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VALTES HOLDINGS CO. LTD.
(4442)
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Rating:63Neutral
Price Target:
¥432.00
▲(0.70% Upside)
Action:Downgraded
Date:05/16/26
The score is anchored by healthy fundamentals—steady multi-year growth and strong recent cash flow—tempered by margin pressure and rising leverage. Technical indicators are meaningfully weak (below major moving averages with negative MACD), which pulls the overall score down despite a reasonable P/E.
Positive Factors
Business model: Software QA services
A focused services model on software QA/testing provides durable demand as software complexity and regulatory needs rise. Project and time-and-materials contracts create recurring revenue streams, utilization leverage, and client stickiness that support stable long-term cash flow.
Negative Factors
Margin compression
Declining margins reduce the company's long-term earnings power and free cash flow potential. If structural (pricing pressure, higher labour or overhead costs), sustained margin compression can erode return on invested capital and limit reinvestment or shareholder returns.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Business model: Software QA services
A focused services model on software QA/testing provides durable demand as software complexity and regulatory needs rise. Project and time-and-materials contracts create recurring revenue streams, utilization leverage, and client stickiness that support stable long-term cash flow.
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VALTES HOLDINGS CO. LTD. (4442) vs. iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ)
Market Cap
¥8.41B
Dividend Yield0.95%
Average Volume (3M)35.56K
Price to Earnings (P/E)13.6
Beta (1Y)0.91
Revenue Growth10.61%
EPS Growth-0.98%
CountryJP
Employees801
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustryInformation Technology Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)28.88
Shares Outstanding21,450,000
10 Day Avg. Volume53,430
30 Day Avg. Volume35,556
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-12.67
Price to Book (P/B)2.19
Price to Sales (P/S)0.67
P/FCF Ratio9.29
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)27.8
Revenue Forecast (FY)¥13.00B
VALTES HOLDINGS CO. LTD. Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Valtes Co., Ltd. specializes in delivering extensive quality assurance and testing solutions across a variety of products and operational processes. The company's service portfolio includes comprehensive verification for software, web and smartpho...
How the Company Makes Money
The company makes money primarily by selling software quality assurance services delivered by its operating subsidiaries. Revenue is typically generated through contracted projects and ongoing support engagements in which the group provides (1) te...
VALTES HOLDINGS CO. LTD. Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
74
Positive
Balance Sheet
70
Positive
Cash Flow
78
Positive
| Breakdown | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 11.94B | 10.80B | 10.36B | 9.06B | 6.71B |
| Gross Profit | 3.66B | 3.21B | 2.99B | 2.70B | 1.87B |
| EBITDA | 1.21B | 1.17B | 1.02B | 1.09B | 638.86M |
| Net Income | 573.34M | 589.09M | 518.07M | 651.48M | 413.84M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 6.73B | 6.51B | 5.39B | 4.13B | 2.94B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 2.36B | 1.94B | 1.76B | 1.54B | 1.36B |
| Total Debt | 1.52B | 1.61B | 997.22M | 172.75M | 204.02M |
| Total Liabilities | 3.10B | 3.25B | 2.57B | 1.72B | 1.23B |
| Stockholders Equity | 3.63B | 3.26B | 2.82B | 2.41B | 1.71B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 856.27M | 481.11M | 293.57M | 729.10M | 461.95M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 934.84M | 603.23M | 457.63M | 846.96M | 505.34M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -234.09M | -865.66M | -859.53M | -639.67M | -104.26M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -281.45M | 439.16M | 625.08M | -29.44M | -235.61M |
VALTES HOLDINGS CO. LTD. Technical Analysis
Negative
429.00
Price Trends
394.96
Negative
411.01
Negative
421.27
Negative
Market Momentum
1.04
Negative
51.49
Neutral
66.81
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For JP:4442, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 429 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 384.30, above the 50-day MA of 394.96, and above the 200-day MA of 421.27, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 1.04 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 51.49 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 66.81 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for JP:4442.
VALTES HOLDINGS CO. LTD. Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
77 Outperform | ¥27.80B | 9.73 | ― | 2.93% | 7.86% | 28.33% | |
71 Outperform | ¥21.63B | 12.59 | ― | 1.70% | 15.21% | 12.50% | |
70 Outperform | ¥43.22B | 13.07 | 17.50% | 2.88% | 4.87% | 3.91% | |
64 Neutral | ¥15.86B | 13.77 | ― | 2.36% | -2.06% | 87.62% | |
63 Neutral | ¥8.41B | 13.57 | ― | 0.95% | 10.61% | -0.98% | |
55 Neutral | $6.65B | 3.83 | -15.92% | 6.20% | 10.91% | 7.18% | |
45 Neutral | ¥11.70B | -4.30 | ― | 5.03% | -10.76% | -199.88% |
* General Sector Average
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VALTES HOLDINGS CO. LTD. Corporate Events
Valtes Holdings Grows Sales but Signals Profit Squeeze for Full Year
Feb 16, 2026
Valtes Holdings reported consolidated net sales of ¥8.7 billion for the nine months ended Dec. 31, 2025, up 10.5% year on year, with operating profit edging up 1.3% to ¥548 million and ordinary profit rising 1.0% to ¥546 million. Pr...
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