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Employees: 1,462
Size Shochiku (9601.T) is a Japan Communication Services company (Movies/Entertainment) with a market value of $1.03B, the 723rd largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥11,860 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 14.3%, against -8.2% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 9th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 3.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.0%); the operating margin is 5.5% (peer median 9.5%).
Valuation It trades at 44.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 20.3× (3rd most expensive of 14).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 13% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +13%, so the hurdle is +0 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.6 points below its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 8 Jan 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥97.5B | ¥98.2B | ¥84.0B | ¥85.4B | ¥78.2B |
| Revenue growth | — | +17% | -2% | +9% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥40.9B | ¥39.3B | ¥33.7B | ¥34.0B | ¥29.6B |
| EBITDA | ¥10.2B | ¥11.0B | ¥6.41B | ¥8.20B | ¥4.37B |
| Net income | ¥1.85B | ¥5.24B | -¥665M | ¥3.02B | ¥5.48B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥11.3B | -¥4.40B | -¥7.34B | ¥5.20B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥2.11B | ¥4.01B | ¥15.7B | ¥1.06B |
| Total debt | ¥65.8B | ¥67.5B | ¥71.2B | ¥71.3B | ¥58.3B |
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| Measure | 9601.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +10.6% | +4.0% | 8th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +14.3% | -8.2% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -11.8% | -34.2% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +3.8% | +5.0% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 5.5% | 9.5% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 44.1× | 20.3× | 3rd most expensive of 14 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 13.5% | 4.5% | 5th most demanding of 15 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +13.4% | +18.5% | 6th lowest of 15 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +0.1 pp | -15.1 pp | 5th most demanding of 15 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -2.6 pp | -1.0 pp | 6th lowest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 20.6× | 9.6× | 3rd most expensive of 13 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.6× | 2.2× | 5th most indebted of 14 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shochiku 9601.T | Japan | $1.03B | +14% | +4% | 5% | 44.1× | 13.5% | +13.4% |
| CA Cultural Technology 1566.HK | Hong Kong | $1.03B | +9,743% | -2% | 7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tips Music TIPSMUSIC.NS | India | $1.04B | +20% | +27% | 67% | 39.6× | 36.6% | +32.9% |
| Six Flags Entertainment FUN | United States | $1.02B | -55% | -3% | 11% | n/a | 5.4% | +76.4% |
| JYP Entertainment 035900.KS | South Korea | $1.01B | -34% | +15% | 18% | 13.6× | -17.4% | +41.6% |
| SJM 0880.HK | Hong Kong | $974M | -49% | -16% | 6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Accel Entertainment ACEL | United States | $1.10B | +18% | +9% | 8% | 15.6× | 0.8% | +33.3% |
| ZEAL Network TIMA.DE | Germany | $969M | -18% | +12% | 27% | 20.3× | -7.5% | +20.2% |
| Compagnie des Alpes CDA.PA | France | $1.11B | -11% | +8% | 13% | 8.1× | 2.6% | +17.8% |
| Bona Film 001330.SZ | China | $1.17B | -25% | -29% | -34% | n/a | 24.0% | -4.9% |
| Fuji Kyuko 9010.T | Japan | $887M | +17% | +2% | 16% | 23.9× | 5.0% | +11.9% |
| Beijing Baination Pictures 300291.SZ | China | $874M | -2% | +217% | -134% | 32.6× | 24.5% | +1.5% |
| Saregama India SAREGAMA.NS | India | $1.26B | +77% | -3% | 28% | 46.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Sunriver Culture Tourism 600576.SS | China | $838M | -11% | +16% | 17% | 53.0× | n/a | n/a |
| ProSiebenSat.1 Media PSM.DE | Germany | $830M | -16% | -8% | 6% | 6.9× | -11.8% | -1.9% |
| Omnijoi Media 300528.SZ | China | $820M | -7% | -1% | -26% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| SM ENTERTAINMENT 041510.KS | South Korea | $1.31B | -19% | +10% | 14% | 15.5× | -9.1% | +15.2% |
| Marcus MCS | United States | $813M | +49% | +9% | 6% | 30.7× | 9.2% | +26.1% |
| Heiwa 6412.T | Japan | $1.32B | +16% | +47% | 16% | 10.2× | 4.1% | +19.1% |
| China Television Media 600088.SS | China | $786M | -10% | -3% | 2% | n/a | 31.1% | +5.9% |
| Cultural Investment 600715.SS | China | $1.43B | +15% | -27% | -44% | n/a | n/a | n/a |