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FY2026

Revenue

¥8.98bn

FY2017FY2026

Net income

¥460.2m

FY2017FY2026

Free cash flow

¥360.5m

FY2017FY2026

Shareholders' equity

¥4.54bn

FY2017FY2026

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Revenue¥8.98bn¥8.68bn¥8.17bn¥8.16bn¥8.16bn¥7.53bn¥8.34bn¥8.19bn¥8.22bn¥7.91bn
Gross profit¥1.71bn¥1.65bn¥1.61bn¥1.62bn¥1.56bn¥1.18bn¥1.60bn¥1.57bn¥1.56bn¥1.49bn
Operating income¥662.0m¥612.2m¥671.0m¥643.4m¥603.5m¥251.7m¥633.7m¥621.0m¥586.0m¥493.5m
Net income¥460.2m¥432.2m¥513.6m¥683.2m¥447.2m¥378.6m¥436.2m¥417.8m¥425.1m¥347.7m
Diluted earnings per share58.5054.9465.2886.8456.8448.1255.4453.1152.0542.58

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Total assets¥5.89bn¥5.69bn¥5.10bn¥5.18bn¥4.65bn¥4.28bn¥4.33bn¥4.15bn¥4.02bn¥3.57bn
Cash and short-term investments¥3.51bn¥3.80bn¥2.95bn¥3.13bn¥2.46bn¥2.29bn¥2.18bn¥1.86bn¥1.73bn¥1.39bn
Total liabilities¥1.35bn¥1.35bn¥933.8m¥1.27bn¥1.22bn¥1.05bn¥1.24bn¥921.5m¥1.00bn¥792.7m
Debt——−¥13.2m———————
Shareholders' equity¥4.54bn¥4.34bn¥4.16bn¥3.91bn¥3.43bn¥3.23bn¥3.09bn¥3.23bn¥3.02bn¥2.78bn
Shares outstanding8m8m8m8m8m8m8m8m8m8m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Cash from operations¥372.4m¥844.1m¥96.0m¥525.5m¥430.9m¥369.4m¥909.9m¥343.9m¥540.1m¥219.7m
Capital spending−¥11.9m−¥18.1m−¥17.3m−¥9.7m−¥11.0m−¥13.4m−¥4.0m−¥2.9m−¥3.3m−¥7.0m
Free cash flow¥360.5m¥826.0m¥78.7m¥515.8m¥419.9m¥356.1m¥905.9m¥341.0m¥536.7m¥212.7m
Dividends paid−¥258.9m−¥259.1m−¥258.6m−¥262.4m−¥250.5m−¥242.8m−¥231.6m−¥207.5m−¥183.4m−¥170.9m

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Aug 2026May 2026Feb 2026Nov 2025Aug 2025May 2025Feb 2025Nov 2024
Revenue¥2.55bn¥2.50bn¥2.41bn¥2.21bn¥2.16bn¥2.20bn¥2.20bn¥2.24bn
Gross profit¥522.6m¥526.8m¥418.0m¥434.0m¥403.4m¥455.7m¥299.0m¥484.0m
Operating income¥226.2m¥168.6m¥157.0m¥196.4m¥142.9m¥165.8m¥36.1m¥241.6m
Net income¥153.9m¥101.2m¥120.2m¥131.8m¥97.2m¥111.0m¥30.1m¥173.8m
Diluted earnings per share19.5612.8615.2816.7512.3614.113.8322.10
Total assets¥5.92bn¥6.23bn¥5.89bn¥5.46bn¥5.60bn¥5.78bn¥5.69bn¥5.44bn
Cash and short-term investments¥3.28bn¥3.82bn¥3.51bn¥3.21bn¥3.36bn¥3.64bn¥3.80bn¥2.80bn
Shareholders' equity¥4.66bn¥4.51bn¥4.54bn¥4.42bn¥4.42bn¥4.32bn¥4.34bn¥4.31bn

Financial ratios

Data as of 10 Oct 2026

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2017FY2012FY2011FY2010FY2009FY2008FY2007
Gross margin19.1%19.0%19.8%19.9%19.1%15.6%—————————
Operating margin7.4%8.0%8.5%12.4%7.8%3.3%—————————
Net margin5.1%5.0%6.3%8.4%5.5%5.0%—————————
Return on equity10.1%10.0%12.3%17.5%13.0%11.7%—————————
Return on assets7.8%7.6%10.1%13.2%9.6%8.8%—————————
Free cash flow yield5.5%12.2%1.6%7.6%6.3%5.4%—————————
Revenue growth3.4%6.3%0.1%-0.1%8.4%-9.7%—————————
Earnings growth6.5%-15.8%-24.8%52.8%18.1%-13.2%—————————
Current ratio4.38x4.20x5.47x3.90x3.62x3.92x—————————
Debt to equity——-0.00x0.00x0.00x0.00x0.00x0.00x———————
Equity ratio77.0%76.2%81.7%75.5%73.9%75.4%—————————
Interest coverage——21605.09x—5229.85x1997.96x3106.53x12673.57x787.08x——————
R&D as a share of sales—————————0.0%0.1%1.0%1.2%1.7%4.8%
Buybacks as a share of market value0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%—————————

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue3.2%3.6%1.5%
Operating income1.0%21.3%0.8%
Net income-12.3%4.0%1.6%

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Gross margin19.1%19.4%18.8%19.1%
Operating margin7.2%7.6%6.9%7.1%
Net margin5.1%6.1%5.9%5.5%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Price to earnings15.216.513.911.417.623.316.324.517.426.5
Price to sales0.80.80.90.91.01.20.81.30.91.2

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 17 years. Last went ex-dividend on 26 Feb 2026.

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Paid in the year49.5033.0033.0032.5032.0031.0029.0025.50
  • 2-for-1 split · 29 Aug 2017
  • 2-for-1 split · 27 Oct 2011

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