Assessing ABC-Mart (TSE:2670)’s Valuation as the Board Weighs a Potential Leadership Change

ABC-MartInc (TSE:2670) has called a board meeting for December 1, 2025, to review a proposed change in representative directors, putting leadership and future strategic direction in sharper focus for shareholders.

See our latest analysis for ABC-MartInc.

The leadership question is landing at a tricky moment, with the latest share price at ¥2,720.5 and a 90 day share price return of minus 16.4 percent. This contrasts with a still solid 5 year total shareholder return of about 69 percent, suggesting long term holders are ahead even as short term momentum has cooled.

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With leadership potentially shifting and the shares trading at a discount to analyst targets despite steady earnings growth, is ABC-MartInc quietly undervalued, or is the market already pricing in every step of its next expansion?

Price-to-Earnings of 14.8x: Is it justified?

ABC-MartInc last closed at ¥2,720.5, and on a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.8x it appears attractively priced relative to both its fair and peer benchmarks.

The price-to-earnings ratio compares what investors are paying today with the company’s current earnings. It is a core yardstick for established, profitable retailers like ABC-MartInc. For this stock, the SWS fair price-to-earnings ratio is estimated at 17.7x, suggesting the market is assigning a lower earnings multiple than the level indicated by this model.

In addition, ABC-MartInc trades on 14.8x earnings versus a much higher 25.8x peer average. This implies investors are valuing its profits more conservatively than comparable specialty retail names. If sentiment were to shift toward the estimated fair ratio, or even closer to the peer average, there could be scope for the earnings multiple to move higher from the current level.

Explore the SWS fair ratio for ABC-MartInc

Result: Price-to-Earnings of 14.8x (UNDERVALUED)

However, investors should watch for weaker consumer spending and execution risk on overseas expansion, either of which could cap margins and justify a lower valuation.

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Another View, What Does Cash Flow Say?

While earnings multiples hint at value, our DCF model also points to undervaluation, with ABC-MartInc trading about 12 percent below its estimated fair value of roughly ¥3,096 per share. If both earnings and cash flows see upside, is the discount a margin of safety or a sign investors doubt the growth path?

Look into how the SWS DCF model arrives at its fair value.

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