Chubu Electric Power Company, Incorporated (9502.T) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Chubu Electric Power Company, Incorporated is graded C (A to F). Of 24 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 15 pass, warnings: 3, red flags: 6.

About Chubu Electric Power Company, Incorporated

Chubu Electric Power Company, Incorporated is an Utilities company (Regulated Electric) based in Japan, listed on JPX as 9502.T.

What our checks show for 9502.T

Red flags

• Net debt is 14.7x a year of EBITDA (debt/equity 1.06). That limits room in a downturn and raises refinancing risk.
• The gross margin fell by 3 points, to 3.8%: costs are rising faster than prices.
• Revenue fell 3.6% a year over the last 3 years.
• The net margin is only 5%: little room if costs rise.
• The stock has fallen as much as 82% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Return on capital (ROCE) is only 2.1%.

Warning signs

• Analysts expect only about 1.5% a year of growth in revenue.
• Free cash flow is only 0.6% of revenue.
• The stock is still below its previous peak.

Strengths

• The net margin rose by 6.6 points over 5 years, to 5%.
• Operating cash flow is 1.88x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Earnings per share grew 66.9% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit grew 66.9% a year over the last 3 years.
• The price is 11.1 times earnings (P/E), reasonable for its growth.
• A large company: market value $12.61 billion.

Next earnings report: 2026-10-29

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Questions

What grade does Chubu Electric Power Company, Incorporated (9502.T) have?

In our weekly check, Chubu Electric Power Company, Incorporated is graded C (A to F). Of 24 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 15 pass, warnings: 3, red flags: 6. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of 9502.T stock?

This week's biggest flags for Chubu Electric Power Company, Incorporated: High debt, Gross margin falling, Weak revenue growth. In total 9 of 24 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Chubu Electric Power Company, Incorporated do?

Chubu Electric Power Company, Incorporated is an Utilities company (Regulated Electric) based in Japan, listed on JPX as 9502.T.

When does Chubu Electric Power Company, Incorporated report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-10-29. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-24

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