Kobe Bussan Co., Ltd.

TSE:3038 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥788.9b

Kobe Bussan Valuation

Is 3038 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 3038 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 3038 (¥3584) is trading below our estimate of fair value (¥4522.44)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 3038 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 3038?

Key metric: As 3038 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 3038. This is calculated by dividing 3038's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 3038's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio37x
EarningsJP¥21.44b
Market CapJP¥788.90b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 3038's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 3038 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average12.8x
8279 YaokoLtd
19.6x7.6%JP¥376.6b
8242 H2O Retailing
6.3x-21.0%JP¥265.0b
2659 SAN-ALTD
15.9x4.5%JP¥173.4b
8194 Life
9.3x5.2%JP¥160.5b
3038 Kobe Bussan
37x13.9%JP¥788.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 3038 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37x) compared to the peer average (12.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 3038's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the JP Consumer Retailing Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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3038 37.0xIndustry Avg. 12.5xNo. of Companies21PE0816243240+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 3038 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37x) compared to the JP Consumer Retailing industry average (12.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 3038'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.

3038 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio37x
Fair PE Ratio24.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 3038 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.2x).

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 3038 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentJP¥3,578.00
JP¥4,080.00
+14.0%
9.1%JP¥5,000.00JP¥3,700.00n/a9
Dec ’25JP¥3,773.00
JP¥4,057.78
+7.5%
9.4%JP¥5,000.00JP¥3,700.00n/a9
Nov ’25JP¥3,757.00
JP¥4,155.56
+10.6%
10.4%JP¥5,000.00JP¥3,700.00n/a9
Oct ’25JP¥4,487.00
JP¥4,233.33
-5.7%
14.3%JP¥5,700.00JP¥3,700.00n/a9
Sep ’25JP¥4,245.00
JP¥4,083.33
-3.8%
9.4%JP¥5,000.00JP¥3,700.00n/a9
Aug ’25JP¥3,983.00
JP¥3,994.44
+0.3%
5.4%JP¥4,300.00JP¥3,700.00n/a9
Jul ’25JP¥3,548.00
JP¥3,985.00
+12.3%
6.1%JP¥4,300.00JP¥3,500.00n/a10
Jun ’25JP¥3,481.00
JP¥4,055.00
+16.5%
5.9%JP¥4,300.00JP¥3,500.00n/a10
May ’25JP¥3,439.00
JP¥4,085.00
+18.8%
6.5%JP¥4,450.00JP¥3,500.00n/a10
Apr ’25JP¥3,683.00
JP¥4,115.00
+11.7%
6.9%JP¥4,450.00JP¥3,500.00n/a10
Mar ’25JP¥3,966.00
JP¥4,135.00
+4.3%
8.6%JP¥4,800.00JP¥3,500.00n/a10
Feb ’25JP¥3,770.00
JP¥4,100.00
+8.8%
8.8%JP¥4,800.00JP¥3,500.00n/a9
Jan ’25JP¥4,166.00
JP¥4,100.00
-1.6%
8.8%JP¥4,800.00JP¥3,500.00n/a9
Dec ’24JP¥3,850.00
JP¥3,980.00
+3.4%
7.7%JP¥4,400.00JP¥3,500.00JP¥3,773.0010
Nov ’24JP¥3,648.00
JP¥3,980.00
+9.1%
7.7%JP¥4,400.00JP¥3,500.00JP¥3,757.0010
Oct ’24JP¥3,506.00
JP¥3,980.00
+13.5%
7.7%JP¥4,400.00JP¥3,500.00JP¥4,487.0010
Sep ’24JP¥3,651.00
JP¥3,918.18
+7.3%
9.4%JP¥4,750.00JP¥3,500.00JP¥4,245.0011
Aug ’24JP¥3,754.00
JP¥3,918.18
+4.4%
9.4%JP¥4,750.00JP¥3,500.00JP¥3,983.0011
Jul ’24JP¥3,726.00
JP¥3,925.00
+5.3%
9.9%JP¥4,750.00JP¥3,500.00JP¥3,548.0010
Jun ’24JP¥3,930.00
JP¥3,960.00
+0.8%
9.4%JP¥4,600.00JP¥3,500.00JP¥3,481.0011
May ’24JP¥3,855.00
JP¥3,936.00
+2.1%
10.1%JP¥4,600.00JP¥3,500.00JP¥3,439.0010
Apr ’24JP¥3,685.00
JP¥3,926.00
+6.5%
10.4%JP¥4,600.00JP¥3,400.00JP¥3,683.0010
Mar ’24JP¥3,635.00
JP¥3,970.00
+9.2%
11.3%JP¥4,750.00JP¥3,400.00JP¥3,966.0010
Feb ’24JP¥3,780.00
JP¥3,970.00
+5.0%
11.3%JP¥4,750.00JP¥3,400.00JP¥3,770.0010
Jan ’24JP¥3,790.00
JP¥3,940.00
+4.0%
8.5%JP¥4,500.00JP¥3,500.00JP¥4,166.0010
Dec ’23JP¥3,655.00
JP¥3,875.00
+6.0%
8.7%JP¥4,500.00JP¥3,400.00JP¥3,850.0010

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 Analysis2024/12/19 09:42
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/10/31
Annual Earnings2024/10/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • 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

Kobe Bussan Co., Ltd. is covered by 20 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Arashi NishizawaBofA Global Research
Robert G. PurcellCLSA
Nigel MustonCLSA