KOHOKU KOGYO CO. LTD. stock analysis
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KOHOKU KOGYO CO. LTD. (6524) Stock Price & Analysis
6524 Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- JPY 4,410.00 - JPY 4,850.00
- 52-Week Range
- JPY 2,805.00 - JPY 7,740.00
- Previous Close
- JPY 4,485.00
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 293.82K
- Market Cap
- JPY 116.59B
- Enterprise Value
- JPY 128.25B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- JPY 11.70B
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- JPY 2.13B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 27.0
- Beta
- 1.37
- Next Earnings
- Feb 11, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 56.88
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- Dec 29, 2026
- Dividend Yield
- 1.10%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Strong Profitability
The company has maintained strong gross and net margins across several years, indicating meaningful earnings power within its electronics-components business. This profitability provides capacity to fund operations, absorb moderate cost pressure, and reinvest in products or capabilities over the next several quarters.
Deleveraged Balance Sheet
Sharp deleveraging has materially strengthened financial resilience and reduced the burden of debt relative to the equity base. A stronger balance sheet gives KOHOKU KOGYO greater flexibility to sustain investment, manage industry fluctuations, and pursue growth without relying heavily on additional borrowing.
Revenue Growth And Cash Generation
Revenue growth reaccelerated after the 2023 decline and continued through 2025, while the company also generated consistently positive free cash flow. Together, these trends suggest improving commercial demand and internal funding capacity, supporting continued operations and investment without depending solely on external capital.
Bears Say
Earnings Volatility
The uneven path of revenue and earnings shows that growth has not translated consistently into higher profit. A lower 2025 net income despite increased revenue points to sensitivity to costs or product mix, which could make future earnings less predictable over the medium term.
Uneven Cash Conversion
Although cash generation is generally positive, the variable conversion of accounting profit into operating and free cash flow suggests working-capital or timing effects. Such swings can reduce the reliability of internally generated funding and complicate decisions on investment, dividends, or other capital allocation.
Moderating Return On Equity
A moderation in return on equity indicates that profitability has not expanded as quickly as the company’s equity base. Even with a healthy 2024 ROE, this trend may signal diminishing incremental returns on accumulated capital and could limit future improvement in shareholder returns unless earnings growth accelerates.
KOHOKU KOGYO CO. LTD. News
Kohoku Kogyo Lifts Full-Year Forecast on AI Server and Submarine Cable Demand
KOHOKU KOGYO CO. LTD. ( ($JP:6524) ) has shared an announcement. Kohoku Kogyo has upgraded its full-year consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending December 2026, citing stronger-than-expected performance
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Company Description
KOHOKU KOGYO CO. LTD.
Founded in Nagahama, Japan, in 1959, Kohoku Kogyo CO.,LTD. is a prominent domestic manufacturer and supplier specializing in a diverse range of high-tech products. The company's core business encompasses the production and sale of lead terminals vital for aluminum electrolytic capacitors, a comprehensive suite of optical components and devices for advanced optical fiber communication networks, and precision parts crafted from quartz glass materials. Its extensive selection of lead terminals features numerous types, such as standard, burr-free, edge-free, one-side rib, round 4-corner, vibration-resistant, and front-back discriminative designs. They also offer terminals with specialized welded resin coating and round bar resin coating. Beyond manufacturing, Kohoku Kogyo provides essential services like rounding and anodic oxidation processing, in addition to supplying the raw materials for these terminals. For the optical communication sector, the company delivers a broad portfolio of specialized devices. This includes in-line and hybrid optical isolators, optical filter devices, optical circulators, and variable light attenuators. They also develop polarized optical fiber assembled products, faraday rotators, and high-power laser assemblies equipped with end caps and anti-reflective (AR) coatings. Further expanding their offerings, Kohoku Kogyo produces high-purity silica glasses, optical fiber preforms, and critical optical components designed for submarine cables and hermetic feedthrough-assembled optical fiber arrays.
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Hardware, Equipment & Parts
- CEO
- Futoshi Ishii
- Employees
- 1,710
- Website
- www.kohokukogyo.co.jp
- Address
- 1623, Takatsuki, Nagahama, SH, 529-0241, JP
KOHOKU KOGYO CO. LTD. (6524) Earnings & Revenues
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| Technical Analysis | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Moving Averages | 7 | 0 | 5 |
