Nippon Express (9147) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 9147 does

Nippon Express (9147) is a large-cap stock listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange stocks and operates in the Integrated Freight & Logistics industry within the Industrials sector. The company, together with its subsidiaries, provides logistics services across Japan, the Americas, Europe, East Asia, South Asia, and Oceania. Its services include railway forwarding, motor cargo transportation, air freight forwarding, harbor transportation, warehousing, in-factory work, information asset management, and real estate rental, as well as heavy haulage, construction, security guard services, and vehicle maintenance. Formerly known as Nippon Express Co., Ltd., the company changed its name to Nippon Express Holdings, Inc. in January 2022 and was founded in 1872. It is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and employs 77,925 people.

Key numbers explained

• 5,793 JPY is the current share price, representing the latest trading value of one share.
• The +2.42% price change today shows the intraday move relative to the previous close.
• 1.38T JPY is the market capitalization, the total value of all outstanding shares.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 74.1 compares the current price to the last 12 months of earnings per share (78.21 JPY); a higher number can indicate the market expects strong future growth.
• The forward P/E ratio of 9.4 uses expected future earnings, often making it more relevant for growth expectations than the trailing figure.
• The dividend yield of 1.73% shows the annual dividend as a percentage of the share price; the ex-dividend date is Dec 29, 2026.
• A beta of 0.61 suggests the stock has historically been less volatile than the overall market.
• The 52-week range of 3,169 – 5,866 and the 71.8% price change over the last 52 weeks illustrate the stock's recent price journey.

What to watch

• Revenue growth of 12.4% year over year and 2.66T JPY in trailing 12-month revenue indicate the scale and recent top-line momentum of the business.
• Profitability metrics such as 0.7% profit margin, 4.4% operating margin, and 2.4% return on equity show how efficiently the company converts sales into profit and shareholder returns.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 101.7% means the company carries roughly as much debt as equity, which is common in capital-intensive logistics and industrial firms.
• The price-to-book ratio of 1.66 compares the market value to the company's book value, offering one perspective on how the market values its assets.
• Nippon Express is part of the Nikkei 225 index, so its movements often reflect broader Japanese market sentiment.
• Investors tracking Japanese industrials may also follow peers such as Dai Nippon Printing (7912), Toyota Tsūshō (8015), Marubeni (8002), Mitsui Mining and Smelting (5706), Comsys Holdings (1721), and Hitachi Zosen (7004) for sector context.
• The next earnings date of Nov 11, 2026 is a key calendar event for anyone monitoring the company's financial updates.