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GUNZE LIMITED

Gunze Limited is a diversified Japanese manufacturer operating across four core segments: Functional Solutions (plastic films, engineering plastics, printing and food machinery), Medical (sutures, absorbable implants, and other medical materials), Apparel (innerwear, legwear, outerwear, and textile materials including sewing threads), and Life Create (real estate development, sports club management, and renewable energy). The company leverages its materials science and processing technologies to serve industrial, healthcare, and consumer markets both domestically and internationally. Key competitive strengths include vertically integrated manufacturing, a broad global production network spanning Asia and North America, and a well-established brand in the Japanese innerwear market.

Market Cap

¥129B

US$822M

¥136B

US$866M

Stock¥4,120▲+0.49%

US$1 = ¥157.05 (2026-10-22)

LTM EV/EBITDA

9.9

LTM EV/EBIT

20.8

LTM PER

27.9

LTM PBR

1.2

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Performance & Balance

Revenue 5Y (¥B)

EBITDA 5Y (¥B)

Net Income 5Y (¥B)

Capital Structure

85%

EquityD/E 0.18xDebt

Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt

CashInv. Sec.Debt

Shareholders

Top 10 hold 32.9%

as of 2026-03-31 · Source: Annual Securities Report

The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd.

12.62%

Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.

8.39%

GUNZE LIMITED Employee Stock Ownership Association

2.84%

The Bank of Kyoto, Ltd.

2.14%

GSI Creos Corporation

1.73%

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 385781 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)

1.36%

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)

1.01%

KURABO INDUSTRIES LTD.

0.96%

Gunze Kyoei-kai

0.94%

The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited

0.93%

Management

13 officers

Toshiyasu SAGUCHI

Representative Director, Chairman

Mar 1984 Joined the Company Apr 2012 Executive Officer, Head of Plastics Company Jun 2014 Director, Executive Officer, Head of Plastics Company Apr 2017 Managing Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Strategy Division Jun 2018 Representative Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Strategy Division Feb 2019 Member, Nomination and Compensation Committee (current) Jun 2020 Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Strategy Division Jun 2021 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer Jun 2026 Representative Director, Chairman (current)

1961-11-14

Takahiro OKA

Representative Director, President and Executive Officer

Apr 1987 Joined the Company May 2012 General Manager, Plastics Company Sales Division Apr 2017 Executive Officer, Head of Plastics Company Apr 2022 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Strategy Division Jun 2024 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Strategy Division Apr 2025 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Strategy Division Jun 2025 Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Strategy Division Member, Nomination and Compensation Committee (current) Jun 2026 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer (current)

1963-04-14

Osamu KUJIRAOKA

Director

Apr 1978 Joined Nikkei Inc. Mar 1988 Seconded to Nikkei McGraw-Hill, Inc. (now Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.) Mar 2003 Executive Officer, Business Division General Manager, Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. Jan 2006 Executive Officer, Medical Division General Manager, Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.; Representative Director, Nikkei Medical Development, Inc. Mar 2009 Executive Officer, President, Nikkei BP America, Inc.; President, Nikkei BP Europe Feb 2015 Representative Director, Nikkei Medical Development, Inc. Jun 2019 Director, Member, Nomination and Compensation Committee of the Company (current) Oct 2019 Representative Director, President, Dakuon Co., Ltd. (current)

1955-09-25

Rie KIDA

Director

Apr 1989 Joined Louis Gitan Co., Ltd. Apr 1991 Joined Lesco Formation Co., Ltd. Oct 2000 Joined Idei Co., Ltd. Apr 2003 Joined Her Story Co., Ltd. Apr 2005 Chief Producer, Her Story Co., Ltd. Nov 2009 Joined Lesco Formation Co., Ltd. as Managing Director Aug 2010 Founded Onna Gokoro Marketing Research Institute at Lesco Formation Co., Ltd.; Director Apr 2013 Established Onna Gokoro Marketing Research Institute Co., Ltd.; Representative Director (current) Jun 2020 Director, Member, Nomination and Compensation Committee of the Company (current) May 2024 Outside Director, Okuwa Co., Ltd. (current)

1969-05-27

Hirokazu SAWADA

Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Finance and Accounting Department

Apr 1988 Joined the Company Jul 2018 General Manager, Plastics Company Management Planning Division Apr 2022 Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Plastics Company and General Manager, Plastics Company Management Planning Division Apr 2023 Executive Officer, General Manager, Finance and Accounting Department Jun 2023 Director, Executive Officer, General Manager, Finance and Accounting Department Apr 2026 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Finance and Accounting Department (current)

1965-03-11

Tomohisa OKUDA

Director, Managing Executive Officer, Head of Plastics Company

Apr 1989 Joined the Company Oct 2015 General Manager, Plastics Company Technology Division Apr 2019 General Manager, Technology Development Division Apr 2020 Executive Officer, General Manager, Technology Development Division Jun 2024 Director, Executive Officer, General Manager, Technology Development Division Apr 2026 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Head of Plastics Company (current)

1965-04-26

Ryoji KAWANISHI

Director, Executive Officer, Head of Apparel Company

Apr 1986 Joined the Company Apr 2017 General Manager, Apparel Company Management Planning Division Apr 2020 Executive Officer, General Manager, Apparel Company Management Planning Division Apr 2021 Executive Officer, Head of Apparel Company and General Manager, Apparel Company Management Planning Division Jun 2021 Director, Executive Officer, Head of Apparel Company (current)

1962-12-07

Shojiro MATSUDA

Director, Executive Officer, Representative Director and President, Gunze Medical Co., Ltd., General Manager, Medical Business Division

Apr 1993 Joined the Company Jun 2021 General Manager, Medical Business Division Apr 2022 Executive Officer, General Manager, Medical Business Division Oct 2022 Executive Officer, Representative Director and President, Gunze Medical Co., Ltd., and General Manager, Medical Business Division Jun 2025 Director, Executive Officer, Representative Director and President, Gunze Medical Co., Ltd., and General Manager, Medical Business Division (current)

1969-01-14

Tomio SUZUKI

Audit and Supervisory Board Member (Full-time)

Apr 1986 Joined the Company Apr 2019 General Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Department, and Director, Human Capital Development Office Jun 2019 General Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Department Apr 2020 Executive Officer, General Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Department Jun 2021 Audit and Supervisory Board Member (current)

1964-03-20

Koji FUNATOMI

Audit and Supervisory Board Member

Apr 1983 Joined the National Tax Agency Jul 2012 Director, Tanabe Tax Office Jul 2020 Director, Consumption Tax Division, Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau Aug 2021 Opened Funatomi Koji Tax Accountant Office (current) Jan 2022 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, J.S.B. Co., Ltd. Oct 2022 Representative Audit Committee Member, Izumi City (current) Jun 2023 Audit and Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current) Mar 2026 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Toyo Tanso Co., Ltd. (current)

1961-03-29

Norihito NAKA

Audit and Supervisory Board Member

Apr 1991 Registered as Attorney at Law Apr 1998 Opened Kaneko & Naka Law Office Sep 2010 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Noah Co., Ltd. Jan 2012 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, NPH Holdings, Inc. (current) Jun 2022 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Eastern Carriner Co., Ltd. Jan 2023 Representative Attorney, Kaneko, Naka & Morimoto Law Office (Attorneys at Law Corporation) (current) Jun 2023 Audit and Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current) Sep 2025 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Kankyo Kanri Center Co., Ltd. (current)

1961-09-11

Hisako YOSHIKA

Audit and Supervisory Board Member

Dec 2009 Registered as Attorney at Law Aug 2014 Joined the Company Jun 2019 Deputy General Manager, Corporate Strategy Division, and General Manager, Legal and Compliance Office Apr 2020 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Corporate Strategy Division, and General Manager, Legal and Compliance Office Aug 2022 Executive Officer, General Manager, IP and Legal Department Jun 2025 Audit and Supervisory Board Member (current)

1964-07-20

Kimiko FUNATO

Director

Apr 1991 Joined Sumitomo Bank (now Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation) Apr 1998 Registered as Attorney at Law; joined Aiman Sogo Law Office (current) Jun 2021 Outside Director, Kyoei Steel Ltd. (current) Apr 2025 Outside Director, Kin-ei Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2026 Director, Member, Nomination and Compensation Committee of the Company (current)

1969-03-05

Large Shareholding Reports

Leos Capital Works Co., Ltd.

2025-08-22

5.41%→3.92%

Disclosures

No disclosures

Primary Source Filings

TDnet

2026-08-05

Q1 Earnings Flash

FY ending Mar 2027

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