Proto Corporation (4298.T)
ValueMarkers Composite Index
100% below intrinsic value ($746,476,493)
Proto Corporation (4298.T) — VMCI valuation read
Across 120 indicators, Proto Corporation (4298.T) lands at VMCI 63/100. The Communication Services sector median is 50, so the 13-point above-median read is the active comparison. Pillar weighting on the score: Value 35%, Quality 30%, Integrity 15%, Growth 12%, Risk 8%.
No material Form 4 disclosures landed on 4298.T in the past 30 days. Quiet insider tape removes one signal source; the active reads stay with the trailing-twelve-month financials and the next 10-Q.
**Investor frame.** On Value, 4298.T trades at 27.0x earnings, 50% above the Communication Services median of 18.0x; the EV/EBITDA delta of -2.0x reinforces that single line. On Quality, ROIC of 17.0% sits 7.0pp above the Communication Services median (10.0%). On Risk, net debt to EBITDA of 1.4x leaves covenant headroom for 4298.T on the trailing balance sheet.
4298.T rose 2.8% over the trailing 7 days, with a -13.4% read on a 30-day basis.
Proto Corporation provides automobile-related information services on new and used cars, parts, and supplies. It offers distribution of automobile newspapers. Proto Corporation was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan.
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