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West Japan Railway

TYO:9021 · JP3659000008
Road & RailX-Large

360

44
EV / EBIT69
Price / Owner Earnings17
Owner Earnings Yield51
Dividend Yield87
Price/Sales72
EV / Gross Profit84
Price/Book66
Return on Capital59
Cash Return on Capital49
Return on Equity72
EBIT Margin65
Gross Profitability46
Cash Conversion69
Accruals64
Owner Earnings Margin47
Sales growth7
Profit Growth63
Long-Term EPS Growth12
Reinvestment57
Price momentum19
Debt load40
Refinancing39
Debt Payback17
Liquidity63
Analyst ratings32
Opinion Changes88
Price Target Upside73
Market mood81
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

West 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
Employees47
ISINJP3659000008
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
TourismTravel AccommodationsBusiness TravelRailroad

Description

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

West Japan Railway Company is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is expensive. You pay 49.4× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 18% yearly growth; analysts expect -1%. The market is pricing in far more than analysts expect: heroic expectations.

The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
81
2023202420252026

All-time high

81

Jun 2026

All-time low

30

Jan 2024

Average rank

54

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
72
64
67
68
Price/Earnings
82
55
63
19
Price/Book
66
42
51
66
Dividend Yield
87
45
47
52
Value (overall)
99
41
60
59

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.

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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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