West Japan Railway Company is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.
The price is expensive. You pay 49.4× 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 18% yearly growth; analysts expect -1%. The market is pricing in far more than analysts expect: heroic expectations.
The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is adequate. 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
Jan 202353
81
2023202420252026
All-time high
81
Jun 2026
All-time low
30
Jan 2024
Average rank
54
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Current202520242023
Price/Sales
72
64
67
68
Price/Earnings
82
55
63
19
Price/Book
66
42
51
66
Dividend Yield
87
45
47
52
Value (overall)
99
41
60
59
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.