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Central Japan Railway

TYO:9022 · JP3566800003
Road & RailX-Large

360

49
EV / EBIT93
Price / Owner Earnings62
Owner Earnings Yield88
Dividend Yield23
Price/Sales26
EV / Gross Profit70
Price/Book95
Return on Capital61
Cash Return on Capital55
Return on Equity74
EBIT Margin100
Gross Profitability28
Cash Conversion28
Accruals29
Owner Earnings Margin80
Sales growth14
Profit Growth58
Long-Term EPS Growth10
Reinvestment52
Price momentum49
Debt load59
Refinancing82
Debt Payback35
Liquidity82
Analyst ratings52
Opinion Changes59
Price Target Upside87
Market mood69
Value Creation10/20creating 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

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

Based on 3/5 components.

Profile

CountryJapan
IndustryRoad & Rail
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeTSE
Founded1987
Employees99
ISINJP3566800003
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Freight ServiceTransportation

Description

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Central Japan Railway Company sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 11.3×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around -1% a year, against analyst forecasts of -3%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

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

360° rank · history

1007550250
78
2023202420252026

All-time high

94

Feb 2026

All-time low

47

Jan 2023

Average rank

85

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
26
26
19
19
Price/Earnings
93
97
89
64
Price/Book
95
93
85
93
Dividend Yield
23
6
6
10
Value (overall)
59
43
43
39

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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