Murata Seisakusho (6981) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 6981 does

Murata Seisakusho (6981) develops, manufactures, and sells ceramic-based passive electronic components and solutions across Japan, North America, South America, Europe, China, and Asia. It operates through three segments — Components, Devices & Modules, and Other — and its product range includes capacitors, inductors, high-frequency devices, communication modules such as surface acoustic wave filters and RF modules, multilayer resin substrates, connectivity modules, lithium-ion secondary batteries, sensors, acoustic wave devices, antennas, baluns, and batteries. The company also offers Femtet, a CAE software, along with printed circuit products, resistors, RF switches, RFID products, thermistors, timing devices, transformers, and integrated renewable energy control solutions. It is part of the Tokyo Stock Exchange stocks listing and is a peer of companies like Taiyō Yūden (6976) in the electronic components space.

Key numbers explained

• The current 8.022 JPY price reflects the latest trading value; the +2.54% price change today shows the session’s move.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 62.9 divides the current price by the last 12 months’ earnings per share of 127.55 JPY, indicating how much investors pay per unit of recent earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 33.8 uses expected future earnings, offering a view of valuation relative to analyst estimates.
• The dividend yield of 0.87% shows the annual dividend as a percentage of the current price, with an ex-dividend date of 29 Sept. 2026 marking the cutoff for entitlement.
• A price-to-book of 5.29 compares the market price to the company’s book value per share, often used to assess whether a stock trades at a premium to its accounting value.
• The 14.54T JPY market capitalisation is the total value of all outstanding shares at the current price.
• The 191.9% price change over the last 52 weeks (from 2.694 to 12.895) highlights the range and the strong move from the year-ago level.

What to watch

• Revenue growth of 20.7% year over year and a 1.92T JPY trailing 12-month revenue base show how fast the top line is expanding.
• Profit margin of 13.9% and operating margin of 19.6% indicate how much of each sales yen turns into profit and operating income.
• The 1.2 beta suggests the stock tends to move about 20% more than the overall market, a factor for risk-aware investors.
• A debt-to-equity ratio of 2 shows the level of debt relative to shareholders’ equity, which can affect financial flexibility.
• The 10.1% return on equity measures how effectively the company generates profit from shareholders’ capital.
• The next earnings release is scheduled for 30 Oct. 2026, a common catalyst for price moves.
• Investors tracking Japanese peers may also follow Canon (7751), Seiko Epson (6724), Sharp (6753), and Minebea Mitsumi (6479) for comparison.