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LIXIL Group

TYO:5938 · JP3626800001
Building ProductsX-Large

360

47
EV / EBIT13
Price / Owner Earnings87
Owner Earnings Yield83
Dividend Yield99
Price/Sales90
EV / Gross Profit96
Price/Book86
Returns on capital29
EBIT Margin1
Gross Profitability49
Cash Conversion98
Accruals74
Owner Earnings Margin37
Sales growth44
Profit Growth15
Long-Term EPS Growth98
Owner Earnings Growth68
Reinvestment45
Price momentum41
Debt load21
Refinancing75
Debt Payback18
Liquidity28
Analyst ratings11
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside12
Market mood37
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

LIXIL Group clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryJapan
IndustryBuilding Products
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeTSE
Founded1949
Employees2,952
ISINJP3626800001
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Water PurificationUtility Scale SolarHome ImprovementSmart BuildingEnergy EfficiencyFinanceFinancial Services

Description

LIXIL Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates water technology and housing technology business in Japan and internationally. Business Segments The company operates through Water Technology and Housing Technology. Water Technology The Wat…

Analysis

Bargain bin

LIXIL Corporation falls in the bargain bin: the price is low relative to peers, but the business metrics give reason to pause.

The price is attractive. You pay 7.8× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly -7% yearly growth; analysts expect 35%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is fragile. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analyst sentiment is cautious.

What to watch: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
24
2023202420252026

All-time high

40

Jan 2025

All-time low

1

Jan 2024

Average rank

18

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
90
85
85
71
Price/Earnings
3
23
22
44
Price/Book
86
75
74
48
Dividend Yield
99
98
98
79
Value (overall)
79
73
77
62

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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