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AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO (7238) Stock Price & Analysis
7238 Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- JPY 98.00 - JPY 105.00
- 52-Week Range
- JPY 97.00 - JPY 183.00
- Previous Close
- JPY 99.00
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 4.37M
- Market Cap
- JPY 26.87B
- Enterprise Value
- JPY 80.09B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- JPY 19.00B
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- JPY 35.63B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 13.3
- Beta
- 1.39
- Next Earnings
- Nov 12, 2026 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- N/A
- Last Dividend Ex-Date
- Sep 28, 2015
- Dividend Yield
- N/A
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Improved Balance Sheet
Lower leverage and a solid equity base improve financial resilience compared with earlier years. This gives Akebono more flexibility to fund operations, manage cyclical automotive demand, and absorb volatility without relying as heavily on additional borrowing.
Profitability Recovery
The recovery in net and operating profitability indicates that performance has stabilized from the weak 2025 result. If maintained, better margins can strengthen internal funding capacity and provide a more durable earnings base for the braking-components business.
Positive Current Cash Flow
Positive operating cash flow and a return to positive free cash flow provide evidence that the business is currently generating cash after investment. This supports ongoing operations and reduces immediate dependence on external financing, despite remaining quality concerns.
Bears Say
Revenue Contraction
A flat-to-declining revenue profile limits operating leverage and makes sustained profit improvement harder to achieve. Without renewed top-line growth, Akebono may have less capacity to expand earnings, spread fixed costs, or strengthen its competitive position.
Thin, Volatile Margins
Low and variable margins leave limited protection against cost pressure or weaker vehicle demand. The wide historical range also suggests that improved profitability has not yet become consistent, making future earnings less dependable over the medium term.
Weak Cash Conversion
Weak conversion of accounting profit into free cash flow reduces confidence in the sustainability of reported earnings. Prior swings between positive and negative cash generation may constrain investment, debt reduction, and shareholder returns during weaker operating periods.
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Company Description
AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO
Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. is a global leader in the research, development, manufacturing, and distribution of braking systems and associated components. Its operations span across Japan, North America, Europe, and various other Asian countries. For the automotive sector, the company provides a comprehensive range of products, including disc brake calipers, pads, and rotors, as well as drum brake linings, shoes, wheel cylinders, and integrated drum-in-hat brake assemblies, along with sensors. Motorcycle applications feature disc brake calipers, pads, and master cylinders. Beyond road vehicles, Akebono also supplies braking solutions for rolling stock, such as disc brakes and linings for high-speed bullet trains, conventional trains, and monorails, alongside brake shoes for general railroad stock. The company further extends its expertise to industrial machinery, offering drum brakes for forklifts, clutch facings for car air conditioners, elevator brake shoes, and robust disc brakes for wind turbine generators and rough terrain cranes. Additionally, Akebono develops a diverse portfolio of sensor technologies, encompassing accelerometers, angular rate sensors, sensor clusters, devices for vehicle behavior detection and wireless vibration measurement, inclinometers, and seismic detectors for long-wave motors. Established in 1929 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the company was formerly known as Akebono Sekimen Kogyo Co., Ltd., adopting its present name in 1960.
- Sector
- Consumercyclical
- Industry
- Auto - Parts
- CEO
- Hiroshi Nagaoka
- Employees
- 5,096
- Website
- www.akebono-brake.com
- Address
- PMO Nihonbashi Muromachi, Tokyo, TY, 103-8534, JP
AKEBONO BRAKE INDUSTRY CO (7238) Earnings & Revenues
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| Technical Analysis | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Moving Averages | 6 | 0 | 6 |







