Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

TSE:9435 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥1.5t

Hikari Tsushin Valuation

Is 9435 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 9435 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 9435 (¥34480) is trading above our estimate of fair value (¥13752.5)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 9435 is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 9435?

Key metric: As 9435 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 9435. This is calculated by dividing 9435's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 9435's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio13.9x
EarningsJP¥108.65b
Market CapJP¥1.55t

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 9435's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 9435 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average26.1x
4204 Sekisui Chemical
14.8x4.4%JP¥1.1t
9045 Keihan Holdings
13.3x4.2%JP¥345.0b
7744 Noritsu Koki
13.8x6.0%JP¥185.3b
3105 Nisshinbo Holdings
62.4x18.9%JP¥141.6b
9435 Hikari Tsushin
13.9x3.2%JP¥1.5t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 9435 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.9x) compared to the peer average (26.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 9435's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Asian Industrials Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
9435 13.9xIndustry Avg. 12.7xNo. of Companies18PE01020304050+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 9435 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.9x) compared to the Asian Industrials industry average (12.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 9435's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

9435 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio13.9x
Fair PE Ratio15.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 9435 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.4x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 9435 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentJP¥34,480.00
JP¥35,000.00
+1.5%
7.5%JP¥37,800.00JP¥31,500.00n/a3
Dec ’25JP¥32,780.00
JP¥33,473.33
+2.1%
5.2%JP¥35,700.00JP¥31,500.00n/a3
Nov ’25JP¥30,910.00
JP¥32,706.67
+5.8%
2.6%JP¥33,400.00JP¥31,500.00n/a3
Oct ’25JP¥32,420.00
JP¥30,840.00
-4.9%
7.3%JP¥33,220.00JP¥27,800.00n/a3
Sep ’25JP¥30,660.00
JP¥30,006.67
-2.1%
7.7%JP¥33,220.00JP¥27,800.00n/a3
Aug ’25JP¥27,410.00
JP¥27,746.67
+1.2%
3.8%JP¥29,000.00JP¥26,440.00n/a3
Jul ’25JP¥29,995.00
JP¥27,746.67
-7.5%
3.8%JP¥29,000.00JP¥26,440.00n/a3
Jun ’25JP¥25,740.00
JP¥27,113.33
+5.3%
5.0%JP¥29,000.00JP¥25,900.00n/a3
May ’25JP¥25,410.00
JP¥27,113.33
+6.7%
5.0%JP¥29,000.00JP¥25,900.00n/a3
Apr ’25JP¥27,695.00
JP¥26,113.33
-5.7%
0.9%JP¥26,440.00JP¥25,900.00n/a3
Mar ’25JP¥27,335.00
JP¥26,113.33
-4.5%
0.9%JP¥26,440.00JP¥25,900.00n/a3
Feb ’25JP¥25,710.00
JP¥25,530.00
-0.7%
1.8%JP¥26,000.00JP¥24,900.00n/a3
Jan ’25JP¥23,380.00
JP¥25,530.00
+9.2%
1.8%JP¥26,000.00JP¥24,900.00n/a3
Dec ’24JP¥22,755.00
JP¥25,530.00
+12.2%
1.8%JP¥26,000.00JP¥24,900.00JP¥32,780.003
Nov ’24JP¥21,330.00
JP¥25,130.00
+17.8%
4.1%JP¥26,000.00JP¥23,700.00JP¥30,910.003
Oct ’24JP¥22,775.00
JP¥25,347.50
+11.3%
3.8%JP¥26,000.00JP¥23,700.00JP¥32,420.004
Sep ’24JP¥24,475.00
JP¥25,347.50
+3.6%
3.8%JP¥26,000.00JP¥23,700.00JP¥30,660.004
Aug ’24JP¥21,145.00
JP¥23,575.00
+11.5%
6.3%JP¥26,000.00JP¥22,000.00JP¥27,410.004
Jul ’24JP¥20,600.00
JP¥22,860.00
+11.0%
8.5%JP¥26,000.00JP¥20,000.00JP¥29,995.005
Jun ’24JP¥20,330.00
JP¥22,540.00
+10.9%
9.0%JP¥26,000.00JP¥20,000.00JP¥25,740.005
May ’24JP¥18,620.00
JP¥22,140.00
+18.9%
6.4%JP¥24,000.00JP¥20,000.00JP¥25,410.005
Apr ’24JP¥18,570.00
JP¥22,140.00
+19.2%
6.4%JP¥24,000.00JP¥20,000.00JP¥27,695.005
Mar ’24JP¥19,710.00
JP¥21,680.00
+10.0%
8.7%JP¥24,000.00JP¥19,100.00JP¥27,335.005
Feb ’24JP¥18,520.00
JP¥21,680.00
+17.1%
8.7%JP¥24,000.00JP¥19,100.00JP¥25,710.005
Jan ’24JP¥18,620.00
JP¥21,680.00
+16.4%
8.7%JP¥24,000.00JP¥19,100.00JP¥23,380.005
Dec ’23JP¥19,010.00
JP¥20,780.00
+9.3%
15.1%JP¥24,000.00JP¥15,500.00JP¥22,755.005

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 14:39
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Hikari Tsushin, Inc. is covered by 8 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullCompany Forecast
Yoshio AndoDaiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
Kazuki TokunagaDaiwa Securities Co. Ltd.