H2O Retailing Corporation (JP:8242)
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H2O Retailing Corporation
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Rating:66Neutral
Price Target:
¥2,600.00
▲(26.55% 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, large revenue expansion signals stronger customer demand and successful merchandising or store strategies. Over 2–6 months this scale supports better purchasing terms, fixed-cost leverage and reinvestment capacity, improving structural competitiveness and growth optionality.
Negative Factors
High Leverage
Elevated debt increases interest and refinancing risk and constrains strategic flexibility. In a department-store business with cyclic sales, high leverage can amplify downturns, limit investment in store experience or omnichannel initiatives, and pressure credit metrics over the medium term.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Revenue Growth
Sustained, large revenue expansion signals stronger customer demand and successful merchandising or store strategies. Over 2–6 months this scale supports better purchasing terms, fixed-cost leverage and reinvestment capacity, improving structural competitiveness and growth optionality.
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H2O Retailing Corporation (8242) vs. iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ)
Market Cap
¥293.61B
Dividend Yield2.01%
Average Volume (3M)465.03K
Price to Earnings (P/E)2.7
Beta (1Y)0.99
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
2308.82
Positive
2200.89
Positive
2124.64
Positive
Market Momentum
2.84
Negative
60.16
Neutral
81.22
Negative
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 2330.17, below the 50-day MA of 2308.82, and below the 200-day MA of 2124.64, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 2.84 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 60.16 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 81.22 is Negative, 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 | ¥1.02T | 9.13 | 9.37% | 2.59% | -1.22% | -10.82% | |
71 Outperform | ¥552.33B | 14.44 | 9.06% | 1.84% | 0.42% | 20.25% | |
66 Neutral | ¥293.61B | 2.68 | 4.97% | 2.01% | 2.00% | -68.35% | |
66 Neutral | ¥629.79B | 22.09 | 7.58% | 2.58% | 6.52% | -31.67% | |
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% | |
58 Neutral | ¥5.37T | -128.08 | 2.27% | 0.52% | 4.92% | 1.25% |
* Consumer Defensive Sector Average
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H2O Retailing Corporation Corporate Events
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 ¥...
H2O Retailing Completes ¥15 Billion Share Buyback Program
Jan 15, 2026
H2O Retailing Corporation has completed a share buyback program carried out under its Articles of Incorporation in accordance with Japan’s Companies Act, acquiring 186,800 common shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange between January 1 and Janua...
H2O Retailing Continues Share Buyback, Reaches Over 7.1 Million Shares Repurchased
Jan 5, 2026
H2O Retailing Corporation has repurchased 493,700 of its own common shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange between December 1 and December 31, 2025, at a total cost of ¥1,029,061,550, as part of an ongoing share buyback program authorized under i...
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