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YONEX (TSE:7906) Could Be 42% Undervalued As Valuation Debate Builds

Simply Wall St · 1d ago

YONEX (TSE:7906) drew fresh attention after its recent share move, with the stock closing at ¥2,402 on 24 October 2026. Investors are weighing that price against the group’s longer term returns and fundamentals.

Recent trading has been choppy for YONEX, with the share price slipping over the past quarter and the year to date while still sitting well above its levels from several years ago when measured by total shareholder return. The latest 1-day share price gain of 1.26% comes after a year in which total shareholder return declined 38.58%, yet investors who stayed invested over three and five years still saw total shareholder returns of 57.04% and 238.09%. This helps keep the current move in context as part of a longer, uneven reset in expectations around growth potential and risk.

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YONEX now trades well below recent highs yet follows several years of strong total returns. Does the current price still skew the risk reward towards buyers, or has that window narrowed?

Price-to-Earnings of 15.3x: Is it justified?

YONEX changes hands at a P/E of 15.3x, which sits just below both its industry and peer averages even after a tough recent share price run.

The P/E ratio compares the current share price with earnings per share and gives a quick sense of how much investors are paying for each unit of profit. For a sports equipment manufacturer like YONEX that already generates meaningful earnings, P/E is a common yardstick because it links directly to the bottom line rather than purely to sales or assets.

Earnings grew 11.8% over the past year and have compounded at 19.4% per year over five years, yet return on equity sits at 15.7%, which the model classifies as low, and net profit margins eased from 8.2% to 7.9%. That mix suggests the current valuation is not priced for aggressive expansion. The fair P/E estimate of 15.1x signals the market is already very close to the level the regression model indicates it could move towards.

Against benchmarks, the stock trades at a P/E of 15.3x compared with 15.7x for the JP Leisure group and 18.3x for direct peers. This is a clear discount relative to similar companies even though the internal fair ratio estimate sits almost exactly where the market is today.

Explore the SWS fair ratio for YONEX.

Result: Price-to-Earnings of 15.3x (ABOUT RIGHT)

Still, the sharp 38.58% total return decline over the past year and a 28.62% fall year to date show how quickly sentiment on YONEX can reset.

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Another View: What The SWS DCF Model Says

The P/E workup on YONEX paints a picture of a stock roughly in line with its fair ratio. The SWS DCF model tells a different story. On that cash flow view, YONEX at ¥2,402 trades at a 42.4% discount to an estimated future cash flow value of ¥4,167.72. This raises a sharper question: Is the market overly cautious, or is the model assuming a smoother path than the business will actually deliver?

Look into how the SWS DCF model arrives at its fair value.

7906 Discounted Cash Flow as at Oct 2026
7906 Discounted Cash Flow as at Oct 2026

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Next Steps

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