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West Japan Railway

TYO:9021 JP3659000008
76
  • Value
    61
  • Growth
    61
  • Safety
    Safety
    61
  • Combined
    76
  • Sentiment
    56
  • 360° View
    360° View
    76
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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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Strongest Rank Market Pulse
Weakest Rank Pro Holdings
Country Japan
Industry Railroads
Size X-Large
Website westjr.co.jp
Index
TOPIX 100
Nikkei 225
West Japan Railway stock price by TradingView. Not sourced by Obermatt.
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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: 27-Feb-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
61 53 60 59
Growth
61 46 37 57
Safety
Safety
61 25 35 41
Sentiment
56 50 43 55
360° View
360° View
76 34 30 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
34 64 73 56
Opinions Change
50 64 89 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 59 40 86
Market Pulse
31 34 5 5
Sentiment
56 50 43 55
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
61 53 60 59
Growth
61 46 37 57
Safety Safety
61 25 35 41
Combined
76 26 34 60
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
67 64 67 68
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
60 55 63 19
Price vs. Book (P/B)
38 42 51 66
Dividend Yield
71 52 47 52
Value
61 53 60 59
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
76 70 56 84
Profit Growth
43 36 39 45
Capital Growth
40 63 53 33
Stock Returns
55 37 43 33
Growth
61 46 37 57
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
45 31 28 32
Refinancing
53 29 47 81
Liquidity
67 48 30 6
Safety Safety
61 25 35 41

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The only strength is good value. All other factors (growth, safety, and sentiment) are below average. This stock is highly sensitive to a crisis and is not advisable. Avoid unless you have solid, independent reasons to believe a significant turnaround is imminent.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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