Japan Petroleum Exploration Co stock analysis
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Japan Petroleum Exploration Co (1662) Stock Price & Analysis
1662 Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- JPY 1,542.00 - JPY 1,582.00
- 52-Week Range
- JPY 1,295.00 - JPY 2,819.00
- Previous Close
- JPY 1,541.00
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 1.16M
- Market Cap
- JPY 393.82B
- Enterprise Value
- JPY 400.54B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- JPY 99.18B
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- JPY 57.76B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 9.9
- Beta
- 0.79
- Next Earnings
- Feb 05, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- N/A
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- Mar 30, 2027
- Dividend Yield
- 4.28%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Conservative Balance Sheet
Minimal leverage gives JAPEX substantial financial flexibility through commodity cycles. A stronger equity base and limited debt service burden can support continued investment, protect resilience during weaker prices, and reduce refinancing pressure over the next several quarters.
Positive Cash Generation
Recurring positive operating and free cash flow indicates that the business generally converts operations into internally generated funds. This supports capital spending, dividends, and balance-sheet strength without relying heavily on borrowing, although annual cash levels can vary.
Healthy Operating Margins
Healthy margins in recent years show that JAPEX can generate meaningful profits when operating conditions are favorable. This profitability provides a cushion for investment and shareholder returns, while also indicating that its energy operations retain useful earnings power during stronger parts of the cycle.
Bears Say
Recent Revenue Contraction
The recent top-line decline signals weaker business momentum after the strong 2023–2025 period. Sustained contraction could reduce operating leverage, limit cash available for investment, and make it harder for JAPEX to maintain recent profitability if lower revenue persists.
Commodity-Cycle Earnings Volatility
Historical loss years demonstrate that JAPEX’s earnings are not consistently durable across the commodity cycle. Downturns can materially weaken profitability and shareholder returns, making future results more dependent on operating conditions than on steady structural growth.
Volatile Free Cash Flow
Although free cash flow stayed positive, its volatility and recurring shortfall relative to net income indicate uneven cash realization. This may constrain the reliability of funding for dividends, investment, and other capital-allocation priorities across changing operating conditions.
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Company Description
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd., along with its subsidiary companies, is actively involved in the exploration, development, production, and distribution of crude oil, natural gas, and various other energy sources. Its operations extend across Japan, Canada, Russia, Iraq, and numerous international locations. Domestically, the company manages ten oil and natural gas fields, situated both on land and offshore in Japan's Hokkaido, Akita, Yamagata, and Niigata prefectures. Furthermore, it owns and maintains an extensive natural gas pipeline network, spanning approximately 800 kilometers. Beyond these core activities, JAPEX engages in a diverse array of additional services, including well drilling and engineering contracting, the manufacturing and sale of refined oil products, real estate management, and insurance brokerage. It also handles the sale and transportation of crude oil, recycles waste oil, and provides pipeline management and maintenance. The company's expertise further encompasses geophysical exploration contracting and technology development, geophysical and mud logging services, and the exploration, development, and production of unconventional resources like tight oil, oil sands, and shale gas. JAPEX also trades in LNG and petroleum products, offers industrial disaster prevention and security solutions, produces and supplies drilling mud preparations and related services, and operates and commissions natural power plants. Founded in 1955, the company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
- Sector
- Energy
- Industry
- Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
- CEO
- Michiro Yamashita
- Employees
- 1,670
- Website
- www.japex.co.jp
- Address
- SAPIA Tower, Tokyo, TY, 100-0005, JP
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co (1662) Earnings & Revenues
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| Technical Analysis | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Moving Averages | 2 | 0 | 10 |
