Hirata stock analysis
Hirata (1ZM) Stock Price & Analysis
1ZM Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- EUR 16.70 - EUR 16.80
- 52-Week Range
- EUR 11.00 - EUR 27.20
- Previous Close
- EUR 15.00
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 0
- Market Cap
- EUR 561.56M
- Enterprise Value
- EUR 96.88B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- EUR 10.65B
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- EUR 36.77B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 13.0
- Beta
- 0.49
- Next Earnings
- Nov 13, 2026 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- N/A
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- 2.21%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Revenue And Profit Growth
Sustained revenue expansion alongside higher net income indicates that Hirata is converting growing automation demand into improving earnings. Continued sales growth broadens the operating base, supports reinvestment in engineering and delivery capabilities, and strengthens the company’s earnings foundation over the next several quarters.
Stronger Balance Sheet
Rising equity and materially lower debt improve Hirata’s financial resilience and capital flexibility. A stronger balance sheet can help the company fund customer projects, withstand operational variability, and pursue opportunities without relying as heavily on additional borrowing or accepting elevated financial risk.
Recent Cash Generation
The latest operating and free cash flow performance shows that reported profits are currently converting into substantial internal cash generation. This provides greater capacity to support investment, reduce debt, and return capital while giving Hirata more flexibility to manage the timing of automation projects.
Bears Say
Volatile Cash Conversion
Although recent cash generation is strong, the preceding multi-year period of negative operating cash flow shows that earnings conversion can be uneven. Working-capital or project-timing swings may therefore recur, potentially limiting the reliability of internally generated funding and complicating capital allocation.
Moderate And Variable Margins
Moderate, somewhat variable margins leave less room for execution errors or unfavorable project economics than a structurally high-margin model would provide. Hirata must continue managing engineering, manufacturing, and installation performance carefully to preserve the benefits of revenue growth.
Project And Customer Capex Exposure
Hirata’s customized automation model ties order activity to customers’ capital spending decisions and makes profitability dependent on successful project delivery. Delayed investment decisions or weaker execution could affect revenue timing and earnings over the next several quarters.
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Company Description
Hirata
Hirata Corporation, founded in Kumamoto, Japan, in 1920, is a global provider specializing in advanced industrial automation. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes a comprehensive range of production line systems, diverse industrial robots, and sophisticated logistics equipment. Its extensive product portfolio serves various industries, including: Automotive sector: Supplying assembly lines for engines (including cylinder heads and pistons) and transmissions (such as CVT, automatic, and DCT). Semiconductor manufacturing: Offering critical equipment like front-end modules, wafer handling robots, aligners, load ports, and SMIF openers. Flat panel display production: Delivering systems for coating, glass cutting, lamination, and automated loading. Robotics: Providing a wide array of industrial robots including Cartesian, SCARA-type, articulated, and wafer transfer robots, along with 3D vision systems, controllers, and simulation tools. Electronics and appliance assembly: Developing automated production lines for consumer electronics and other electrical components. Power module fabrication: Supplying specialized machinery such as mounters, vacuum reflow ovens, and ultrasonic welders. Intralogistics and production management: Offering sorting and stocking systems, stacker cranes, and traceability solutions. Medical and scientific research: Producing specialized devices for pathological tissue preparation, cell observation and destruction, and membrane damage detection.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Industrial - Machinery
- CEO
- Shigeru Maeda
- Employees
- 1,984
- Website
- www.hirata.co.jp
- Address
- 111 Hitotsugi, Kumamoto, KU, 861-0198, JP
Hirata (1ZM) Earnings & Revenues
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Technical Analysis | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Moving Averages | 4 | 0 | 8 |
