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The Japan Steel Works

JPSWY
46
Industrial - Machinery · Industrials
Price
$23.50
-0.10 (-0.42%)
Market Cap
$3.46B
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
46
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Sep 2, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

50.0% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 294.3M (2022) → 147.2M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

The Japan Steel Works makes heavy industrial equipment and specialized machinery. Its core products include large steel castings and forgings used in nuclear power plants, petrochemical facilities, and wind turbines. The company is also a major producer of plastic injection molding machines and film-sheet machinery used by manufacturers worldwide.

Revenue comes from selling heavy equipment, machinery, and related maintenance services primarily to energy and manufacturing customers. The company operates mainly in Japan but exports globally, with a market cap around $3.5 billion. It holds a strong competitive position as one of very few companies in the world capable of producing ultra-large forgings for nuclear reactor pressure vessels, giving it a narrow but durable moat. Growing global interest in nuclear energy as a low-carbon power source is a key growth driver, though the business remains cyclical and tied to large capital spending decisions by energy companies.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-1.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-19.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

¥5.0B/ year

Rising (+12% vs prior year)

1.7% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

1.5%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

¥105.0B cash & investments

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

The Japan Steel Works's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
27.4%
Modest — 27.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
10.1%
Modest — 10.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
8.8%
Below par — 8.8% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+0.5%
Nearly flat sales (+0.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+13.0%
Earnings growing (+13.0% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
0%
Weak — only 0% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
0.0%
Thin free cash flow (0.0%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.40
Conservative — low debt load (0.40)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
28.54x
Comfortably covers interest (28.5x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
25.0x
Growth-priced — P/E 25.0

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+8.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (25.0 → 16.7)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.23%
Small dividend — 1.23% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+43.6%
Dividend growing fast (43.6% YoY)

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