Employees: 1,502
Size Tachibana Eletech (8159.T) is a Japan Industrials company (Wholesale Distributors) with a market value of $629M, the 960th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥4,090 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 42.7%, against -13.9% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 9.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +4.9%); the operating margin is 3.7% (peer median 4.7%).
Valuation It trades at 12.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 13.6× (4th cheapest of 14).
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 +7%, so the hurdle is -4 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.7 points below its cost of capital (9.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 9 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥237B | ¥228B | ¥220B | ¥231B | ¥227B |
| Revenue growth | — | +3% | -5% | +2% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥31.1B | ¥28.7B | ¥28.8B | ¥31.3B | ¥30.4B |
| EBITDA | ¥9.46B | ¥8.22B | ¥8.78B | ¥11.2B | ¥10.8B |
| Net income | ¥8.60B | ¥7.42B | ¥7.05B | ¥8.47B | ¥7.84B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥6.80B | ¥16.1B | ¥1.21B | -¥467M |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥1.93B | ¥894M | ¥1.41B | ¥396M |
| Total debt | ¥10.8B | ¥9.54B | ¥10.6B | ¥14.7B | ¥6.88B |
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| Measure | 8159.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -5.5% | -2.8% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +42.7% | -13.9% | highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -20.6% | -25.8% | 8th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +9.5% | +4.9% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 4.7% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 12.2× | 13.6× | 4th cheapest of 14 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 3.0% | 1.9% | 6th most demanding of 14 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +7.1% | +8.6% | 6th lowest of 14 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -4.1 pp | -7.3 pp | 5th most demanding of 14 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -2.7 pp | -1.0 pp | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -1.4× | 1.4× | 2nd least indebted of 12 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tachibana Eletech 8159.T | Japan | $629M | +43% | +10% | 4% | 12.2× | 3.0% | +7.1% |
| Shanghai Bloom Technology 603325.SS | China | $628M | -19% | -34% | 14% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Doman Building Materials DBM.TO | Canada | $633M | -1% | +2% | 5% | 13.6× | 2.0% | +14.1% |
| Wakita & 8125.T | Japan | $621M | +4% | +4% | 6% | n/a | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| Zhejiang He Chuan Technology 688320.SS | China | $638M | -15% | +45% | -10% | 46.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Thermador Groupe THEP.PA | France | $646M | -9% | +8% | 12% | 11.7× | -2.4% | +4.9% |
| ADENTRA ADEN.TO | Canada | $610M | +2% | +1% | 4% | 9.1× | -0.4% | +20.3% |
| Meier Tobler MTG.SW | Switzerland | $610M | +41% | +2% | 4% | 22.6× | 5.5% | +0.4% |
| Momentum MMGR-B.ST | Sweden | $650M | +14% | +6% | 10% | 29.4× | 3.8% | +21.2% |
| Guomai Culture & Media 301052.SZ | China | $603M | +26% | -34% | -19% | 29.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Alligo ALLIGO-B.ST | Sweden | $600M | -15% | +5% | 6% | 13.2× | 0.5% | +9.7% |
| Seika 8061.T | Japan | $594M | -13% | +12% | 8% | 12.2× | 4.2% | +8.6% |
| Lubair Aviation Technology 001316.SZ | China | $672M | -25% | +32% | 20% | 17.5× | -0.8% | +11.0% |
| Tianjin TEDA Resources Recycling 000652.SZ | China | $683M | -27% | -66% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hunan Heshun Petroleum 603353.SS | China | $684M | -38% | -10% | -2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Vulcan Steel VSL.AX | Australia | $573M | -1% | +15% | 6% | 26.1× | 16.3% | +8.0% |
| Gifore Agricultural Science & Technology Service 300022.SZ | China | $571M | -21% | +8% | 0% | n/a | 39.8% | +2.1% |
| CITIC Niya Wine 600084.SS | China | $701M | -22% | +5% | -17% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Soft99 4464.T | Japan | $562M | +11% | +5% | 14% | n/a | 1.9% | +3.1% |
| CITIC Metal 601061.SS | China | $706M | -32% | +19% | 1% | 12.4× | -22.1% | +13.0% |
| Zheshang Development 000906.SZ | China | $554M | -18% | +13% | 0% | 7.3× | n/a | n/a |