Konica Minolta Valuation

Is 4902 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 4902 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 4902 (¥677.1) is trading below our estimate of fair value (¥712.69)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 4902 is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 4902?

Key metric: As 4902 is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for 4902. This is calculated by dividing 4902's market cap by their current revenue.
What is 4902's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio0.3x
SalesJP¥1.19t
Market CapJP¥335.04b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does 4902's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for 4902 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average0.6x
6588 Toshiba Tec
0.3x-0.02%JP¥191.4b
6448 Brother Industries
0.8x1.3%JP¥701.6b
6724 Seiko Epson
0.7x1.7%JP¥951.8b
0.7x4.8%JP¥142.5b
4902 Konica Minolta
0.3x-1.7%JP¥335.0b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: 4902 is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.3x) compared to the peer average (0.6x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does 4902's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the JP Tech Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies available in this PS range
4902 0.3xIndustry Avg. 0.7xNo. of Companies3PS00.40.81.21.62+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: 4902 is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.3x) compared to the JP Tech industry average (0.7x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 4902's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

4902 PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio0.3x
Fair PS Ratio1.2x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: 4902 is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.2x).


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 4902 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentJP¥677.10
JP¥607.22
-10.3%
25.2%JP¥835.00JP¥300.00n/a9
Dec ’25JP¥653.60
JP¥526.50
-19.4%
30.1%JP¥835.00JP¥300.00n/a10
Nov ’25JP¥640.10
JP¥516.00
-19.4%
25.3%JP¥750.00JP¥380.00n/a10
Oct ’25JP¥425.30
JP¥461.11
+8.4%
14.3%JP¥570.00JP¥380.00n/a9
Sep ’25JP¥435.10
JP¥464.44
+6.7%
14.4%JP¥570.00JP¥380.00n/a9
Aug ’25JP¥406.40
JP¥485.56
+19.5%
11.5%JP¥570.00JP¥380.00n/a9
Jul ’25JP¥452.00
JP¥502.22
+11.1%
13.5%JP¥600.00JP¥380.00n/a9
Jun ’25JP¥470.00
JP¥503.33
+7.1%
13.3%JP¥600.00JP¥380.00n/a9
May ’25JP¥515.80
JP¥497.78
-3.5%
13.1%JP¥600.00JP¥380.00n/a9
Apr ’25JP¥499.60
JP¥475.56
-4.8%
10.7%JP¥570.00JP¥380.00n/a9
Mar ’25JP¥491.20
JP¥473.00
-3.7%
10.3%JP¥570.00JP¥380.00n/a10
Feb ’25JP¥404.30
JP¥475.50
+17.6%
10.8%JP¥570.00JP¥380.00n/a10
Jan ’25JP¥412.80
JP¥481.50
+16.6%
10.6%JP¥570.00JP¥380.00n/a10
Dec ’24JP¥468.00
JP¥488.50
+4.4%
10.2%JP¥570.00JP¥380.00JP¥653.6010
Nov ’24JP¥426.10
JP¥482.50
+13.2%
8.2%JP¥525.00JP¥380.00JP¥640.1010
Oct ’24JP¥486.50
JP¥498.64
+2.5%
10.7%JP¥590.00JP¥380.00JP¥425.3011
Sep ’24JP¥455.70
JP¥498.64
+9.4%
10.7%JP¥590.00JP¥380.00JP¥435.1011
Aug ’24JP¥517.60
JP¥499.55
-3.5%
11.7%JP¥590.00JP¥350.00JP¥406.4011
Jul ’24JP¥498.30
JP¥509.58
+2.3%
12.7%JP¥620.00JP¥350.00JP¥452.0012
Jun ’24JP¥464.00
JP¥529.62
+14.1%
15.3%JP¥690.00JP¥350.00JP¥470.0013
May ’24JP¥566.00
JP¥551.15
-2.6%
14.5%JP¥690.00JP¥350.00JP¥515.8013
Apr ’24JP¥569.00
JP¥549.58
-3.4%
15.1%JP¥690.00JP¥350.00JP¥499.6012
Mar ’24JP¥596.00
JP¥537.50
-9.8%
16.0%JP¥690.00JP¥350.00JP¥491.2012
Feb ’24JP¥540.00
JP¥508.33
-5.9%
15.1%JP¥660.00JP¥350.00JP¥404.3012
Jan ’24JP¥527.00
JP¥499.17
-5.3%
16.3%JP¥660.00JP¥350.00JP¥412.8012
Dec ’23JP¥561.00
JP¥490.00
-12.7%
15.6%JP¥660.00JP¥350.00JP¥468.0012

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/27 20:40
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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Analyst Sources

Konica Minolta, Inc. is covered by 31 analysts. 9 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)
Takashi IwaiBofA Global Research