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Employees: 2,495
Size Business Brain Showaota (9658.T) is a Japan Industrials company (Miscellaneous Commercial Services) with a market value of $332M, the 1292nd largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥1,503 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 63.0%, against -23.4% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 6.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.1%); the operating margin is 6.9% (peer median 3.3%).
Valuation It trades at 1.1× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 2.1× (5th cheapest of 21).
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 +8%, so the hurdle is -9 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.3 points above its cost of capital (5.4% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 13 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥42.6B | ¥42.1B | ¥38.8B | ¥34.2B | ¥37.1B |
| Revenue growth | — | +8% | +13% | -8% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥9.47B | ¥8.84B | ¥7.98B | ¥7.38B | ¥8.50B |
| EBITDA | ¥4.57B | ¥4.86B | ¥4.20B | ¥3.56B | ¥4.26B |
| Net income | ¥2.65B | ¥2.99B | ¥2.47B | ¥14.1B | ¥1.84B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥4.27B | ¥2.80B | ¥3.04B | ¥3.27B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥408M | ¥210M | ¥411M | ¥213M |
| Total debt | ¥3.60B | ¥3.32B | ¥2.73B | ¥2.84B | ¥3.38B |
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| Measure | 9658.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +30.8% | -9.2% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +63.0% | -23.4% | highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -5.8% | -39.4% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +6.1% | +5.1% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 6.9% | 3.3% | 7th highest of 21 |
| EV / Sales | 1.1× | 2.1× | 5th cheapest of 21 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -1.2% | 5.4% | 4th least demanding of 11 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +7.6% | +13.5% | 5th lowest of 11 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -8.8 pp | -12.5 pp | 6th least demanding of 11 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +3.3 pp | -7.1 pp | 6th highest of 19 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.9× | 7.4× | 2nd most expensive of 10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -1.7× | -0.5× | 4th least indebted of 11 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Brain Showaota 9658.T | Japan | $332M | +63% | +6% | 7% | 1.1× | -1.2% | +7.6% |
| Wuhan Guide Technology 301633.SZ | China | $331M | -19% | -32% | -11% | 5.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Hackett HCKT | United States | $334M | +25% | -8% | 13% | 1.4× | -1.2% | +5.0% |
| Keystone Law KEYS.L | United Kingdom | $335M | +38% | +21% | 9% | 1.9× | 7.3% | +15.9% |
| YingTong Telecommunication 002861.SZ | China | $329M | -27% | +15% | -8% | 2.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Knowit KNOW.ST | Sweden | $327M | +48% | -6% | 2% | 0.7× | 6.3% | +12.1% |
| Elixirr International ELIX.L | United Kingdom | $340M | -29% | +29% | 21% | 1.9× | 4.4% | +37.6% |
| Beijing ZEHO Waterfront Ecological Environment Treatment 605069.SS | China | $324M | -28% | +3% | -62% | 10.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Pico Far East 0752.HK | Hong Kong | $342M | -14% | +3% | 6% | 0.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Jaykay Enterprises JAYKAY.NS | India | $321M | +28% | +118% | 4% | 11.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Takara & 7921.T | Japan | $346M | +23% | +4% | 15% | 1.1× | -11.6% | +4.7% |
| Palm Eco-Town Development 002431.SZ | China | $319M | -43% | -52% | -50% | 5.6× | 14.2% | -16.0% |
| Wuhan Nusun Landscape 300536.SZ | China | $319M | -29% | +154% | -57% | 4.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Insource 6200.T | Japan | $347M | -1% | +7% | 40% | 3.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Recbio Technology 2179.HK | Hong Kong | $317M | -43% | -82% | -25,868% | 1,485.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Ridge Technology 300977.SZ | China | $349M | -27% | +13% | -2% | 2.7× | 33.2% | -4.0% |
| Zhejiang Xidamen New Material 605155.SS | China | $349M | -23% | +4% | 12% | 1.9× | -0.9% | +20.0% |
| Corporate Travel Management CTD.AX | Australia | $350M | -69% | +7% | 6% | 0.7× | 12.0% | +30.6% |
| Qingdao Richmat Intelligence Technology 301320.SZ | China | $315M | -34% | +20% | -3% | 1.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Rejlers REJL-B.ST | Sweden | $314M | -7% | +6% | 6% | 0.9× | -3.1% | +14.9% |
| Avacta AVCT.L | United Kingdom | $352M | -24% | -100% | -27,388% | 2,314.0× | n/a | n/a |