Keyence Corporation’s second-quarter fiscal 2026 (ending March 2027) sales rose 37% year on year to JPY 389 billion. Gross and operating margins were 86.2% and 56.9%, up 340 basis points and 660 basis points, respectively. Overseas sales rose 30.5% in local currencies, and domestic sales rose 22.8%.
Machine vision/sensors address secular issues like energy savings, product quality control, and labor shortages, thus leading to stronger growth than other factory automation equipment.
The machine vision and sensors market is fragmented and subject to threats of technology replication and pricing pressures over the long term.
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6954
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6324
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 42.48 | 29.44 | 314.16 |
Price/Book Value | 5.45 | 2.81 | 6.08 |
Price/Sales | 16.18 | 5.96 | 8.29 |
Price/Cash Flow | 39.90 | 23.21 | 56.45 |
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6861
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6954
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6324
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Quick Ratio | 9.97 | 5.42 | 3.01 |
Current Ratio | 10.54 | 7.34 | 4.16 |
Interest Coverage | — | — | 9.02 |
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6861
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6954
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6324
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 18.51% | 9.10% | — |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 19.44% | 10.18% | — |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 19.09% | 9.63% | — |
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