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Hi-Lex Corporation

Hi-Lex Corporation

TTSE:7279
2,185.00
JPY
-17.00
(-0.77%)
97.44BMarket Cap
Dec 11Next Earn
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
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
8,123.07
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
279.63
343.52
353.56
287.45
229.3
145.3
91.93
-92.4
129.08
-189.84
-79.75
52.6
224.87
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
98.26
120.97
289.33
151.15
135.79
33.62
81.51
116.51
-152.2
-241.73
196.51
22.29
86.73
- -
Dividend per Share
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
- -
Book Value per Share
2,824.67
3,299.27
3,816.52
3,612.03
4,230.44
4,329.99
4,306.38
4,152.26
4,417.34
4,594.26
4,676.2
4,504.67
4,738.1
5,747.26
Tangible Book Value per Share
2,750.79
3,108
3,636.9
3,465.78
3,952.3
4,099.13
4,137.17
4,039.38
4,316.53
4,498.19
4,568.86
4,398.95
4,641.63
5,632.67
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
37
37
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
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
- -
Operating Margin (%)
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
- -
Depreciation Expense
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
- -
Net Income, GAAP
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
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
33.13
31.04
29.76
27.37
33.32
29.99
36.29
- -
23.33
- -
- -
38.78
13.91
- -
Profit Margin (%)
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
- -
Working Capital
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
106,277
LT Debt
612
1,207
873
1,295
2,687
3,132
3,057
2,799
1,872
1,738
1,370
1,423
1,012
887
Total Equity
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
232,889
Return on Invested Capital (%)
8.86
9.68
7.87
7.64
5.63
3.65
2.31
- -
0.28
- -
- -
0.11
1.45
- -
Return on Capital (%)
9.79
8.92
8.02
5.99
4.63
2.51
1.36
- -
2.03
- -
- -
0.34
3.78
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
11.11
11.22
9.94
7.74
5.85
3.39
2.13
-2.18
3.03
-4.21
-1.72
1.15
4.89
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Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Apr'24
Jan'26
Apr'26
ST Debt
10,772
- -
32,893
LT Borrowings
1,226
- -
887
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
38
37
37
Market Capitalization
58,112
127,899
97,440

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Apr'24
Jan'26
Apr'26
Total Current Assets
150,294
- -
223,292
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
57,300
- -
78,708
Accounts Receivable, Net
47,344
- -
67,182
Inventories
37,758
- -
58,920
Total Current Liabilities
72,650
- -
117,015
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
10,772
- -
32,893
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

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

JPY

•

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

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
13.18
-8.05
- -
- -
52.6
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
224.87
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
37.03
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
43.11
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Kazunori Ishii
Full Time Employees
12,071
Sector
Producer manufacturing
Industry
Auto parts: OEM
Address
1-12-28 Sakaemachi Takarazuka HY Japan 665-0845
IPO Date
Jun 1, 1977
Website
hi-lex.co.jp
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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.