H2O Retailing Corporation (JP:8242)
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Rating:66Neutral
Price Target:
¥2,673.00
▲(30.10% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:11/01/25
The stock's overall score is driven by solid financial performance, with positive revenue and profitability trends. Technical analysis indicates a neutral market position, while valuation metrics suggest fair pricing. The absence of earnings call data and corporate events limits additional insights.
Positive Factors
Revenue Growth
Sustained high revenue growth indicates the company is expanding sales scale and market penetration across its retail formats. Over a 2–6 month horizon this supports stronger negotiating leverage with suppliers, better fixed-cost absorption and lays a foundation for continued margin and cash-flow improvement.
Negative Factors
High Debt Levels
Elevated debt increases fixed obligations and reduces financial flexibility. Over months this constrains the company’s ability to invest in store upgrades, omnichannel expansion or absorb shocks, and raises refinancing and interest-rate vulnerability during industry slowdowns.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Revenue Growth
Sustained high revenue growth indicates the company is expanding sales scale and market penetration across its retail formats. Over a 2–6 month horizon this supports stronger negotiating leverage with suppliers, better fixed-cost absorption and lays a foundation for continued margin and cash-flow improvement.
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H2O Retailing Corporation (8242) vs. iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ)
Market Cap
¥305.93B
Dividend Yield2.01%
Average Volume (3M)465.03K
Price to Earnings (P/E)2.7
Beta (1Y)0.97
Revenue Growth2.00%
EPS Growth-68.35%
CountryJP
Employees8,196
SectorConsumer Defensive
Sector Strength42
IndustryDepartment Stores
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)N/A
Shares Outstanding125,201,390
10 Day Avg. Volume400,090
30 Day Avg. Volume465,030
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.14
Price to Book (P/B)0.89
Price to Sales (P/S)0.39
P/FCF Ratio10.12
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)N/A
Revenue Forecast (FY)N/A
H2O Retailing Corporation Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
H2O Retailing Corporation operates department stores, supermarkets, and shopping centers in Japan. It operates through four segments: Department Store Business, Supermarket Business, Shopping Centre Business, and Other Businesses. The Department S...
How the Company Makes Money
H2O Retailing primarily makes money by selling merchandise to consumers through its department store operations, generating revenue from in-store and related retail channels across its group. A key revenue stream is retail sales across core produc...
H2O Retailing Corporation Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
75
Positive
Balance Sheet
70
Positive
Cash Flow
68
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 683.51B | 681.76B | 657.40B | 628.09B | 518.45B | 739.20B |
| Gross Profit | 307.39B | 307.36B | 287.61B | 265.45B | 218.68B | 211.90B |
| EBITDA | 45.98B | 76.69B | 43.65B | 41.77B | 34.94B | -4.50B |
| Net Income | 12.36B | 34.84B | 21.91B | 16.38B | 9.87B | -24.79B |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 707.78B | 730.50B | 710.09B | 686.42B | 654.56B | 625.95B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 31.47B | 55.59B | 68.42B | 58.67B | 34.72B | 49.99B |
| Total Debt | 165.32B | 164.18B | 173.45B | 190.39B | 188.90B | 202.34B |
| Total Liabilities | 394.58B | 417.07B | 416.06B | 413.60B | 393.62B | 396.66B |
| Stockholders Equity | 300.68B | 300.72B | 270.02B | 250.02B | 238.01B | 229.27B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 0.00 | 26.33B | 31.82B | 6.37B | -19.84B | -1.20B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 0.00 | 46.55B | 49.33B | 30.30B | 6.46B | 12.76B |
| Investing Cash Flow | 0.00 | -13.58B | -17.75B | 5.78B | -5.20B | -20.76B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 0.00 | -44.99B | -22.53B | -12.55B | -28.58B | 31.86B |
H2O Retailing Corporation Technical Analysis
Positive
2054.50
Price Trends
2389.77
Positive
2239.01
Positive
2143.46
Positive
Market Momentum
49.25
Positive
52.75
Neutral
17.91
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For JP:8242, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 2054.5 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 2462.51, below the 50-day MA of 2389.77, and below the 200-day MA of 2143.46, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 49.25 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 52.75 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 17.91 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for JP:8242.
H2O Retailing Corporation Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (62)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 Outperform | ¥1.11T | 9.13 | 9.37% | 2.59% | -1.22% | -10.82% | |
69 Neutral | ¥661.87B | 22.85 | 7.58% | 2.58% | 6.52% | -31.67% | |
66 Neutral | ¥305.93B | 2.68 | 4.97% | 2.01% | 2.00% | -68.35% | |
65 Neutral | ¥1.13T | 14.50 | 9.25% | 1.48% | -2.86% | 14.93% | |
62 Neutral | $20.33B | 14.63 | -3.31% | 3.23% | 1.93% | -12.26% | |
55 Neutral | ¥575.13B | -72.11 | 9.06% | 1.84% | 0.42% | 20.25% | |
49 Neutral | ¥4.84T | 82.87 | 2.27% | 0.52% | 4.92% | 1.25% |
* Consumer Defensive Sector Average
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H2O Retailing Corporation Corporate Events
H2O Retailing Books ¥5.1 Billion Gain From Partial Sale of TOHO Stake
Apr 15, 2026
H2O Retailing Corporation has completed the sale of a portion of its holdings in TOHO Co., Ltd., disposing of 3,656,300 shares out of 35,489,260 and reducing its stake from 4.23 percent to 3.79 percent of TOHO’s issued shares, excluding trea...
H2O Retailing to Trim TOHO Stake, Book ¥7 Billion Extraordinary Gain
Apr 14, 2026
H2O Retailing Corporation will sell 5 million shares of TOHO Co., Ltd. through ToSTNeT-3, reducing its stake from 4.23% to 3.63% while maintaining its cooperative relationship within the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. The move aligns with its 2024R...
H2O Retailing Revamps Shareholder Benefits, Links Rewards to Supermarket Spending
Feb 27, 2026
H2O Retailing Corporation will partially revise its shareholder benefit plan to better align rewards with actual spending at its group supermarkets and to promote medium- to long-term share ownership. The company aims to enhance the attractiveness...
H2O Retailing Reshapes Leadership as Kansai Food Market Integration Advances
Feb 4, 2026
H2O Retailing Corporation has announced a series of leadership changes effective April 1, 2026, linked to the integration of its supermarket businesses under Kansai Food Market, the merged entity of Izumiya・Hankyu Oasis and Kansai Super Mar...
H2O Retailing Keeps Full‑Year Outlook and Hikes Dividend Despite Profit Decline
Feb 4, 2026
H2O Retailing reported that consolidated gross sales and operating profit for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending March 2026 declined year on year, largely due to a pullback in inbound demand following last year’s surge in foreig...
H2O Retailing Releases Q3 FY2025 Supplementary Financial Data for Core Retail Segments
Feb 4, 2026
H2O Retailing Corporation has released supplementary information to its consolidated financial results for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, covering income statements, balance sheets, capital investment, and segment perf...
H2O Retailing Posts Higher Sales but Weaker Profits in First Nine Months of FY2026
Feb 4, 2026
H2O Retailing Corporation reported marginally higher consolidated net sales of ¥515.9 billion for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, but profits declined across key metrics as operating profit fell 12.6% to ¥...
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