Nikon Corporation

TSE:7731 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥567.5b

Nikon Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Nikon has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 21.4%, while the Consumer Durables industry saw earnings growing at 5.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.9% per year. Nikon's return on equity is 3.9%, and it has net margins of 3.6%.

Key information

21.4%

Earnings growth rate

23.6%

EPS growth rate

Consumer Durables Industry Growth6.8%
Revenue growth rate5.9%
Return on equity3.9%
Net Margin3.6%
Next Earnings Update06 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Nikon Corporation Earnings Missed Analyst Estimates: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now

Nov 09
Nikon Corporation Earnings Missed Analyst Estimates: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Now

Nikon (TSE:7731) Is Finding It Tricky To Allocate Its Capital

Nov 04
Nikon (TSE:7731) Is Finding It Tricky To Allocate Its Capital

Nikon Corporation's (TSE:7731) P/E Is Still On The Mark Following 26% Share Price Bounce

Oct 17
Nikon Corporation's (TSE:7731) P/E Is Still On The Mark Following 26% Share Price Bounce

Does Nikon (TSE:7731) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Sep 30
Does Nikon (TSE:7731) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Nikon (TSE:7731) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of ¥25.00

Sep 10
Nikon (TSE:7731) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of ¥25.00

Nikon Corporation's (TSE:7731) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable

Aug 30
Nikon Corporation's (TSE:7731) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable

Nikon Corporation Just Missed EPS By 51%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Aug 12
Nikon Corporation Just Missed EPS By 51%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Nikon (TSE:7731) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥25.00

Aug 08
Nikon (TSE:7731) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥25.00

Nikon's (TSE:7731) Dividend Will Be ¥25.00

Jul 25
Nikon's (TSE:7731) Dividend Will Be ¥25.00

Nikon (TSE:7731) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥25.00

Jul 11
Nikon (TSE:7731) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥25.00

Returns On Capital At Nikon (TSE:7731) Paint A Concerning Picture

Jun 04
Returns On Capital At Nikon (TSE:7731) Paint A Concerning Picture

Earnings Beat: Nikon Corporation Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models

May 12
Earnings Beat: Nikon Corporation Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models

Nikon Corporation (TSE:7731) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing

Mar 29
Nikon Corporation (TSE:7731) Not Lagging Market On Growth Or Pricing

Nikon (TSE:7731) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of ¥25.00

Mar 07
Nikon (TSE:7731) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of ¥25.00

These 4 Measures Indicate That Nikon (TSE:7731) Is Using Debt Extensively

Feb 28
These 4 Measures Indicate That Nikon (TSE:7731) Is Using Debt Extensively

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Nikon makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

TSE:7731 Revenue, expenses and earnings (JPY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24718,72825,732197,93171,141
30 Jun 24722,99532,749277,0230
31 Mar 24717,24532,570177,71771,141
31 Dec 23700,92030,461177,97967,585
30 Sep 23671,07135,865167,56667,585
30 Jun 23640,60335,654161,29467,585
31 Mar 23628,10544,944149,69467,585
31 Dec 22589,36443,062146,86959,884
30 Sep 22554,89335,095137,28559,884
30 Jun 22552,97938,685126,65459,884
31 Mar 22539,61242,679118,26059,884
31 Dec 21531,31028,010116,33858,789
30 Sep 21548,62523,504114,45458,789
30 Jun 21518,781-5,043112,46758,789
31 Mar 21451,223-34,497110,72358,789
31 Dec 20472,808-35,970108,21261,052
30 Sep 20475,607-40,187114,64961,052
30 Jun 20512,783-14,101120,03661,052
31 Mar 20591,0127,693130,45661,052
31 Dec 19626,85245,962142,19362,424
30 Sep 19663,96460,034149,84962,424
30 Jun 19684,70758,375159,97562,424
31 Mar 19708,66066,513164,49962,424
31 Dec 18718,08653,243170,74358,655
30 Sep 18724,37643,649175,83158,655
30 Jun 18713,65942,219173,85358,655
31 Mar 18717,07834,772176,62658,655
31 Dec 17708,64227,107163,52161,114
30 Sep 17733,944175168,87661,114
30 Jun 17750,2451,372172,56261,114
31 Mar 17749,2733,967173,79961,114
31 Dec 16771,418-100192,85266,780
30 Sep 16774,01728,675197,17166,780
30 Jun 16810,02730,374204,82966,780
31 Mar 16822,91522,192210,43366,780
31 Dec 15857,35323,093212,13466,730
30 Sep 15875,49419,548214,28466,730
30 Jun 15862,57817,971212,45966,730
31 Mar 15857,78218,364212,27266,730
31 Dec 14865,89226,051195,93874,552
30 Sep 14885,03743,286193,62474,552
30 Jun 14919,01946,085196,42374,552
31 Mar 14980,55646,824207,50274,552
31 Dec 13979,70047,634210,00876,496

Quality Earnings: 7731 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 7731's current net profit margins (3.6%) are lower than last year (5.3%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 7731's earnings have grown significantly by 21.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 7731's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: 7731 had negative earnings growth (-28.3%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Consumer Durables industry average (-3.2%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: 7731's Return on Equity (3.9%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/21 18:38
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Nikon Corporation is covered by 27 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Masahiro NakanomyoBarclays
Kunihiko KannoBNP Paribas Securities (Asia)
Mikio HirakawaBofA Global Research