Overview
Machinery

KAWATA MFG. CO.,LTD.

Kawata MFG. Co., Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of labor-saving equipment for powder and granule processing, specializing in peripheral machinery for plastic molding operations. Its core product lineup includes dryers (Challenger series), auto loaders, auto colorers, super mixers, mold temperature controllers (Just Thermo), chillers, and plastic pulverizers, as well as integrated automation systems for raw material handling, measurement, and mixing. The company serves plastics manufacturers globally, with competitive strengths in comprehensive system engineering solutions and a broad product portfolio covering the full range of plastic material processing workflows.

Market Cap
¥5.57B
US$35.5M
EV
¥2.86B
US$18.2M
Stock¥797▼-0.99%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
5.1
x
LTM EV/EBIT
20.8
x
LTM PER
NM
LTM PBR
0.4
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-31.0%pt
100
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
5.57BUS$35.5MMarket Cap5.48BUS$35.0M+ Debt7.79BUS$49.7M− Cash0.68BUS$4.31M− Inv. Sec.0.28BUS$1.79M+ NCI2.86BUS$18.2MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
18.4US$117M'22/318.8US$120M'23/324.5US$156M'24/320.8US$132M'25/319.4US$124M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
1.08US$6.90M'22/30.97US$6.18M'23/31.62US$10.3M'24/31.41US$8.99M'25/30.87US$5.54M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
0.54US$3.44M'22/30.35US$2.24M'23/30.93US$5.92M'24/30.58US$3.67M'25/30.04US$0.23M'26/3
Capital Structure
71%
29%
EquityD/E 0.41xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
7.09US$45.2M4.90US$31.3M'22/37.59US$48.4M5.95US$38.0M'23/37.61US$48.5M7.02US$44.8M'24/37.35US$46.8M6.11US$39.0M'25/38.11US$51.8M5.46US$34.8M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 25.7%
1
Kawata Kyoshinkai
7.85%
2
KAWATA MFG. CO.,LTD. Employee Stock Ownership Association
3.81%
3
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
3.20%
4
Yoshiaki SHIMANE
1.75%
5
Nippon Life Insurance Company
1.56%
6
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
1.55%
7
Osaka Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation Co., Ltd.
1.55%
8
Nihon System Control Co., Ltd.
1.54%
9
MATSUI SECURITIES CO.,LTD.
1.45%
10
Hisamitsu MATSUI
1.44%
Management
6 officers
Wataru SHIRAISHI
Representative Director, in charge of Group Management (Administration)
Apr 1986 Joined Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Apr 1990 Joined Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. Sep 2003 Joined the Company Oct 2009 General Manager, Accounting and Finance Department Jun 2012 Executive Officer Jun 2013 Director Jun 2018 Managing Director Jan 2019 Representative Director, President (current) Representative Director, President, Kawata U.S.A. INC. (current) Jun 2020 Executive Officer Jan 2022 Chairman, Kawata Machinery Manufacturing (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2023 Executive Officer
1963-12-25
Hidenori SHIRAI
Director, in charge of Group Management (Manufacturing and Development); Executive Officer; General Manager, Quality Assurance Division
Apr 1986 Joined the Company Apr 2012 General Manager, Design Department No. 2 Mar 2013 Executive Officer Jun 2013 Director (current) Representative Director, President, Kawata U.S.A. INC. Chairman, Kawata International Co., Ltd. (current) Jan 2019 Executive Officer (current)
1966-03-17
Toshiro HASHIMOTO
Director, in charge of Group Management (Sales, Service and Business Planning); Executive Officer; General Manager, Sales Planning Division
May 1986 Joined the Company Oct 2009 Executive Officer (current); General Manager, West Japan Sales Department Apr 2017 General Manager, East Japan Sales Department Apr 2020 General Manager, Service Department Jun 2023 Director (current)
1961-09-04
Hisakazu TABATA
Director, Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1984 Joined The Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd. (now MUFG Bank, Ltd.) May 2011 Branch Manager, Kashiwa Chuo Branch, MUFG Bank May 2014 Executive Officer, Mitsubishi UFJ Investment Trust Co., Ltd. (now Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd.) Jun 2017 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Marunouchi Yorozu Co., Ltd. Jun 2018 Director; General Manager, Finance Department, JAL Card Inc. Jun 2023 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (current)
1962-03-06
Seiichi SASAKI
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Oct 2004 Registered as Attorney-at-Law; joined Yodoyabashi Yamagami Law Partnership Apr 2010 Partner, Yodoyabashi Yamagami Law Partnership Apr 2016 Established Umeda Chuo Law Office; Representative Attorney, Umeda Chuo Law Office (current) Jun 2024 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (current)
1976-11-07
Shigeyuki TAMAKI
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 2009 Joined Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC Sep 2012 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Jul 2014 Joined Procube Japan Co., Ltd. Representative Partner, Aozora Audit Corporation Feb 2019 Joined Tamaki Certified Public Accountant Office (current) Jun 2024 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (current)
1987-03-11
Large Shareholding Reports
Kawata Kyoshinkai, Chairman: Yuji NAKAMURA
2025-07-29
6.60%→7.65%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-06-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2026-01-30
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-11
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2025-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-07-29
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-06-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-01-31
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-11
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-07-31
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: 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
2023-06-28
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
2022-06-28
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-09
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-09
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-06-25
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-02-09
Quarterly Securities Report
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