Asahi Kasei (STU:ASAA) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.54 (As of Jun. 2026) — 96% Below Median

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STU:ASAA Asahi Kasei Corp STU:ASAA
79 GF Score
Price €8.88
GF Value €6.53
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Asahi Kasei Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Asahi Kasei STU:ASAA -0.47% 79 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.54 as of Jun. 2026, which is 96% below its 10-year median of 12.41. GuruFocus rates STU:ASAA with a GF Score™ of 79/100 and a GF Value™ of €6.53 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 297 Conglomerates companies, Asahi Kasei ranks worse than 64.31% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Asahi Kasei's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was €0.54. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 16.45.


The historical rank and industry rank for Asahi Kasei's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

STU:ASAA' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.14   Med: 12.41   Max: 51.88
Current: 17.11


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Asahi Kasei was 51.88. The lowest was 7.14. And the median was 12.41.


STU:ASAA's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
64.31% of 297 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 11.04 vs STU:ASAA: 17.11

Asahi Kasei's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was €0.22. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was €0.78. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 11.33.

Asahi Kasei's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was €0.21. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was €0.75. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 11.88.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Asahi Kasei Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Asahi Kasei Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Asahi Kasei's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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.

Asahi Kasei Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Asahi Kasei Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.63 -0.60 0.39 0.70 0.60

Asahi Kasei Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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 0.59 0.73 0.74 0.60 0.54

STU:ASAA vs MMM, HON: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Asahi Kasei's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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.


Asahi Kasei Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Asahi Kasei's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Asahi Kasei's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


STU:ASAA
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Asahi Kasei Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Asahi Kasei's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 1,064
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 1,113
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 1,115
Change In Working Capital -449
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 1,353

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Asahi Kasei's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was €1,064 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Asahi Kasei's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was €1,113 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Asahi Kasei's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was €0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = €1,115 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many 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 maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Asahi Kasei's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = €1,115 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Asahi Kasei's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was €-449 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Asahi Kasei's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Jun. 2026 was 1353.464 Mil.

Asahi Kasei's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 1064.32 +1112.715+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-1114.6866947695+-448.86)/1353.464
=0.54

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=8.884/0.54
=16.45

* 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.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.54 mean?
Asahi Kasei (STU:ASAA) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.54 as of Jun. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Asahi Kasei. This is 96% below median its historical median of 12.41. Over the past decade, Asahi Kasei's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 7.14 to 51.88. According to the industry distribution chart, Asahi Kasei ranks #191 out of 297 companies in the Conglomerates industry, placing it in the top 64.3%.
Is Asahi Kasei's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Asahi Kasei's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.54 is 96% below median its 10-year median of 12.41. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 7.14 to a high of 51.88. The Conglomerates industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 11.04. Asahi Kasei's value of 0.54 is 95.1% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Asahi Kasei ranks #191 out of 297 companies in the Conglomerates industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Asahi Kasei has a GF Score™ of 79/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Asahi Kasei's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to MMM and HON?
According to the Conglomerates industry distribution chart, Asahi Kasei ranks #191 out of 297 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Asahi Kasei in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 11.04. Asahi Kasei's value of 0.54 is 95.1% below this benchmark. Historically, Asahi Kasei's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 7.14 to 51.88 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 12.41 vs. the industry median of 11.04, Asahi Kasei has consistently been below 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 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Conglomerates company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Conglomerates companies is 11.04, based on 297 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Asahi Kasei's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.54 is 95.1% below 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 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Asahi Kasei. For the Conglomerates industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 11.04 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Asahi Kasei's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.54, which is 96% below median its own 10-year median of 12.41. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Asahi Kasei stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Asahi Kasei (STU:ASAA) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €6.53, compared to a current price of €8.88 — trading 36% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.54, which is 96% below median its 10-year median of 12.41 and 95.1% below the Conglomerates industry median of 11.04. Asahi Kasei's overall GF Score™ is 79/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Asahi Kasei (STU:ASAA), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.54 as of Jun. 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 Asahi Kasei (STU:ASAA) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Asahi Kasei stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €8.88 is trading 36% above its estimated GF Value™ of €6.53. GuruFocus considers Asahi Kasei to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:ASAA:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.54 (96% below median its 10-year median of 12.41)
  • GF Value™: €6.53 vs. price of €8.88 (36% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100 with 4 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 95.1% below the Conglomerates median (#191 of 297)

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


Asahi Kasei Business Description

Address 1-1-2 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-0006
Asahi Kasei Corp is a Japanese industrial conglomerate mainly engaged in materials, housing, and healthcare businesses. The Health Care segment covers pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and critical care. The Housing segment includes housing and building materials businesses. The Material segment consists of environmental solutions, mobility & industry, AL business, and life innovation, such as digital solutions and comfort life. The Others segment includes plant and environmental engineering, research and information services, as well as staffing and placement businesses. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Material segment.
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