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MarkLines Co.,Ltd.

MarkLines operates a specialized automotive industry portal offering an integrated information platform that provides global market data, supplier intelligence, production/sales statistics, and technology intelligence to over 7,000 corporate clients worldwide. The platform covers 70,000+ automotive suppliers across 64 countries and serves 500,000+ users, delivering proprietary databases on parts supply chains, OEM production, powertrain trends, and EV market data. Beyond the core information platform, the company offers complementary services including consulting, vehicle teardown analysis, recruitment of automotive engineers, market forecasting, promotional advertising, and an automotive investment fund.

Market Cap

¥19.4B

US$124M

¥11.8B

US$75.0M

Stock¥1,522▲+0.66%

US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)

LTM EV/EBITDA

5.2

LTM EV/EBIT

5.5

LTM PER

12.4

LTM PBR

2.8

Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-45.2%pt

Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX

1Nov 14, 25Earnings-related performance concerns

2Aug 7, 26Q2 FY2026/12 earnings announced; Board approved share buyback

MC → EV Bridge

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Performance & Balance

Revenue 5Y (¥B)

EBITDA 5Y (¥B)

Net Income 5Y (¥B)

Capital Structure

100%

EquityD/E 0.00xDebt

Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash

CashInv. Sec.Debt

Shareholders

Top 10 hold 48.9%

as of 2026-06-30 · Source: Annual Securities Report

Makoto SAKAI

14.12%

The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)

10.01%

Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)

4.93%

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505044 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)

4.71%

MSIP CLIENT SECURITES (Standing Proxy: Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd.)

3.14%

SBI SECURITIES Co., Ltd.

3.01%

Waseda Growth Enterprise Support No. 1 Investment Limited Partnership

2.35%

GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. REG (Standing Proxy: Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.)

2.31%

BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON 140040 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)

2.30%

INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC (Standing Proxy: Interactive Brokers Securities Japan Inc.)

2.06%

Management

10 officers

Makoto SAKAI

Representative Director, President

Apr 1977 Joined Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. May 1990 Obtained Master's degree, University of Illinois Graduate School of Business Oct 1991 Joined Nihon Asia Investment Co., Ltd. Mar 1999 Joined Nihon Delphi Automotive Systems K.K. Mar 2000 Representative Director, President, NetRiders Daytona Co., Ltd. Jan 2001 Founded MarkLines Co., Ltd.; Representative Director, President (current) Sep 2004 Executive Director, Maikeleyi Information Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (current) May 2011 Representative Director, President, MarkLines North America, Inc. May 2012 Director, MarkLines North America, Inc. (current) Jul 2013 Director, MarkLines (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (current) Jan 2015 Representative Director, President, MarkLines Europe GmbH (current) Apr 2020 Representative Director, Chairman, Automobile Fund Co., Ltd. (current) Dec 2022 Director, MarkLines Mexicana S.A. de C.V. (current)

1954-01-27

Nanana KAJIHARA

Director

Apr 1991 Joined Nihon Asia Investment Co., Ltd. Apr 2001 Joined MarkLines Co., Ltd. Dec 2020 General Manager, Information Department 3, Information Platform Business Division, MarkLines Co., Ltd. May 2022 Executive Officer, General Manager, Information Department 3 and General Manager, Information Department, Information Platform Business Division Mar 2024 Director, in charge of Information Department, Information Platform Business Division; General Manager, Information Department 1 (current) Jun 2025 Director, General Manager, Information Departments 1 and 2, Information Platform Business Division (current)

1968-08-05

Hiroyuki ASADA

Director

Apr 1986 Joined Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Sep 2001 Senior Expert, Safety Testing Department, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Apr 2014 General Manager, Vehicle Advanced Research Department, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Apr 2017 General Manager, Advanced Vehicle Development Department, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Oct 2018 Chief Technology Engineer, Vehicle Technology Development Division, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Jun 2020 Joined MarkLines Co., Ltd. Jan 2022 Deputy General Manager, Consulting Business Division, MarkLines Co., Ltd. Mar 2024 Director, in charge of Consulting Business Division, MarkLines Co., Ltd. (current) Aug 2024 Director, in charge of Consulting Business Division; General Manager, Benchmark Center, MarkLines Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2025 Director, MarkLines Soft Development Co., Ltd. (current)

1962-03-29

Mitoi TAKAKU

Director

Aug 1988 Joined Hong Kong Sumida Electric (H.K.) Company Limited Sep 2000 Joined Yoshida Japanese Language School Mar 2008 Joined MarkLines Co., Ltd. May 2025 Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Division, Information Platform Business Division, MarkLines Co., Ltd. (current)

1974-10-16

Kazuyuki KONDO

Director

Aug 1988 Joined Mita Industrial Co., Ltd. Feb 1990 Joined Tokyo System Research Co., Ltd. Apr 1996 Joined Mitsui Marine System Service (now MS&AD Systems, Ltd.) Sep 2001 Joined Moss Institute Co., Ltd. Oct 2002 Joined System Exe Co., Ltd. Oct 2016 Joined MarkLines Co., Ltd. May 2020 Executive Officer, in charge of IT, MarkLines Co., Ltd. (current)

1966-07-30

Akihiko SHITO

Director

Apr 1968 Joined Yorozu Automotive Industries Co., Ltd. (now Yorozu Corporation) Jun 1983 Director, Yorozu Automotive Industries Co., Ltd. Jun 1992 Managing Director, Yorozu Automotive Industries Co., Ltd. Jun 1996 Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Yorozu Automotive Industries Co., Ltd. Jun 1998 Representative Director, President, Yorozu Automotive Industries Co., Ltd. Jun 1999 Outside Director, Azuma Ho Co., Ltd. (current) Jul 1999 Outside Director, Ogura Metal Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2008 Representative Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ogura Metal Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2015 Outside Director, Aresty Corporation; Outside Director, Univance Corporation Mar 2018 Outside Director, MarkLines Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2018 Representative Director, President, Japan Auto Parts Hall Co., Ltd. Jun 2020 Director, Japan Auto Parts Hall Co., Ltd. (current)

1943-01-30

Hiroshi MIYAGAWA

Director

Apr 1988 Joined ASCII Corporation Dec 1999 Joined Internet Research Institute Co., Ltd. Apr 2000 Director, E-Yield Co., Ltd. Oct 2002 Representative Director, E-Yield Co., Ltd. (current) Sep 2005 Director, Internet Research Institute Co., Ltd. Jun 2010 CEO, Interface in Design, Inc. Nov 2012 Director, Enfactory Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2015 Director, Ehon Navi Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2018 Outside Director, MarkLines Co., Ltd. (current) Jul 2021 Director, SAVAWAY Inc. (current) Nov 2022 Director, F.I.T. Pacific Co., Ltd. (current) Jul 2025 Outside Director, Impress Holdings Inc. (current)

1965-11-29

Masaaki UENO

Full-time Corporate Auditor

Apr 1980 Joined Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.; Supplier Account Manager, Renault-Nissan Purchasing Organization (RNPO) Apr 2008 Joined Unipres Corporation; General Manager, Corporate Planning Department and President, Unipres Russia Mar 2024 Joined MarkLines Co., Ltd.; Consulting Business Division, Benchmark Center Oct 2025 Full-time Corporate Auditor, MarkLines Co., Ltd. (current)

1956-11-15

Junichi HASHIGUCHI

Corporate Auditor

Apr 1970 Joined Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Jul 1996 General Manager, First Procurement Department, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Apr 2000 Joined Unisia Jecs Corporation (now Astemo, Ltd.) Jun 2000 Executive Officer, General Manager, Purchasing and Sales Divisions, Unisia Jecs Corporation May 2004 Joined Kiriu Corporation; Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales and Purchasing Departments Jun 2009 Representative Director, President, Kiriu Corporation Jun 2014 Representative Director, Chairman, Kiriu Corporation Mar 2016 Outside Director, Daiichi Seiko Co., Ltd. (now I-PEX Inc.) Mar 2018 Outside Director, Tsubaki Nakashima Co., Ltd. Mar 2022 Outside Corporate Auditor, MarkLines Co., Ltd. (current)

1947-09-09

Masami SHINOZAKI

Corporate Auditor

Apr 1987 Registered as attorney-at-law Apr 1987 Joined Hirai Law Office (now Shinozaki Sogo Law Office) Feb 1990 Partner, Hirai Law Office Apr 2002 Conciliation Commissioner, Tokyo Family Court Jan 2004 Head, Shibata & Shinozaki Law Office (now Shinozaki Sogo Law Office) (current) Apr 2004 Director, Tokyo Family Court Mediation Committee Board Feb 2005 Registered as certified tax accountant Apr 2006 Auditor, Kanto Federation of Bar Associations Apr 2008 Vice President, Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association Apr 2009 Civil Conciliation Commissioner, Tokyo District Court (current) Jun 2009 Outside Corporate Auditor, Inageya Co., Ltd. Jun 2011 Mediation Commissioner, MEXT Dispute Resolution Center Apr 2013 Deputy Chair, Disciplinary Committee, Japan Federation of Bar Associations Mar 2018 Outside Corporate Auditor, MarkLines Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2022 Outside Corporate Auditor, Maezawa Kasei Industries Co., Ltd. (current)

1953-09-28

Large Shareholding Reports

FIAM LLC

2026-07-23

5.29%

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

2026-06-19

2.94%→2.95%

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

2026-05-22

2.94%

Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.

2026-05-21

4.27%