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Why Mitsubishi (TSE:8058) Is Up 5.6% After Completing Its ¥794 Billion Share Buyback Program

Simply Wall St · 01/06 17:20
  • Mitsubishi has now completed its previously announced share repurchase program, buying back 272,947,511 shares, or 7.01% of its stock, for ¥794,312.97 million as of December 31, 2025.
  • This sizable reduction in shares outstanding could amplify future per-share metrics and underscores management’s commitment to returning excess capital to investors.
  • Next, we’ll examine how the completion of this large buyback program may influence Mitsubishi’s broader investment narrative and outlook.

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Mitsubishi Investment Narrative Recap

To own Mitsubishi, I think you need to believe in its ability to turn a cyclical, resource-heavy portfolio into steadier cash generation while tightening capital discipline. The completion of the ¥794,312.97 million buyback seems supportive of per share metrics, but it does not change the near term reliance on volatile commodity-linked earnings or the key risk that weaker resource prices could keep margins and returns under pressure.

This buyback milestone also sits alongside Mitsubishi’s ongoing capital recycling, including investments in areas like renewable fuels via the Hawaii Renewables joint venture, which aims to tilt the portfolio toward more recurring and less commodity-sensitive income streams. Taken together, these moves frame the current investment story as a balance between efforts to reshape the business mix and the reality of still-meaningful exposure to LNG and mineral resources cycles.

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Mitsubishi's narrative projects ¥19,785.2 billion revenue and ¥915.4 billion earnings by 2028. This requires 2.9% yearly revenue growth and about a ¥115.9 billion earnings increase from ¥799.5 billion today.

Uncover how Mitsubishi's forecasts yield a ¥3611 fair value, a 5% downside to its current price.

Exploring Other Perspectives

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Four members of the Simply Wall St Community currently see Mitsubishi’s fair value between ¥1,390.79 and ¥3,610.77, highlighting a wide spread of individual expectations. Against this variety of views, the company’s continued earnings sensitivity to global resource prices remains a central issue that could influence how those different valuations play out over time.

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