Overview
Glass and Ceramics Products

OHARA INC.

Ohara Inc. is a manufacturer and seller of advanced glass materials, operating across two core segments: the Optical Business, which produces optical glass materials and lens blanks for cameras, telescopes, and other optical instruments; and the Electronics Business, which produces high-homogeneity optical glass for semiconductor lithography equipment, ultra-low expansion glass-ceramics, and quartz glass. The company leverages proprietary R&D, manufacturing processes, and quality assurance capabilities to supply high-precision specialty glass to global customers including Canon and Seiko Group.

Market Cap
¥36.4B
US$232M
EV
¥19.5B
US$125M
Stock¥1,533▼-2.17%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
6.2
x
LTM EV/EBIT
11.8
x
LTM PER
20.8
x
LTM PBR
0.7
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+10.6%pt
10012
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Dec 12, 25Individual stock decline against market rise
2Jun 15, 26Q2 FY2026/10 earnings announced
MC → EV Bridge
36.4BUS$232MMarket Cap6.23BUS$39.8M+ Debt15.2BUS$96.9M− Cash8.35BUS$53.2M− Inv. Sec.0.46BUS$2.93M+ NCI19.5BUS$125MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
23.5US$150M'21/1028.3US$181M'22/1028.1US$179M'23/1027.9US$178M'24/1028.9US$184M'25/10
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
2.65US$16.9M'21/104.38US$27.9M'22/103.69US$23.6M'23/103.67US$23.4M'24/103.24US$20.6M'25/10
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
1.46US$9.31M'21/102.12US$13.5M'22/101.57US$10.0M'23/101.57US$10.0M'24/101.73US$11.0M'25/10
Capital Structure
90%
EquityD/E 0.12xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
18.3US$117M6.07US$38.7M'21/1021.0US$134M5.96US$38.0M'22/1021.4US$136M6.60US$42.1M'23/1023.0US$147M5.86US$37.4M'24/1021.6US$138M5.60US$35.7M'25/10
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 76.8%
1
SEIKO GROUP CORPORATION
19.80%
2
CANON INC.
19.80%
3
Kyobashi Kigyo Co., Ltd.
19.80%
4
Sanko Kigyo Co., Ltd.
7.00%
5
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
4.60%
6
Seiko Instruments Inc.
2.60%
7
OLYMPUS CORPORATION
1.70%
8
OHARA INC. Employee Stock Ownership Association
0.50%
9
Keizo WAKABAYASHI
0.50%
10
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
0.50%
Management
12 officers
Hirokazu SAITO
Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, General Management
Apr 1982: Joined the Company May 1998: General Manager, Corporate Planning Office, the Company Nov 2002: General Manager, Ohara Optical (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. Dec 2002: General Manager, Ohara Optical (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd. Jan 2003: Director, the Company Jan 2005: Managing Director, the Company; Chairman, Ohara Optical (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. Jan 2009: Representative Director, President, the Company Nov 2009: Chairman, Taiwan Ohara Optical Co., Ltd. Jan 2010: Chairman, OHARA OPTICAL (M) SDN. BHD. Feb 2010: Chairman, Ohara Optical (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd. Nov 2013: Representative Director, President, the Company; General Manager, Optical Products Division; in charge of optical products-related subsidiaries; Chairman of Taiwan Ohara Optical Co., Ltd., OHARA OPTICAL (M) SDN. BHD., and Ohara Optical (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. Jan 2016: Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, General Management, the Company (current)
1959-09-24
Takashi NAKAJIMA
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Corporate Administration
May 1996: Joined Nihon FCI Co., Ltd. Feb 1997: Joined the Company Apr 2004: General Manager, Accounting Department, the Company Jan 2005: Director; General Manager, Accounting Department, Administration Division, the Company May 2006: Director; General Manager, Accounting Department, the Company Jan 2009: Managing Director, in charge of Corporate Planning and Accounting; General Manager, Accounting Department, the Company Jan 2013: Managing Director, in charge of Management, the Company Nov 2013: Managing Director; General Manager, Administration Center, the Company Jan 2016: Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Finance and Administration; General Manager, Administration Center, the Company Jan 2019: Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Corporate Administration, the Company (current)
1960-05-22
Naoyuki GOTO
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Production and Technology
Apr 1983: Joined the Company Nov 2000: General Manager, Technology Department, Information Products Division, the Company Jan 2005: General Manager, Manufacturing Technology Department, the Company Jun 2010: General Manager, R&D Department II, the Company Jan 2011: Director, in charge of R&D; General Manager, R&D Department II, the Company Mar 2011: Director, in charge of R&D; General Manager, R&D Department, the Company Nov 2013: Director; BU General Manager, Specialty Products Business Unit, Specialty Products Division, the Company Jan 2016: Director (retired); Senior Executive Officer; General Manager, Specialty Products Division, the Company; Chairman, Ohara Corporation; Chairman, OHARA GmbH Nov 2016: Senior Executive Officer; General Manager, Specialty Products Division; General Manager, Specialty Products Technology Department, the Company Jan 2019: Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Production, Technology and Intellectual Property; General Manager, Specialty Products Division, the Company Feb 2021: Director, Managing Executive Officer, Production and Technology; General Manager, Materials Production Center, the Company; Chairman, Taiwan Ohara Optical Materials Co., Ltd. Jan 2023: Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Production and Technology, the Company (current)
1965-02-22
Masatomo SUZUKI
Director, Managing Executive Officer, Business Management; General Manager, Business Promotion Center
Feb 1994: Joined Miki International Co., Ltd. Jan 2001: Joined the Company Jun 2011: General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, the Company Jan 2013: General Manager, Management Department, the Company Nov 2013: Manager, Specialty Products Business Planning Office, Specialty Products Division, the Company Jan 2016: Executive Officer; General Manager, Strategic Planning Office, the Company Nov 2016: Executive Officer; General Manager, Planning and Finance Department, Administration Center, the Company Jan 2019: Senior Executive Officer; General Manager, Planning and Finance Center, the Company Jan 2023: Director, Managing Executive Officer, the Company (current); oversight of Business Divisions; General Manager, Business Planning Office Jul 2025: Oversight of Business, the Company; General Manager, Business Promotion Center (current)
1968-09-30
Makoto ICHIMURA
Outside Director
Apr 1991: Joined Hattori Seiko Co., Ltd. (now Seiko Group Corporation) Apr 2010: General Manager, General Affairs Department, Wako Co., Ltd. May 2013: General Manager, Secretarial Office, Seiko Holdings Corporation (now Seiko Group Corporation) Feb 2015: General Manager, Secretarial and Public Relations Department, Seiko Holdings Corporation Jun 2016: General Manager, Secretarial Office, Seiko Holdings Corporation Jun 2019: Director, in charge of Secretarial and General Affairs, Seiko Holdings Corporation Jan 2020: Outside Director, the Company (current) Apr 2020: Director, Managing Executive Officer, Seiko Solutions Inc. Dec 2020: General Manager, Incubation Center, Seiko Holdings Corporation Jun 2021: Deputy Head, Group R&D, Seiko Holdings Corporation Jun 2022: Managing Executive Officer, Seiko Holdings Corporation (current) Jul 2022: Director, Seiko Solutions Inc. (current); Senior Managing Director, Seiko Future Creation Inc. Apr 2024: Representative Director, President, Seiko Future Creation Inc. (current)
1967-05-12
Tsuyoshi TOKURA
Outside Director
Apr 1982: Joined Canon Inc. Jul 2006: General Manager, Camera Development Department I, Camera Development Center, Image Communication Business Unit, Canon Inc. Jan 2011: General Manager, Camera Product Planning Department, Camera Business Division, Image Communication Business Unit, Canon Inc. Jan 2013: Head, ICP Development Center II, Image Communication Business Unit, Canon Inc. Jan 2014: General Manager, ICP Business Division II, Image Communication Business Unit, Canon Inc. Apr 2016: Executive Officer; General Manager, Image Communication Business Unit, Canon Inc. Jan 2017: Outside Director, the Company (current) Apr 2019: Managing Executive Officer, Canon Inc. Apr 2021: Deputy in charge, Imaging Group, Canon Inc. Apr 2023: Senior Managing Executive Officer, Canon Inc. Apr 2024: Senior Vice President, Executive Officer, in charge of Imaging Group; General Manager, Imaging Business Division, Canon Inc. (current)
1958-12-22
Akira NOKINA
Outside Director
Apr 1982: Joined Nikko Securities Co., Ltd. (now SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.) Feb 2005: Director, in charge of Direct Marketing, Nikko Cordial Securities Inc. (now SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.) Feb 2006: Executive Officer, in charge of Direct Marketing, Nikko Cordial Securities Inc. Oct 2009: Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Eastern Japan and Tokyo Metropolitan Area Eastern Division, Nikko Cordial Securities Inc. Mar 2011: Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Western Japan and Kinki Corporate Operations, Nikko Cordial Securities Inc. Mar 2014: Senior Managing Director, in charge of Sales Management; General Manager, General Corporate Division, SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. Apr 2016: Representative Director, Chairman, Nikko System Solutions Co., Ltd. Jun 2017: Outside Director, Japan Post Co., Ltd. Jun 2018: Representative Director, Vice President, Kamitsu Securities Co., Ltd. (now Hokuyo Securities Co., Ltd.) Jul 2018: Outside Director, Business Coach Co., Ltd. (current) Jan 2019: Outside Director, the Company (current) Jun 2019: Representative Director, Chairman, Hokuyo Securities Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2022: Outside Director, Hasegawa Co., Ltd. (current) Sep 2025: Outside Director, Green Monster Co., Ltd. (current)
1958-01-20
Yukako MAKINO
Outside Director
Apr 1990: Joined ORIX Corporation Oct 2003: Registered as attorney-at-law (Daini Tokyo Bar Association); joined Harago Sogo Law Office (current) Jan 2021: Outside Director, the Company (current)
1967-03-17
Hirohiro HARADA
Full-time Corporate Auditor
Apr 1984: Joined Hattori Seiko Co., Ltd. (now Seiko Group Corporation) Jan 2006: Joined the Company Feb 2009: General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, the Company Jun 2011: General Manager, Procurement Department, the Company Nov 2013: General Manager, Management Department, Administration Center, the Company Jan 2016: Executive Officer; General Manager, Administration Department, Administration Center, the Company Dec 2016: Director, Ohara Quartz Co., Ltd. Jan 2020: Full-time Corporate Auditor, the Company (current)
1961-12-11
Taku YONEYAMA
Corporate Auditor
Apr 1986: Joined Hattori Seiko Co., Ltd. (now Seiko Group Corporation) May 2011: General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Seiko Holdings Corporation (now Seiko Group Corporation) Feb 2015: Executive Officer, Seiko Watch Corporation Jun 2015: Director, Executive Officer, Seiko Watch Corporation Apr 2017: Director, Managing Executive Officer, Seiko Watch Corporation Apr 2020: Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Seiko Watch Corporation Apr 2023: Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Management Division, Seiko Group Corporation (current) Jun 2023: Director, Managing Executive Officer, Seiko Group Corporation (current) Jan 2024: Outside Corporate Auditor, the Company (current) Nov 2024: Representative Director, Vice President, Seiko Instruments Inc. (current)
1962-11-15
Minoru ASADA
Corporate Auditor
Apr 1985: Joined Canon Inc. Dec 2010: General Manager, Global Accounting Planning Department, Global Accounting Planning Center, Accounting Division, Canon Inc. Jan 2013: Head of Office, Accounting Division, Canon Inc. Jan 2014: General Manager, Management Department, Group Management Center, Accounting Division, Canon Inc. Jul 2015: Deputy Head, Group Management Center, Accounting Division, Canon Inc. Apr 2016: Head, Group Management Center, Accounting Division, Canon Inc. Apr 2017: Executive Officer, Canon Inc. Apr 2018: Deputy Head, Accounting Division, Canon Inc. Sep 2018: Vice President, Océ Technologies B.V. (now Canon Production Printing Netherlands B.V.) Dec 2018: President, Océ Holding B.V. (now Canon Production Printing Holding B.V.) Apr 2020: Managing Executive Officer, Canon Inc. Jan 2023: Head, Accounting Division, Canon Inc. (current) Apr 2023: Senior Managing Executive Officer, Canon Inc. Jan 2024: Outside Corporate Auditor, the Company (current) Mar 2024: Senior Managing Director, Canon Inc. (current)
1962-06-18
Yoshinari IIZUKA
Corporate Auditor
Oct 1990: Joined Century Audit Corporation (now EY ShinNihon LLC) Aug 1994: Registered as Certified Public Accountant Jun 2004: Left ShinNihon Audit Corporation (now EY ShinNihon LLC) Jun 2004: Registered as Certified Tax Accountant Jul 2004: Opened Iizuka Certified Public Accountant and Tax Accountant Office; Representative (current) Jun 2005: Outside Corporate Auditor, Riso Kagaku Corporation Jan 2010: Outside Corporate Auditor, Higashi Nihon House Co., Ltd. (now Nihon House Holdings, Inc.) Jan 2021: Outside Corporate Auditor, the Company (current)
1964-12-30
Large Shareholding Reports
Fukagawa Kigyo Co., Ltd.
2026-06-26
6.49%
Sanko Kigyo Co., Ltd.
2026-06-26
6.44%→0.00%
Annual report (as of 2026-04-30): 7.00%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-09-11
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Oct 2026
EDINET
2026-06-26
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-26
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-12
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
TDnet
2026-03-13
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Oct 2026
EDINET
2026-01-29
Annual Securities Report
Period: Nov 2024 – Oct 2025
TDnet
2025-09-12
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Oct 2025
EDINET
2025-06-13
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Nov 2024 – Oct 2025
TDnet
2025-03-14
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Oct 2025
EDINET
2025-01-29
Annual Securities Report
Period: Nov 2023 – Oct 2024
EDINET
2024-06-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Feb 2024 – Apr 2024
EDINET
2024-03-08
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Nov 2023 – Jan 2024
EDINET
2024-01-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Nov 2022 – Oct 2023
EDINET
2023-09-08
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: May 2023 – Jul 2023
EDINET
2023-06-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Feb 2023 – Apr 2023
EDINET
2023-03-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Nov 2022 – Jan 2023
EDINET
2023-01-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Nov 2021 – Oct 2022
EDINET
2022-09-09
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-03-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-01-27
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-09-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-06-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-03-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-01-28
Annual Securities Report
EDINETAmended
2021-01-28
Amended Annual Securities Report
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