Overview
Pulp and Paper

Daio Paper Corporation

Daio Paper Corporation is a major Japanese paper and paperboard manufacturer producing newsprint, printing paper, packaging paper, paperboard, and corrugated materials. The company also operates a significant Home & Personal Care segment under the 'Elleair' brand, offering tissue paper, disposable diapers, feminine care products, wet wipes, and pet supplies. The group leverages an integrated supply chain including forestry and pulp operations, with manufacturing and sales presence in Japan, China, Brazil, and Turkey.

Market Cap
¥151B
US$962M
EV
¥430B
US$2.74B
Stock¥978▼-0.10%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
6.4
x
LTM EV/EBIT
17.6
x
LTM PER
18.6
x
LTM PBR
0.7
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-10.7%pt
100123
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Nov 13, 25Strong Q3 earnings announcement
2Nov 26, 25Paper price increase expectations
3Feb 16, 26Activist investor proposal announcement
MC → EV Bridge
151BUS$962MMarket Cap416BUS$2.65B+ Debt106BUS$673M− Cash48.4BUS$309M− Inv. Sec.17.3BUS$111M+ NCI430BUS$2.74BEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
612US$3.91B'22/3646US$4.12B'23/3672US$4.28B'24/3669US$4.27B'25/3667US$4.25B'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
75.4US$481M'22/321.7US$138M'23/359.5US$379M'24/354.6US$348M'25/367.3US$429M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
23.7US$151M'22/3-34.7-US$221M'23/34.51US$28.7M'24/3-11.2-US$71.4M'25/38.89US$56.7M'26/3
Capital Structure
35%
65%
EquityD/E 1.82xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
111US$708M379US$2.41B'22/3124US$789M482US$3.07B'23/3148US$941M475US$3.03B'24/3135US$858M455US$2.90B'25/3144US$921M443US$2.82B'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 58.7%
1
Hokuetsu Corporation
19.70%
2
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
7.80%
3
Daio Kaiun Co., Ltd.
7.20%
4
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
4.70%
5
The Iyo Bank, Ltd.
4.60%
6
The Ehime Bank,Ltd.
4.50%
7
Ehime Paper Co., Ltd.
3.40%
8
Kami Shoji Co., Ltd.
3.00%
9
Hyogo Paper Co., Ltd.
2.00%
10
Hyogo Pulp Industry Co., Ltd.
1.80%
Management
15 officers
Yorifusa WAKABAYASHI
Representative Director, President and Executive Officer
Apr 1984 Joined the Company Jan 2012 Executive Officer, General Manager, Newsprint Sales Division Apr 2016 Executive Officer, General Manager, Paper Sales Division Jun 2017 Director, General Manager, Home & Personal Care Domestic Business Division Jul 2018 Managing Director, General Manager, Home & Personal Care Domestic Business Division Apr 2019 Managing Director, General Manager, Home & Personal Care Domestic Business Division Apr 2021 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer Jun 2025 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer (current)
1961-08-13
Hiroshi YAMAZAKI
Representative Director, Vice President and Executive Officer; in charge of General Affairs & Human Capital, Resource Procurement, Risk & Compliance; General Manager, Sustainability Promotion Division (Corporate)
Apr 1984 Joined the Company Jun 2012 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Mishima Mill, Production Division Jun 2013 Director, General Manager, Resources & Materials Division Jul 2016 Director, General Manager, Resources & Materials Procurement Division May 2017 Director, Deputy General Manager, Production Division, and Mishima Mill Manager Apr 2019 Director, Deputy General Manager, Production Division, and Mishima Mill Manager Apr 2021 Director and Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Production Division, General Manager, Production Division Jun 2023 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Resources & Materials Procurement Division, and General Manager, Sustainability Promotion Division Jun 2024 Representative Director, Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Human Resources Division, Resource Procurement, Risk & Compliance; General Manager, General Affairs Division (Corporate), and General Manager, Sustainability Promotion Division Jun 2025 Representative Director, Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of Human Resources Division, Resource Procurement, Risk & Compliance; General Manager, General Affairs Division (Corporate), and General Manager, Sustainability Promotion Division Apr 2026 Representative Director, Vice President and Executive Officer, in charge of General Affairs & Human Capital, Resource Procurement, Risk & Compliance; General Manager, Sustainability Promotion Division (Corporate) (current)
1962-03-10
Hiroyuki FUJITA
Director and Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Home & Personal Care Domestic Business Division; General Manager, Home & Personal Care Overseas Business Division
Apr 1987 Joined the Company Jun 2015 Executive Officer; Representative Director, President, Elleair International (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Jul 2018 Executive Officer, General Manager, Paper Business Division Jun 2019 Director, General Manager, Newsprint & Paper Business Division, Paper & Paperboard Division Jul 2020 Director, Chairman, Sanitel Co., Ltd. Jun 2021 Managing Executive Officer, Chairman, Sanitel Co., Ltd. Jun 2023 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Home & Personal Care Domestic Business Division Jun 2024 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Home & Personal Care Domestic Business Division; in charge of Overseas Business Division Jun 2025 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Home & Personal Care Domestic Business Division, and General Manager, Home & Personal Care Overseas Business Division (current)
1964-11-22
Toshikatsu TANAHASHI
Director and Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Production Division
Apr 1989 Joined Nagoya Pulp Co., Ltd. (now the Company's Kani Mill) Apr 2019 Executive Officer, Deputy Mill Manager, Mishima Mill, Production Division (in charge of H&PC paper products) Jul 2019 Executive Officer, Deputy Manager, Mishima Mill, Production Division (in charge of manufacturing) Apr 2021 Senior Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Production Division, and Mishima Mill Manager Apr 2023 Managing Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Production Division, and Mishima Mill Manager Jun 2023 Director and Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Production Division; General Manager, Production Division; and Mishima Mill Manager Jun 2024 Director and Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Production Division; General Manager, Production Division Jun 2025 Director and Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Production Division (current)
1967-02-25
Shuhei SHINAGAWA
Director and Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Management Administration Division (Corporate) and IT Planning Division; General Manager, Corporate Planning Division
Apr 1994 Joined the Company Apr 2019 Executive Officer, Manager, Business Planning Department, Corporate Planning Division (Corporate) Apr 2021 Senior Executive Officer, Manager, Business Planning Department, Corporate Planning Division (Corporate) Jun 2021 Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division (Corporate) Jul 2022 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division (Corporate) Jun 2023 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division, and General Manager, Management Administration Division (Corporate) Apr 2024 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division, and General Manager, Management Administration Division; in charge of Intellectual Property Department Jun 2024 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division, and General Manager, Management Administration Division; in charge of Intellectual Property Department and Corporate Policy Department Oct 2024 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division, and General Manager, Management Administration Division Apr 2026 Director and Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Management Administration Division (Corporate) and IT Planning Division; General Manager, Corporate Planning Division (current)
1970-08-11
Yoshitsugu FUJII
Director and Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Paper & Paperboard Business Division; in charge of Global Logistics Division (Corporate)
Apr 1990 Joined the Company Jul 2004 Deputy Manager, Newsprint Sales Department No. 1, Newsprint Sales Division Jul 2014 Manager, Newsprint Sales Department No. 1, Paper Business Division, Newsprint Sales Division Oct 2018 General Manager, Newsprint Sales Division, Paper Business Division Jul 2022 Executive Officer, General Manager, Newsprint Sales Division, Newsprint & Paper Business Division, Paper & Paperboard Division Jun 2025 Executive Officer, General Manager, Media Solutions Division, Paper & Paperboard Business Division Apr 2026 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Paper & Paperboard Business Division; in charge of Global Logistics Division (Corporate) Jun 2026 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Paper & Paperboard Business Division; in charge of Global Logistics Division (Corporate) (scheduled)
1967-01-15
Yukihiro TANAKA
Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1980 Joined the Company Jun 2006 Director, General Manager, Human Resources Department; in charge of Tokyo Head Office General Affairs Department Apr 2010 Director, General Manager, Publication Paper Sales Division Apr 2013 General Manager, Kyushu Branch Jun 2015 Executive Officer, General Manager, General Affairs Division May 2017 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division Jun 2017 Director, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division; in charge of Safety & Environment Department Apr 2019 Director, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division (Corporate) Apr 2021 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division (Corporate) Jun 2021 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, General Affairs & Human Resources Division (Corporate) Jun 2023 Director and Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, General Affairs & Human Resources Division (Corporate); in charge of Risk & Compliance Jun 2024 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member Jun 2025 Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (current)
1957-05-15
Yosuke KIMURA
Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1984 Joined the Company Jan 1999 Deputy Manager, Secretarial Office Jul 2002 Deputy Manager, No. 1 Paperboard Department, Paperboard Sales Division Dec 2003 Manager, Paperboard Department, Osaka Branch Jul 2005 General Manager, Finance Department, Shikoku Head Office Jun 2011 Executive Officer, General Manager, Finance Department, Shikoku Head Office Apr 2016 Executive Officer, General Manager, Newsprint Sales Division, Newsprint & Paper Business Division Oct 2018 General Manager, Nagoya Branch Jun 2025 Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (current)
1961-02-11
Naosuke ODA
Director (Note 1)
Apr 1977 Joined Nippon Kokan K.K. (now JFE Steel Corporation) Apr 2000 Business Staff, Automotive Steel Sales Department, Steel Business Division, same company Feb 2002 Manager, Steel Integration Promotion Team, Steel Business Division, same company May 2002 General Manager, Planning Department, Steel Business Division, same company Apr 2003 General Manager, Planning Division, JFE Holdings, Inc. Apr 2004 General Manager, Automotive Steel Sales Department, JFE Steel Corporation Apr 2007 Managing Executive Officer (Sales), JFE Steel Corporation Apr 2010 Senior Managing Executive Officer (Sales), JFE Steel Corporation Apr 2012 Representative Director and Executive Vice President (in charge of Sales), JFE Steel Corporation Apr 2016 Representative Director, President, JFE Shoji Trading Corporation Jun 2017 Director, JFE Holdings, Inc. Apr 2021 Special Advisor, JFE Shoji Trading Corporation Jun 2022 Outside Director of the Company (current) Apr 2023 Associate Member (Shayu), JFE Shoji Trading Corporation (current) Jun 2024 Outside Director, Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. (current)
1953-06-03
Makoto HORIE
Director (Note 1)
Apr 1981 Joined Sumitomo Corporation Apr 2003 Store Manager, Houston, Sumitomo Corporation of America; Head of Tubular Products Department Apr 2009 Director, Assistant to General Manager, Steel Division III/II; General Manager, Steel Division III/II Business Planning Department, Sumitomo Corporation Apr 2012 Executive Officer, General Manager, Steel Division III; President, Sumisho Steel Co., Ltd. Jun 2015 Representative Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Metals Division, Sumitomo Corporation Jun 2017 Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Metals Division, Sumitomo Corporation Jun 2019 Chairman and Representative Director, Mitsui Sumitomo Finance & Leasing Co., Ltd. Jun 2022 Special Advisor, Mitsui Sumitomo Finance & Leasing Co., Ltd.; Special Advisor, Toyo Kanetsu K.K. (current) Jul 2023 Advisor, KTX Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2024 Outside Director of the Company (current)
1959-03-15
Takako MASAI
Director (Note 1)
Nov 1988 Joined Bank of Nova Scotia, Tokyo Branch Jul 1989 Joined Toronto-Dominion Bank, Tokyo Branch Mar 1998 General Manager, Financial Products Sales Department, Tokyo Branch, Crédit Agricole Indosuez (now Crédit Agricole CIB) May 2007 General Manager, Capital Markets Department, Shinsei Bank, Limited (now SBI Shinsei Bank, Limited) Apr 2013 Executive Officer, Head of Market Research Office, Market Operations Division, same bank Jul 2015 Executive Officer, General Manager, Financial Market Research Department, same bank Jun 2016 Member of the Policy Board, Bank of Japan Jun 2021 Director, SBI Institute of Financial Economics Co., Ltd. (current) Jul 2021 Outside Director, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation (now Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation); Outside Director, Tobishima Corporation; Member, Advisory Board, Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics (current) Aug 2021 Outside Director, BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.; Chairperson, SBI Institute of Financial Economics Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2022 Visiting Professor, Jissen Women's University Mar 2024 Director, Japan Professional Football League (current) Jun 2024 Outside Director of the Company (current); Outside Director, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (current) Aug 2024 Outside Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, BWITH Co., Ltd. (current) Oct 2024 Outside Director, Tobishima Holdings Corporation (current)
1965-03-08
Yoshihiro IWATA
Director (Note 1)
Apr 1984 Joined Sapporo Breweries Ltd. (now Sapporo Holdings Ltd.) Mar 2006 General Manager, Management Strategy Division, same company Mar 2011 General Manager, Management Strategy Division, Sapporo Holdings Ltd.; Director, Sapporo International Ltd. Mar 2014 Representative Director, President, Sapporo International Ltd.; Director and Group Executive Officer, Sapporo Holdings Ltd. Mar 2016 Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Pokka Sapporo Food & Beverage Ltd. Jan 2017 Representative Director, President, Pokka Sapporo Food & Beverage Ltd.; Group Executive Officer, Sapporo Holdings Ltd. Mar 2017 Representative Director, President, Pokka Sapporo Food & Beverage Ltd.; Group Managing Executive Officer, Sapporo Holdings Ltd. Mar 2020 Managing Director, Sapporo Holdings Ltd. Mar 2022 Advisor, same company Jun 2025 Outside Director of the Company (current)
1961-08-21
Yoichi TAKEI
Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (Note 1)
Apr 1993 Registered as attorney-at-law (Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association); joined Iwata & Partners Law Office Apr 2000 Partner Attorney, Meitetsu Sogo Law Office (current) Jun 2003 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Nihon Thomson Co., Ltd. Jun 2006 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Yamazaki Metal Industries Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2013 Outside Director, Nihon Thomson Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2020 Outside Director of the Company Jan 2022 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current)
1961-06-10
Kyoko OKADA
Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (Note 1)
Apr 1982 Joined Shiseido Company, Limited Oct 2011 General Manager, Corporate Culture Department, same company Apr 2015 General Manager, Secretariat Department, General Affairs Division, same company Jun 2015 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, same company Jun 2018 Director, Japan Cancer Association (public interest foundation) Jun 2019 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Subaru Corporation Jun 2019 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, NS Solutions Corporation Jun 2020 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Jun 2021 Outside Director, JACCS Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2022 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, NEC Corporation Jun 2023 Outside Director, NEC Corporation Jun 2025 Outside Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current)
1959-07-26
Masakuni NOGUCHI
Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (Note 1)
Oct 1990 Joined Eiwa Audit Corporation (now Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC, Azsa) Apr 1997 Registered Certified Public Accountant Jun 2005 Partner, Azusa Audit LLC Sep 2023 Representative, Noguchi CPA Office (current) Jun 2024 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Jun 2025 Outside Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current) Jun 2025 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kanaden Corporation (current)
1966-10-10
Large Shareholding Reports
Daio Kaiun Co., Ltd.
2026-06-22
5.62%→6.60%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 7.20%
Hokuetsu Corporation
2026-03-26
24.61%→18.10%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 19.70%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-08-06
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
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2026-06-25
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Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
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2026-06-22
Large Shareholding Report
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2026-03-26
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-02-13
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2025-08-08
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
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2025-06-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-02-14
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
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2024-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-08-09
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
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2024-02-09
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Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
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2023-06-29
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Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
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2023-02-10
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Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
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2022-11-11
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2022-08-12
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2022-06-29
Annual Securities Report
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2022-02-10
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2021-11-12
Quarterly Securities Report
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2021-08-06
Quarterly Securities Report
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2021-06-29
Annual Securities Report
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2021-02-10
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