Overview
Glass and Ceramics Products

Niterra Co.,Ltd.

Niterra Co., Ltd. is a global manufacturer of ceramic-based components operating across four segments: automotive parts (spark plugs, glow plugs, and automotive sensors), semiconductor-related parts (IC packages and semiconductor manufacturing equipment components), medical equipment (oxygen concentrators and liquid oxygen systems), and industrial ceramic parts (piezoelectric ceramics and bearing balls). The company leverages its advanced ceramic materials technology as a core competitive strength, serving automotive OEMs, semiconductor manufacturers, and medical device markets worldwide. With consolidated revenues of approximately ¥652.9 billion and an overseas sales ratio of 84%, the company maintains a dominant global market position, particularly in spark plugs.

Market Cap
¥1,322B
US$8.43B
EV
¥1,312B
US$8.37B
Stock¥3,389▲+0.41%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
6.8
x
LTM EV/EBIT
8.9
x
LTM PER
7.1
x
LTM PBR
1.6
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-12.4%pt
1001
Oct 23, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Feb 12, 26ValueAct Capital Management, L.P. filed large shareholding report
MC → EV Bridge
1,322BUS$8.43BMarket Cap255BUS$1.63B+ Debt212BUS$1.35B− Cash56.4BUS$360M− Inv. Sec.3.78BUS$24.1M+ NCI1,312BUS$8.37BEV
AI Briefing
Niterra: global ceramics leader in spark plugs, sensors, semiconductor packaging, medical oxygen and SOFC tech, 84% overseas sales. FY26/3 revenue ¥731B, OP ¥138B (18.9% margin), scaling off FY25/3's ¥653B/19.9% margin peak. No tender offer in play — trades at ¥1,370B cap, ~7.1x EBITDA LTM, diversified profitable platform with fragmented institutional ownership.
Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
492US$3.14B'22/3563US$3.59B'23/3614US$3.92B'24/3653US$4.16B'25/3731US$4.66B'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
113US$724M'22/3128US$819M'23/3147US$940M'24/3169US$1.08B'25/3183US$1.17B'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
60.2US$384M'22/366.3US$423M'23/382.6US$527M'24/392.6US$591M'25/3113US$720M'26/3
Capital Structure
77%
23%
EquityD/E 0.30xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
213US$1.36B205US$1.31B'22/3233US$1.49B227US$1.44B'23/3273US$1.74B191US$1.22B'24/3297US$1.89B168US$1.07B'25/3244US$1.56B255US$1.63B'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 46.4%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
12.28%
2
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
8.53%
3
The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited
6.38%
4
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
5.76%
5
CGML PB CLIENT ACCOUNT/COLLATERAL (Standing Proxy: Citibank, N.A., Tokyo Branch)
3.33%
6
Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd. BNYM
3.01%
7
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.95%
8
Nippon Life Insurance Company
1.81%
9
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 385642 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.77%
10
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505103 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.60%
Management
11 officers
Takeru KAWAI
Representative Director, Chairman
Apr 1987 Joined the Company Feb 2011 General Manager, Sensor Business Division No. 2 Technology Department, Automotive-Related Business Headquarters Apr 2012 Executive Officer Apr 2015 Managing Executive Officer Jun 2015 Director, Managing Executive Officer Apr 2016 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer Apr 2019 Representative Director, President, President Executive Officer Apr 2026 Representative Director, Chairman (current)
1962-10-13
Keiji SUZUKI
Representative Director, President, President Executive Officer; in charge of All Businesses and Group Internal Audit HQ; General Manager, Global Strategy HQ
Apr 1993 Joined the Company Jun 2017 General Manager, Technology HQ, Sensor Business Division Oct 2018 Deputy General Manager, Sensor Business Division Apr 2019 Executive Officer Apr 2020 Senior Executive Officer Jun 2025 Director, Senior Executive Officer Apr 2026 Representative Director, President, President Executive Officer (current)
1971-03-01
Koji SUZUKI
Director, Senior Executive Officer; in charge of Group and Group Internal Audit HQ under direct control of the President; General Manager, Tokyo Branch
Apr 1998 Joined the Company Nov 2014 General Manager, Direct Sales Department, Sales HQ, Automotive-Related Business Headquarters Apr 2017 General Manager, Automotive Sales HQ and General Manager, Direct Sales Department Apr 2018 Executive Officer Apr 2019 Senior Executive Officer (current) Jun 2026 Director, Senior Executive Officer
1964-12-23
Chiharu TAKAKURA
Director (Note 3)
Apr 1983 Joined Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries May 1992 Obtained MBA, Georgetown University, USA Aug 1993 Consultant, Sanwa Research Institute Co., Ltd. (now Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd.) Jul 1999 General Manager, Planning, Human Resources Department, Pfizer Japan Inc. Oct 2006 Head of Talent and Organization, Human Resources and Communications HQ, Novartis Pharma K.K. Jul 2014 Executive Officer, General Manager, Global Human Resources Department, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Apr 2020 Human Resources Advisor, Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Jun 2020 Director, General Manager, Talent and Well-being Management Promotion HQ, Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Jun 2021 Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member, the Company Apr 2022 Director, CHRO, Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Jun 2022 Outside Director, the Company (current) Jun 2023 Outside Director, Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. (current) Outside Director, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited (current)
1959-12-22
Takahito MIMURA
Director (Note 3)
Apr 1977 Joined Terumo Corporation Jun 2002 Executive Officer, Terumo Corporation Jun 2003 Director, Executive Officer, Terumo Corporation Jun 2004 Director, Senior Executive Officer, Terumo Corporation Jun 2007 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Terumo Corporation Apr 2008 Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Hospital Company and Sales Division, Terumo Corporation Jun 2009 Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of China and Asia, Terumo Corporation Apr 2010 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Chief Representative for China, Terumo Corporation Jun 2010 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Terumo Corporation Aug 2011 Chairman and General Manager, Terumo (China) Investment Co., Ltd. Apr 2017 Representative Director, Chairman, Terumo Corporation Jun 2021 Chairman, Japan Medical Device Industry Federation (general incorporated association) Apr 2022 Director, Adviser, Terumo Corporation Jun 2022 Adviser, Terumo Corporation; Outside Director, Autobacs Seven Co., Ltd.; Outside Director, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (current) Jun 2023 Outside Director, the Company (current) Jun 2026 Outside Director, Nihon Kohden Corporation
1953-06-18
Hisanori MAKAYA
Director (Note 3)
Apr 1982 Joined Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (now FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation) Jun 2015 Executive Officer, FUJIFILM Corporation Dec 2016 Director, Managing Executive Officer, FUJIFILM Corporation Jun 2017 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. (now FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.) Jun 2019 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. Apr 2021 Representative Director, President and CEO, FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. Apr 2022 Director, Chairman, FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. Jun 2024 Outside Director, the Company (current) May 2025 Outside Director, Yaskawa Electric Corporation (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director, ENEOS Holdings, Inc. (current)
1958-05-02
Kenji ISOBE
Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (Director)
Apr 1986 Joined the Company Jul 2011 General Manager, Accounting Department Apr 2013 General Manager, Corporate Planning Department and General Manager, Public Relations Office Dec 2015 General Manager, Accounting Department, Corporate Management HQ, and General Manager, Public Relations Office Apr 2016 Executive Officer Jun 2018 Director, Executive Officer Apr 2019 Director, Senior Executive Officer Jun 2022 Senior Executive Officer Apr 2024 Full-time Adviser Jun 2024 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (current)
1963-08-09
Fumiko NAGATOMI
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (Note 3)
Apr 1981 Registered as attorney; joined Hachisuka Law Office Apr 1989 Opened Nagatomi Law Office (current) Jun 2016 Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member, Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. Jun 2017 Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2022 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current)
1952-11-28
Hidetsugu UCHIYAMA
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (Note 3)
Nov 1975 Joined Arthur Young & Co. accounting firm Dec 1979 Joined Asahi & Co. (now KPMG AZSA LLC) Mar 1980 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Jul 1999 Partner, Asahi & Co. (now KPMG AZSA LLC) May 2002 Director, Head Office, Asahi & Co. Jun 2006 Senior Managing Partner, Azsa & Co. (now KPMG AZSA LLC) Jun 2010 Chairman, KPMG AZSA LLC; Chairman, KPMG Japan Sep 2011 Chairman, KPMG Asia Pacific Oct 2013 CEO, KPMG Japan Sep 2015 Adviser, Asahi Tax Corporation (current) Jun 2016 Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member, OMRON Corporation Jun 2017 Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member, SOMPO Holdings, Inc. Jun 2018 Outside Director, Eisai Co., Ltd. Jun 2019 Outside Director, SOMPO Holdings, Inc. Jun 2024 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current)
1953-03-30
Miho HANABUSA
Director (Note 3)
Apr 1989 Joined Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation (now Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation) Apr 2009 General Manager, Business Development Department, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Science & Technology Research Center (now Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation) Apr 2012 KAITEKI Group Manager, Management Strategy Office, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation (now Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation) Sep 2014 Deputy Director, Public-Private Human Resources Exchange Center, Cabinet Office; Councillor, Cabinet Office (Gender Equality Bureau); Deputy Director, Cabinet Secretariat Office for Promoting a Society Where All Women Shine Apr 2017 Executive Officer, General Manager, Information & Display Planning Department, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Apr 2018 Executive Officer, General Manager, Information & Display Planning Department, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Apr 2019 Executive Officer, Head of Development HQ and General Manager, Research Promotion Department, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Apr 2021 Representative Director, President, Mitsubishi Chemical Research Corporation Mar 2026 Outside Director, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (current) Jun 2026 Outside Director, NTT, Inc. (current) Outside Director, the Company (current)
1965-02-16
Kohei KODAMA
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (Note 3)
Apr 1987 Joined Hitachi, Ltd. Feb 1997 In-house Attorney, Hitachi America, Ltd. Feb 2011 General Manager, Legal Department, Legal & Communications HQ, Hitachi, Ltd. Apr 2013 General Manager, Legal & Business Support HQ, Infrastructure Systems Company, Infrastructure Systems Group, Hitachi, Ltd. Apr 2017 CBRO (Chief Business Risk Management Officer), Systems & Services Business HQ, Hitachi, Ltd. Apr 2018 Executive Officer, General Counsel, in charge of Risk Management, Hitachi, Ltd. Apr 2020 Executive Officer, CLO (Chief Legal Officer), General Counsel, CRMO (Chief Risk Management Officer), in charge of Audit, Hitachi, Ltd. Apr 2024 Executive Advisor, Hitachi, Ltd. Jun 2025 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, I&R Japan Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2026 Chairman, Japan CLO Association (general incorporated association) (current) Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current)
1961-05-24
Large Shareholding Reports
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited
2026-09-24
6.30%→4.79%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 6.38%
The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited
2026-03-05
7.50%→6.30%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 6.38%
ValueAct Strategic Master Fund V, L.P.
2026-02-13
—
ValueAct Japan Master Fund, L.P.
2026-02-12
3.50%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-09-24
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-06-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-03-05
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-02-13
Change Report
EDINET
2026-02-12
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-01-30
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-07
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-06
中期経営計画
TDnet
2025-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-01-31
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-08
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-08-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-02-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-09
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-24
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-06-25
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
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