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To own Nomura Holdings, you generally need to believe it can sustain profitability while maintaining capital strength across its domestic and global businesses. The recent suggestion that the shares trade at about a 27% discount to an estimated intrinsic value sharpens attention on valuation but does not materially change the near term focus on earnings delivery as a key catalyst or ongoing cost and margin pressure as a central risk.
The ongoing share buyback program, with about ¥60,000.00 million authorized in January 2026 and roughly 46,861,200 shares already repurchased, is closely linked to this valuation debate. It reinforces the idea that management is returning capital while the stock appears undervalued, which can be supportive if profitability holds up, but also heightens the importance of maintaining robust earnings and capital ratios as core drivers for closing any valuation gap.
Yet against this potential upside, investors should be aware of how rising structural costs could threaten margins if revenue momentum slows and...
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Nomura Holdings' narrative projects ¥2,383.2 billion revenue and ¥434.8 billion earnings by 2029. This requires 3.2% yearly revenue growth and a ¥72.7 billion earnings increase from ¥362.1 billion today.
Uncover how Nomura Holdings' forecasts yield a ¥1604 fair value, in line with its current price.
Before this news, the most optimistic analysts were already assuming earnings of about ¥402.2 billion and a higher PE multiple, so if you see the current 27 percent discount as compelling, remember their view also leans on continued balance sheet allocation to wholesale and structured private credit that could magnify losses if market stress appears.
Explore 2 other fair value estimates on Nomura Holdings - why the stock might be worth just ¥1604!
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