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6656.T

JPXTechnologySemiconductors

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¥805

+¥7.00 · +0.88%

Aug 24, 2:42 PM JST

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Company profile

Company website

inspec Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of PCB inspection equipment and related equipment in Japan. The company offers inspection equipment comprising flexible substrates, PCB large boards, lead frames, touch panels, glass masks, jedec trays, substrates, and chip capacitors. It also provides various models, including substrate AOI, roll to roll AOI, automatic transport inspection product, and hardware and software options. The company was formerly known as Taiyo Mfg.Co.,Ltd. and changed its name to inspec Inc. in January 2001. inspec Inc. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Semboku, Japan.

Industry
Semiconductors
Sector
Technology
Headquarters
JP
CEO
Masashi Sugawara
Listed since
Jun 21, 2006
Employees
85

Market position

Day range

Current ¥805

52-week range

Current ¥805

Open
¥800
Previous close
¥798
Volume
29.6K
0.12× average
Average volume
251.23K
Average daily volume
Market cap
3.23B JPY
Beta
1.03
Market reference 1
50-day average
¥1,083.58
-25.71% below average
200-day average
¥764.46
+5.30% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
4.63B JPY
P/E (TTM)
42.01×
P/B (TTM)
3.11×
P/S (TTM)
1.3×
EV / EBITDA
21.59×
Earnings yield
2.65%
Free cash flow yield
-19.79%
Dividend yield
0.00%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
34.58%
Operating margin
4.38%
Net margin
3.10%
Return on equity
7.41%
Return on assets
2.06%
Return on invested capital
3.30%

Financial health

Debt / equity
2.16×
Current ratio
1.27×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends46%22%-3%-27%Gross margin, FY2021: 36.97%Gross margin, FY2022: 35.93%Gross margin, FY2023: 35.77%Gross margin, FY2024: 40.02%Gross margin, FY2025: 33.91%Operating margin, FY2021: 1.07%Operating margin, FY2022: 4.65%Operating margin, FY2023: -13.99%Operating margin, FY2024: 4.86%Operating margin, FY2025: 4.73%Net margin, FY2021: 8.82%Net margin, FY2022: 3.44%Net margin, FY2023: -21.21%Net margin, FY2024: -6.36%Net margin, FY2025: 3.10%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 36.97%. Gross margin FY2022 35.93%. Gross margin FY2023 35.77%. Gross margin FY2024 40.02%. Gross margin FY2025 33.91%. Operating margin FY2021 1.07%. Operating margin FY2022 4.65%. Operating margin FY2023 -13.99%. Operating margin FY2024 4.86%. Operating margin FY2025 4.73%. Net margin FY2021 8.82%. Net margin FY2022 3.44%. Net margin FY2023 -21.21%. Net margin FY2024 -6.36%. Net margin FY2025 3.10%.

Income trends

Revenue

2.48B JPY+10.78%

Operating income

117.27M JPY+7.87%

Net income

76.86M JPY+219.13M JPY
Income trends across reported periods2.76B JPY1.63B JPY496.01M JPY−637.1M JPYRevenue, FY2021: 1.76B JPYRevenue, FY2022: 2.29B JPYRevenue, FY2023: 1.67B JPYRevenue, FY2024: 2.24B JPYRevenue, FY2025: 2.48B JPYOperating income, FY2021: 18.9M JPYOperating income, FY2022: 106.49M JPYOperating income, FY2023: −233.33M JPYOperating income, FY2024: 108.72M JPYOperating income, FY2025: 117.27M JPYNet income, FY2021: 155.4M JPYNet income, FY2022: 78.84M JPYNet income, FY2023: −353.83M JPYNet income, FY2024: −142.27M JPYNet income, FY2025: 76.86M JPYFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 1.76B JPY. Revenue FY2022 2.29B JPY. Revenue FY2023 1.67B JPY. Revenue FY2024 2.24B JPY. Revenue FY2025 2.48B JPY. Operating income FY2021 18.9M JPY. Operating income FY2022 106.49M JPY. Operating income FY2023 −233.33M JPY. Operating income FY2024 108.72M JPY. Operating income FY2025 117.27M JPY. Net income FY2021 155.4M JPY. Net income FY2022 78.84M JPY. Net income FY2023 −353.83M JPY. Net income FY2024 −142.27M JPY. Net income FY2025 76.86M JPY.
Metric (JPY)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue2.48B JPY2.24B JPY1.67B JPY2.29B JPY1.76B JPY
Cost of goods sold1.64B JPY1.34B JPY1.07B JPY1.47B JPY1.11B JPY
Gross profit840.55M JPY895.47M JPY596.71M JPY822.85M JPY651.62M JPY
Research and development256.19M JPY358.87M JPY425.06M JPY285.1M JPY227.14M JPY
Selling, general, and administrative467.1M JPY427.88M JPY404.98M JPY431.25M JPY405.58M JPY
Operating expenses723.28M JPY786.76M JPY830.04M JPY716.36M JPY632.72M JPY
Interest income608K JPY215K JPY6K JPY376K JPY492K JPY
Interest expense43.43M JPY52.09M JPY36.58M JPY48.79M JPY23.15M JPY
Depreciation and amortization97.21M JPY40.61M JPY41.96M JPY116.8M JPY85.69M JPY
Operating income117.27M JPY108.72M JPY−233.33M JPY106.49M JPY18.9M JPY
Net income76.86M JPY−142.27M JPY−353.83M JPY78.84M JPY155.4M JPY

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

Latest EPS result
67.13

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates79.1421.1-36.93-94.96Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26
Q3 2024, reported Sep 11, 2024: actual -31.79, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2024, reported Dec 13, 2024: actual 34.28, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Mar 14, 2025: actual -82.96, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported Jun 13, 2025: actual 44.94, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Jul 31, 2025: actual -36.35, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Oct 31, 2025: actual -17.51, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Mar 13, 2026: actual 5.88, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported Jun 12, 2026: actual 67.13, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates1.5B1.03B557.52M84.24MQ3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26
Q3 2024, reported Sep 11, 2024: actual 225.82M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2024, reported Dec 13, 2024: actual 779.21M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Mar 14, 2025: actual 363.95M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported Jun 13, 2025: actual 868.79M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Jul 31, 2025: actual 99.11M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Oct 31, 2025: actual 273.8M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Mar 13, 2026: actual 706M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported Jun 12, 2026: actual 1.4B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

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