Stock Research: West Japan Railway

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West Japan Railway

TSE:9021 JP3659000008
45
  • Value
    31
  • Growth
    65
  • Safety
    Safety
    19
  • Combined
    23
  • Sentiment
    78
  • 360° View
    360° View
    45
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Company Description

West Japan Railway Co. provides passenger railway transportation services. The company operates in the railway, automobile transportation, ship, department store, retail, food services, real estate, travel, and regional solutions industries. It operates in Hokuriku, Kinki, Chugoku, and northern Kyushu areas. In the last fiscal year, the company had $10,078 million market cap, $2,789 million profits, $11,390 million revenue, and 45450 employees.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 45 (better than 45% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock West Japan Railway are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for West Japan Railway. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 65, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 65% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 78, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 78% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 19, which means that the share price of West Japan Railway is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 81% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 31, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 69% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 21-Aug-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
19 53 60 59
Growth
65 46 37 57
Safety
Safety
31 25 35 41
Sentiment
78 50 43 55
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45 34 30 53
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
79 64 73 56
Opinions Change
79 64 89 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 59 40 86
Market Pulse
26 34 5 5
Sentiment
78 50 43 55
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
19 53 60 59
Growth
65 46 37 57
Safety Safety
31 25 35 41
Combined
23 26 34 60
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
47 55 63 19
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
22 64 67 68
Price vs. Book (P/B)
31 42 51 66
Dividend Yield
45 52 47 52
Value
19 53 60 59
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
19 70 56 84
Profit Growth
65 36 39 45
Capital Growth
52 63 53 33
Stock Returns
79 37 43 33
Growth
65 46 37 57
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
26 31 28 32
Refinancing
35 29 47 81
Liquidity
50 48 30 6
Safety Safety
31 25 35 41

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