Fujikura (5803.T) Stock Analysis & Winston Score

Fujikura Ltd. is a Japanese industrial company that makes cables, wiring, and fiber optic products used in telecommunications networks, automobiles, and power infrastructure. Its core products include optical fiber cables, automotive wiring harnesses, and electronic components, sold to telecom carriers, automakers, and electric utilities. The company is one of Japan's leading manufacturers of fiber optic cables and has a long history dating back to 1885.

Fujikura earns revenue by selling physical products — cables, connectors, and related hardware — rather than through subscriptions or software. It operates globally, with major manufacturing and sales operations across Asia, the Americas, and Europe, and generates roughly ¥900 billion in annual revenue. The company's deep engineering expertise and long-standing customer relationships in telecom and automotive supply chains provide a degree of competitive stability. The key growth driver is rising global demand for fiber optic infrastructure as countries expand broadband networks, though the company faces risk from slowing automotive production and raw material cost fluctuations.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+22.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+41.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$16.8B/ year

↓ Declining (-9% vs prior year)

1.4% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

17.0%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$229.5B cash & investments

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Fujikura is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 22%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

+0.1% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.65B (2022) → 1.66B (2026)

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Quality

Gross Margin

27.4%

Modest — 27.4% gross margin

Operating Margin

14.2%

Healthy — 14.2% operating margin

ROCE

7.2%

Weak — 7.2% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+23.0%

Fast-growing sales (23.0% YoY)

EPS YoY

+82.5%

Earnings growing fast (82.5% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency

8/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

4%

Weak — only 4% of profit becomes cash

FCF Margin

-0.3%

Burning cash (-0.3%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.15

Conservative — low debt load (0.15)

Interest Cover

82.94x

Comfortably covers interest (82.9x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

46.9x

Expensive — P/E 46.9

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward

+26.8

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (46.9 → 20.0)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

0.84%

Small dividend — 0.84% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth

+69.7%

Dividend growing fast (69.7% YoY)

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