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Hi-Lex Corporation

Hi-Lex Corporation

7279.T
Hi-Lex CorporationJP flagTokyo Stock Exchange
2,128.00
JPY
+107.00
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78.66BMarket Cap
Hi-Lex Corporation
7279.T
(Tokyo Stock Exchange)

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2,128.00

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2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
TTM
FRC
3,388.1
3,293.61
3,677.62
4,342.09
5,302.35
6,294.41
6,203.55
6,769.38
6,608.89
6,312.85
5,149.36
5,740.94
6,815.52
7,962.28
8,221.44
8,122.29
8,272.93
Revenue per Share
198.07
152.65
177.79
279.63
343.52
353.56
287.45
229.3
145.3
91.93
-92.4
129.08
-189.84
-79.75
52.6
224.85
-49.06
Basic EPS, GAAP
246.99
46.31
207.41
98.26
120.97
289.33
151.15
135.79
33.62
81.51
116.51
-152.2
-241.73
196.51
22.29
86.72
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
21.99
34.99
34.99
40.01
42.01
50.01
58.03
52.99
53.03
53.03
37.53
40.15
34.02
34.02
37.03
43.11
- -
Dividend per Share
2,022.12
2,132.09
2,272.17
2,508.27
2,803.09
3,105.45
3,329.82
3,500.2
3,591.55
3,636.2
3,505.75
3,602.9
3,419.86
3,306.09
3,282.47
3,473.23
3,285.02
Book Value per Share
2,066.2
2,115.27
2,291.71
2,924.87
3,350.65
3,915.93
3,732.42
4,319.97
4,475.42
4,508.42
4,431.18
4,660.35
4,937.29
4,990.07
4,815.31
5,024.33
5,094.5
Tangible Book Value per Share
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
37
37
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
128,670
125,098
139,687
164,956
201,447
239,131
235,710
257,284
251,250
240,002
195,784
217,754
255,616
298,623
308,382
304,123
310,078
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
9.39
7.34
8.24
8.41
9.22
7.27
7.16
5.64
3.9
2.83
-0.49
0.31
-1.9
1
0.12
1.12
1.06
Operating Margin (%)
3,554
3,250
3,247
3,630
4,802
6,500
5,952
7,216
7,737
7,998
8,318
8,842
9,818
9,936
10,463
9,685
- -
Depreciation Expense
7,522
5,798
6,753
10,623
13,051
13,432
10,922
8,715
5,524
3,495
-3,513
4,896
-7,120
-2,991
1,973
8,419
-1,839
Net Income, GAAP
33.84
32.04
32.61
33.13
31.04
29.76
27.37
33.32
29.99
36.29
- -
23.33
- -
- -
38.78
13.91
167
Effective Tax Rate (%)
5.85
4.63
4.83
6.44
6.48
5.62
4.63
3.39
2.2
1.46
-1.79
2.25
-2.79
-1
0.64
2.77
-0.59
Profit Margin (%)
36,153
39,321
44,080
52,729
57,432
67,425
65,545
75,746
73,354
71,528
67,815
71,515
75,990
77,642
76,970
84,317
77,644
Working Capital
49
- -
- -
612
1,207
873
1,295
2,687
3,132
3,057
2,799
1,872
1,738
1,370
1,423
1,012
1,226
LT Debt
79,740
81,415
88,335
113,923
134,565
155,594
147,374
174,762
178,919
177,834
172,770
180,545
188,777
191,178
184,586
191,692
194,712
Total Equity
10.12
7.54
8.93
8.86
9.68
7.87
7.64
5.63
3.65
2.31
- -
0.28
- -
- -
0.11
1.45
-1.1
Return on Invested Capital (%)
8.7
6.28
6.81
10.28
10.12
9.43
6.8
5.22
2.96
1.59
- -
2.38
- -
- -
0.46
4.9
-2.08
Return on Capital (%)
10.22
7.35
8.07
11.7
12.94
11.97
8.93
6.72
4.1
2.54
-2.59
3.63
-5.38
-2.37
1.6
6.65
-1.47
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

FRC

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in mil. unless spec.
Oct'23
Jan'24
Apr'24
ST Debt
10,401
10,454
10,772
LT Borrowings
1,370
1,294
1,226
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
38
38
38
Market Capitalization
49,332
58,508
58,058

Working Capital

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Oct'23
Jan'24
Apr'24
Total Current Assets
151,671
148,977
150,294
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
56,310
57,108
57,300
Accounts Receivable, Net
50,172
46,324
47,344
Inventories
36,363
36,822
37,758
Total Current Liabilities
74,029
73,483
72,650
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
10,401
10,454
10,772
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
2.29%
2.15%
3.85%
Free Cash Flow
-10.25%
-30.97%
288.4%
Net Income, GAAP
-69.48%
-76.41%
326.71%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
2.98%
9.46%
-1.38%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
16.2%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

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in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
78,368
76,032
- -
- -
308,382
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
304,123
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

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in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
13.18
- -
- -
- -
52.6
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
224.85
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
37.03
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
43.11
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
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Business
Hi-Lex Corporation manufactures and sells control cables and remote operation systems for automotive, industrial equipment, medical equipment, and marine sectors worldwide. Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan, the company produces core products including push-pull cables, pull cables, SPIRAX cables, actuators, power lift gate systems, wheelchair anchoring systems, electronic parking systems, door modules, window regulators, ECU electronic controls, accelerator actuators for construction machinery, dampers and elevated grilles for system air conditioners, operator units for high windows, drain valve cables, bath assists for nursing care, and operation boxes for marine vessels; it operates sales offices in Tokyo, Nagoya, Hamamatsu, Hiroshima, and Utsunomiya, Japan, with plants in Takarazuka, Sanda, Sanda-Nishi, Kaibara, Mikkabi, and overseas in the U.S.A., South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Mexico, China, Vietnam, India, Hungary, Germany, Brazil, Italy, Spain, the Czech Republic, and Serbia. Hi-Lex Corporation targets automotive original equipment manufacturers, construction machinery producers, housing equipment suppliers, shipbuilders, and nursing care providers primarily in Japan and international markets. In May 2025, the company entered a share transfer agreement to acquire Mitsui Kinzoku ACT Corporation from Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. for ¥11.3 billion, aiming to integrate products and technologies for technological innovation, with completion expected between October and December 2025; it also completed the acquisition of Mitsui Kinzoku ACT shares, converting it into a subsidiary as announced in September 2025, and revised its full-year consolidated financial forecast for the fiscal year ending October 2025 while reporting financial results for the nine months ended July 31, 2025.