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Machinery

Howa Machinery,Ltd.

Howa Machinery is a diversified manufacturer engaged in the production and sale of machine tools (including machining centers and CNC lathes), pneumatic/hydraulic equipment, and electronic machinery under its machine tool-related segment. The company also manufactures and sells firearms, building materials, and special-purpose vehicles. Its operations are supported by domestic subsidiaries handling steel product sales and logistics services, as well as a consolidated subsidiary in China (Howa (Tianjin) Machine Tool Co., Ltd.) for local sales of machine tool products.

Market Cap

¥22.7B

US$145M

¥12.0B

US$76.8M

Stock¥1,879▼-2.14%

US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)

LTM EV/EBITDA

6.8

LTM EV/EBIT

10.2

LTM PER

29.2

LTM PBR

1.0

Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+3.7%pt

Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX

1Nov 14, 25Personnel cuts and factory downsizing in machinery

2Mar 5, 26Attention as new business expansion subsidy target

3Sep 7, 26BlackRock disclosed acquisition of over 6% stake (large shareholding report)

4Sep 11, 26BlackRock acquired over 6% stake in Howa Machinery (large shareholding report)

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Performance & Balance

Revenue 5Y (¥B)

EBITDA 5Y (¥B)

Net Income 5Y (¥B)

Capital Structure

77%

23%

EquityD/E 0.30xDebt

Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash

CashInv. Sec.Debt

Shareholders

Top 10 hold 28.4%

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

Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.

4.92%

Nippon Life Insurance Company

4.29%

Howa Machinery,Ltd. Stock Ownership Association

3.99%

Kei TAKAHASHI

2.74%

The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd.

2.64%

Yuto SUZUKI

2.54%

BNY GCM CLIENT ACCOUNT JPRD AC ISG (FE-AC; Standing Proxy: MUFG Bank, Ltd.)

2.05%

JP JPMSE LUX RE UBS AG LONDON BRANCH EQ CO (Standing Proxy: MUFG Bank, Ltd.)

1.94%

Howa Machinery,Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Association

1.71%

MUFG Bank, Ltd.

1.58%

Management

5 officers

Takahiro TSUKAMOTO

Representative Director, President and Head of Business Division

Nov 1978 Joined the Company Jun 2003 General Manager, Sales Group, Machinery Business Division Dec 2003 President, Howa Machinery (Singapore) Co., Ltd. May 2004 General Manager, Machine Tool Group, Machinery Business Division Jun 2005 Director and Sales Manager, Machine Tool Group, Machinery Business Division Jun 2007 Director and General Manager, Machinery Business Division Jun 2011 Managing Director, Head of Business Division and General Manager, Machinery Business Division Jun 2015 Senior Managing Director, Head of Business Division and General Manager, Machinery Business Division Jul 2015 Senior Managing Director, Head of Business Division Jun 2016 Representative Director, President and Head of Business Division Apr 2017 Representative Director, President, Head of Business Division and General Manager, Special Vehicles Business Division Jul 2018 Representative Director, President and Head of Business Division (current)

1954-07-27

Makoto KITAMURA

Managing Director, Head of General Affairs Division, General Manager of General Affairs and Human Resources Department, General Manager of Accounting Department, General Manager of Legal Office, and General Manager of Sustainability Promotion Office

Aug 2012 Joined the Company Jul 2021 General Manager, Legal Office and General Manager, New Core System Project Promotion Office Jan 2023 Deputy General Manager, General Affairs and Human Resources Department and General Manager, Legal Office Jul 2023 General Manager, General Affairs and Human Resources Department and General Manager, Legal Office Jun 2024 Director, Head of General Affairs Division, General Manager of General Affairs and Human Resources Department, General Manager of Accounting Department, General Manager of Legal Office, and General Manager of Sustainability Promotion Office Jun 2025 Managing Director, Head of General Affairs Division, General Manager of General Affairs and Human Resources Department, General Manager of Accounting Department, General Manager of Legal Office, and General Manager of Sustainability Promotion Office (current)

1978-10-26

Masako TANAKA

Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Apr 1981 Joined Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. Jun 2013 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. Apr 2015 Executive Officer, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. Jun 2021 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current) Jun 2022 Outside Director, Futaba Corporation (current) Oct 2023 Outside Director, Uchida Yoko Co., Ltd. (current)

1958-12-04

Seiichi HATTORI

Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Apr 1975 Joined Okaya & Co., Ltd. Mar 1997 General Manager, Functional Materials Office, Mechatronics Department, Nagoya Head Office, Okaya & Co., Ltd. May 2008 Director and President, Union Autoparts Manufacturing Co., Ltd. May 2011 Director in charge of Thailand Region and President, Union Autoparts Manufacturing Co., Ltd. May 2014 Director and Deputy Head of Nagoya Head Office, Okaya & Co., Ltd. May 2015 Advisor and Representative Director, President, Tokai Press Kogyo Co., Ltd. Jun 2016 Outside Director, Aichi Tokei Denki Co., Ltd. Jun 2025 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)

1951-04-14

Taiji MIZUNO

Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Apr 1999 Registered as Attorney-at-Law; joined Saito Tsutomu Law Office Apr 2004 Opened Honmachi City Law Office Jun 2025 Partner Attorney (current) Jun 2025 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)

1962-07-22

Large Shareholding Reports

fundnote Co., Ltd.

2025-09-24

5.66%→0.00%

Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing

fundnote Co., Ltd.

2025-09-22

5.66%→0.00%

fundnote Co., Ltd.

2025-08-22

5.66%

Disclosures

No disclosures

Primary Source Filings

TDnet

2026-08-06

Q1 Earnings Flash

FY ending Mar 2027

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