KYB Corporation

KYB Corporation

8.75
EUR
+0.05
(+0.57%)
Nov 11Next Earn
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
2026 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
2,545.55
2,415.69
2,317.94
2,318.06
2,568.94
2,689.57
2,489.78
2,140.42
2,534.1
2,813.11
2,750.66
2,756.87
3,493.61
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
92.1
52.42
-20.62
94.88
99.18
-161.53
-403.75
111.49
147.14
177.51
98.27
93.71
210.66
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
-48.8
-46.26
-13.11
74.5
96.89
-22.15
-167.47
62.5
97.56
80.18
94.73
168.55
-20.36
- -
Dividend per Share
12.76
16.67
20
18.33
23.33
13.34
- -
- -
21.59
27.78
42.03
37.4
51.21
- -
Book Value per Share
962.28
1,104.45
967.34
1,071.92
1,175.9
974.4
483.46
722.21
1,001.03
1,192.65
1,445.56
1,569.39
1,928.71
- -
Tangible Book Value per Share
939.3
1,077.17
936.4
1,031.91
1,130.49
923.53
450.1
693.8
976.14
1,169.91
1,423.36
1,548.9
1,898.19
- -
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
139
153
153
153
153
153
153
153
153
153
161
159
138
131
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
352,710
370,327
355,320
355,316
393,743
412,214
381,584
328,037
388,360
431,205
442,781
438,316
481,529
- -
Operating Margin (%)
5.15
3.91
1.58
5.13
5.26
-6.99
-10.73
5.52
7.48
7.28
4.72
4.64
6.68
- -
Depreciation Expense
17,449
15,191
17,075
15,922
16,988
17,581
20,615
18,634
18,314
18,652
18,886
18,685
19,428
- -
Net Income, GAAP
12,761
8,036
-3,161
14,544
15,202
-24,757
-61,879
17,087
22,549
27,210
15,818
14,899
29,036
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
37.24
43.9
192.81
20.02
24.4
- -
- -
- -
17.06
9.79
19.02
24.53
12.27
- -
Profit Margin (%)
3.62
2.17
-0.89
4.09
3.86
-6.01
-16.22
5.21
5.81
6.31
3.57
3.4
6.03
- -
Working Capital
34,043
29,405
23,511
33,278
39,911
28,126
-21,296
31,772
42,050
54,748
66,218
88,604
125,131
- -
LT Debt
41,541
42,755
38,348
39,962
34,986
44,046
33,268
54,836
25,041
15,490
30,848
37,112
62,602
- -
Total Equity
152,719
175,256
153,381
169,771
186,651
155,644
79,815
116,726
160,914
191,036
226,408
235,023
259,904
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
4.89
3.18
-1.57
6.09
5.82
- -
- -
- -
9.99
11.02
6.07
5.21
8.59
- -
Return on Capital (%)
5.8
3.4
-2.21
5.89
5.69
- -
- -
- -
9.38
10.35
5.46
4.59
8.3
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
9.79
5.07
-1.99
9.31
8.82
-15.02
-55.39
18.49
17.08
16.18
7.91
6.73
12.22
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Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Jun'26
Sep'26
Jun'27
ST Debt
- -
54,478
- -
LT Borrowings
- -
50,774
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
137
132
121
Market Capitalization
- -
- -
- -

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Jun'26
Sep'26
Jun'27
Total Current Assets
- -
254,358
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
- -
55,534
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
- -
114,577
- -
Inventories
- -
70,978
- -
Total Current Liabilities
- -
161,766
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
- -
54,478
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
9.11%
17.9%
10.59%
Free Cash Flow
-21.49%
5.53%
-110.47%
Net Income, GAAP
-69.63%
19.97%
94.89%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
- -
8.19%
9.86%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
18.7%

Quarterly Revenue

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
104,711
- -
- -
438,316
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
481,529
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
6.92
- -
- -
93.71
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
210.66
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
37.4
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
51.21
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

CEO
Masahiro Kawase
Full Time Employees
13,418
Sector
Producer manufacturing
Industry
Auto parts: OEM
Address
World Trade Center Building Tokyo TY Japan 105-5128
IPO Date
Oct 19, 1959
Website
kyb.co.jp
Business
KYB Corporation manufactures and sells automotive, hydraulic, and aircraft components worldwide; its core products include shock absorbers, hydraulic power steering vane pumps, steer-by-wire steering gear boxes, steer-by-wire ECUs, reaction force motors, dual pinion systems, EPS actuators, racing EPS, and vane pumps for automobiles; electronic control suspension systems, power-regulated front forks, rear cushion units, front forks, and electronic control steering dampers for motorcycles; caliper brakes, oil dampers, inter-car yaw dampers, telescopic shock absorbers, suspension systems, and automatic height adjustment and differential pressure valves for railroad equipment; actuators, accumulators, wheel brakes, reservoir modules, reservoirs for space rockets, steering, tail skid, flight control, and servo actuators for aircraft; pumps, motors, cylinders, valves, arch cellular communication devices, mini-motion packages, oil buffers, small axial piston pumps, mini-buffers, and gas springs for hydraulic components; concrete mixer trucks, granule carriers, and tilting drum mixing machines as special purpose vehicles; pruned tree shredder trucks, primary crushers, wood crushing type grinding machines, and wood pulverizers for environmental applications; acoustic reflectors, rigging systems, and floor equipment for theater applications; stern cranes for marine components; and chair ski shock absorbers, sports dampers, and vehicle kneeling down systems for sports and welfare. Founded in 1919 as Kayaba Research Center and headquartered at World Trade Center Building South Tower 28F, 2-4-1 Hamamatsu-cho, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-5128, Japan, the company operates through segments including automotive components (accounting for about 71% of recent half-year sales), hydraulic components, aircraft components, and special-purpose vehicles and others, serving original equipment manufacturers, aftermarkets, industrial, construction, railroad, aviation, and marine sectors primarily in Japan, Asia, Europe, and North America with 12,951 consolidated employees. In recent developments, KYB Corporation commenced a tender offer in February 2025 for shares of Chita Kogyo Co., Ltd. (code 5993) valued at approximately 110 million USD following Japan Fair Trade Commission approval, executed a two-for-one stock split of common shares on December 3, 2024, dissolved its concrete construction equipment joint venture in India in January 2025, and reported strong first-half fiscal 2025 results with net sales of 230.8 billion yen (up 8.1% year-over-year), operating profit of 20.7 billion yen, and profit attributable to owners of 17.1 billion yen as of September 30, 2025.