WSPCF (W-SCOPE) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -15.83 (As of Jan. 2026)

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WSPCF W-SCOPE Corp WSPCF
39 GF Score
Price $9.76
GF Value $2.73
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is W-SCOPE Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

W-SCOPE WSPCF -18.67% 39 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -15.83 as of Jan. 2026. GuruFocus rates WSPCF with a GF Score™ of 39/100 and a GF Value™ of $2.73. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,464 Industrial Products companies, W-SCOPE ranks worse than 68305.94% 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)."

W-SCOPE's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Jan. 2026 was $-15.83. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.


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



WSPCF's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 27.14
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

W-SCOPE's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Jan. 2026 was $25.09. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2026 was $-2.25. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is At Loss.

W-SCOPE's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Jan. 2026 was $25.17. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2026 was $-2.18. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is At Loss.


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.


W-SCOPE Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


W-SCOPE Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for W-SCOPE'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.

W-SCOPE Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

W-SCOPE Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Jan25 Jan26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.29 -1.75 -0.75 -8.10 -16.58

W-SCOPE Quarterly Data
Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 Jan26 Apr26
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 0.00 0.00 0.00 -16.58 0.00

WSPCF vs VRT, BE: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, W-SCOPE'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.


W-SCOPE Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, W-SCOPE's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

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


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W-SCOPE 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)

W-SCOPE's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income -79.57
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 9.79
Change In Deferred Tax 0.00
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 72.16
Change In Working Capital 30.33
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 55.18

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. W-SCOPE's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2026 was $-79.57 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. W-SCOPE's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2026 was $9.79 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. W-SCOPE's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2026 was $0.00 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $72.16 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 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.
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.

W-SCOPE's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $72.16 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. W-SCOPE's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2026 was $30.33 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. W-SCOPE's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Jan. 2026 was 55.184 Mil.

W-SCOPE's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Jan. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( -79.572 +9.786+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-72.16+30.329)/55.184
=-15.83

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=9.76/-15.83
=0

* 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 -15.83 mean?
W-SCOPE (WSPCF) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -15.83 as of Jan. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on W-SCOPE. According to the industry distribution chart, W-SCOPE ranks #999999 out of 1464 companies in the Industrial Products industry.
Is W-SCOPE's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
W-SCOPE's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -15.83. Based on the distribution chart, W-SCOPE ranks #999999 out of 1464 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, W-SCOPE has a GF Score™ of 39/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does W-SCOPE's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to VRT and BE?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, W-SCOPE ranks #999999 out of 1464 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places W-SCOPE in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 27.14. 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 an Industrial Products company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Industrial Products companies is 27.14, based on 1,464 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. 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 W-SCOPE. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 27.14 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. W-SCOPE's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -15.83. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is W-SCOPE stock overvalued right now?
W-SCOPE (WSPCF) has a current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -15.83. The stock's GF Value™ is $2.73, compared to a current price of $9.76 — trading 257.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -15.83. W-SCOPE's overall GF Score™ is 39/100 with 5 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 W-SCOPE (WSPCF), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -15.83 as of Jan. 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 W-SCOPE (WSPCF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, W-SCOPE stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $9.76 is trading 257.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of $2.73.

Key valuation signals for WSPCF:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -15.83
  • GF Value™: $2.73 vs. price of $9.76 (257.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 39/100 with 5 warning signs

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


W-SCOPE Business Description

Other Exchanges 6619:Japan
Address 1-22-6,Higashi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, 8th Floor,Gotanda Sakura Building, Tokyo, JPN, 141-0022
W-SCOPE Corp is engaged in the manufacture and sale of membrane films, such as separators for lithium-ion secondary batteries and ion exchange membranes, utilizing its polymer film technology. Its products include Bare Film Separator, Ceramic Coated Separator, Ion Exchange Membrane. The company is also engaged in textile, furniture and industrial chemical filter business.
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