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United Urban Investment
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Rating:63Neutral
Price Target:
¥169,974
▼(-8.57% Downside)
Action:Downgraded
Date:01/22/26
Overall score is driven primarily by solid profitability and improved 2025 growth, tempered by weak/volatile free cash flow and elevated leverage. Technical signals are neutral-to-soft near key short-term averages, while valuation is supported by the dividend yield but held back by a higher P/E.
Positive Factors
Strong profitability and margins
Consistently high operating and net margins across the period indicate durable earnings power and pricing/operational advantages in its diversified REIT portfolio. Strong margins support long-term distribution capacity and reinvestment, helping sustain returns even if top-line growth moderates.
Negative Factors
Volatile and often negative free cash flow
Frequent negative or volatile free cash flow weakens internal funding for capex and distributions, forcing reliance on external financing or asset sales. Over months to years this elevates execution risk, constrains reinvestment, and can pressure payout sustainability in a capital-intensive REIT model.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong profitability and margins
Consistently high operating and net margins across the period indicate durable earnings power and pricing/operational advantages in its diversified REIT portfolio. Strong margins support long-term distribution capacity and reinvestment, helping sustain returns even if top-line growth moderates.
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United Urban Investment (8960) vs. iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ)
Market Cap
¥524.48B
Dividend Yield4.46%
Average Volume (3M)7.55K
Price to Earnings (P/E)20.8
Beta (1Y)0.34
Revenue Growth-0.32%
EPS Growth1.93%
CountryJP
EmployeesN/A
SectorReal Estate
Sector Strength53
IndustryREIT - Diversified
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)7876.15
Shares Outstanding3,200,000
10 Day Avg. Volume12,284
30 Day Avg. Volume7,550
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio12.14
Price to Book (P/B)1.58
Price to Sales (P/S)7.44
P/FCF Ratio-541.12
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)9,193
Revenue Forecast (FY)¥62.89B
United Urban Investment Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
United Urban debuted as a diversified J-REIT on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in December 2003. It maintains an investment strategy focused on a varied portfolio of real estate assets, encompassing diverse property uses and geographical areas. Since it...
United Urban Investment Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
82
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
71
Positive
Cash Flow
45
Neutral
| Breakdown | Nov 2025 | Nov 2024 | Nov 2023 | Nov 2022 | Nov 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 75.94B | 54.19B | 50.41B | 48.62B | 47.01B |
| Gross Profit | 20.30B | 30.99B | 23.01B | 25.91B | 24.84B |
| EBITDA | 34.55B | 34.20B | 30.41B | 29.42B | 28.42B |
| Net Income | 24.12B | 23.85B | 20.30B | 19.29B | 17.17B |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 729.96B | 730.53B | 727.23B | 714.90B | 707.55B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 50.24B | 27.06B | 36.01B | 58.91B | 31.25B |
| Total Debt | 329.95B | 328.75B | 323.85B | 313.40B | 304.43B |
| Total Liabilities | 371.59B | 370.46B | 366.43B | 354.56B | 344.29B |
| Stockholders Equity | 358.37B | 360.08B | 360.80B | 360.34B | 363.26B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | -1.04B | -12.42B | 11.11B | 8.04B | -13.88B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 30.91B | 28.92B | 27.74B | 26.58B | 22.17B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -10.77B | -17.08B | -14.05B | -10.84B | -19.19B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -25.10B | -19.91B | -9.33B | -13.40B | -11.90B |
United Urban Investment Technical Analysis
Positive
185900.00
Price Trends
163170.48
Positive
168827.06
Negative
172458.03
Negative
Market Momentum
21.38
Negative
57.06
Neutral
60.62
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For JP:8960, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 185900 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 160195.00, above the 50-day MA of 163170.48, and above the 200-day MA of 172458.03, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 21.38 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 57.06 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 60.62 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for JP:8960.
United Urban Investment Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (65)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
75 Outperform | ¥556.13B | 20.51 | ― | 4.28% | 5.70% | 18.14% | |
73 Outperform | ¥329.68B | 15.22 | 6.80% | 5.16% | 5.14% | -0.41% | |
67 Neutral | ¥328.64B | 22.67 | 5.35% | 4.18% | 2.53% | 1.49% | |
66 Neutral | ¥383.77B | 18.88 | 7.08% | 3.74% | -6.29% | 21.95% | |
66 Neutral | ¥635.37B | 18.73 | 5.51% | 4.64% | 3.41% | 1.19% | |
65 Neutral | $2.17B | 12.19 | 3.79% | 4.94% | 3.15% | 1.96% | |
63 Neutral | ¥524.48B | 20.76 | 6.80% | 4.46% | -0.32% | 1.93% |
* Real Estate Sector Average
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