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Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.8418.TCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Japan · JPY·Financials›Regional Banks

Holding company for Yamaguchi Bank, Kitakyushu Bank and Momiji Bank, serving Yamaguchi and northern Kyushu.

≈ A multi-bank regional holding company spanning two prefecturesMomentum neutral 41
Mkt cap
$3.54B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
63%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$12.8M
20-day average traded
P/B
0.84×
price to book
ROE
5.7%
delivered
Implied ROE
5.8%
what the price asks
Next earnings
7 days
13 Nov 2026
Close · JPY¥2,852
1D-7.0%
1W-10.4%
1M-20.9%
3M-3.1%
6M+6.1%
YTD+34.3%
1Y+64.0%
ATR %4.5%
52w lowhigh21.2% off high

What Yamaguchi Financial does

Holding company for Yamaguchi Bank, Kitakyushu Bank and Momiji Bank, serving Yamaguchi and northern Kyushu.

Earns mostly on the gap between loan and deposit rates across three banks: Yamaguchi in its home prefecture, Kitakyushu in northern Kyushu and Momiji in Hiroshima, with fees from investment and insurance products as a smaller layer. Rising Japanese interest rates widen that gap.

In one line: A multi-bank regional holding company spanning two prefectures.

Products and services

  • Retail deposits & loans
  • SME lending
  • Multi-bank subsidiary structure

Customers

  • Retail depositors
  • SMEs in Yamaguchi/Kitakyushu

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Financials
  • Regional banking
  • Retail & SME banking

What could go right

  • Rising interest rates lift margins

What could go wrong

  • Regional population decline
  • Loan demand stagnation

Moat: narrow (regulatory licence, distribution). Combined branch density across three bank brands in the Yamaguchi-Kitakyushu corridor.

Headquarters: Yamaguchi, Japan · Employees: 3,459

Named competitors

Yamaguchi Financial at a glance

Size Yamaguchi Financial (8418.T) is a Japan Financials company (Regional Banks) with a market value of $3.54B, the 321st largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥2,852 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 6.1%, against +3.3% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 9th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 19.2% over the last twelve months (peer median +13.6%); the operating margin is 7.7% (peer median 37.9%).

Valuation It trades at 0.84× book value against a peer median of 1.13× (3rd cheapest of 21).

Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 5.8%; Yamaguchi Financial delivers 5.7%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.

Next results Next results expected around 13 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

10012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 20268418.T 108Peer median 105
Six months, rebased to 100: Yamaguchi Financial against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Yamaguchi Financial financials

Reported figures in JPY; fiscal year ends 2026-03-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue¥234B¥255B¥209B¥180B¥150B
Revenue growth—+22%+16%+20%—
Net income¥37.5B¥33.0B¥35.3B¥25.2B¥17.9B
Free cash flown/a¥36.7B¥94.3B¥8.28B¥32.1B
Capital expendituren/a¥11.2B¥4.64B¥8.28B¥4.46B
Total debt¥1.23T¥1.05T¥1.18T¥1.29T¥1.07T

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Yamaguchi Financial competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-10%0%+10%-20%-10%0%+10%RNSTXXIFIBK6011287189FFBCMCHB2812WSBCTOWN5832EQBKARURVYSYASBCF7337601997FBPINDBUCOBANK8418.T6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Yamaguchi Financial is the large dot.

Fundamentals: return on equity against price-to-book

0%5%10%15%20%10×1.50×20×RNSTXXIFIBK6011287189FFBCMCHB2812WSBCTOWNEQBKARURVYSYASBCFBANF7337601997FBP8418.TReturn on equity →Price / book →
A bank or insurer earning more on its equity usually trades at a higher multiple of book; points far above the trend are priced for more. Yamaguchi Financial is the large dot.

Capital: ROE delivered against the ROE the price implies

0%10%20%30%0%10%20%30%RNSTFIBK6011287189FFBCMCHB2812WSBCTOWNEQBKARURVYSYASBCFBANF601997FBP8418.TROE delivered →ROE the price implies →
Above the diagonal = the price asks for a higher return on equity than the business earns today. Yamaguchi Financial is the large dot.

Yamaguchi Financial competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (8418.T vs 7337.T vs 7189.T vs 8354.T)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROE
Yamaguchi Financial 8418.T$3.54B+6%+19%6%0.84×5.8%
Hirogin 7337.T$3.89B+9%+26%8%0.99×7.4%
Nishi-Nippon Financial 7189.T$3.47B+3%+28%8%0.88×6.9%
Fukuoka Financial 8354.T$7.75B0%+22%9%1.08×7.0%

How Yamaguchi Financial compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Yamaguchi Financial against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure8418.TPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-20.9%+2.5%lowest of 21
6-month return+6.1%+3.3%9th highest of 21
Return on equity5.7%9.1%3rd lowest of 21
Price / book0.84×1.13×3rd cheapest of 21
Trailing P/E15.8×11.2×2nd most expensive of 19
ROE the price implies5.8%9.2%4th least demanding of 21
ROE delivered5.7%9.4%2nd lowest of 19

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROEDelivered ROE
Yamaguchi Financial 8418.TJapan$3.54B+6%+19%6%0.84×5.8%5.7%
Renasant RNSTUnited States$3.55B-2%+20%9%0.93×9.5%8.7%
Twenty One Capital XXIUnited States$3.57B-36%n/a-12%1.38×7.6%n/a
First Interstate BancSystem FIBKUnited States$3.50B+4%-4%10%1.12×9.0%9.5%
Jiangsu Changshu Rural Commercial Bank 601128.SSChina$3.48B-4%-1%14%0.67×2.5%13.8%
Nishi-Nippon Financial 7189.TJapan$3.47B+3%+28%8%0.88×6.9%7.8%
First Financial Bancorp FFBCUnited States$3.43B+6%+13%11%1.19×10.9%10.7%
Mechanics Bancorp MCHBUnited States$3.41B-1%+131%10%1.33×14.8%10.2%
Taichung Commercial Bank 2812.TWTaiwan$3.38B-12%-13%11%1.16×3.9%11.2%
WesBanco WSBCUnited States$3.70B+13%+17%9%0.96×8.2%8.8%
TowneBank TOWNUnited States$3.36B+4%+36%13%1.08×9.0%12.9%
Chugin Financial Group,Inc 5832.TJapan$3.76B+10%+34%8%0.86×6.5%8.3%
EQB EQB.TOCanada$3.79B+3%-4%0%1.44×12.8%-0.1%
Karur Vysya Bank KARURVYSYA.NSIndia$3.80B+18%+14%21%2.32×30.7%21.0%
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida SBCFUnited States$3.24B+8%+29%7%1.25×10.9%6.8%
BancFirst BANFUnited States$3.87B+2%-3%14%1.94×12.7%13.6%
Hirogin 7337.TJapan$3.89B+9%+26%8%0.99×7.4%8.2%
Bank of Guiyang 601997.SSChina$3.20B-3%-5%7%0.32×2.0%6.9%
First Bancorp FBPUnited States$3.92B+8%+3%19%2.09×15.7%19.4%
Independent Bank INDBUnited States$3.94B+8%+25%9%1.14×9.5%9.3%
UCO Bank UCOBANK.NSIndia$3.17B-13%+1%9%0.86×13.6%n/a

Questions

Who are Yamaguchi Financial's main competitors?
Named competitors: Hirogin Holdings (7337.T), Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings (7189.T), Fukuoka Financial Group (8354.T). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Renasant (RNST), Twenty One Capital (XXI), First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK), Jiangsu Changshu Rural Commercial Bank (601128.SS), Nishi-Nippon Financial (7189.T), First Financial Bancorp (FFBC).
Is Yamaguchi Financial expensive compared with its peers?
On price / book it trades at 0.84× against a peer median of 1.13×, 3rd cheapest of 21 in its peer set. The share price implies a return on equity of about 5.8%; Yamaguchi Financial delivers 5.7%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.
How has Yamaguchi Financial stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +6.1% against +3.3% for the median peer; over one year +64.0%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.