Kimura Co (TSE:7461) Piotroski F-Score: 6 (As of Jul. 14, 2026) — 25% Below Median

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TSE:7461 Kimura Co Ltd TSE:7461
63 GF Score
Price 円491.00
GF Value 円552.73
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Kimura Co Piotroski F-Score?

Kimura Co TSE:7461 +0.41% 63 Piotroski F-Score is 6 as of Jul. 14, 2026, which is 25% below its 10-year median of 8.00. GuruFocus rates TSE:7461 with a GF Score™ of 63/100 and a GF Value™ of 円552.73 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 394 Building Materials companies, Kimura Co ranks better than 68.02% on this metric.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3

Kimura Co has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kimura Co's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:7461' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6   Med: 8   Max: 9
Current: 6

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Kimura Co was 9. The lowest was 6. And the median was 8.

Kimura Co  (TSE:7461) Piotroski F-Score Explanation

The developer of the system is Joseph D. Piotroski is relatively unknown accounting professor who shuns publicity and rarely gives interviews.

He graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in accounting in 1989, received an M.B.A. from Indiana University in 1994. Five years later, in 1999, after earning a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Michigan, he became an associate professor of accounting at the University of Chicago.

In 2000, he wrote a research paper called "Value Investing: The Use of Historical Financial Statement Information to Separate Winners from Losers" (pdf).

He wanted to see if he can develop a system (using a simple nine-point scoring system) that can increase the returns of a strategy of investing in low price to book (referred to in the paper as high book to market) value companies.

What he found was something that exceeded his most optimistic expectations.

Buying only those companies that scored highest (8 or 9) on his nine-point scale, or F-Score as he called it, over the 20 year period from 1976 to 1996 led to an average out-performance over the market of 13.4%.

Even more impressive were the results of a strategy of investing in the highest F-Score companies (8 or 9) and shorting companies with the lowest F-Score (0 or 1).

Over the same period from 1976 to 1996 (20 years) this strategy led to an average yearly return of 23%, substantially outperforming the average S&P 500 index return of 15.83% over the same period.


Kimura Co Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


Kimura Co Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Kimura Co's Piotroski F-Score 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.

Kimura Co Piotroski F-Score Chart

Kimura Co Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Piotroski F-Score
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Kimura Co Semi-Annual Data
Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 Mar26
Piotroski F-Score 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 6.00 0.00 7.00 0.00 6.00

TSE:7461 vs CRH, VMC, MLM: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Building Materials subindustry, Kimura Co's Piotroski F-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Piotroski F-Score 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.


Kimura Co Piotroski F-Score vs Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Kimura Co's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kimura Co's Piotroski F-Score falls into.


TSE:7461
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How is the Piotroski F-Score calculated?

* 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.

This Year (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Net Income was 円707 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 円1,369 Mil.
Revenue was 円37,165 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円11,225 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar25)
to the end of this year (Mar26) was (31388.386 + 36831.202) / 2 = 円34109.794 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar25) was 円31,388 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円8,089 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円13,922 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円6,915 Mil.
Net Income was 円1,184 Mil.

Revenue was 円36,250 Mil.
Gross Profit was 円10,883 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar24)
to the end of last year (Mar25) was (26909.704 + 31388.386) / 2 = 円29149.045 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar24) was 円26,910 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was 円2,594 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円12,726 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円7,927 Mil.

*Note: If the latest quarterly/semi-annual/annual total assets data is 0, then we will use previous quarterly/semi-annual/annual data for all the items in the balance sheet.

Profitability

Question 1. Return on Assets (ROA)

Net income before extraordinary items for the year divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.

Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.

Kimura Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 707. ==> Positive ==> Score 1.

Question 2. Cash Flow Return on Assets (CFROA)

Net cash flow from operating activities (operating cash flow) divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.

Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.

Kimura Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 1,369. ==> Positive ==> Score 1.

Question 3. Change in Return on Assets

Compare this year's return on assets (1) to last year's return on assets.

Score 1 if it's higher, 0 if it's lower.

ROA (This Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar25)
=707.332/31388.386
=0.02253483

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar24)
=1184.211/26909.704
=0.04400684

Kimura Co's return on assets of this year was 0.02253483. Kimura Co's return on assets of last year was 0.04400684. ==> Last year is higher ==> Score 0.

Question 4. Quality of Earnings (Accrual)

Compare Cash flow return on assets (2) to return on assets (1)

Score 1 if CFROA > ROA, 0 if CFROA <= ROA.

Kimura Co's current Net Income (TTM) was 707. Kimura Co's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 1,369. ==> 1,369 > 707 ==> CFROA > ROA ==> Score 1.

Funding

Question 5. Change in Gearing or Leverage

Compare this year's gearing (long-term debt divided by average total assets) to last year's gearing.

Score 0 if this year's gearing is higher, 1 otherwise.

Gearing (This Year: Mar26)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar25 to Mar26
=8089.424/34109.794
=0.2371584

Gearing (Last Year: Mar25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar24 to Mar25
=2593.739/29149.045
=0.08898195

Kimura Co's gearing of this year was 0.2371584. Kimura Co's gearing of last year was 0.08898195. ==> Last year is lower than this year ==> Score 0.

Question 6. Change in Working Capital (Liquidity)

Compare this year's current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) to last year's current ratio.

Score 1 if this year's current ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower

Current Ratio (This Year: Mar26)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=13921.576/6914.605
=2.0133581

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=12725.881/7927.251
=1.60533343

Kimura Co's current ratio of this year was 2.0133581. Kimura Co's current ratio of last year was 1.60533343. ==> This year's current ratio is higher. ==> Score 1.

Question 7. Change in Shares in Issue

Compare the number of shares in issue this year, to the number in issue last year.

Score 0 if there is larger number of shares in issue this year, 1 otherwise.

Kimura Co's number of shares in issue this year was 14.833. Kimura Co's number of shares in issue last year was 14.833. ==> There is smaller number of shares in issue this year, or the same. ==> Score 1.

Efficiency

Question 8. Change in Gross Margin

Compare this year's gross margin (Gross Profit divided by sales) to last year's.

Score 1 if this year's gross margin is higher, 0 if it's lower.

Gross Margin (This Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=11224.667/37165.333
=0.30201982

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=10882.801/36249.862
=0.30021634

Kimura Co's gross margin of this year was 0.30201982. Kimura Co's gross margin of last year was 0.30021634. ==> This year's gross margin is higher. ==> Score 1.

Question 9. Change in asset turnover

Compare this year's asset turnover (total sales for the year divided by total assets at the beginning of the year) to last year's asset turnover ratio.

Score 1 if this year's asset turnover ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower

Asset Turnover (This Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of This Year (Mar25)
=37165.333/31388.386
=1.18404728

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar24)
=36249.862/26909.704
=1.34709256

Kimura Co's asset turnover of this year was 1.18404728. Kimura Co's asset turnover of last year was 1.34709256. ==> Last year's asset turnover is higher ==> Score 0.

Evaluation

Piotroski F-Score= Que. 1+ Que. 2+ Que. 3+Que. 4+Que. 5+Que. 6+Que. 7+Que. 8+Que. 9
=1+1+0+1+0+1+1+1+0
=6

Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3

Kimura Co has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Piotroski F-Score →
What does a Piotroski F-Score of 6 mean?
Kimura Co (TSE:7461) has a Piotroski F-Score of 6 as of Jul. 14, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Kimura Co and its competitors. This is 25% below median its historical median of 8.00. Over the past decade, Kimura Co's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 6.00 to 9.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Kimura Co ranks #126 out of 394 companies in the Building Materials industry, placing it in the top 32%.
Is Kimura Co's Piotroski F-Score too high?
Kimura Co's current Piotroski F-Score of 6 is 25% below median its 10-year median of 8.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 6.00 to a high of 9.00. The Building Materials industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Kimura Co's value of 6 is 20% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Kimura Co ranks #126 out of 394 companies in the Building Materials industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Kimura Co has a GF Score™ of 63/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Kimura Co's Piotroski F-Score compare to CRH and VMC?
According to the Building Materials industry distribution chart, Kimura Co ranks #126 out of 394 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This puts Kimura Co in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. Kimura Co's value of 6 is 20% above this benchmark. Historically, Kimura Co's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 6.00 to 9.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 8.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, Kimura Co has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Piotroski F-Score for a Building Materials company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Building Materials companies is 5.00, based on 394 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Piotroski F-Score significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Piotroski F-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Kimura Co's current Piotroski F-Score of 6 is 20% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Piotroski F-Score mean?
A high Piotroski F-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on Kimura Co and its competitors. For the Building Materials industry, the median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Kimura Co's current Piotroski F-Score is 6, which is 25% below median its own 10-year median of 8.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kimura Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kimura Co (TSE:7461) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is 円552.73, compared to a current price of 円491.00 — trading 11.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Piotroski F-Score is 6, which is 25% below median its 10-year median of 8.00 and 20% above the Building Materials industry median of 5.00. Kimura Co's overall GF Score™ is 63/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Piotroski F-Score calculated?
Piotroski F-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Kimura Co (TSE:7461), the current Piotroski F-Score is 6 as of Jul. 14, 2026. 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 Kimura Co (TSE:7461) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kimura Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of 円491.00 is trading 11.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of 円552.73. GuruFocus considers Kimura Co to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for TSE:7461:

  • Piotroski F-Score: 6 (25% below median its 10-year median of 8.00)
  • GF Value™: 円552.73 vs. price of 円491.00 (11.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 63/100 with 4 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 20% above the Building Materials median (#126 of 394)

No single metric tells the full story. See the TSE:7461 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Kimura Co Business Description

Address No. 3, No. 1, Article 6, North 6 Higashi Higashi ku, Hokkaido, Sapporo, JPN, 060-8576
Kimura Co Ltd is a Japanese based general trading company in building materials. Its product portfolio includes building materials, power tools, do-it-yourself goods, doors, windows, and system kitchen products. In addition, the company also operates in the real estate business.
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