electric 9824.T | Japan | $736M | +17% | +13% | 7% | 12.4× | -5.1% | +12.8% |
| Chongqing Port 600279.SS | China | $744M | -14% | +9% | 5% | n/a | 1.5% | -2.5% |
| Hunan Heshun Petroleum 603353.SS | China | $684M | -38% | -10% | -2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tianjin TEDA Resources Recycling 000652.SZ | China | $683M | -27% | -66% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Autobacs Seven 9832.T | Japan | $758M | +1% | +9% | 5% | 10.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Lubair Aviation Technology 001316.SZ | China | $672M | -25% | +32% | 20% | 17.5× | -0.8% | +11.0% |
| Acomo ACOMO.AS | Netherlands | $765M | -13% | -3% | 7% | 10.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Soho High Hope 600981.SS | China | $780M | -19% | +2% | 0% | n/a | 31.9% | +8.5% |
| Momentum MMGR-B.ST | Sweden | $650M | +14% | +6% | 10% | 29.4× | 3.8% | +21.2% |
| Yuasa 8074.T | Japan | $789M | -1% | +5% | 3% | n/a | -14.7% | +4.7% |
| Harim 003380.KS | South Korea | $790M | -16% | +10% | 7% | 5.2× | -2.2% | +11.3% |
| Thermador Groupe THEP.PA | France | $646M | -9% | +8% | 12% | 11.7× | -2.4% | +4.9% |
| Dongfeng Electronic Technology 600081.SS | China | $795M | -15% | -15% | 3% | n/a | 2.3% | -3.6% |
| Zhejiang He Chuan Technology 688320.SS | China | $638M | -15% | +45% | -10% | 46.2× | n/a | n/a |
| SK Networks 001740.KS | South Korea | $804M | -4% | -4% | 1% | 9.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Shandong Nanshan Fashion Sci-Tech 300918.SZ | China | $808M | -24% | +40% | 5% | 38.9× | n/a | n/a |