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Harmonic Drive Systems

TYO:6324 · JP3765150002
MachineryMedium

360

22
EV / EBIT1
Price / Owner Earnings3
Owner Earnings Yield14
Dividend Yield49
Price/Sales10
EV / Gross Profit6
Price/Book10
Return on Capital6
Cash Return on Capital23
Return on Equity6
EBIT Margin10
Gross Profitability15
Cash Conversion94
Accruals48
Owner Earnings Margin33
Sales growth74
Profit Growth9
Long-Term EPS Growth96
Reinvestment36
Price momentum89
Debt load48
Refinancing15
Debt Payback100
Liquidity41
Analyst ratings25
Opinion Changes41
Price Target Upside4
Market mood51
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Harmonic Drive Systems clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Based on 3/5 components.

Profile

CountryJapan
IndustryMachinery
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeTSE
Founded1989
Employees1
Websitehds.co.jp
ISINJP3765150002
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Industrial AutomationDetectors, Sensors and MemsSensorsIndustrial EngineeringSemiconductor

Description

Analysis

Hope premium

Harmonic Drive Systems Inc. carries what we call a hope premium: an average business trading at an ambitious price.

The price is expensive. You pay 176.8× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 36% yearly growth; analysts expect 76%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
12
2023202420252026

All-time high

23

Mar 2026

All-time low

1

Jan 2023

Average rank

9

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
10
1
1
3
Price/Earnings
6
1
1
3
Price/Book
10
5
14
9
Dividend Yield
49
12
13
13
Value (overall)
18
1
1
1

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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