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Employees: 2,576
Size Axial Retailing (8255.T) is a Japan Consumer Staples company (Food Retail) with a market value of $865M, the 798th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥1,464 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 29.8%, against -7.4% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 2.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +1.5%); the operating margin is 4.3% (peer median 2.9%).
Valuation It trades at 15.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 13.8× (7th most expensive of 15).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -11% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +3%, so the hurdle is -14 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 8.1 points above its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 9 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥299B | ¥296B | ¥282B | ¥270B | ¥255B |
| Revenue growth | — | +5% | +4% | +6% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥80.3B | ¥79.1B | ¥76.7B | ¥74.1B | ¥70.0B |
| EBITDA | ¥18.8B | ¥18.1B | ¥17.9B | ¥17.1B | ¥15.6B |
| Net income | ¥9.08B | ¥8.80B | ¥9.01B | ¥7.44B | ¥6.36B |
| Free cash flow | ¥11.4B | ¥12.9B | ¥4.63B | ¥6.14B | ¥3.38B |
| Capital expenditure | ¥5.43B | ¥4.46B | ¥7.68B | ¥11.7B | ¥9.68B |
| Total debt | ¥1.93B | ¥2.06B | ¥2.31B | ¥2.55B | ¥2.85B |
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| Measure | 8255.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +15.0% | +2.2% | highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +29.8% | -7.4% | highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -8.1% | -23.1% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +2.8% | +1.5% | 8th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 4.3% | 2.9% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 15.1× | 13.8× | 7th most expensive of 15 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -10.9% | -2.7% | 5th least demanding of 18 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +2.9% | +3.0% | 9th lowest of 18 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -13.8 pp | -7.5 pp | 6th least demanding of 18 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +8.1 pp | +2.6 pp | 5th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.7× | 6.3× | 2nd cheapest of 8 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -1.6× | 1.0× | 4th least indebted of 13 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axial Retailing 8255.T | Japan | $865M | +30% | +3% | 4% | 15.1× | -10.9% | +2.9% |
| Jiajiayue 603708.SS | China | $874M | -12% | 0% | 2% | 25.6× | -12.7% | +1.5% |
| BELC 9974.T | Japan | $852M | -8% | +5% | 4% | 10.7× | n/a | n/a |
| WH Smith SMWH.L | United Kingdom | $851M | -10% | -31% | 8% | 11.0× | 9.1% | +8.8% |
| Sanjiang Shopping Club 601116.SS | China | $833M | -26% | -7% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangxi Guoguang Commercial Chains 605188.SS | China | $908M | -26% | +3% | 1% | n/a | 27.5% | +4.6% |
| United Super Markets 3222.T | Japan | $999M | -7% | +11% | 0% | n/a | 31.5% | +5.6% |
| Heiwado 8276.T | Japan | $749M | -2% | +2% | 3% | 13.3× | -3.8% | +0.7% |
| Chengdu Hongqi Chain 002697.SZ | China | $1.01B | -5% | -1% | 5% | 14.3× | -17.5% | +1.1% |
| Toly Bread 603866.SS | China | $1.01B | -15% | -2% | 8% | 24.1× | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| Aeon Hokkaido 7512.T | Japan | $719M | -4% | +3% | 2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Fuji 8278.T | Japan | $1.11B | -1% | -1% | 1% | n/a | 2.6% | +20.9% |
| Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage NGVC | United States | $659M | +8% | +2% | 5% | 12.9× | 10.6% | +5.1% |
| Maxvalu Tokai 8198.T | Japan | $621M | -10% | +1% | 3% | n/a | -20.0% | +1.6% |
| San-a 2659.T | Japan | $1.22B | -2% | +6% | 7% | 16.4× | -12.3% | +3.9% |
| Taiwan FamilyMart 5903.TWO | Taiwan | $1.23B | -4% | +7% | 2% | 23.4× | -2.4% | +5.2% |
| Valor 9956.T | Japan | $1.25B | -6% | +9% | 3% | 8.8× | -2.7% | +4.8% |
| Chongqing Chongbai Technology 600729.SS | China | $1.26B | -9% | -11% | 4% | 11.3× | -10.4% | -6.9% |
| Arcs 9948.T | Japan | $1.27B | +5% | +2% | 3% | 15.9× | -10.6% | +2.4% |
| Bestore 603719.SS | China | $587M | -11% | 0% | 0% | 140.6× | 6.3% | -7.0% |
| Aryzta ARYN.SW | Switzerland | $1.28B | -26% | -3% | 7% | 13.0× | -6.6% | +3.0% |