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SATO CORPORATION

SATO Holdings is a global provider of auto-identification solutions, offering label printers (including RFID-enabled printers), handheld labelers, labeling robots, and a comprehensive range of supply products including labels, tags, IC/RFID tags, tickets, and ribbons. The company serves diverse end markets including retail, automotive, food, logistics, healthcare, and electronics, providing industry-specific solutions that address operational challenges such as inventory management, asset tracking, and traceability. SATO differentiates through its integrated hardware, software (cloud-based label data management, mobile management systems), and RFID technology offerings, with manufacturing and sales operations spanning Japan, the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

Market Cap
¥87.2B
US$556M
EV
¥85.2B
US$544M
Stock¥2,687▼-0.81%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
4.7
x
LTM EV/EBIT
6.7
x
LTM PER
13.6
x
LTM PBR
1.0
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-1.3%pt
10012
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Dec 15, 25Activist investor pressure for shareholder returns
2Aug 13, 26Q1 earnings: Sales +18.0%, Operating profit +45.3% (announced 8/12)
MC → EV Bridge
87.2BUS$556MMarket Cap25.4BUS$162M+ Debt31.8BUS$203M− Cash0.16BUS$0.99M− Inv. Sec.4.58BUS$29.2M+ NCI85.2BUS$544MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
125US$796M'22/3143US$911M'23/3143US$915M'24/3155US$987M'25/3163US$1.04B'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
10.6US$67.8M'22/313.7US$87.3M'23/315.3US$97.6M'24/317.8US$113M'25/317.0US$109M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
3.79US$24.2M'22/34.18US$26.7M'23/33.57US$22.7M'24/37.15US$45.6M'25/35.09US$32.4M'26/3
Capital Structure
78%
22%
EquityD/E 0.29xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
31.3US$200M15.7US$100M'22/322.8US$145M15.5US$99.0M'23/326.2US$167M17.6US$113M'24/327.6US$176M19.5US$124M'25/328.5US$182M17.3US$110M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 54.1%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
13.45%
2
Sato Yo International Scholarship Foundation
11.61%
3
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
6.03%
4
SATO CORPORATION Employee Stock Ownership Association
5.95%
5
THE BANK OF NEW YORK 133612 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
4.92%
6
Shizue SATO
2.75%
7
Mieko YOKOI
2.62%
8
Mari IWABUCHI
2.44%
9
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505223 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
2.25%
10
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 385839 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
2.08%
Management
12 officers
Hiroyuki KONUMA
Representative Director, President, Executive Officer, Group CEO
Jul 2000 Joined the Company Apr 2010 Medical Business Division Manager, Tokyo Business Division, Domestic Sales Headquarters, the Company Apr 2013 President, Healthcare Company, SATO Corporation Apr 2014 Representative Director, President, SATO Healthcare Co., Ltd. Jul 2015 Executive Officer, Chief Health and Productivity Officer, the Company Apr 2019 Senior Executive Officer, the Company; Representative Director, President, and General Manager, RFID Business, SATO Corporation (then) Apr 2020 Senior Executive Officer, the Company; Representative Director, President, and in charge of Overseas Business, SATO Corporation (then) Jun 2020 Director, Senior Executive Officer, the Company; Representative Director, President, and in charge of Overseas Business, SATO Corporation (then) Apr 2021 Director, Senior Executive Officer, the Company, in charge of Domestic Business; Representative Director, President, SATO Corporation (then) Apr 2023 Representative Director, President, Executive Officer, Group CEO, the Company (current)
1973-03-14
Yoshinori SASAHARA
Director, Senior Executive Officer, Vice President
Apr 1987 Joined the Company Oct 2005 Branch Manager, Hachioji Branch, Sales Headquarters, the Company Apr 2010 FA Business Division Manager, Tokyo Business Division, Domestic Sales Headquarters, the Company Jul 2012 Executive Officer, Head of Tokyo Business Division, Domestic Sales Headquarters, SATO Corporation (then) Apr 2014 Executive Officer, Head of Sales Unit, SATO Corporation (then) Apr 2016 Executive Officer, Vice President, SATO Corporation (then) Apr 2019 Senior Executive Officer, Chief Health and Productivity Officer; Vice President and Head of Production Division, SATO Corporation (then) Apr 2022 Senior Executive Officer, Chief Health and Productivity Officer; Vice President, Head of Manufacturing Division and Head of RFID Business Division, SATO Corporation (then) Apr 2023 Senior Executive Officer, in charge of Domestic Business Management and Business IT; Representative Director, President, SATO Corporation (then) Jun 2023 Director, Representative Director, President, SATO Corporation (then) Apr 2025 Director, Senior Executive Officer, Vice President, the Company (current)
1965-03-05
Tatsuo NARUMI
Director
Aug 2000 Joined the Company; General Manager, Secretariat Apr 2001 General Manager, Human Resources Department, General Affairs Headquarters, the Company Jun 2003 Executive Officer, General Manager, Planning Department, Corporate Planning Headquarters, the Company Oct 2005 Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Planning Headquarters and General Manager, Planning Department, the Company Jan 2006 Managing Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Planning Headquarters, the Company Jul 2007 Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Planning Headquarters, the Company Jun 2008 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Planning Headquarters, the Company Jul 2009 Director, the Company (current) Jan 2020 Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Company Apr 2021 Chairman of the Management Committee, the Company
1952-02-24
Hideo YAMADA
Outside Director
Mar 1984 Completed Legal Training Program, Supreme Court of Japan Apr 1984 Registered as Attorney-at-Law (Second Tokyo Bar Association) Oct 1992 Principal, Yamada & Ozaki Law Office (current) May 1998 Outside Corporate Auditor, Taiyo Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2004 Director, the Company Mar 2006 Outside Director, Lion Corporation Jun 2007 Outside Corporate Auditor, Ishii Foods Co., Ltd. Jun 2007 Outside Corporate Auditor, Mikuni Corporation Mar 2009 Outside Director, Hulic Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2010 Managing Director, Japan Federation of Bar Associations Apr 2014 Vice President, Japan Federation of Bar Associations Apr 2014 President, Second Tokyo Bar Association Jun 2015 Director, the Company (current) Jun 2015 Chairman, Tachibana Akiko Memorial Foundation (current) Jun 2016 Outside Director, Mikuni Corporation (current) Apr 2021 Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Company (current) Jun 2023 Outside Director, Yoshimoto Kogyo Holdings Co., Ltd. (current)
1952-01-23
Sadayoshi FUJISHIGE
Outside Director
Mar 2004 Representative Director, President, Lion Corporation Jan 2012 Representative Director, Chairman, Lion Corporation Apr 2012 Outside Director, Showa Nishikawa Co., Ltd. Jun 2014 President, Japan Table Tennis Association Mar 2016 Adviser, Lion Corporation Jun 2016 President, Advertising Council Japan May 2019 President, Japan Marketing Association (current) Jun 2020 Director, the Company (current) Jun 2020 Outside Director, Nitto Boseki Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2021 Special Adviser, Lion Corporation Apr 2021 Chairman, Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee, the Company Jun 2021 Outside Director, TV Asahi Holdings Corporation (current) Jun 2021 Outside Corporate Auditor, TV Asahi Corporation (current) Jun 2024 Chairman, Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee, the Company (current)
1947-01-01
Yoshiko NONOGAKI
Outside Director
Apr 1980 Joined Sony Corporation (currently Sony Group Corporation) Sep 1992 President, Sony Poland Jul 1994 General Manager, Sales Division, Recording Media & Energy Business Group, Sony Corporation Apr 1999 General Manager, Corporate Planning & Marketing Division, Personal IT Network Business Group, Sony Corporation Apr 2006 General Manager, Corporate Planning Division, Business & Professional Business Group, Sony Corporation Apr 2009 Head, Corporate Planning & Marketing Department, Business & Professional Business Group, Sony Corporation Apr 2013 Director, Global Diversity, Human Resources Group, Sony Corporation Jun 2019 Outside Director, Nifco Inc. (current) Jun 2020 Outside Director, GS Yuasa Corporation (current) Jun 2021 Director, the Company (current)
1957-07-31
Zen ABE
Full-time Statutory Auditor
Apr 1996 Joined the Company Sep 2013 Branch Manager, Shizuoka Branch, SATO Corporation (then) Apr 2016 General Manager, Management Administration Department, SATO Corporation (then) Apr 2018 Senior Specialist, Internal Audit Department, the Company Apr 2020 General Manager, Management Administration Department, SATO Corporation (then) Apr 2023 Senior Specialist, Domestic Audit Department, the Company Apr 2024 Executive Officer, Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), the Company Apr 2026 Assistant to General Manager, Management Administration Headquarters, the Company (current) Jun 2026 Statutory Auditor, the Company
1972-04-02
Masato ITO
Full-time Statutory Auditor
Oct 1990 Joined Chuo Shinko Audit Corporation (later Misuzu Audit Corporation) Apr 1995 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Jul 2007 Joined Azsa Audit Corporation (currently Azsa LLC) Sep 2014 Seconded to KPMG Shanghai Office Oct 2016 Seconded to KPMG Tianjin Office Dec 2020 Joined the Company Jun 2022 General Manager, Overseas Audit Department, the Company Jan 2024 General Manager, Governance Promotion Department, the Company Apr 2026 Assistant to General Manager, Management Administration Headquarters, the Company (current) Jun 2026 Statutory Auditor, the Company
1967-01-29
Naoki KUBO
Outside Statutory Auditor
Oct 1980 Joined Chuo Kaikei Audit Corporation (later Misuzu Audit Corporation) Mar 1984 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Apr 1999 Partner May 2004 Managing Partner Sep 2005 Registered as Certified Tax Accountant Jul 2007 Left Misuzu Audit Corporation Aug 2007 Joined Azsa Audit Corporation (currently Azsa LLC); appointed Partner (currently Partner) Jun 2016 Vice President, Tokyo Chapter, Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants Jun 2019 Retired as Partner, Azsa LLC Jun 2019 Executive Member, Tokyo Chapter, Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants Jul 2019 Opened Kubo Certified Public Accountant Office (current) Dec 2019 Outside Director, Beauty Sharing Technologies Inc. Jun 2021 Statutory Auditor, the Company (current)
1956-07-07
Yukari SAKAI
Outside Director
Apr 1991 Joined Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. Jun 2005 Outside Corporate Auditor, United Arrows Ltd. Jun 2021 Outside Director, Taiheiyo Metal Corporation (current) Jun 2022 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Toyo Kanetsu K.K. (current) Jun 2026 Director, the Company
1968-06-23
Katsuyuki KONDO
Outside Director
May 1990 Worked at Akita University Hospital Oct 2021 Awarded Professor Emeritus title by Akita University Jul 2024 Vice Director, Fujiwara Memorial Hospital, Keitokukai Medical Corporation (current) Apr 2025 Director, Keitokukai Medical Corporation (current) Jun 2025 Director, Medical Information Public Utilization Promotion Organization (current) Jun 2026 Director, the Company
1965-10-30
Noriko YAO
Outside Statutory Auditor
Mar 1995 Completed Legal Training Program, Supreme Court of Japan Apr 1995 Registered as Attorney-at-Law (Fukuoka Bar Association) Sep 2001 Joined Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP Oct 2002 Registered as Attorney-at-Law (Second Tokyo Bar Association) Oct 2002 Admitted to the New York State Bar Jan 2008 Partner, TMI Associates (current) Oct 2014 Outside Statutory Auditor, Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Support Organization Nov 2015 Outside Director, Meikou Network Japan Inc. Jun 2016 Statutory Auditor, the Company (current) Jun 2019 Outside Director, Asahi Net, Inc. (current) Jun 2021 Outside Director, JGC Holdings Corporation (current) Jun 2023 Outside Director, Arata Corporation (current)
1967-08-27
Large Shareholding Reports
Baillie Gifford & Co
2026-05-12
6.01%→4.94%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-08-12
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-06-19
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-05-12
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-02-12
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-13
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2025-08-12
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-02-12
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-08-08
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-05-27
Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2024-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-21
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-20
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-06-21
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-02-12
Quarterly Securities Report
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