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MERF 3168.T · JPY

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FY2026

Revenue

¥106.85bn

FY2017FY2026

Net income

¥2.79bn

FY2017FY2026

Free cash flow

¥1.60bn

FY2017FY2026

Shareholders' equity

¥12.45bn

FY2017FY2026

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Revenue¥106.85bn¥82.41bn¥82.07bn¥84.59bn¥89.10bn¥62.06bn¥42.75bn¥50.67bn¥56.79bn¥52.87bn
Gross profit¥7.40bn¥2.33bn¥3.12bn¥2.09bn¥2.57bn¥4.58bn¥1.92bn¥1.01bn¥1.94bn¥3.32bn
Research and development—¥5.9m¥3.0m¥421,000——————
Operating income¥4.45bn¥117.0m¥1.45bn¥532.8m¥862.1m¥3.20bn¥646.8m−¥244.5m¥745.0m¥2.10bn
Net income¥2.79bn−¥203.0m¥532.5m¥170.3m¥547.1m¥1.35bn¥378.3m−¥230.6m¥463.0m¥1.04bn
Diluted earnings per share197.20-14.3637.7112.0738.4695.3526.70-16.3032.3472.34

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Total assets¥33.46bn¥25.71bn¥26.66bn¥25.10bn¥25.77bn¥23.64bn¥16.74bn¥17.83bn¥18.07bn¥17.31bn
Cash and short-term investments¥4.07bn¥1.64bn¥1.54bn¥1.26bn¥1.28bn¥1.81bn¥2.09bn¥2.02bn¥2.21bn¥2.15bn
Total liabilities¥21.00bn¥16.49bn¥17.17bn¥16.00bn¥16.55bn¥14.96bn¥9.19bn¥10.49bn¥10.09bn¥9.57bn
Debt¥14.57bn¥13.18bn¥12.79bn¥12.68bn¥13.63bn¥11.48bn¥7.40bn¥8.52bn¥7.97bn¥6.90bn
Shareholders' equity¥12.45bn¥9.22bn¥9.48bn¥9.10bn¥9.22bn¥8.68bn¥7.55bn¥7.34bn¥7.98bn¥7.74bn
Shares outstanding14m14m14m14m14m14m14m14m14m14m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Cash from operations¥1.97bn¥2.32bn¥828.0m¥1.60bn−¥2.07bn−¥3.90bn¥1.50bn−¥49.1m−¥603.3m−¥503.2m
Capital spending−¥369.8m−¥749.2m−¥288.0m−¥349.7m−¥228.3m−¥209.5m−¥141.1m−¥393.4m−¥161.9m−¥23.1m
Free cash flow¥1.60bn¥1.57bn¥540.0m¥1.25bn−¥2.30bn−¥4.11bn¥1.36bn−¥442.6m−¥765.2m−¥526.3m
Dividends paid−¥424.5m−¥282.5m−¥282.4m−¥283.6m−¥248.7m−¥212.9m−¥211.9m−¥213.7m−¥179.2m−¥72.0m

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Aug 2026May 2026Feb 2026Nov 2025Aug 2025May 2025Feb 2025Nov 2024
Revenue¥33.35bn¥27.90bn¥24.49bn¥21.10bn¥20.42bn¥18.93bn¥21.71bn¥21.35bn
Gross profit¥2.01bn¥1.55bn¥2.48bn¥1.36bn¥1.08bn¥341.0m¥437.0m¥472.0m
Operating income¥1.04bn¥888.7m¥1.78bn¥735.5m¥492.0m−¥210.6m−¥172.5m¥14.0m
Net income¥513.1m¥596.1m¥1.28bn¥407.1m¥185.0m−¥210.5m−¥210.4m¥32.0m
Diluted earnings per share36.2442.1190.0928.8013.09-14.89-14.892.27
Total assets¥33.46bn¥35.80bn¥30.31bn¥27.11bn¥25.71bn¥24.34bn¥26.82bn¥27.50bn
Cash and short-term investments¥4.07bn¥1.22bn¥1.10bn¥1.08bn¥1.64bn¥1.16bn¥6.05bn¥2.11bn
Debt¥10.25bn¥13.65bn¥14.12bn¥9.34bn¥12.77bn¥7.14bn¥14.90bn¥12.95bn
Shareholders' equity¥12.45bn¥12.01bn¥11.31bn¥9.55bn¥9.22bn¥8.92bn¥9.25bn¥9.15bn

Financial ratios

Data as of 27 Sept 2026

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gross margin2.8%3.8%2.5%2.9%7.4%4.5%
Operating margin0.1%1.9%0.6%1.0%5.2%1.5%
Net margin-0.2%0.6%0.2%0.6%2.2%0.9%
Return on equity-2.2%5.6%1.9%5.9%15.6%5.0%
Return on assets-0.8%2.0%0.7%2.1%5.7%2.3%
Free cash flow yield17.0%6.2%10.8%-10.1%-20.4%9.1%
Revenue growth0.4%-3.0%-5.1%43.6%45.2%-15.6%
Earnings growth-138.1%212.8%-68.9%-59.6%257.9%-264.0%
Current ratio1.72x1.57x1.59x1.61x1.66x1.92x
Debt to equity1.39x1.35x1.39x1.48x1.32x0.98x
Equity ratio35.9%35.6%36.2%35.8%36.7%45.1%
Interest coverage0.64x16.14x4.20x6.93x43.15x9.88x
R&D as a share of sales0.0%0.0%0.0%———
Buybacks as a share of market value-0.1%-0.1%0.8%-0.2%-0.2%-0.2%

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue8.1%11.5%9.5%
Operating income102.8%6.8%—
Net income154.0%15.6%—

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Gross margin5.1%4.2%4.4%4.1%
Operating margin2.4%1.8%2.1%1.8%
Net margin1.4%0.9%1.0%0.9%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Price to earnings4.7-46.014.548.515.16.827.2-33.412.78.7
Price to sales0.10.10.10.10.10.10.20.10.10.2

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 15 years. Last went ex-dividend on 26 Feb 2026.

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Paid in the year10.0030.0020.0020.0017.5015.0015.0015.00
  • 2-for-1 split · 26 Feb 2018

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