Overview
Machinery

HIRATA Corporation

Hirata Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells automated production systems and labor-saving equipment primarily for the automotive and semiconductor industries, as well as other sectors including home appliances, logistics, tire, and medical/scientific equipment. In the automotive segment, the company provides automated assembly lines for EV-related components, engines, transmissions, and in-vehicle electronics. In the semiconductor segment, it offers wafer handling equipment including load ports, wafer transfer robots, and EFEM (Equipment Front End Module) systems. The company differentiates itself through integrated production system engineering capabilities and extensive manufacturing expertise accumulated across diverse industries.

Market Cap
¥104B
US$663M
EV
¥105B
US$670M
Stock¥3,395▼-2.44%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
8.5
x
LTM EV/EBIT
10.0
x
LTM PER
13.8
x
LTM PBR
1.3
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+41.4%pt
1001
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Aug 10, 26Q1 FY2027/03 earnings announced
MC → EV Bridge
104BUS$663MMarket Cap22.8BUS$146M+ Debt16.2BUS$104M− Cash5.48BUS$35.0M− Inv. Sec.105BUS$670MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
67.1US$428M'22/378.4US$500M'23/382.8US$528M'24/388.5US$564M'25/394.9US$605M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
5.33US$34.0M'22/37.41US$47.3M'23/37.86US$50.1M'24/38.85US$56.4M'25/310.2US$65.3M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
2.68US$17.1M'22/34.27US$27.2M'23/34.34US$27.7M'24/34.78US$30.5M'25/36.08US$38.8M'26/3
Capital Structure
77%
23%
EquityD/E 0.29xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
15.0US$95.8M23.7US$151M'22/313.5US$85.9M29.8US$190M'23/313.4US$85.4M37.0US$236M'24/315.6US$99.6M36.2US$231M'25/317.0US$109M24.4US$156M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 38.9%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
9.99%
2
SMC CORPORATION
4.85%
3
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
4.44%
4
The Higo Bank, Ltd.
4.43%
5
Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (Trust Account) 0700096
3.88%
6
Yuichiro HIRATA
2.83%
7
NIKKON Holdings Co.,Ltd.
2.64%
8
HIRATA Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Association
2.09%
9
SANYO DENKI CO.,LTD.
1.87%
10
JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.
1.85%
Management
12 officers
Yuichiro HIRATA
Representative Director, Chairman
Apr 1984 Joined Katakenseiko Co., Ltd. May 1989 Joined the Company Jun 2003 Director; Head of First Business Division Feb 2004 Chairman, Hirata Production Equipment Design Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Aug 2004 Chairman, HIRATA Corporation of America May 2005 Director, Taihei Computer Co., Ltd. (currently Trinity Co., Ltd.) Jun 2005 Director, Vice President; in charge of business promotion and First Business Division Jun 2006 Director, Vice President and Executive Officer; Head of Business Division Oct 2006 Chairman, Hirata Automation Equipment (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Apr 2007 Director, Vice President and Executive Officer; Head of Overseas Business Division and Head of Technology Division Apr 2011 Representative Director, President Apr 2026 Representative Director, Chairman (current)
1961-08-23
Shigeru MAEDA
Representative Director, President
Apr 1979 Joined the Company Apr 2012 General Manager, Production Control Department, Business Division Apr 2013 General Manager, Technology Department, Kumamoto Business Division (in charge of Third Technology Group) Apr 2014 General Manager, First Systems Department, Kumamoto Business Division Jul 2014 Director, Hirata Corporation of America Apr 2018 Head, Kumamoto First Business Division, Business Division Apr 2019 Executive Officer; Head, Kumamoto First Business Division, Business Division Apr 2020 Executive Officer; Head, First Business Unit, Business Division Apr 2021 Executive Officer; Head of Business Division and Head, First Business Unit Apr 2022 Executive Officer; Head of Business Division Jun 2022 Director, Executive Officer; Head of Business Division Apr 2023 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; Head of Business Division Apr 2024 Director, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer; in charge of overall business management Apr 2025 Director, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer Apr 2026 Representative Director, President (current)
1961-01-01
Masaru KOZAKI
Director, Managing Executive Officer; Head of Group Business Division and in charge of Business Development Center
Apr 1986 Joined the Company Mar 2010 Director, HIRATA FA Engineering (S) Pte. Ltd. Mar 2015 Managing Director, HIRATA FA Engineering (S) Pte. Ltd. Apr 2017 General Manager attached to General Affairs and Human Resources Department, Administration Division (HIRATA FA Engineering (S) Pte. Ltd.) Apr 2021 Executive Officer; Head of Global Business Division and Managing Director, HIRATA FA Engineering (S) Pte. Ltd. Oct 2021 Executive Officer; Head of Global Business Division Jun 2022 Director, Executive Officer; Head of Global Business Division Apr 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer; Head of Global Business Division Apr 2026 Director, Managing Executive Officer; Head of Group Business Division and in charge of Business Development Center (current) May 2026 Director, Trinity Co., Ltd. (current)
1968-01-05
Hideki NINOMIYA
Director, Managing Executive Officer; Head of Administration Division
Apr 1990 Joined the Company Apr 2018 General Manager, Legal Department, Administration Division Apr 2022 Executive Officer; Deputy Head of Administration Division and in charge of legal, intellectual property, compliance and accounting Jun 2022 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Trinity Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2023 Executive Officer; Head of Administration Division Jun 2023 Director, Executive Officer; Head of Administration Division Apr 2026 Director, Managing Executive Officer; Head of Administration Division (current)
1966-10-26
Takenori HIRAKAWA
Director, Managing Executive Officer; Head of Business Division and Head of Third Business Unit
Apr 1982 Joined the Company Apr 2012 General Manager, First Development Department, Development Division Apr 2013 General Manager, Robot Department, Device Center, Business Division Apr 2016 Deputy Head, Device Center, Business Division; General Manager, Robot Department Apr 2018 Head, Device Center, Business Division; General Manager, Robot Department Apr 2019 Executive Officer; Head, Device Center, Business Division Apr 2020 Executive Officer; Head, Fourth Business Unit and Device Center Oct 2022 Executive Officer; Head, Third Business Unit and General Manager, Second Equipment Business Department Apr 2023 Executive Officer; Head, Third Business Unit Apr 2024 Executive Officer; Head of Business Division Jun 2025 Director, Executive Officer; Head of Business Division Apr 2026 Director, Managing Executive Officer; Head of Business Division and Head of Third Business Unit (current)
1964-01-04
Akira OGAWA
Outside Director
Mar 1992 Joined Coca-Cola (Japan) Co., Ltd. Jan 1997 General Manager, Business Systems Department, Coca-Cola Beverage Business Division Jul 1999 General Manager, Strategic Business Systems Planning Department, Coca-Cola Tea Products Co., Ltd. Apr 2000 Vice President & CIO, in charge of Business Systems, Coca-Cola (Japan) Co., Ltd. Jul 2007 In charge of new business launch, Internet Initiative Japan Inc. Jul 2007 Outside Director, Taihei Computer Co., Ltd. (currently Trinity Co., Ltd.) Dec 2011 Director, Executive Vice President, Wakou Seisakusho Co., Ltd. Jun 2021 Outside Director, the Company (current) Sep 2021 Representative Director, President, Wakou Seisakusho Co., Ltd. (current)
1965-08-10
Ryoko UEDA
Outside Director
Oct 2001 Joined Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. Apr 2002 Seconded to Japan Investment Environment Research Institute, Ltd. Jul 2008 Transferred to Japan Investment Environment Research Institute, Ltd. Nov 2013 Special Researcher, Financial Research Center, Financial Services Agency Nov 2017 Seconded to Mizuho International plc (London) Nov 2019 Senior Researcher, Japan Investment Environment Research Institute, Ltd. Feb 2020 Outside Director, Money Forward, Inc. Mar 2020 Associate Professor, SBI Graduate School Apr 2020 Visiting Associate Professor, Kyoto University Apr 2022 Member, Certified Public Accountants and Auditing Oversight Board (current) Jun 2022 Professor, SBI Graduate School (current); Outside Director, the Company (current) Oct 2022 Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University (current) Jun 2023 Outside Director, TOKAI Holdings Corporation (current) Jun 2024 Outside Director, Koei Chemical Co., Ltd. (scheduled to retire Jun 2026) Jun 2025 Outside Director, Eisai Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2026 Outside Director, T&D Holdings, Inc. (scheduled to assume office)
1973-02-25
Kenjiro TADAKUMA
Outside Director
Apr 2007 Postdoctoral Associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jan 2008 Industry-Academia-Government Collaborative Researcher, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University Apr 2008 Assistant Professor, Department of Intelligent Mechanical Engineering, University of Electro-Communications Aug 2009 Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University May 2015 Associate Professor, Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University Aug 2019 Associate Professor, Tough Cyber-Physical AI Research Center, Tohoku University Apr 2024 Professor (Honorary Professor), Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University (current) Jun 2024 Outside Director, the Company (current)
1979-01-29
Naoya OTSUKA
Director, Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1985 Joined Higo Bank, Ltd. Apr 2009 General Manager, Iida Branch Dec 2011 General Manager, Rikigo-Chikami Branch Apr 2012 Operations Officer; Group Leader, Deposits and Exchange Operations, Operations Management Department Apr 2013 Group Leader, Operations Management and Guidance, Operations Management Department Aug 2017 Deputy General Manager, Operations Management Department Apr 2018 Managing Director; General Manager, Audit Department Apr 2019 Executive Officer; General Manager, Audit Department Apr 2021 Representative Director, Hyakkaen Co., Ltd.; Representative Director, Goshi Hyakkaen Farm Co., Ltd. Apr 2023 Advisor, the Company Jun 2025 Director, Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (current)
1961-01-11
Ken IMAMURA
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Oct 2004 Registered with Daini Tokyo Bar Association; joined Imamura Tsuguo Law Office Feb 2009 Joined Miyake & Yamazaki Law Office Jan 2015 Partner, Miyake & Yamazaki Law Office Jun 2015 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jul 2018 Partner, Oku Sogo Law Office (current) Jun 2023 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current)
1973-09-15
Yasuhiko ENDO
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1980 Joined Shinnihon Securities Co., Ltd. (currently Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.) Oct 2007 Executive Officer; General Manager, Corporate Planning Department and Head of Business Promotion Office, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. May 2009 Executive Officer, in charge of Investment Banking Group, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. Apr 2011 Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Investment Banking Group (8th and 9th Investment Banking Departments) and Corporate Promotion Group, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. May 2012 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Mizuho Securities Research & Consulting Co., Ltd. (currently Mizuho Investor Relations Co., Ltd.) Apr 2018 Advisor, Mizuho Investor Relations Co., Ltd. Jun 2018 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2020 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Estele Holdings Co., Ltd. Jun 2021 Registered as Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) Jun 2022 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Saxbar Holdings Co., Ltd. Jun 2023 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current); Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Saxbar Holdings Co., Ltd. (current)
1957-07-03
Asako OKABE
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Oct 1997 Joined Tohmatsu & Co. (currently Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC) May 2001 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Jul 2017 Partner, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC Jun 2022 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jul 2022 Representative, Asako Okabe Certified Public Accountant Office (current) Jun 2023 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current) May 2024 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Mr. Max Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2024 Outside Director, Zenrin Co., Ltd. Jun 2025 Vice Chairman, Northern Kyushu Chapter, Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (current) Jul 2025 Director, Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (current) Jun 2026 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Zenrin Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2026 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Nippon Tungsten Co., Ltd. (scheduled to assume office)
1970-08-07
Large Shareholding Reports
No filings
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-08-07
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-06-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2026-06-03
株主総会招集通知
TDnet
2026-02-13
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-07
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-08-08
Securities Registration Statement
TDnet
2025-08-08
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-02-14
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-08
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-08-08
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINETAmended
2023-08-10
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-27
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-06-25
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-02-09
Quarterly Securities Report
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