Hokuriku Gas Co.,Ltd. (9537.T)
ValueMarkers Composite Index
65% below intrinsic value ($98)
Hokuriku Gas Co.,Ltd. (9537.T) — VMCI valuation read
Hokuriku Gas Co.,Ltd. (9537.T) carries a VMCI composite of 68/100, 18 points above the Utilities sector median of 50. Among mid-cap names, that gap places 9537.T in the top third on the five-pillar weighting (Value 35%, Quality 30%, Integrity 15%, Growth 12%, Risk 8%).
The 9537.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 9537.T trades at 14.0x earnings, 22% below the Utilities median of 18.0x, which compresses or extends through the 11.0x EV/EBITDA versus a Utilities 12.0x. Quality: ROIC of 14.0% sits 4.0pp above the Utilities median (10.0%). Risk: net debt to EBITDA of 0.1x leaves covenant headroom, the line to track on Hokuriku Gas Co.,Ltd.'s next 10-Q.
9537.T fell 2.8% over the trailing 7 days, with a -2.0% read on a 30-day basis.
Hokuriku Gas Co.,Ltd. operates gas business in Japan. The company produces, sells, and supplies gas to customers in Niigata, Nagaoka, Sanjo, Kashiwazaki, and Kamo cities, as well as in Tagami town and Kariwa village. It also undertakes gas construction contracts; and sells gas appliances. The company was incorporated in 1913 and is headquartered in Niigata, Japan.
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