Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Industrial Machinery Traders
Yamazen is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥516.1B — 1.2x Inaba Denki's ¥417.0B.
Inaba Denki earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 7.1% — 5.3 points above Yamazen (1.8%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Inaba Denki +8.6%, Yamazen +1.8%. For next year, Inaba Denki guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+10.7%).
Inaba Denki pays more on average — ¥9.89M against ¥7.59M at Yamazen.
Over the past year the shares moved Inaba Denki +38.5%, Yamazen +35.4%.
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
Inaba Denki aheadYamazen 1 : Inaba Denki 2
Revenue: Yamazen ¥516.1B / Inaba Denki ¥417.0B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Inaba Denki aheadYamazen 1 : Inaba Denki 3
Operating margin: Yamazen 1.8% / Inaba Denki 7.1%
GrowthInvestors
Inaba Denki aheadYamazen 0 : Inaba Denki 4
Revenue growth (YoY): Yamazen +1.8% / Inaba Denki +8.6%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Inaba Denki aheadYamazen 1 : Inaba Denki 2
Share price, 1 year: Yamazen +35.4% / Inaba Denki +38.5%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Inaba Denki aheadYamazen 1 : Inaba Denki 2
Average salary: Yamazen ¥7.59M / Inaba Denki ¥9.89M
| Metric | Yamazen | Inaba Denki | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥516.1B | ¥417.0B | 1.2x |
| Operating profit | ¥9.5B | ◎¥29.7B | 3.1x |
| Net income | ¥7.8B | ◎¥23.4B | 3.0x |
| Metric | Yamazen | Inaba Denki | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.8% | ◎7.1% | 5.3pt |
| Net margin | 1.5% | ◎5.6% | 4.1pt |
| ROE | 6.1% | ◎12.7% | 6.6pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥280M | ¥233M | 1.2x |
| Metric | Yamazen | Inaba Denki | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +1.8% | ◎+8.6% | 6.8pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −3.6% | ◎+16.3% | 19.9pt |
| Revenue CAGRlast 4 years | +4.4% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +2.7% | ◎+4.6% | 1.9pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | −5.6% | ◎+10.7% | 16.3pt |
| Metric | Yamazen | Inaba Denki | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | +35.4% | ◎+38.5% | 3.1pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+7.5% | +3.2% | 4.4pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 21.1x | 13.9x | |
| Equity ratio | 43.8% | ◎63.0% | 19.2pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,912 | ¥2,889 |
◎ 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 | Yamazen | Inaba Denki | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.59M | ◎¥9.89M | ¥2.30M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥261,400 | ◎¥288,000 | ¥26,600 |
| Average tenure | ◎13.8 yrs | 13.0 yrs | 0.8 |
| Average age | 39.7 | 37.6 | 2.1 |
| Employees | 1,842 | 1,790 | 1.0x |
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)
¥1,912+35.4% (1Y)
Yamazen +35.4% over 1Y. Compared: Inaba Denki +38.5%.
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.
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Inaba Denki ¥9.89M, Yamazen ¥7.59M. Inaba Denki pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Yamazen 39.7, Inaba Denki 37.6).
ARevenue in the latest results: Yamazen ¥516.1B, Inaba Denki ¥417.0B. Yamazen is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥516.1B — 1.2x Inaba Denki's ¥417.0B.
AOperating margins: Inaba Denki 7.1%, Yamazen 1.8%. Inaba Denki turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Inaba Denki +38.5%, Yamazen +35.4%. Inaba Denki 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.
