The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.
Diluted shares outstanding: 1.32B (2022) → 1.27B (2026)
SMC Corporation, a global enterprise, is engaged in the manufacturing, processing, and worldwide sale of automated control systems, sintered filters, and various other filtration technologies. The company's comprehensive product lineup encompasses a wide array of industrial components. These include directional control valves, air and electric cylinders, rotary actuators, and air grippers, alongside vacuum and air preparation equipment, and modular F.R.L. and pressure control devices. SMC also supplies essential items such as lubrication equipment, various fittings and tubing, flow control mechanisms, speed controllers, noise reduction solutions (silencers, exhaust cleaners), pressure gauges, blow guns, switches, sensors, controllers, and static neutralization apparatus. Furthermore, its specialized industrial offerings extend to process valves, chemical liquid and needle valves with their corresponding fittings and tubing, process pumps, temperature and process gas management systems, high vacuum technology, industrial filters (including sintered metal elements), pneumatic instrumentation, and hydraulic machinery. Founded in 1959, the organization was originally known as Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd., before rebranding to SMC Corporation in April 1986. Its corporate domicile is in Tokyo, Japan.
When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.
+37.2% YoY
YoY Growth Rate
Revenue accelerating
+101.9% YoY
YoY Growth Rate
EPS growth accelerating
¥42.4B/ year
↑ Rising (+19280% vs prior year)
4.7% of revenue
In line with sector average (4%)
R&D investment increasing — building for the future
Cash flow positive
¥832.7B cash & investments
Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising
SMC Corporation grew revenue 37% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.
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ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.
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Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.
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FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.
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Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.
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P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.
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Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.
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