JMACS Japan Co (TSE:5817) Earnings Power Value (EPV): 円253.19 (As of Feb26)

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TSE:5817 JMACS Japan Co TSE:5817
61 GF Score
Price 円1,005.00
GF Value 円518.08
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is JMACS Japan Co Earnings Power Value (EPV)?

JMACS Japan Co TSE:5817 +17.54% 61 Earnings Power Value (EPV) is 円253.19 as of Feb26. GuruFocus rates TSE:5817 with a GF Score™ of 61/100 and a GF Value™ of 円518.08 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

As of Feb26, JMACS Japan Co's earnings power value is 円253.19. *

* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

Margin of Safety is -296.94

The basic concept of EPV is that one should value a stock based on the current free cash flow of a company and not on future projections which may, or may not, come true. It is arguably a better way to analyze stocks than Discounted Cash Flow analysis that relies on highly speculative growth assumptions many years into the future. Assumption: Current profitability is sustainable.


JMACS Japan Co  (TSE:5817) Earnings Power Value (EPV) Explanation

Assumption: Current profitability is sustainable.

Earnings power value (EPV) uses a very basic equation which assumes no growth, although it does rely on an assumption about the cost of capital as well as the fact that current earnings are sustainable. It also involves several adjustments to clean up the underlying Earnings figures.


Be Aware

Though using today's earnings in calculating Earnings Power Value, GuruFocus is normalizing these earnings to the business cycle. This eliminates the effects on profitability of valuing the firm at different points in the business cycle. This means that we are considering the average earnings over 5 years.


JMACS Japan Co Earnings Power Value (EPV) Related Terms


JMACS Japan Co Earnings Power Value (EPV) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for JMACS Japan Co's Earnings Power Value (EPV) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

JMACS Japan Co Earnings Power Value (EPV) Chart

JMACS Japan Co Annual Data
Trend Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24 Feb25 Feb26
Earnings Power Value (EPV)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -490.36 -366.62 -550.75 -85.77 253.19

JMACS Japan Co Semi-Annual Data
Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24 Aug24 Feb25 Aug25 Feb26
Earnings Power Value (EPV) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -550.75 0.00 -85.77 0.00 253.19

TSE:5817 vs CSCO, CIEN, MSI: Earnings Power Value (EPV) Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, JMACS Japan Co's Earnings Power Value (EPV), along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Power Value (EPV) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


JMACS Japan Co Earnings Power Value (EPV) vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, JMACS Japan Co's Earnings Power Value (EPV) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where JMACS Japan Co's Earnings Power Value (EPV) falls into.


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JMACS Japan Co Earnings Power Value (EPV) Calculation

Earnings Power Value also known as just Earnings Power is a valuation technique popularised by Bruce Greenwald, an authority on value investing at Columbia University. It is arguably a better way to analyze stocks than Discounted Cash Flow analysis that relies on highly speculative growth assumptions many years into the future.

The basic concept of EPV is that one should value a stock based on the current free cash flow of a company and not on future projections which may, or may not, come true. This valuation tool excludes the potential growth that a company may have so that needs to be looked at separately. Since future growth is excluded from the analysis, only the maintenance capital expenditures are subtracted from after-tax EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) and growth capex is ignored.

JMACS Japan Co's "Earning Power" Calculation:

Average of Last 5 Years Last Year
Revenue 5,284
DDA 169
Operating Margin % 3.43
SGA * 25% 265
Tax Rate % 17.54
Maintenance Capex 203
Cash and Cash Equivalents 2,218
Short-Term Debt 788
Long-Term Debt 2,000
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 6

1. Start with "Earnings" not including accounting adjustments (one-time charges not excluded unless policy has changed). "Earnings" are "Operating Income.

2. Look at average margins over a business/Industry cycle: Average Operating Margin = 3.43%

To normalize margins and eliminate the effects on profitability of valuing the firm at different points in the business cycle, it is usually best to take a long-term average of operating margins. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since most of companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year margin.

3. Multiply average margins by sustainable revenues and then adjust for maintenance SGA. This yields "normalized" EBIT:

To be conservative, GuruFocus uses an average of the 5 year revenues as the sustainable revenue.
EPV analysis recognises that part of SG&A expenditure is made to maintain and replace the existing assets, while part is made to grow sales. Since EPV is only interested in what it costs a going concern to maintain its existing asset base, it adds back a percentage of SG&A (between 15% and 50% - this is a matter of judgment and industry knowledge) to make up for the fact that some of this expenditure went to fund growth and shouldn't be accounted for. To start off, we assume 25% for the sake of prudence.
Sustainable Revenue = 円5,284 Mil, Average Operating Margin = 3.43%, Average Adjusted SGA = 265,
therefore "Normalized" EBIT = Sustainable Revenue * Average Operating Margin + Average Adjusted SGA = 5,284 * 3.43% +265 = 円445.75846734 Mil.

4. Multiply by one minus Average Tax Rate (NOPAT):

Same as average operating margin calculation, GuruFocus takes an average of the 5 years tax rates.
Average Tax Rate = 17.54%, and "Normalized" EBIT = 円445.75846734 Mil,
therefore After-tax "Normalized" EBIT = "Normalized" EBIT * ( 1 - Average Tax Rate ) = 445.75846734 * ( 1 - 17.54% ) = 円367.58134733791 Mil.

5. Add back Excess Depreciation (after tax at 1/2 average tax rate). This yields "normalized" Earnings:

Excess Depreciation = Average DDA * % of Excess Depreciation (after tax at 1/2 average tax rate) = 169 * 0.5 * 17.54% = 円14.786954244 Mil.
"Normalized" Earnings = After-tax "Normalized" EBIT + Excess Depreciation = 367.58134733791 + 14.786954244 = 円382.36830158191 Mil.

6. Adjusted for Maintenance Capital Expenditure:

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase.
Fourth, GuruFocus uses an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditures as maintenance CAPEX.
JMACS Japan Co's Average Maintenance CAPEX = 円203 Mil *.
* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

7. Investors require a return of "WACC" for the risk they are taking: WACC = 9%

8. JMACS Japan Co's current cash and cash equivalent = 円2,218 Mil.
JMACS Japan Co's current interest bearing debt = Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation = 2,000 + 788 = 円2788.083 Mil.
JMACS Japan Co's current Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) = 6 Mil.

JMACS Japan Co's Earnings Power Value (EPV) for Feb26 is calculated as:

EPV = ( ( Norm. Earnings-Maint. CAPEX *) / WACC + CashandEquiv - Int. Bearing Debt ) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
= ( ( 382.36830158191 - 203)/ 9%+2,218-2788.083 )/6
=253.19

Margin of Safety (EPV)=( Earnings Power Value (EPV)-Current Price )/Earnings Power Value (EPV)
=( 253.18517514301-1005.00 )/253.18517514301
= -296.94%

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

What does a Earnings Power Value (EPV) of 円253.19 mean?
JMACS Japan Co (TSE:5817) has a Earnings Power Value (EPV) of 円253.19 as of Feb26. Bruce Greenwald's earnings power value focuses on current earnings without factoring in future growth. View historical data on JMACS Japan Co and its competitors.
Is JMACS Japan Co's Earnings Power Value (EPV) too high?
JMACS Japan Co's current Earnings Power Value (EPV) is 円253.19. Overall, JMACS Japan Co has a GF Score™ of 61/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does JMACS Japan Co's Earnings Power Value (EPV) compare to CSCO and CIEN?
JMACS Japan Co's Earnings Power Value (EPV) of 円253.19 can be compared against companies in the Hardware industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Earnings Power Value (EPV) for a Hardware company?
A good Earnings Power Value (EPV) depends on the Hardware industry context. However, Earnings Power Value (EPV) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Earnings Power Value (EPV) mean?
A high Earnings Power Value (EPV) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Bruce Greenwald's earnings power value focuses on current earnings without factoring in future growth. View historical data on JMACS Japan Co and its competitors. JMACS Japan Co's current Earnings Power Value (EPV) is 円253.19. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is JMACS Japan Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, JMACS Japan Co (TSE:5817) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is 円518.08, compared to a current price of 円1,005.00 — trading 94% above its estimated fair value. The current Earnings Power Value (EPV) is 円253.19. JMACS Japan Co's overall GF Score™ is 61/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Earnings Power Value (EPV) calculated?
Earnings Power Value (EPV) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For JMACS Japan Co (TSE:5817), the current Earnings Power Value (EPV) is 円253.19 as of Feb26. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is JMACS Japan Co (TSE:5817) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, JMACS Japan Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of 円1,005.00 is trading 94% above its estimated GF Value™ of 円518.08. GuruFocus considers JMACS Japan Co to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for TSE:5817:

  • Earnings Power Value (EPV): 円253.19
  • GF Value™: 円518.08 vs. price of 円1,005.00 (94% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 61/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TSE:5817 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


JMACS Japan Co Business Description

Address 127-1 Morio, Hyogo Prefecture, Kato, JPN, 673-1331
JMACS Japan Co is engaged in the manufacture and sales of industrial products, entrusted development of automation and labor-saving systems, instrumentation cable, control cable, communication cable, optical fiber cable, and other low-current electric wires.
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