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Employees: 3,427
Size METAWATER (9551.T) is a Japan Industrials company (Industrial Machinery) with a market value of $972M, the 747th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥3,510 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 3.5%, against -17.3% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 5th highest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 12.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +9.0%); the operating margin is 5.7% (peer median 8.7%).
Valuation It trades at 13.5× forward earnings against a peer median of 19.0× (3rd cheapest of 12).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 1% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +9%, so the hurdle is -9 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.6 points above its cost of capital (6.8% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 3 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥221B | ¥210B | ¥179B | ¥166B | ¥151B |
| Revenue growth | — | +17% | +8% | +10% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥50.3B | ¥47.1B | ¥38.7B | ¥34.4B | ¥30.3B |
| EBITDA | ¥16.8B | ¥16.7B | ¥13.6B | ¥12.3B | ¥10.6B |
| Net income | ¥8.60B | ¥9.14B | ¥6.85B | ¥6.88B | ¥6.25B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥10.4B | ¥11.5B | -¥6.40B | -¥5.37B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥7.15B | ¥4.19B | ¥5.96B | ¥2.58B |
| Total debt | ¥39.9B | ¥39.6B | ¥40.4B | ¥27.0B | ¥14.4B |
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| Measure | 9551.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +10.6% | -12.6% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +3.5% | -17.3% | 5th highest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -16.8% | -46.9% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +12.9% | +9.0% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 5.7% | 8.7% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 13.5× | 19.0× | 3rd cheapest of 12 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 0.9% | 13.6% | 4th least demanding of 11 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +9.5% | +9.8% | 5th lowest of 11 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -8.6 pp | +4.6 pp | 5th least demanding of 11 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +2.6 pp | -3.1 pp | 7th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.0× | 16.8× | 2nd cheapest of 8 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.4× | -0.1× | 4th least indebted of 9 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| METAWATER 9551.T | Japan | $972M | +4% | +13% | 6% | 13.5× | 0.9% | +9.5% |
| Zhejiang Liju Thermal Energy Equipment 603391.SS | China | $973M | +18% | +9% | 18% | n/a | 12.0% | +5.0% |
| Yindu Kitchen Equipment 603277.SS | China | $969M | -17% | -4% | 19% | 13.0× | -4.3% | +11.1% |
| Truking Technology 300358.SZ | China | $968M | -8% | +6% | 6% | 18.4× | -1.7% | +10.1% |
| Chang Wah Electromaterials 8070.TW | Taiwan | $965M | -10% | +19% | 12% | 19.3× | -6.6% | +3.3% |
| Shanghai Shibei Hi-Tech 600604.SS | China | $960M | -13% | -26% | 4% | n/a | 15.1% | -1.7% |
| Ye Siang Enterprise 7909.TWO | Taiwan | $984M | -53% | -14% | 16% | n/a | 34.9% | -13.5% |
| Changzhou Kaidi Electrical 605288.SS | China | $985M | +12% | +1% | 3% | 50.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Phoenix Silicon International 8028.TW | Taiwan | $991M | -26% | +24% | 24% | 18.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Taitan 003036.SZ | China | $953M | -10% | +14% | 2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Noritake Co.,Limited 5331.T | Japan | $991M | -19% | +9% | 9% | 8.2× | n/a | n/a |
| SUSS MicroTec SMHN.DE | Germany | $948M | -53% | -15% | 9% | 35.8× | 24.2% | +14.8% |
| Zhejiang Jinggong Integration Technology 002006.SZ | China | $946M | -31% | -12% | 5% | 21.6× | 28.8% | +9.6% |
| Taesung 323280.KS | South Korea | $999M | -44% | +67% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sichuan Zigong Conveying Machine 001288.SZ | China | $999M | +1% | -20% | 3% | 19.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangyin Hengrun Heavy Industries 603985.SS | China | $942M | -45% | -20% | 9% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai Seer Intelligent Technology 6106.HK | Hong Kong | $940M | n/a | +30% | -12% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Est Tools 300488.SZ | China | $1.01B | +17% | +15% | 29% | n/a | 15.3% | +13.1% |
| Shenzhen Dobot 2432.HK | Hong Kong | $937M | -50% | +67% | -33% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Unimech Aerospace & Manufacturing UNIMECH.NS | India | $937M | +63% | +40% | 27% | 61.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai SK Automation Technology 688155.SS | China | $936M | -53% | +56% | 15% | 17.6× | 5.3% | +43.3% |