Rankings Machinery & automation SMC
SMC
72
15070100
A view of the same findings, not a new score. How it works
In the 70+ zone: a score above 70 with more than 20% upside to the median analyst target.
Biggest deductions
- Valuation−12
- Margin−7
- Cash flow−7
Strengths
- Net cash+3
- Diversified base+2
- Buybacks+1
How the score is built
From 100 to 72, step by step: points off for the business, the price and the cracks, back for documented strengths, then three data adjustments.
Start
Score
Hover or select a step to see what drove it. Steps with findings open them below.
Key numbers
As of 2 Nov 2026. Analyst targets tend to be optimistic; read upside as a hint, not a forecast.
- Price
- 62,710 JPY
- Median analyst target
- 87,000 JPY
- Upside to median
- +38.7%
- Analysts
- 15
- Target range
- 69,000 – 99,200 JPY
- 52-week change
- +19%
- P/E (trailing)
- 19.8
- Forward P/E
- 18.3
- PEG
- 1.34
Findings
Every deduction and every plus, with its source. Open a step to read them.
Business
Is the company getting stronger, not just bigger? · 3 findings−16 of −30
- −7
- −6
- −3Capital allocationAn activist (Palliser) criticises capital efficiency and demands ¥600bn of buybacks; SMC offers ¥50bn.
Price
Today's multiples against the company's own history and its peers. · 1 finding−12 of −35
- −12
Cracks
Cash flow, customers, debt, insiders, guidance and what sits behind the headline numbers. · 3 findings−13 of −35
- −7
- −3
- −3
Plus
Only documented strengths. · 3 findings+6 of +15
- +3
- +2
- +1
Caveats
What the score does not capture, or where the data is weak.
Margin down from 31% to 23%; P/FCF 121
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