Canon (7751.T)
Technology · Tokyo · Japan
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
Canon trades at ¥4,429.00, close to the ¥3,952.50 our discounted cash flow model puts on the business. On this measure the market and the model broadly agree, so the interesting question is which of them is wrong.
Our moat model scores it 56 out of 100, which is a moat, but not a deep one. A moat is a structural reason competitors cannot take the profits away, and it matters more to a long holding period than any single quarter's numbers do.
It changes hands at 11.8 times earnings. Be careful reading that in isolation: for a cyclical business a low P/E arrives at the top of the cycle, when profits are peaking and about to fall, which is exactly when the shares look cheapest and are not.
About Canon
Canon Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, produces, sells, and services various printing, medical, imaging, and industrial equipment in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. It operates through four segments: Printing Business Unit, Medical Business Unit, Imaging Business Unit, and Industrial Business Unit. The company offers digital continuous-feed and cut-sheet, large-format, and document and laser multifunction printers, as well as office multifunction devices, laser image scanners, calculators, and document solutions; and CT and ultrasound diagnostic scanners, x-ray diagnostic and MRI equipment, digital radiography, ophthalmology equipment, in-vitro diagnostic systems and reagents, and healthcare IT solutions. It also provides interchangeable lens and compact digital cameras, lenses, compact photo printers, MR systems, network cameras, digital cinema and video cameras, and broadcasting equipment, as well as video management and image analysis software; and semiconductor and FPD exposure equipment, organic EL display manufacturing equipment, vacuum thin film deposition equipment, and die bonding equipment, as well as handheld terminals and document scanners. In addition, the company offers functional and evaporation materials; optical paints, adhesives, and crystals; contact image sensors; printed wiring boards; vacuum components; microwave/power grid tubes; radiation detectors; and x-ray tubes, panel detectors, and image intensifiers. It sells its products under the Canon brand name through resellers and distributors. The company was formerly known as Canon Camera Company, Inc. and changed its name to Canon Inc. in March 1969. Canon Inc. was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Ota, Japan.
7751.T passes 6 of our 30 screens today
Each screen prints the exact criteria it used, and the circumstances in which it is wrong.
Common questions
Is Canon (7751.T) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of ¥3,952.50, 7751.T at ¥4,429.00 is 11% above fair value. That is one model's answer, not a recommendation, and most of a DCF's output sits in a terminal value nobody can forecast.
What is 7751.T's P/E ratio?
7751.T trades at 11.8 times earnings. A low P/E is not automatically cheap: on a cyclical company it is usually a warning that earnings are at a peak.
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Data from company filings, exchange quotes and SEC EDGAR 13F disclosures. Quotes are delayed. Metrics we do not have are left out rather than estimated. Educational information, not financial advice.