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PLACO CO.,LTD.

PLACO Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells plastic molding machines, comprising inflation molding machines for film products (primarily medical and food packaging), blow molding machines for hollow products (automotive parts, industrial components, and daily goods), and recycling equipment (shredders, regenerators, and remolding machines) developed through proprietary technology and overseas technical partnerships. The company also operates a maintenance business for machinery and parts. In December 2024, PLACO expanded into IT services by acquiring Kabushiki Kaisha Cloud Service, a system development subsidiary with approximately 50 systems engineers engaged in custom computer system development and IT staffing.

Market Cap

¥2.42B

US$15.4M

¥2.51B

US$16.0M

Stock¥251▼-3.09%

US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)

LTM EV/EBITDA

10.8

LTM EV/EBIT

14.1

LTM PER

24.2

LTM PBR

1.5

Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-54.2%pt

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1Aug 12, 26Q1 FY2027/03 earnings announced

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Performance & Balance

Revenue 5Y (¥B)

EBITDA 5Y (¥B)

Net Income 5Y (¥B)

Capital Structure

63%

37%

EquityD/E 0.59xDebt

Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt

CashInv. Sec.Debt

Shareholders

Top 10 hold 44.1%

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

Fukuju Corporation Ltd.

9.46%

FUBON SECURITIES CO.,LTD A/C GLOBAL (Standing Proxy: Citibank, N.A., Tokyo Branch)

6.29%

Sugiyama Seisakusho Ltd.

4.36%

GMO CLICK Securities, Inc.

4.31%

Japan Securities Finance Co.,Ltd.

3.85%

Placo Kyoei-kai

3.63%

Kaiyo Japan Co., Ltd.

3.22%

Takashi FURUNO

3.22%

Swiss Plants LLP

3.04%

Sha SHA

2.69%

Management

7 officers

Takashi FURUNO

Representative Director, President

Apr 1980 Joined Nippon Steel Corporation Apr 1987 Joined Nikko Securities Co., Ltd. Jul 2001 Director, Everyday.com Co., Ltd. (now Hankyu Kitchen Ale) Jul 2006 Executive Officer, GCI Capital Co., Ltd. Jan 2011 Vice President and Director, Sleepro Group Co., Ltd. (now GigWorks Inc.) Jun 2019 Director, Tokyo Nissan Computer System Co., Ltd. Nov 2020 President and Representative Director of the Company (current) Dec 2024 Representative Director, CloudService Co., Ltd. (current) Oct 2025 Representative Director, PBB Co., Ltd. (current)

1955-07-26

Toshifumi KIKUCHI

Director, Vice President

Apr 1978 Joined Sousei Shoji Co., Ltd. Sep 1982 Director and General Affairs Manager, Tsugent Co., Ltd. May 1986 Joined Kinoshita Friend Co., Ltd. Apr 1999 Director and Business Division Manager, Kinoshita Friend Co., Ltd. Apr 2008 Managing Director, Kinoshita Friend Co., Ltd. Apr 2009 Director, Kinoshita Friend Co., Ltd. (Funabashi) Nov 2020 Vice President and Director of the Company; in charge of Sales, Techno Group, and Management and Purchasing (current)

1955-04-28

Toshiyuki HONDA

Director

Sep 1993 Joined Daiichi Tubular Industry Co., Ltd. May 1998 President, Wa-En Shoji Ltd. Apr 2002 President and Representative Director, Wa-En Shoji Co., Ltd. (current) Oct 2019 Representative Director, Asia Plastic Resource Circulation Promotion Association (current) Jun 2021 Outside Director of the Company (current) Dec 2024 Director, CloudService Co., Ltd. (current) Oct 2025 Director, PBB Co., Ltd. (current)

1970-08-14

Seijiro IKEGAMI

Director

Mar 1972 Joined Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Mar 2004 Chief, Organized Crime Countermeasures Section, Ueno Police Station, MPD Mar 2005 Superintendent, Organized Crime Countermeasures Division, MPD Apr 2010 Opened Sei Law Office; Certified Administrative Procedures Legal Specialist (current) May 2021 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Sanritsu Technos Co., Ltd. (current) May 2021 Outside Director, Daika Shoji Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2022 Outside Director of the Company (current) Mar 2025 Opened Sei Legal Affairs Office, Certified Administrative Procedures Legal Corporation; Representative Partner (current)

1954-03-08

Masahiro HORIGUCHI

Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Apr 1974 Joined the Company Apr 2007 Manager, Design Department 2, Technology Development Division May 2009 Manager, Design Department, Technology Development Division Apr 2011 Leader, Cost Control Office, Production Department Jul 2015 Technical Advisor, Sales Department Aug 2016 Manager, Technology Development Department Apr 2020 Electrical Section, Technology Department Jun 2025 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)

1956-03-31

Takatoshi TAKAHASHI

Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Apr 1993 Joined KPMG Peat Marwick Co., Ltd. Apr 1999 Joined Actus Management Services Co., Ltd. Feb 2002 Registered as Certified Tax Accountant Oct 2002 Opened Takatoshi Takahashi Tax Accountant Office Jun 2020 Established Vistra Japan Tax Corporation; Representative Partner (current) Jun 2021 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)

1970-06-07

Hideaki NUMAI

Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Dec 2010 Registered as Attorney-at-Law (Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association) Jun 2014 Joined Nijubashi Law Office Feb 2016 Joined Kotohira Sogo Law Office Jun 2019 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kosaido Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2021 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current) Jun 2021 Outside Director, PATH Co., Ltd. (current) Aug 2021 Outside Director, Hadrath Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Jan 2022 Outside Director, RECOSYS Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2023 Opened Numai Sogo Law Office (current)

1982-11-29

Large Shareholding Reports

Tsuyoshi TAKEDA

2025-09-30

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Tsuyoshi TAKEDA

2025-09-30

6.67%→1.81%

Tsuyoshi TAKEDA

2025-09-30

6.67%→1.81%

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

Disclosures

No disclosures

Primary Source Filings

TDnet

2026-08-10

Q1 Earnings Flash

FY ending Mar 2027

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