Overview
Machinery

UNION TOOL CO.

Union Tool is a leading manufacturer of precision industrial cutting tools, with its core business centered on the manufacture and sale of PCB tools (primarily printed circuit board drills and routers) and carbide end mills. The company also produces a broader range of products including linear motion roller bearings, digital measuring instruments, thread rolling dies, and biosensor-related products. Union Tool serves electronics, precision machining, and industrial manufacturing markets globally, with operations spanning Japan, Asia (Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand), North America, and Europe.

Market Cap
¥239B
US$1.53B
EV
¥179B
US$1.14B
Stock¥12,290▼-2.77%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
11.3
x
LTM EV/EBIT
14.8
x
LTM PER
26.0
x
LTM PBR
2.0
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+36.3%pt
1001
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Aug 7, 26Q2 FY2026/12 earnings announced
MC → EV Bridge
239BUS$1.53BMarket Cap0.00BUS$0.00M+ Debt46.8BUS$299M− Cash13.4BUS$85.7M− Inv. Sec.179BUS$1.14BEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
28.2US$180M'21/1229.1US$186M'22/1225.3US$162M'23/1232.6US$208M'24/1240.2US$256M'25/12
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
8.11US$51.7M'21/128.84US$56.4M'22/126.50US$41.4M'23/129.78US$62.4M'24/1212.0US$76.8M'25/12
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
3.80US$24.3M'21/125.00US$31.9M'22/123.08US$19.6M'23/125.28US$33.7M'24/126.11US$39.0M'25/12
Capital Structure
100%
EquityD/E 0.00xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
22.4US$143M'21/1226.2US$167M'22/1225.5US$163M'23/1228.8US$183M'24/1227.0US$172M'25/12
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 58.2%
1
Koei Co., Ltd.
31.51%
2
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
5.59%
3
Union Tool Scholarship Foundation
5.13%
4
Takao KATAYAMA
3.05%
5
NOMURA INTERNATIONAL PLC A/C JAPAN FLOW (Standing Proxy: Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.)
2.86%
6
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
2.51%
7
Kiraboshi Bank, Ltd.
2.11%
8
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Settlement Operations Department)
1.86%
9
BOFAS INC SEGREGATION ACCOUNT (Standing Proxy: BofA Securities Japan Co., Ltd.)
1.82%
10
BNY GCM CLIENT ACCOUNT JPRD AC ISG(FE-AC) (Standing Proxy: MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
1.73%
Management
10 officers
Takao KATAYAMA
Representative Director, Chairman
Feb 1979 Joined the Company Jan 1981 Appointed Managing Director of the Company Mar 1981 Appointed Director of MEGATOOL INC. (now U.S. UNION TOOL, INC.) Mar 1985 Appointed Director of Taiwan Yuno Tool Co., Ltd. Feb 1988 Assigned to General Affairs, Accounting, Manufacturing and Overseas Business divisions Mar 1989 Appointed Representative Director, President of Taiwan Yuno Tool Co., Ltd. Dec 1989 Assigned to Technology Development Division Feb 1992 Appointed Representative Director, Executive Vice President of the Company Apr 1995 Appointed Director of UNION TOOL EUROPE S.A. Nov 1995 Assigned to General Planning Office Dec 1995 Appointed Director of Yuno Tool (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. May 1996 Appointed Representative Director, President of the Company Sep 2002 Appointed President of MEGATOOL INC. (now U.S. UNION TOOL, INC.) Feb 2014 Appointed Representative Director, Chairman of the Company (current)
1953-08-20
Yuji WATANABE
Representative Director, President, Head of Technology Division
Apr 1992 Joined the Company Dec 2013 Appointed General Manager, Technology Development Department, Technology Coordination Division, Technology Division Mar 2016 Appointed General Manager, Technology Development Department, Technology Division Mar 2017 Appointed General Manager, Tool Technology Department, Technology Division Mar 2018 Appointed Director of UNION TOOL EUROPE S.A. (current) Jan 2020 Appointed General Manager, Second Tool Technology Department, Technology Division Mar 2020 Appointed Executive Officer, Head of Technology Division Mar 2021 Appointed Director, Head of Technology Division Mar 2021 Appointed Representative Director of U.S. UNION TOOL, INC. (current) Jan 2024 Assigned to Development Department (current) Mar 2025 Appointed Representative Director, President, Head of Technology Division (current) Mar 2025 Assigned to oversee Manufacturing Division, Internal Audit Department and Quality Assurance Department (current)
1968-01-30
Yuichi NAKAJIMA
Senior Managing Director
Apr 1985 Joined the Company Feb 2008 Appointed General Manager, Quality Assurance Department Dec 2014 Appointed Deputy General Manager of Yuno Tool (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. May 2015 Appointed General Manager of Yuno Tool (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Mar 2017 Appointed Executive Officer of the Company Jan 2020 Appointed Executive Officer, Head of Audit Division Mar 2024 Appointed Director, Head of Audit Division of the Company Assigned to Quality Assurance Department Appointed Chairman of Dongguan Yuno Tool Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2025 Appointed Senior Managing Director of the Company (current) Mar 2025 Assigned to oversee Administration and Sales divisions (current)
1962-05-28
Hiroyuki MAKI
Director
Apr 1986 Joined the Company Dec 2010 Appointed General Manager, Nagaoka Plant Administration Department, Manufacturing Division Dec 2013 Appointed Chairman of Yuno Tool (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Dec 2014 Appointed General Manager, Quality Assurance Department of the Company Mar 2018 Appointed Executive Officer, General Manager, Quality Assurance Department Jan 2020 Appointed President of Yuno Tool (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Mar 2024 Appointed Executive Officer, Head of Manufacturing Division and General Manager, Nagaoka Plant Appointed Chairman of Yuno Tool (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2025 Appointed Director, Head of Manufacturing Division and General Manager, Nagaoka Plant (current) Dec 2025 Appointed Director of Daizen Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2026 Appointed Chairman of Taiwan Yuno Tool Co., Ltd. (current)
1965-04-18
Hiroki YAMAMOTO
Director
Apr 1998 Registered as attorney at law; joined Hara & Takeshita Law Office (now Hara Godo Law Firm) Apr 2009 Appointed Partner Attorney of Hara Godo Law Firm (current) Feb 2012 Appointed Outside Statutory Auditor of the Company Feb 2014 Appointed Outside Director of the Company (current)
1968-03-12
Katsumi WAKABAYASHI
Director
Apr 1967 Joined the Ministry of Finance Jul 1994 Appointed Commissioner, Osaka National Tax Bureau Jul 1996 Appointed Secretary General, Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission Jun 1998 Appointed Vice-Minister, Okinawa Development Agency Jul 2001 Appointed Managing Director, Japan Securities Dealers Association Jun 2004 Appointed Representative Director, Chairman, Japan Earthquake Reinsurance Co., Ltd. Jun 2010 Appointed Outside Director, Nidec Corporation (formerly Nippon Densan Corporation) Jun 2015 Appointed Adviser, Japan Earthquake Reinsurance Co., Ltd. Mar 2016 Appointed Outside Director of the Company (current)
1943-11-23
Takashi MISE
Director
Apr 1977 Joined Fujicolor Hanbai Co., Ltd. Apr 1982 Registered as SME Management Consultant Jun 2008 Appointed Executive Officer, FUJIFILM Imagetech Co., Ltd. Jun 2009 Appointed Director, FUJIFILM Imagetech Co., Ltd. Feb 2012 Appointed Executive Officer, General Manager, Business Development Office, FUJIFILM Imaging Systems Co., Ltd. Jan 2015 Appointed Representative Director, President, Image Working Service Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2025 Appointed Outside Director of the Company (current)
1954-01-11
Chiemi OBA
Full-time Statutory Auditor
Apr 1990 Joined the Company Mar 2018 Appointed General Manager, Internal Audit Department of the Company Mar 2021 Appointed Full-time Statutory Auditor of the Company (current) Appointed Statutory Auditor of Taiwan Yuno Tool Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2022 Appointed Statutory Auditor of Yuno Tool (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (current) Appointed Statutory Auditor of Dongguan Yuno Tool Co., Ltd. (current)
1961-03-23
Ryosuke TAGA
Statutory Auditor
Oct 2003 Registered as attorney at law; joined Hara & Takeshita Law Office (now Hara Godo Law Firm) Apr 2010 Appointed Partner Attorney of Hara Godo Law Firm (current) Feb 2014 Appointed Outside Statutory Auditor of the Company (current)
1975-12-08
Yasuo ISHIZUKA
Statutory Auditor
Apr 1981 Joined The Tokyo Tomin Bank, Ltd. (now Kiraboshi Bank, Ltd.) Jun 2015 Appointed Managing Director, General Manager, Management Division and Corporate Planning Department of the same bank Apr 2016 Appointed Managing Director, General Manager, General Affairs Division of the same bank Oct 2016 Appointed Managing Director of the same bank Jun 2017 Appointed Representative Director, President, Tomin Credit Guarantee Co., Ltd. (now Kiraboshi Credit Guarantee Co., Ltd.) Apr 2022 Appointed Outside Statutory Auditor of the Company (current) Appointed Representative Director, President, I&E Co., Ltd. (now Kiraboshi Insurance Agency Co., Ltd.) Appointed Chairman, I&E Co., Ltd. Jul 2024 Appointed Representative Director, President, Nihon Medical Service Co., Ltd.
1958-12-06
Large Shareholding Reports
NOMURA INTERNATIONAL PLC
2026-06-04
2.36%→1.97%
NOMURA INTERNATIONAL PLC
2026-05-21
2.36%
Koei Co., Ltd.
2026-04-16
31.04%→31.04%
Annual report (as of 2026-06-30): 31.51%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-08-06
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2026 – Dec 2026
TDnet
2026-08-06
Q2 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2026
EDINET
2026-06-04
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-05-21
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-05-13
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2026
EDINET
2026-04-16
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-04-14
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINETAmended
2026-04-14
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2026-04-06
Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2026-04-06
Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2026-03-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
TDnet
2025-11-11
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2025
EDINET
2025-08-07
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
TDnet
2025-05-13
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2025
EDINET
2025-03-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
EDINET
2024-08-07
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
EDINET
2024-05-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-03-28
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-08
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-08-08
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-05-12
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jan 2023 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-03-30
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-09
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-09
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-05-13
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-03-30
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-05-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-03-30
Annual Securities Report
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