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Inaba Denkisangyo Co., Ltd.9934.TCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Japan · JPY·Industrials›Wholesale Distributors

Japanese wholesale distributor of electrical materials, wiring devices and HVAC/plumbing equipment through the Denki Shizai network.

≈ An electrical-supplies wholesaler akin to Wesco InternationalMomentum weak 23
Mkt cap
$1.82B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
85%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$5.38M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
n/m
no positive forecast
ROIC−WACC
+14.0 pp
WACC 6.5%
Hurdle
-20 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
87 days
1 Feb 2027
Close · JPY¥2,542
1D-5.6%
1W-17.0%
1M-20.5%
3M-12.3%
6M-3.7%
YTD-0.3%
1Y+20.7%
ATR %3.5%
52w lowhigh21.2% off high

What Inaba Denkisangyo does

Japanese wholesale distributor of electrical materials, wiring devices and HVAC/plumbing equipment through the Denki Shizai network.

In one line: An electrical-supplies wholesaler akin to Wesco International.

Products and services

  • Electrical wiring materials/devices
  • HVAC equipment distribution
  • Plumbing equipment distribution

Customers

  • Electrical contractors
  • Construction/facility companies

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Electrical distribution
  • Electrical materials wholesale
  • HVAC/plumbing equipment distribution

What could go right

  • Construction/renovation-driven electrical material demand

What could go wrong

  • Distribution margin pressure
  • Construction-cycle sensitivity

Moat: narrow (distribution, scale). Dense nationwide branch network built over decades gives logistics/inventory-availability advantages to contractors.

Headquarters: Osaka, Japan · Founded: 1959 · Employees: 2,230

Named competitors

Inaba Denkisangyo at a glance

Size Inaba Denkisangyo (9934.T) is a Japan Industrials company (Wholesale Distributors) with a market value of $1.82B, the 512th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥2,542 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 3.7%, against +3.6% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 9th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 14.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.3%); the operating margin is 7.9% (peer median 6.7%).

Valuation It trades at 0.4× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 1.4× (4th cheapest of 21).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -12% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +8%, so the hurdle is -20 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 14.0 points above its cost of capital (6.5% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 1 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

10011012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 1049934.T 96
Six months, rebased to 100: Inaba Denkisangyo against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Inaba Denkisangyo financials

Reported figures in JPY; fiscal year ends 2026-03-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue¥454B¥417B¥384B¥345B¥317B
Revenue growth—+9%+11%+9%—
Gross profit¥85.8B¥72.6B¥65.1B¥57.1B¥52.3B
EBITDAn/a¥31.7B¥27.3B¥23.3B¥20.5B
Net income¥27.1B¥23.4B¥18.8B¥15.6B¥15.4B
Free cash flown/a¥22.1B¥22.2B¥13.7B¥1.31B
Capital expendituren/a¥6.09B¥2.66B¥1.96B¥1.79B
Total debt¥244M¥343M¥259M¥447M¥434M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Inaba Denkisangyo 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

-50%0%+50%+100%-20%0%+20%7552601020600490600397TPK8279ART5857DBI601801000065CURY600825DSGRHLMN002092DXPEEPRO-B6001139934.T6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Inaba Denkisangyo is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-20%0%+20%0×5×10×7552601020600490600397TPK8279ART5857DBI6018010000653048CURY600825DSGRDXPEEPRO-B6001139934.TRevenue growth (TTM) →EV / Sales →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Inaba Denkisangyo is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

0%+50%+100%0%50%100%7552600490TPK82795857DBI000065CURY600825DSGRHLMN0020926001139934.TGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. Inaba Denkisangyo is the large dot.

Inaba Denkisangyo competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (9934.T vs 8051.T vs WCC vs 8074.T)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginEV / SalesReq g
Inaba Denkisangyo 9934.T$1.82B-4%+15%8%0.4×-11.9%
Yamazen 8051.T$978M+13%+7%2%0.2×-6.3%
WESCO International WCC$14.2B-18%+14%6%0.8×10.4%
Yuasa 8074.T$789M-1%+5%3%0.2×-14.7%
Trusco Nakayama 9830.T$958M+6%+10%7%0.6×n/a

How Inaba Denkisangyo 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.

Inaba Denkisangyo against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure9934.TPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-20.5%+0.9%4th lowest of 21
6-month return-3.7%+3.6%9th lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-21.2%-23.7%9th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+14.6%+6.3%4th highest of 21
Operating margin7.9%6.7%8th highest of 19
EV / Sales0.4×1.4×4th cheapest of 21
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)-11.9%6.6%2nd least demanding of 18
Growth delivered (Del g)+8.5%+7.6%9th highest of 18
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-20.4 pp-6.2 pp5th least demanding of 18
ROIC minus cost of capital+14.0 pp+0.3 pp3rd highest of 18

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginEV / SalesReq gDelivered g
Inaba Denkisangyo 9934.TJapan$1.82B-4%+15%8%0.4×-11.9%+8.5%
Happinet 7552.TJapan$1.82B+133%+19%3%0.6×-4.1%+11.1%
Tibet Huayu Mining 601020.SSChina$1.83B-48%-22%23%9.4×n/an/a
Pengxin International Mining 600490.SSChina$1.85B-32%-20%n/a2.1×6.6%-17.2%
Jiangxi Tungsten Rare and Precious Equipment 600397.SSChina$1.86B-13%-92%n/a40.7×n/an/a
Travis Perkins TPK.LUnited Kingdom$1.86B+28%0%3%0.4×8.5%+4.3%
AGTech 8279.HKHong Kong$1.78B+109%+24%8%10.2×-14.9%+36.3%
Arteche Lantegi Elkartea ART.MCSpain$1.77B-36%+11%14%3.1×7.2%+13.9%
ARE 5857.TJapan$1.89B+1%+38%7%0.8×2.0%+29.4%
Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure DBI.AXAustralia$1.92B+6%+11%29%5.5×7.8%+104.8%
Anhui Xinhua Media 601801.SSChina$1.72B-3%-16%4%0.3×n/an/a
Norinco International Cooperation 000065.SZChina$1.72B-23%-21%9%1.0×-5.1%+1.1%
BIC Cameras 3048.TJapan$1.94B+10%+7%4%0.3×-8.2%+4.5%
Currys CURY.LUnited Kingdom$1.97B+16%+6%2%0.2×4.3%-2.2%
Shanghai Xinhua Media 600825.SSChina$2.03B+118%+1%-1%8.4×44.5%+2.3%
Distribution Solutions DSGRUnited States$1.62B+27%+6%4%1.2×15.5%+41.3%
Hillman Solutions HLMNUnited States$1.62B+6%+6%6%1.6×17.9%+2.6%
Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical 002092.SZChina$1.57B-41%+7%3%1.4×-4.2%-19.5%
DXP Enterprises DXPEUnited States$2.18B-10%+11%9%1.3×6.6%+14.9%
Electrolux Professional EPRO-B.STSweden$1.52B+20%-4%10%1.4×4.9%+10.9%
ZheJiang Dong Ri 600113.SSChina$1.48B-46%-1%16%13.1×38.5%+7.6%

Questions

Who are Inaba Denkisangyo's main competitors?
Named competitors: Yamazen Corporation (8051.T), Wesco International (WCC), Yuasa Trading (8074.T), Trusco Nakayama (9830.T). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Happinet (7552.T), Tibet Huayu Mining (601020.SS), Pengxin International Mining (600490.SS), Jiangxi Tungsten Rare and Precious Equipment (600397.SS), Travis Perkins (TPK.L), AGTech (8279.HK).
Is Inaba Denkisangyo expensive compared with its peers?
On ev / sales it trades at 0.4× against a peer median of 1.4×, 4th cheapest of 21 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -12% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +8%, so the hurdle is -20 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has Inaba Denkisangyo stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -3.7% against +3.6% for the median peer; over one year +20.7%.

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.