West Japan Railway Company

TSE:9021 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥1.2t

West Japan Railway Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

West Japan Railway has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 27.2%, while the Transportation industry saw earnings growing at 23.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.5% per year. West Japan Railway's return on equity is 8.6%, and it has net margins of 6%.

Key information

27.2%

Earnings growth rate

24.2%

EPS growth rate

Transportation Industry Growth0.9%
Revenue growth rate5.5%
Return on equity8.6%
Net Margin6.0%
Next Earnings Update31 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

West Japan Railway's (TSE:9021) Earnings May Just Be The Starting Point

Nov 08
West Japan Railway's (TSE:9021) Earnings May Just Be The Starting Point

Recent updates

West Japan Railway's (TSE:9021) Earnings May Just Be The Starting Point

Nov 08
West Japan Railway's (TSE:9021) Earnings May Just Be The Starting Point

West Japan Railway (TSE:9021) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Oct 11
West Japan Railway (TSE:9021) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

We Think West Japan Railway (TSE:9021) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Sep 11
We Think West Japan Railway (TSE:9021) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over West Japan Railway Company's (TSE:9021) P/E Ratio

Jul 15
Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over West Japan Railway Company's (TSE:9021) P/E Ratio

West Japan Railway (TSE:9021) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

May 25
West Japan Railway (TSE:9021) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

We Think West Japan Railway's (TSE:9021) Solid Earnings Are Understated

May 07
We Think West Japan Railway's (TSE:9021) Solid Earnings Are Understated

West Japan Railway (TSE:9021) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

Apr 30
West Japan Railway (TSE:9021) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

Pinning Down West Japan Railway Company's (TSE:9021) P/E Is Difficult Right Now

Mar 01
Pinning Down West Japan Railway Company's (TSE:9021) P/E Is Difficult Right Now

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How West Japan Railway makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

TSE:9021 Revenue, expenses and earnings (JPY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 241,676,507101,329210,6950
30 Jun 241,668,533103,720222,1700
31 Mar 241,635,02398,761195,5420
31 Dec 231,615,008111,044188,6620
30 Sep 231,548,72891,154179,1980
30 Jun 231,467,65763,969171,8570
31 Mar 231,395,53188,528164,3080
31 Dec 221,275,95828,195151,6320
30 Sep 221,210,97419,953146,6160
30 Jun 221,126,279-23,241143,3520
31 Mar 221,031,103-113,198142,3190
31 Dec 21983,118-125,393141,8660
30 Sep 21945,035-173,733145,4990
30 Jun 21936,763-188,588144,3720
31 Mar 21898,172-233,214147,3800
31 Dec 201,001,546-189,575159,8360
30 Sep 201,136,137-119,218171,4310
30 Jun 201,305,806-29,841186,2350
31 Mar 201,508,20189,380195,7660
31 Dec 191,551,908122,078197,3350
30 Sep 191,554,354126,750192,5880
30 Jun 191,533,964106,713189,1360
31 Mar 191,529,308102,750185,3560
31 Dec 181,518,18699,810182,4040
30 Sep 181,510,32599,132180,4740
30 Jun 181,509,035114,300178,5060
31 Mar 181,500,445110,493177,7410
31 Dec 171,486,749107,210178,5170
30 Sep 171,468,148102,015177,3750
30 Jun 171,455,78998,460176,1350
31 Mar 171,441,41191,288175,1410
31 Dec 161,441,49280,608174,5860
30 Sep 161,442,25776,944173,3830
30 Jun 161,448,06683,743171,2980
31 Mar 161,451,30085,868168,7390
31 Dec 151,429,32384,838165,5800
30 Sep 151,408,19678,330164,6140
30 Jun 151,376,50268,223166,0020
31 Mar 151,350,33666,712166,5750
31 Dec 141,341,91884,534170,0240
30 Sep 141,340,37783,201169,7820
30 Jun 141,335,36575,234167,8150
31 Mar 141,331,01965,640165,5310
31 Dec 131,313,83362,637159,4980

Quality Earnings: 9021 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 9021's current net profit margins (6%) are higher than last year (5.9%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 9021's earnings have grown significantly by 27.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 9021's earnings growth over the past year (11.2%) is below its 5-year average (27.2% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 9021 earnings growth over the past year (11.2%) did not outperform the Transportation industry 23.3%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: 9021's Return on Equity (8.6%) 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 Analysis2024/12/22 06:41
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

West Japan Railway Company is covered by 35 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
Takayuki HayanoBarclays
Yasuharu SugimuraBNP Paribas Securities (Asia)
Nathan GeeBofA Global Research