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West Japan Railway

TYO:9021 JP3659000008
49
  • Value
    91
  • Growth
    19
  • Safety
    Safety
    49
  • Combined
    49
  • Sentiment
    47
  • 360° View
    360° View
    49
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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: With an Obermatt 360° View of 81 (better than 81% compared with alternatives) for 2026, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock West Japan Railway are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for West Japan Railway. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 91, which means that the share price of West Japan Railway is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 91% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 95, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 95% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 29, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 45, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 55 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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Strongest Rank Revenue Growth
Weakest Rank Sentiment
Country Japan
Industry Railroads
Size X-Large
Website westjr.co.jp
Index
TOPIX 100
Nikkei 225
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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: 26-May-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
91 53 60 59
Growth
19 46 37 57
Safety
Safety
49 25 35 41
Sentiment
47 50 43 55
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49 34 30 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
32 64 73 56
Opinions Change
71 64 89 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 59 40 86
Market Pulse
13 34 5 5
Sentiment
47 50 43 55
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
91 53 60 59
Growth
19 46 37 57
Safety Safety
49 25 35 41
Combined
49 26 34 60
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
72 64 67 68
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
75 55 63 19
Price vs. Book (P/B)
55 42 51 66
Dividend Yield
77 52 47 52
Value
91 53 60 59
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
4 70 56 84
Profit Growth
59 36 39 45
Capital Growth
54 63 53 33
Stock Returns
27 37 43 33
Growth
19 46 37 57
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
40 31 28 32
Refinancing
41 29 47 81
Liquidity
63 48 30 6
Safety Safety
49 25 35 41

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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