Margins varied 26.6% around their average (limit 35%), and no loss years were recorded (limit 2).
- 10y median
- 11.2%
- Worst year
- 7.0%
- Latest · 2026
- 9.4%
# Tosoh (4042.JP) Canonical: https://gigainvestors.com/s/4042.JP Analysis as of: 2026-10-15T07:10:08.401Z. Financial observations: FY2013–FY2026. Listing currency: JPY. Reporting currency: JPY. ## Verdict Not a wonderful business Quality tests for Buy: not passed (profit record: pass; earnings resilience is evidence only). Published buy qualification: no. Share price: JPY 2,574.00 per share; close as of 2026-10-15. Estimated value: low JPY 2,089.71 per share, central JPY 2,307.99 per share, high JPY 2,598.57 per share. Buy at or below the central value JPY 2,307.99 per share. Valuation as of 2026-10-15T07:10:08.401Z; scenarios are not confidence intervals. Expected annual return: 9.1% at the stated quote. About 9.1% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%). required return 10.0% a year (10% floor; JP 10-year bond 2.9% + 4 points). ## Checklist ### understandable: pass - 5 revenue declines in the last 10 years (informational) - Financial history: 10 years - Years with declining revenue: 5 - Years with a net loss: 0 - Operating margin variation: 0.27× Chart: Operating margin; fiscal year observations. - FY2017: 0.15× - FY2018: 0.16× - FY2019: 0.12× - FY2020: 0.10× - FY2021: 0.12× - FY2022: 0.16× - FY2023: 0.07× - FY2024: 0.08× - FY2025: 0.09× - FY2026: 0.09× ### moat: fail - ROIC median below threshold - ROIC worst years below threshold (more than 1 bad year allowed) - ROIC, median of available years: 10.5% - ROIC, second-lowest year: 6.9% - Typical minus recent gross margin: 1.3 pp - Typical gross margin (annual median): 25.7% - Recent gross margin (lower of latest and 3-year median): 24.4% - Years with nonpositive capital: 0 - Capital spending / revenue: 6.8% - ROIC including acquisitions, ten-year median: 7.5% Chart: ROIC excluding acquisitions; fiscal year observations. - FY2017: 16.7% - FY2018: 18.6% - FY2019: 13.8% - FY2020: 10.4% - FY2021: 10.6% - FY2022: 16.0% - FY2023: 6.5% - FY2024: 6.9% - FY2025: 8.1% - FY2026: 7.0% ### economics: fail - incremental invested capital return below threshold - Owner earnings / net income, 5-yr: 0.85× - Cash conversion uses consolidated totals: No - Owner earnings, five-year total: JPY 269B - Net income, five-year total: JPY 315B - Return on incremental invested capital: 4.2% - Working capital / revenue, annual change: 0.9 pp - Working capital / revenue, change between three-year averages: 6.9 pp - Working capital / revenue, final three-year average: 38.0% Chart: Annual owner cash / profit; fiscal year observations. - FY2022: 1.00× - FY2023: 1.00× - FY2024: 0.75× - FY2025: 0.82× - FY2026: 0.48× ### management: fail - Historical market-dollar context (not the management verdict): 2017 to 2026 (9 years) - buybacks unrelated to price (informational) - ROIC first 3 years vs last 3 years: 16.7% vs 7.0% - Per-share earnings: 233.12 to 180.07 (three-year endpoint medians) - per-share value declined or ends nonpositive - Management verdict uses per-share economic progress: Yes - Ordinary dilution, 10-year annual growth: -0.1% - Ordinary dilution, 5-year annual growth: -0.3% - Market cap gain: JPY 92B - Cumulative retained earnings: JPY 391B - Diluted shares, 10-year annual growth: -0.1% - Diluted shares, 5-year annual growth: -0.3% - $1 test, starting fiscal year: FY2017 - $1 test, ending fiscal year: FY2026 - Per-share value growth: -3.2% - Per-share value change: JPY -53.05 - Per-share value, starting three-year median: JPY 233.12 - Per-share value, ending three-year median: JPY 180.07 - Buybacks concentrated in cheaper years (correlation): -0.50 - Average buyback yield: 1.0% - Buyback history: 5 years - Debt-funded buybacks: No - Acquisition spending: JPY 11B - Cumulative net income, 10 years: JPY 677B - ROIC, first three-year median: 16.7% - ROIC, last three-year median: 7.0% Chart: Earnings per share; fiscal year observations. - FY2017: JPY 233.12 - FY2018: JPY 273.49 - FY2019: JPY 240.62 - FY2020: JPY 171.03 - FY2021: JPY 197.89 - FY2022: JPY 339.23 - FY2023: JPY 158.14 - FY2024: JPY 180.07 - FY2025: JPY 182.13 - FY2026: JPY 132.40 ### accounting: pass - Sloan accruals: -5.2% - Receivables to sales index (DSRI): 1.03× - Restructuring years, last five: 0 - Stock compensation / operating cash flow: 0.0% - Earnings backed by cash: Yes - Operating cash / earnings: 2.75× - Accounting red flags: 0 - Goodwill and intangibles / equity: 0.02× Chart: Sloan accruals; fiscal year observations. - FY2017: -5.1% - FY2018: -3.1% - FY2019: 0.1% - FY2020: -5.0% - FY2021: -3.2% - FY2022: -0.1% - FY2023: 5.6% - FY2024: -4.6% - FY2025: -3.6% - FY2026: -5.2% ## Holders ## Price story Price needs cash profits to grow 2.6% a year for ten years · sales -4.1% Story as of 2026-10-16T10:00:14.091Z; price observation 2026-10-15. Price needs cash profits to grow 2.6% a year for ten years ### Sales · FY2025–2026 sales -4.1%; source https://disclosure2dl.edinet-fsa.go.jp/searchdocument/pdf/S100YE5Q.pdf; observed 2026-06-24. - FY2017: JPY 743B - FY2018: JPY 823B - FY2019: JPY 861B - FY2020: JPY 786B - FY2021: JPY 733B - FY2022: JPY 919B - FY2023: JPY 1.06T - FY2024: JPY 1.01T - FY2025: JPY 1.06T - FY2026: JPY 1.02T ### Gross margin · FY2026 gross margin 25.6%; source https://disclosure2dl.edinet-fsa.go.jp/searchdocument/pdf/S100YE5Q.pdf; observed 2026-06-24. - FY2017: 29.0% - FY2018: 29.3% - FY2019: 25.7% - FY2020: 25.6% - FY2021: 27.9% - FY2022: 29.6% - FY2023: 20.6% - FY2024: 22.5% - FY2025: 24.4% - FY2026: 25.6% ## Owner memo Memo as of 2026-10-16T08:06:05.509Z. ### How it makes money Annual sales are JPY 1 trillion. - Source: https://disclosure2dl.edinet-fsa.go.jp/searchdocument/pdf/S100YE5Q.pdf (filed 2026-06-24); FY2026: revenue 1019917000000; grossProfit 261025000000; margin = grossProfit / revenue. ### Why customers stay Margins ranged from 22.5% to 25.6% during 2024–26; it earns 10.5% on its capital. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-24); FY2024: grossProfit / revenue = 22.5%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-24); FY2025: grossProfit / revenue = 24.4%. - Source: https://disclosure2dl.edinet-fsa.go.jp/searchdocument/pdf/S100YE5Q.pdf (filed 2026-06-24); FY2026: grossProfit / revenue = 25.6%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-24); 10-year return on capital observations [[2017,0.16720482003021384],[2018,0.1857505569019372],[2019,0.13803896736473956],[2020,0.10367446727129657],[2021,0.10573719988748746],[2022,0.15998510537663801],[2023,0.06473245057321524],[2024,0.06920640404759358],[2025,0.08061762476129916],[2026,0.07047947444407116]]; median 0.10470583357939202. ROIC follows the displayed moat series; financial companies use return on tangible equity. ### Where the cash goes Paid dividends in 10 of 10 years; bought back JPY 25 billion of shares. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-24); FY2017: growth capex 0; upkeep 34549000000; owner earnings 71090000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-24); FY2018: growth capex 9218000000; upkeep 32618000000; owner earnings 88795000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.10381215158511177. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-24); FY2019: growth capex 11897393649.297295; upkeep 49992606350.702705; owner earnings 62659393649.297295. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.1898740628721472. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-24); FY2020: growth capex 0; upkeep 62402000000; owner earnings 28047000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-24); FY2021: growth capex 0; upkeep 50151000000; owner earnings 53587000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-24); FY2022: growth capex 3819000000; upkeep 40663000000; owner earnings 107938000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.035381422668568994. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-24); FY2023: growth capex 36559000000; upkeep 43062000000; owner earnings 50335000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.7263136982219132. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-24); FY2024: growth capex 0; upkeep 58713000000; owner earnings 43122000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-24); FY2025: growth capex 21852564164.776062; upkeep 58044435835.22394; owner earnings 47465564164.77606. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0.46038774739756977. - Source: https://disclosure2dl.edinet-fsa.go.jp/searchdocument/pdf/S100YE5Q.pdf (filed 2026-06-24); FY2026: growth capex 0; upkeep 69827000000; owner earnings 19869000000. Growth capex / owner earnings = 0. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-24); Dividend observations: [[2017,9393000000],[2018,18473000000],[2019,19460000000],[2020,18164000000],[2021,17979000000],[2022,19700000000],[2023,28595000000],[2024,25431000000],[2025,30209000000],[2026,31667000000]]. Zero only counted when supported by a complete cash-flow statement. - Source: https://disclosure2dl.edinet-fsa.go.jp/searchdocument/pdf/S100YE5Q.pdf (filed 2026-06-24); FY2026: cash repurchases 25010000000 JPY. ### What the price says The price assumes cash profits grow 2.6% yearly over ten years; actual decline was 8.5%. - Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-06-24); Ten-year compound average after fade. Initial solved rate 0.02456316239560008. Price 2574; FX 1; discount 0.1; same standard ten-year fade to terminal 0.03. FY2016 owner earnings/share 153.82413005671077 → FY2026 63.214119908686776. Closing-price date 2026-10-15. ## Monthly share-price history (JPY per share) - 2016-11: JPY 1,536.00 per share - 2016-12: JPY 1,654.00 per share - 2017-01: JPY 1,710.00 per share - 2017-02: JPY 1,954.00 per share - 2017-03: JPY 1,956.00 per share - 2017-04: JPY 2,094.00 per share - 2017-05: JPY 1,882.00 per share - 2017-06: JPY 2,302.00 per share - 2017-07: JPY 2,630.00 per share - 2017-08: JPY 2,580.00 per share - 2017-09: JPY 2,536.00 per share - 2017-10: JPY 2,438.00 per share - 2017-11: JPY 2,479.00 per share - 2017-12: JPY 2,554.00 per share - 2018-01: JPY 2,500.00 per share - 2018-02: JPY 2,250.00 per share - 2018-03: JPY 2,088.00 per share - 2018-04: JPY 1,942.00 per share - 2018-05: JPY 1,910.00 per share - 2018-06: JPY 1,717.00 per share - 2018-07: JPY 1,820.00 per share - 2018-08: JPY 1,746.00 per share - 2018-09: JPY 1,750.00 per share - 2018-10: JPY 1,493.00 per share - 2018-11: JPY 1,600.00 per share - 2018-12: JPY 1,432.00 per share - 2019-01: JPY 1,543.00 per share - 2019-02: JPY 1,643.00 per share - 2019-03: JPY 1,721.00 per share - 2019-04: JPY 1,785.00 per share - 2019-05: JPY 1,378.00 per share - 2019-06: JPY 1,515.00 per share - 2019-07: JPY 1,533.00 per share - 2019-08: JPY 1,364.00 per share - 2019-09: JPY 1,428.00 per share - 2019-10: JPY 1,498.00 per share - 2019-11: JPY 1,630.00 per share - 2019-12: JPY 1,695.00 per share - 2020-01: JPY 1,573.00 per share - 2020-02: JPY 1,481.00 per share - 2020-03: JPY 1,230.00 per share - 2020-04: JPY 1,329.00 per share - 2020-05: JPY 1,498.00 per share - 2020-06: JPY 1,470.00 per share - 2020-07: JPY 1,412.00 per share - 2020-08: JPY 1,575.00 per share - 2020-09: JPY 1,705.00 per share - 2020-10: JPY 1,690.00 per share - 2020-11: JPY 1,646.00 per share - 2020-12: JPY 1,608.00 per share - 2021-01: JPY 1,798.00 per share - 2021-02: JPY 1,950.00 per share - 2021-03: JPY 2,118.00 per share - 2021-04: JPY 1,938.00 per share - 2021-05: JPY 1,913.00 per share - 2021-06: JPY 1,916.00 per share - 2021-07: JPY 1,914.00 per share - 2021-08: JPY 1,998.00 per share - 2021-09: JPY 2,034.00 per share - 2021-10: JPY 1,919.00 per share - 2021-11: JPY 1,631.00 per share - 2021-12: JPY 1,706.00 per share - 2022-01: JPY 1,784.00 per share - 2022-02: JPY 1,788.00 per share - 2022-03: JPY 1,814.00 per share - 2022-04: JPY 1,794.00 per share - 2022-05: JPY 1,875.00 per share - 2022-06: JPY 1,685.00 per share - 2022-07: JPY 1,728.00 per share - 2022-08: JPY 1,807.00 per share - 2022-09: JPY 1,610.00 per share - 2022-10: JPY 1,619.00 per share - 2022-11: JPY 1,623.00 per share - 2022-12: JPY 1,570.00 per share - 2023-01: JPY 1,695.00 per share - 2023-02: JPY 1,852.00 per share - 2023-03: JPY 1,797.00 per share - 2023-04: JPY 1,811.00 per share - 2023-05: JPY 1,605.00 per share - 2023-06: JPY 1,699.00 per share - 2023-07: JPY 1,856.50 per share - 2023-08: JPY 1,886.00 per share - 2023-09: JPY 1,918.00 per share - 2023-10: JPY 1,837.50 per share - 2023-11: JPY 1,967.00 per share - 2023-12: JPY 1,801.00 per share - 2024-01: JPY 1,911.00 per share - 2024-02: JPY 2,039.00 per share - 2024-03: JPY 2,069.50 per share - 2024-04: JPY 2,179.50 per share - 2024-05: JPY 1,993.00 per share - 2024-06: JPY 2,098.00 per share - 2024-07: JPY 2,053.00 per share - 2024-08: JPY 1,875.00 per share - 2024-09: JPY 1,913.00 per share - 2024-10: JPY 1,910.00 per share - 2024-11: JPY 2,060.00 per share - 2024-12: JPY 2,117.50 per share - 2025-01: JPY 2,070.00 per share - 2025-02: JPY 2,046.00 per share - 2025-03: JPY 2,053.50 per share - 2025-04: JPY 2,009.50 per share - 2025-05: JPY 2,138.50 per share - 2025-06: JPY 2,110.00 per share - 2025-07: JPY 2,280.50 per share - 2025-08: JPY 2,334.50 per share - 2025-09: JPY 2,189.50 per share - 2025-10: JPY 2,200.00 per share - 2025-11: JPY 2,354.50 per share - 2025-12: JPY 2,352.00 per share - 2026-01: JPY 2,521.00 per share - 2026-02: JPY 2,729.50 per share - 2026-03: JPY 2,313.50 per share - 2026-04: JPY 2,413.00 per share - 2026-05: JPY 2,750.00 per share - 2026-06: JPY 2,927.00 per share - 2026-07: JPY 2,710.50 per share - 2026-08: JPY 2,667.50 per share - 2026-09: JPY 2,630.00 per share - 2026-10: JPY 2,652.00 per share ## Annual estimated value (JPY per share) - FY2020: low JPY 2,180.01 per share, central JPY 2,445.31 per share, high JPY 2,798.47 per share - FY2021: low JPY 2,252.45 per share, central JPY 2,505.01 per share, high JPY 2,841.22 per share - FY2022: low JPY 2,757.22 per share, central JPY 3,075.35 per share, high JPY 3,498.85 per share - FY2023: low JPY 3,617.35 per share, central JPY 5,034.36 per share, high JPY 5,859.50 per share - FY2024: low JPY 2,134.49 per share, central JPY 2,492.12 per share, high JPY 2,836.13 per share - FY2025: low JPY 2,207.47 per share, central JPY 2,591.76 per share, high JPY 2,957.45 per share - FY2026: low JPY 2,089.71 per share, central JPY 2,307.99 per share, high JPY 2,598.57 per share Historical values use today's bond yield for every fiscal year Historical values use today's FX rate into trading currency for every fiscal year Historical values use current restated fundamentals and current commodity classification; they are not point-in-time estimates ## Sources [Original EDINET filing](https://disclosure2dl.edinet-fsa.go.jp/searchdocument/pdf/S100YE5Q.pdf); period 2026-03-31, filed 2026-06-24. Estimates depend on assumptions and are not guarantees or investment advice. Underlying data remains subject to its source licenses; public reading does not grant bulk redistribution rights.
4042 · JP
Nikkei 225
Not a wonderful business
3 quality tests fail. A lower price would not fix the business.
Margins varied 26.6% around their average (limit 35%), and no loss years were recorded (limit 2).
Capital return excluding acquisitions: median 10.5% (minimum 15%), and the second-worst year 6.9% (minimum 10%).
New investment earned 4.2% (minimum 12%).
Per-share value fell from 233.12 to 180.07, comparing three-year medians at each end (must rise and stay positive).
Profits were backed by cash: accruals were -5.2% of assets (limit 10%).
Profit record · pass 0 loss years in 10 (at most 2), mean operating margin 11.5%, three-year average owner earnings per share 115.91 JPY.
| Value range | JPY 2,089.71 – JPY 2,598.57 |
|---|---|
| Buy at or below | Central value JPY 2,307.99 |
| Discount to value | 1 − 2574.00 / 2307.99 = -11.5% |
| Return / year | About 9.1% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%) |
| Cash-flow inputs | Owner cash JPY 144.84/share; 0.0% growth for 5 years, then fades to 3.0%; excess cash JPY 506.56/share today. |
| Required return | 10.0% / year, earned by construction at the central value |