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Company comparison · Non-Ferrous Metals & Resources
JX Advanced Metals is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥884.6B — 8.8x Furuya Metal's ¥100.1B.
Furuya Metal earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 24.8% — 5.0 points above JX Advanced Metals (19.8%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Furuya Metal +74.5%, JX Advanced Metals +23.7%. For next year, JX Advanced Metals guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+8.6%).
JX Advanced Metals pays more on average — ¥8.31M against ¥7.48M at Furuya Metal.
Over the past year the shares moved Furuya Metal +229.9%, JX Advanced Metals +48.1%.
Head-to-head wins17 metrics
One win per metric for the company with the best value. Metrics with no better or worse (P/E, average age, employees) are excluded.
ScaleInvestors
JX Advanced Metals aheadJX Advanced Metals 3 : Furuya Metal 0
Revenue: JX Advanced Metals ¥884.6B / Furuya Metal ¥100.1B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Furuya Metal aheadJX Advanced Metals 1 : Furuya Metal 3
Operating margin: JX Advanced Metals 19.8% / Furuya Metal 24.8%
GrowthInvestors
EvenJX Advanced Metals 2 : Furuya Metal 2
Revenue growth (YoY): JX Advanced Metals +23.7% / Furuya Metal +74.5%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Furuya Metal aheadJX Advanced Metals 1 : Furuya Metal 2
Share price, 1 year: JX Advanced Metals +48.1% / Furuya Metal +229.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
JX Advanced Metals aheadJX Advanced Metals 2 : Furuya Metal 1
Average salary: JX Advanced Metals ¥8.31M / Furuya Metal ¥7.48M
| Metric | JX Advanced Metals | Furuya Metal | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥884.6B | ¥100.1B | 8.8x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥175.0B | ¥24.8B | 7.1x |
| Net income | ◎¥104.6B | ¥16.0B | 6.5x |
| Metric | JX Advanced Metals | Furuya Metal | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 19.8% | ◎24.8% | 5.0pt |
| Net margin | 11.8% | ◎16.0% | 4.2pt |
| ROE | 15.6% | ◎22.5% | 6.9pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥272M | ¥242M | 1.1x |
| Metric | JX Advanced Metals | Furuya Metal | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +23.7% | ◎+74.5% | 50.8pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +55.5% | ◎+160.0% | 104.5pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+5.1% | +0.9% | 4.3pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+8.6% | +6.9% | 1.7pt |
| Metric | JX Advanced Metals | Furuya Metal | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +48.1% | ◎+229.9% | 181.8pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −11.5% | ◎+59.3% | 70.8pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 26.2x | 14.4x | |
| Equity ratio | ◎55.7% | 54.9% | 0.8pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥2,955 | ¥9,400 |
◎ marks the best value for each metric. Revenue and profit are from the latest full-year earnings release; share prices are closing-price references; P/E = latest close ÷ trailing EPS. For banks and some other financials, revenue means ordinary income.
| Metric | JX Advanced Metals | Furuya Metal | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥8.31M | ¥7.48M | ¥0.83M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥275,000 | ◎¥300,000 | ¥25,000 |
| Average tenure | ◎12.9 yrs | 8.8 yrs | 4.1 |
| Average age | 41.5 | 35.4 | 6.1 |
| Employees | 3,250 | 414 | 7.9x |
Average salary is for the reporting (parent) company and is affected by average age and job mix. Holding companies with few employees are left out of the salary comparison.
Close (Oct 30, 2026)
¥2,955+48.1% (1Y)
JX Advanced Metals +48.1% over 1Y. Compared: Furuya Metal +229.9%.
Reference chart of daily closing prices, not real-time quotes (split-adjusted; weekly closes before the last year). Each line shows the % change from the start of the period. Updated Oct 30, 2026.
JX Advanced Metals4 segments
Furuya Metal6 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: JX Advanced Metals ¥8.31M, Furuya Metal ¥7.48M. JX Advanced Metals pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (JX Advanced Metals 41.5, Furuya Metal 35.4).
ARevenue in the latest results: JX Advanced Metals ¥884.6B, Furuya Metal ¥100.1B. JX Advanced Metals is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥884.6B — 8.8x Furuya Metal's ¥100.1B.
AOperating margins: Furuya Metal 24.8%, JX Advanced Metals 19.8%. Furuya Metal turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Furuya Metal +229.9%, JX Advanced Metals +48.1%. Furuya Metal has risen the most.
Comparing 2 companies (up to 4)
Sources: earnings releases (kessan tanshin), annual securities reports and other public information. Share prices are closing-price references, not real-time. Our data may contain errors; investment decisions are your own responsibility.
