# Schroder Japan Growth Fund plc (SJG.L) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. LSE, United Kingdom. Sector: Financial Services. Price 387p, market value 440 millionp.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 6.1×** (5-yr avg 2241.8×, 3-yr avg 954.5×). Schroder Japan Growth Fund plc trades at 6.1× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 2241.8×: cheap by its own standards. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 4.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.3×.
- **Price / book: 1.1×**. The shares trade at 1.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 3.7×**. Enterprise value is 3.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 0.0%**. Free cash flow equals 0.0% of the market value.
- **Earnings yield: 16.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 16.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 94.1%**. Schroder Japan Growth Fund plc keeps 94.1% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 112.8%**. 112.8% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 384.0%**. 384.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 6.1%**. 6.1% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 35.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 35.1%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 33.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 33.1% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -72.5%** (3-yr -11.0%/yr). Revenue fell 72.5% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -64.7%** (3-yr 91.8%/yr). Earnings per share fell 64.7%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.
- **Cash and short-term investments: 17 millionp**. Leverage ratios are shown differently for banks and insurers, whose balance sheets are built on deposits and reserves; use return on equity and the regulatory capital in the filings instead.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Schroder Japan Growth Fund plc does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 40.4%** (YTD 25.6%, 3-mo 5.4%). The shares are up 40.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -3.7%** (40.3% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 59**. An RSI of 59 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.86** (volatility 23%). Beta of 0.86 against the FTSE All-Share: the shares move roughly with the market.

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