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KYB Corporation (7242.T)

JPY4,225.00 +90.00 (+2.18%)
JP JPX Consumer Cyclical Auto - Parts
Address World Trade Center Building 105-6111
Tokyo, JP
CEO Masahiro Kawase
Website kyb.co.jp
IPO 2001-01-01
ISIN JP3220200004

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Description

Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, KYB Corporation is a long-standing global manufacturer, established in 1919. Formerly known as Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd. until its name change in October 2015, the company excels in producing a diverse array of automotive and hydraulic components, along with many other specialized industrial products. For the automotive sector, KYB supplies critical parts such as shock absorbers, hydraulic power steering pumps, steering gearboxes, motors, dual pinion systems, and advanced EPS actuators. Motorcycle enthusiasts benefit from their specialized components, including power-regulated front forks, rear cushion units, and steering dampers. The company's expertise also extends to railway equipment, where it provides caliper brakes, oil dampers, telescopic shock absorbers, comprehensive suspension systems, and automatic height adjustment valves. In the aerospace industry, KYB delivers precision components like actuators, accumulators, wheel brakes, and reservoir modules, even contributing to space rocket systems. Serving the heavy machinery sector, KYB produces a variety of hydraulic pumps, motors, cylinders, and valves for construction, industrial, and agricultural applications, alongside integrated hydrostatic transmissions. Their portfolio also encompasses components for special purpose vehicles, including concrete mixer trucks and granule carriers, as well as environmentally conscious products such as wood shredding and pulverizing machines. Beyond these core areas, KYB fabricates theatrical equipment like acoustic reflectors and rigging systems, marine components such as stern cranes, and specific industrial machinery items, including axial piston pumps, motion packages, and gas springs. Furthermore, the company caters to sports and welfare needs with products like chair ski shock absorbers and vehicle kneeling down systems.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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JPY4,225.00 +90.00 (+2.18%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
122.1K
Beta
0.65
Float Shares
24.14M
Free Float %
55.9%
Price Performance
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-1.70% -12.26% -13.29% -18.61% -9.20% -10.31% +35.51% +78.39% +122.25% +125.35% +367.63%
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Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
4,225.00
DCF (Unlevered) 9,895.00 +134.2%
DCF (Levered) 17,434.65 +312.7%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Ratings Trend (MoM) 100% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 0 0
Buy 1 0
Hold 0 -1
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
2.40
Grey zone
Piotroski F-Score
7 / 9
Strong
MOAT Score
5 / 10
Developing
Composite Rating
A
Overall Score
4 / 5
High
DCF Score
4 / 5
High
ROE Score
4 / 5
High
ROA Score
5 / 5
High
D/E Score
2 / 5
Medium
P/E Score
4 / 5
High
P/Book Score
4 / 5
High
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Auto - Parts: +7.8%
    +9.9% Q1'26: +10.4% (vs Q1'25)
  • EPS growth Auto - Parts: +18.0%
    +124.8% Q1'26: -15.3% (vs Q1'25)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Auto - Parts: +53.1%
    -1.0% Q1'26: -6.8% (vs Q1'25)
  • EBIT margin Auto - Parts: +7.5%
    +6.1% Q1'26: +6.5% (vs Q1'25)
  • ROIC Auto - Parts: +6.4%
    +8.0% Q1'26: +10.3% (vs Q1'25)
  • Share dilution Auto - Parts: +0.0%
    -10.5% Q1'26: -28.2% (vs Q1'25)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Auto - Parts: 0.27×
    2.34× Q1'26: 2.14× (vs Q1'25)
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
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Market assumptions
WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.50) × ERP
WACC = 69% × Ke + 31% × Kd (4.1%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 9,763.91 Current price: 4,225.00
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

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Consensus Estimates
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Mar 2026
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Mar 2027
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Mar 2028
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Revenue
370.33B
est: 369.00B (+0.4%)
355.32B
est: 355.00B (+0.1%)
355.32B
est: 354.25B (+0.3%)
392.39B
est: 389.75B (+0.7%)
412.21B
est: 416.00B (-0.9%)
381.58B
est: 395.00B (-3.4%)
328.04B
est: 309.00B (+6.2%)
388.36B
est: 378.00B (+2.7%)
431.21B
est: 450.00B (-4.2%)
442.78B
est: 440.00B (+0.6%)
438.32B
est: 450.00B (-2.6%)
480.00B
480.00B – 480.00B
+6.7% YoY
500.00B
500.00B – 500.00B
+4.2% YoY
520.00B
520.00B – 520.00B
+4.0% YoY
EBITDA
30.70B
est: 40.08B (-23.4%)
34.66B
est: 38.56B (-10.1%)
34.55B
est: 38.48B (-10.2%)
38.59B
est: 42.33B (-8.8%)
-3.08B
est: 45.18B (-106.8%)
15.74B
est: 42.90B (-63.3%)
46.45B
est: 33.56B (+38.4%)
48.23B
est: 41.06B (+17.5%)
50.35B
est: 48.88B (+3.0%)
39.89B
est: 49.45B (-19.3%)
39.11B
est: 46.95B (-16.7%)
50.08B
50.08B – 50.08B
+6.7% YoY
52.16B
52.16B – 52.16B
+4.2% YoY
54.25B
54.25B – 54.25B
+4.0% YoY
EBIT
15.50B
est: 22.92B (-32.4%)
17.59B
est: 22.05B (-20.2%)
18.62B
est: 22.00B (-15.4%)
21.60B
est: 24.21B (-10.8%)
-20.66B
est: 25.84B (-180.0%)
-4.88B
est: 24.54B (-119.9%)
27.82B
est: 19.19B (+44.9%)
29.92B
est: 23.48B (+27.4%)
31.70B
est: 27.95B (+13.4%)
21.00B
est: 28.99B (-27.5%)
20.42B
est: 27.50B (-25.7%)
29.34B
29.34B – 29.34B
+6.7% YoY
30.56B
30.56B – 30.56B
+4.2% YoY
31.78B
31.78B – 31.78B
+4.0% YoY
Net Income
8.04B
est: 10.51B (-23.5%)
-3.16B
est: -2.33B (-35.4%)
14.55B
est: 13.39B (+8.7%)
15.20B
est: 15.48B (-1.8%)
-24.76B
est: -9.72B (-154.6%)
-61.88B
est: -12.15B (-409.1%)
17.09B
est: 486.17M (+3,414.8%)
22.55B
est: 20.52B (+9.9%)
27.21B
est: 20.48B (+32.9%)
15.82B
est: 15.63B (+1.2%)
14.90B
est: 18.27B (-18.5%)
28.64B
28.64B – 28.64B
+56.7% YoY
26.48B
26.48B – 26.48B
-7.6% YoY
28.43B
28.43B – 28.43B
+7.4% YoY
SGA
48.20B
est: 49.11B (-1.9%)
46.73B
est: 47.25B (-1.1%)
46.19B
est: 47.15B (-2.0%)
49.88B
est: 51.88B (-3.8%)
53.26B
est: 55.37B (-3.8%)
47.37B
est: 52.57B (-9.9%)
41.62B
est: 41.13B (+1.2%)
48.28B
est: 50.31B (-4.0%)
53.64B
est: 59.89B (-10.4%)
52.74B
est: 54.57B (-3.4%)
54.98B
est: 55.69B (-1.3%)
59.41B
59.41B – 59.41B
+6.7% YoY
61.88B
61.88B – 61.88B
+4.2% YoY
64.36B
64.36B – 64.36B
+4.0% YoY
EPS
157.25
est: 211.50 (-25.7%)
-61.85
est: -47.00 (-31.6%)
284.65
est: 269.50 (+5.6%)
297.55
est: 311.58 (-4.5%)
-484.60
est: -195.75 (-147.6%)
-1,211.26
est: -244.68 (-395.0%)
334.48
est: 9.79 (+3,317.5%)
427.49
est: 413.04 (+3.5%)
514.20
est: 412.20 (+24.7%)
294.80
est: 314.75 (-6.3%)
281.13
est: 410.90 (-31.6%)
644.00
644.00 – 644.00
+56.7% YoY
595.30
595.30 – 595.30
-7.6% YoY
639.30
639.30 – 639.30
+7.4% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-13 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-12 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-11 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-08 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-07 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-01 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-30 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-28 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-27 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-24 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-23 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-22 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-21 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-20 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-17 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-16 A 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 4/5 4/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
33.49B
OE per share TTM
700.80
Owner's Yield
16.50%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
17.26%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
39.7%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

Top holders not available.

ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock Held by 75 ETFs in our universe
# ETF Weight Est. AUM exposure TER
1 WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund DFJ 0.22% 828.4K 0.58%
2 Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF AVDV 0.13% 24.42M 0.36%
3 iShares International Developed Small Cap Value Factor ETF ISVL 0.10% 315.8K 0.31%
4 WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund DLS 0.10% 1.03M 0.58%
5 WisdomTree Dynamic International SmallCap Equity ETF DDLS 0.09% 382.4K 0.48%
6 State Street SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF GWX 0.08% 698.0K 0.40%
7 Dimensional - International Small Cap Value ETF DISV 0.07% 3.44M 0.42%
8 iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap UCITS ETF IDJP.L 0.06% 323.0K 0.58%
9 WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund DXJ 0.06% 4.01M 0.48%
10 Avantis Global Small Cap Value UCITS ETF AVGS.L 0.05% 587.4K 0.39%

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

No insider activity available.

Insider buys vs sells (history)

Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

No recent insider transactions.

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
2.16M
Shares Outstanding
43.17M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)

No proxy statements available for this company yet.

Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

No SEC filings available for this company yet.

Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Kenji Yazaki Managing Executive Officer
Manabu Akasaka Senior Managing Executive Officer and Head of Accounting & Special Vehicle Division
Masahiro Kawase Chief Executive Officer, President & Representative Director male
Masaru Tsuboi Managing Executive Officer
Masayoshi Sakemi Executive Officer
Minoru Ishikawa Senior Managing Executive Officer
Minoru Tamai Managing Executive Officer
Shozo Amano Senior Managing Executive Officer
Takashi Saito Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Officer & Representative Director male
Tomoki Takaoka Senior Managing Executive Officer of HR & General Affairs, Chief Logistics Officer and Director male
Toshimichi Izeki Managing Executive Officer
ESG Score History

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