East Japan Railway (9020.T)
Industrials · Tokyo · Japan
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
East Japan Railway trades at ¥3,628.00, which is 111% below the ¥7,651.60 our discounted cash flow model puts on the business. On that measure alone it screens as undervalued, though a DCF is an argument rather than a measurement, and the market is frequently right about why something is cheap.
Our moat model scores it 51 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 15.8 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 East Japan Railway
East Japan Railway Company operates as a passenger railway company in Japan and internationally. The company operates through Transportation, Distribution and service, Real Estate & Hotels, and Others segments. It offers passenger railway, freight, bus transportation, station operations, travel agency, warehousing, financial, telecommunication, computer-related data, leasing of personal property, dry cleaning, casualty insurance, and other agency services. The company is also involved in the operation of aerial cableway and parking lot; advertising and promotion; books and magazines publication; automobile maintenance and repair; hotel and restaurant management; civil engineering and general construction; facilities construction; and electricity supply businesses. In addition, it engages in the sale of prepaid vouchers, memberships for sport and leisure facilities, including golf and tennis clubs; and oil, gas, and car accessories; travel goods, food, beverages, liquors, medicines, cosmetics, and daily necessities. Further, the company is involved in the sale, leasing, management, and brokerage of real estate properties; manufacture of transport-related machinery and equipment, as well as precision and industrial machinery and tools; production and sale of signs and information boards; and establishment and management of recreation areas, physical fitness facilities, cultural facilities, preparatory schools and other educational facilities, and movie theaters. Additionally, it engages in the production of beverages and liquors; processing and sale of marine products; manufacture and sale of aggregates, masonry materials, concrete piles and blocks; railcar manufacturing and maintenance operations; sale of tickets for events; and photo development activities. East Japan Railway Company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
9020.T passes 5 of our 30 screens today
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Common questions
Is East Japan Railway (9020.T) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of ¥7,651.60, 9020.T at ¥3,628.00 is 111% below 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 9020.T's P/E ratio?
9020.T trades at 15.8 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.