Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

OTCPK:KTWI.F Stock Report

Market Cap: US$4.0b

Kurita Water Industries Valuation

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

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • 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 KTWI.F when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: KTWI.F ($36.44) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($46.56)

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


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for KTWI.F?

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for KTWI.F. This is calculated by dividing KTWI.F's market cap by their current earnings.
What is KTWI.F's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio19.8x
EarningsJP¥31.53b
Market CapJP¥623.59b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does KTWI.F's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for KTWI.F vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average40x
KAI Kadant
36x12.5%US$4.1b
ESE ESCO Technologies
33.7x16.5%US$3.4b
FELE Franklin Electric
23.9x9.3%US$4.4b
NPO Enpro
66.3x32.7%US$3.6b
KTWI.F Kurita Water Industries
19.8x8.9%US$623.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: KTWI.F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.8x) compared to the peer average (40x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does KTWI.F's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Machinery Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
AIRJ AirJoule Technologies
2.1xn/aUS$470.76m
CVGI Commercial Vehicle Group
2.7x-46.6%US$75.38m
FATH Fathom Digital Manufacturing
2.6xn/aUS$35.24m
No more companies available in this PE range
KTWI.F 19.8xIndustry Avg. 23.0xNo. of Companies9PE01224364860+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: KTWI.F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.8x) compared to the US Machinery industry average (23x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is KTWI.F'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.

KTWI.F PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio19.8x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate KTWI.F's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


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 KTWI.F forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$36.44
US$50.78
+39.3%
5.7%US$53.35US$46.68n/a7
Dec ’25n/a
US$49.15
0%
6.1%US$52.73US$45.02n/a7
Nov ’25US$36.84
US$50.29
+36.5%
7.2%US$54.98US$43.58n/a7
Oct ’25US$42.65
US$51.65
+21.1%
7.5%US$56.98US$45.16n/a6
Sep ’25n/a
US$49.44
0%
6.2%US$53.32US$44.43n/a6
Aug ’25US$40.03
US$48.88
+22.1%
5.6%US$52.03US$45.52n/a6
Jul ’25n/a
US$47.17
0%
6.0%US$50.99US$44.62n/a7
Jun ’25n/a
US$47.17
0%
6.0%US$50.99US$44.62n/a7
May ’25n/a
US$43.84
0%
6.7%US$48.51US$40.42n/a7
Apr ’25US$41.35
US$43.51
+5.2%
8.6%US$49.55US$38.98n/a7
Mar ’25US$39.94
US$43.19
+8.1%
7.0%US$47.18US$39.20n/a7
Feb ’25US$37.56
US$43.82
+16.7%
8.8%US$48.14US$37.83n/a7
Jan ’25US$38.20
US$44.69
+17.0%
8.6%US$49.21US$38.67n/a7
Dec ’24n/a
US$42.66
0%
10.8%US$47.52US$36.66n/a6
Nov ’24n/a
US$42.76
0%
12.0%US$49.42US$36.55US$36.846
Oct ’24n/a
US$42.76
0%
12.0%US$49.42US$36.55US$42.656
Sep ’24US$38.00
US$43.18
+13.6%
12.4%US$50.04US$36.33n/a6
Aug ’24n/a
US$44.51
0%
10.8%US$50.77US$36.86US$40.036
Jul ’24n/a
US$44.51
0%
10.8%US$50.77US$36.86n/a6
Jun ’24US$41.71
US$47.44
+13.7%
10.7%US$54.25US$39.39n/a6
May ’24US$41.63
US$47.87
+15.0%
12.3%US$55.09US$38.93n/a6
Apr ’24n/a
US$47.87
0%
12.3%US$55.09US$38.93US$41.356
Mar ’24US$43.20
US$47.87
+10.8%
12.3%US$55.09US$38.93US$39.946
Feb ’24n/a
US$45.20
0%
16.6%US$54.82US$34.35US$37.566
Jan ’24US$40.47
US$45.20
+11.7%
16.6%US$54.82US$34.35US$38.206

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/05 14:50
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/03 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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

Kurita Water Industries Ltd. is covered by 23 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kunio SakaidaBarclays
Hideyuki MizunoBofA Global Research
Taku OuchiCitigroup Global Markets Japan Inc.