Waseda Academy Co., Ltd. (4718.T)
ValueMarkers Composite Index
70% below intrinsic value ($45)
Waseda Academy Co., Ltd. (4718.T) — VMCI valuation read
Waseda Academy Co., Ltd. (4718.T) carries a VMCI composite of 64/100, 14 points above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 50. Among mid-cap names, that gap places 4718.T in the top third on the five-pillar weighting (Value 35%, Quality 30%, Integrity 15%, Growth 12%, Risk 8%).
The 4718.T insider tape has been silent for the past 30 days on Form 4. Where executives neither buy nor sell, the bull and bear cases lean harder on filings cadence and the next earnings line.
**Investor frame.** Value reads 4718.T trades at 20.0x earnings, 11% above the Consumer Defensive median of 18.0x, which compresses or extends through the 11.0x EV/EBITDA versus a Consumer Defensive 12.0x. Quality: ROIC of 10.0% sits 0.0pp above the Consumer Defensive median (10.0%). Risk: net debt to EBITDA of -1.3x leaves covenant headroom, the line to track on Waseda Academy Co., Ltd.'s next 10-Q.
4718.T rose 3.9% over the trailing 7 days, with a -20.2% read on a 30-day basis.
Waseda Academy Co., Ltd. operates tutoring schools for elementary, middle, and high school students. It operates 180 schools; and 16 franchise schools under the KOBETSU SCHOOL brand. The company was incorporated in 1974 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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