ispace,inc. (JP:9348)
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Rating:45Neutral
Price Target:
¥482.00
▲(2.99% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/21/26
The score is primarily constrained by very weak financial performance (deep losses, negative gross profit, and persistent cash burn) and elevated balance-sheet risk from rising debt despite improved equity. Technical indicators are mildly supportive in the near term but the broader moving-average trend remains weak, and valuation is difficult to support given negative earnings and no dividend data.
Positive Factors
Niche lunar leadership (HAKUTO‑R)
ispace’s explicit focus on lunar exploration and the HAKUTO‑R program establishes a specialized, hard-to-replicate capability set in a nascent cislunar market. This niche positioning supports durable demand for payload and mission services as lunar activity and infrastructure grow over years.
Negative Factors
Deep, persistent operating losses
Sustained negative gross profit and large operating losses erode the company’s ability to reinvest organically and undermine margins. Continued revenue contraction compounds this, making profitable scaling harder and increasing dependency on external capital for multi‑mission development and operations.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Niche lunar leadership (HAKUTO‑R)
ispace’s explicit focus on lunar exploration and the HAKUTO‑R program establishes a specialized, hard-to-replicate capability set in a nascent cislunar market. This niche positioning supports durable demand for payload and mission services as lunar activity and infrastructure grow over years.
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ispace,inc. (9348) vs. iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ)
Market Cap
¥72.24B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)1.20M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.28
Revenue Growth-30.28%
EPS Growth46.04%
CountryJP
Employees282
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustryComputer Hardware
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-133.64
Shares Outstanding146,236,390
10 Day Avg. Volume1,858,180
30 Day Avg. Volume1,199,866
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.13
Price to Book (P/B)16.17
Price to Sales (P/S)52.36
P/FCF Ratio0.00
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)-70.8
Revenue Forecast (FY)¥8.50B
ispace,inc. Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
ispace, inc., a lunar resource development company, engages in designing and building lunar landers and rovers to transport customer payloads to the moon. The company also offers payload services, including video and driving data acquisition, as w...
How the Company Makes Money
The company’s primary revenue model is mission-based: it contracts with customers to transport and operate payloads on its lunar missions (e.g., delivering customer instruments, technology demonstrations, and other payloads to the Moon) and earns ...
ispace,inc. Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
12
Very Negative
Balance Sheet
38
Negative
Cash Flow
14
Very Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 5.27B | 3.31B | 4.74B | 2.36B | 989.24M | 674.14M |
| Gross Profit | 2.37B | -2.85B | 2.24B | 928.24M | 552.77M | 334.59M |
| EBITDA | -9.56B | -11.35B | -9.63B | -5.42B | -10.95B | -4.00B |
| Net Income | -13.25B | -8.15B | -11.95B | -2.37B | -11.40B | -4.06B |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 38.96B | 47.70B | 27.19B | 27.03B | 7.19B | 12.49B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 26.46B | 29.69B | 13.12B | 16.83B | 3.38B | 6.33B |
| Total Debt | 31.60B | 29.44B | 16.39B | 12.86B | 6.78B | 2.16B |
| Total Liabilities | 35.19B | 32.53B | 20.18B | 17.29B | 9.54B | 3.66B |
| Stockholders Equity | 3.78B | 15.17B | 7.01B | 9.75B | -2.35B | 8.83B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 0.00 | -15.56B | -14.49B | -7.05B | -7.38B | -5.45B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 0.00 | -13.19B | -12.05B | -5.02B | -7.32B | -5.41B |
| Investing Cash Flow | 0.00 | -2.20B | -2.67B | -2.06B | -90.09M | -90.33M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 0.00 | 31.45B | 10.42B | 20.37B | 4.36B | 7.46B |
ispace,inc. Technical Analysis
Negative
468.00
Price Trends
510.16
Negative
524.91
Negative
515.26
Negative
Market Momentum
1.36
Negative
48.88
Neutral
55.42
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For JP:9348, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 468 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 491.55, below the 50-day MA of 510.16, and below the 200-day MA of 515.26, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 1.36 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 48.88 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 55.42 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for JP:9348.
ispace,inc. Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 Outperform | ¥59.65B | 14.94 | ― | 2.65% | -10.26% | -21.62% | |
64 Neutral | ¥786.24B | -8.91 | 6.07% | 3.69% | 3.69% | -66.27% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
61 Neutral | ¥4.03T | 19.73 | ― | 3.27% | 1.75% | 93.78% | |
58 Neutral | ¥7.02B | 7.50 | ― | 3.12% | 12.68% | -47.54% | |
45 Neutral | ¥72.24B | -9.18 | ― | ― | -30.28% | 46.04% |
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ispace,inc. Corporate Events
ispace to Book ¥3.7 Billion Loss on U.S. Lander Advance Payments
May 15, 2026
Japanese lunar exploration company ispace, inc. has announced it will record significant losses tied to advance payments for vendor services associated with a lander under development at its U.S. subsidiary. The company operates in the commercial ...
ispace Boosts Earnings with FX Gains and Lunar Lander Subsidy
May 15, 2026
ispace, inc. reported significant non-operating income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, driven by foreign exchange gains and government subsidies. The company booked a total foreign exchange gain of 2.742 billion yen for the year, includi...
Ispace Widens Capital Base as Losses Persist Amid Growth in Lunar Project Revenue
May 15, 2026
Ispace reported consolidated results for the year to March 31, 2026, showing project revenue up 18.4% to ¥5.89 billion but net sales down 30.3% to ¥3.31 billion, with an operating loss of ¥11.58 billion and a net loss of ¥8.15 ...
ispace Secures ¥1 Billion Short-Term Loan, Refinances Existing Debt
Apr 22, 2026
ispace, inc. has arranged a new short-term borrowing of ¥1.0 billion from The Asahi Shinkin Bank to secure additional working capital, aiming to accelerate improvements in its technologies and strengthen its financial base as it targets antic...
ispace Seals $2.5 Million Lunar Rover Payload Deal With Korea’s UEL for Mission 3
Mar 31, 2026
ispace has signed a final payload service agreement with Korea’s Unmanned Exploration Laboratory to transport and support a two-wheeled lunar rover on the company’s Mission 3 to the Moon. The deal, valued at 2.5 million dollars, builds...
ispace Seals £3 Million Lunar Payload Deal With University of Leicester
Mar 31, 2026
ispace has finalized a payload service agreement with the University of Leicester, converting a prior interim arrangement into a full contract focused on lunar surface resource exploration. Under the deal, ispace will transport and support a Raman...
ispace Forms External Task Force After Laser Rangefinder Failure on Hakuto-R Mission 2
Mar 27, 2026
ispace has disclosed that its Hakuto-R Mission 2 lunar landing attempt on June 6, 2025, failed due to a hardware malfunction in the lander’s Laser Rangefinder, according to data analysis completed shortly after the incident. The company repo...
Ispace Unveils Integrated “ULTRA” Lander and Delays First U.S. Lunar Mission to 2030
Mar 27, 2026
Ispace has decided to consolidate its Japanese APEX 1.0 and U.S. Series 3 lunar lander designs into a single new platform called “ULTRA” to boost mission quality and development efficiency amid rising global demand for lunar exploratio...
ispace to Develop Lunar Communication and Positioning Business with New Satellite Network
Mar 27, 2026
ispace has approved plans to explore a new business line called Lunar Connect Services, which will use proprietary lunar orbiting satellites to provide high-speed communication and positioning services for customers operating on the Moon and in lu...
ispace Publishes External Review Findings and Seven-Step Plan After Second Lunar Landing Failure
Mar 27, 2026
ispace has released the findings of an independent External Review Task Force established after its second HAKUTO-R lunar landing mission failed to achieve a soft landing. The company sought a third-party assessment to validate its internal analys...
ispace to Establish Saudi Subsidiary to Expand Lunar Business
Feb 26, 2026
ispace, inc. has decided the details of a new wholly owned subsidiary in Saudi Arabia, as approved by its board on February 25, 2026, to expand its lunar exploration and development business in the Kingdom. The new entity, ispace S A, based in Riy...
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