Overview
Electric Appliances

BROTHER INDUSTRIES,LTD.

Brother Industries is a diversified technology manufacturer offering a broad portfolio of products across seven business segments: printing and solutions (printers, MFPs, label printers, scanners), machinery (machine tools, industrial sewing machines, garment printers), industrial printing equipment (Domino segment), home sewing machines, and commercial karaoke systems. The company serves both business and consumer markets globally, with core strengths in inkjet/laser printing technology, precision machining, and sewing machine engineering. Its competitive advantages include proprietary technologies such as MAXIDRIVE for business inkjet and SPEEDIO for machining centers, supported by a global sales and manufacturing network.

Market Cap
¥1,190B
US$7.59B
EV
¥970B
US$6.18B
Stock¥4,810▼-0.12%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
5.8
x
LTM EV/EBIT
8.3
x
LTM PER
12.8
x
LTM PBR
1.5
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+58.1%pt
1001
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Aug 7, 26Q1 earnings: operating profit ¥54.6bn (3.5x YoY), FY guidance raised to ¥90bn
MC → EV Bridge
1,190BUS$7.59BMarket Cap28.9BUS$184M+ Debt235BUS$1.50B− Cash14.0BUS$89.6M− Inv. Sec.0.04BUS$0.25M+ NCI970BUS$6.18BEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
711US$4.53B'22/3815US$5.20B'23/3823US$5.25B'24/3849US$5.41B'25/3893US$5.70B'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
124US$792M'22/398.0US$625M'23/397.3US$621M'24/3120US$768M'25/3129US$825M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
61.0US$389M'22/339.1US$249M'23/331.6US$202M'24/353.4US$341M'25/362.6US$399M'26/3
Capital Structure
97%
EquityD/E 0.04xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
168US$1.07B61.0US$389M'22/3119US$759M57.4US$366M'23/3166US$1.06B34.1US$217M'24/3173US$1.10B33.3US$212M'25/3198US$1.26B29.1US$186M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 38.2%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
14.08%
2
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
5.36%
3
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
5.19%
4
Nippon Life Insurance Company (Standing Proxy: The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
3.54%
5
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
1.99%
6
Employee Stock Ownership Association
1.90%
7
Sumitomo Life Insurance Company (Standing Proxy: Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
1.80%
8
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505103 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.64%
9
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 385781 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.38%
10
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON 140044 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.33%
Management
13 officers
Kazufumi IKEDA
Representative Director, President
Apr 1985 Joined Brother Industries Apr 2003 Director and Vice President, Brother International GmbH (Germany) Apr 2009 General Manager, Corporate Planning Division, Brother Industries Apr 2013 Director and Vice President, Brother International Corporation (U.S.A.) Apr 2014 President and Director, Brother International Corporation (U.S.A.) Apr 2015 Group Executive Officer, Brother Industries Nov 2019 Chairman and Director, Brother International Corporation (U.S.A.) Apr 2020 Managing Executive Officer, Brother Industries Jun 2021 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Brother Industries Apr 2023 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Brother Industries Jun 2023 Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Brother Industries Apr 2024 Representative Director, Vice President, Brother Industries Jun 2024 Representative Director, President, Brother Industries (current)
1962-08-29
Masashi ISHIGURO
Representative Director, Vice President; General Manager, Industrial Printing Business
Apr 1984 Joined Brother Industries May 1987 Seconded to Brother International Corporation (U.S.A.) Jan 2005 President and Director, Brother International Corporation (U.S.A.) Apr 2011 Group Executive Officer, Brother Industries Apr 2013 Group Managing Executive Officer, Brother Industries Apr 2014 Chairman and Director, Brother International Corporation (U.S.A.) Jun 2014 Director, Group Managing Executive Officer, Brother Industries Jan 2015 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Brother Industries Apr 2017 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Brother Industries Jun 2017 Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Brother Industries Apr 2021 Representative Director, Vice President, Brother Industries (current)
1960-06-21
Satoru KUWAHARA
Representative Director, Vice President; General Manager, P&S Business; in charge of P&S Business LE, LC, IDS, PA, LM and SC Development Departments
Apr 1987 Joined Brother Industries Oct 2004 General Manager, No. 1 Development Department, Information & Document Company, Brother Industries Apr 2008 General Manager, No. 1 Development Department, Brother Industries Apr 2009 General Manager, Development Planning Department, Brother Industries Apr 2010 General Manager, Brother High-Tech (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Apr 2014 General Manager, Development Planning Department, Brother Industries Oct 2014 General Manager, LE Development Department, Brother Industries Apr 2015 Executive Officer, Brother Industries Apr 2019 Managing Executive Officer, Brother Industries Jun 2021 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Brother Industries Apr 2023 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Brother Industries Jun 2023 Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Brother Industries Apr 2024 Representative Director, Vice President, Brother Industries (current)
1962-11-21
Fumi SHIRAI
Outside Director
Apr 1979 Joined All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. Jun 1993 Member, Amagasaki City Assembly Dec 2002 Mayor of Amagasaki City Jun 2011 Outside Director, Gunze Limited Apr 2013 Executive Director, Osaka Prefecture Foundation for Gender Equality Promotion Jun 2015 Outside Director, Pegasus Sewing Machine Mfg. Co., Ltd. (now PEGASUS Co., Ltd.) Jun 2018 Outside Director, Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. (current) Jun 2019 Director, Brother Industries (current) Jun 2022 Outside Director, Royal Hotel, Ltd. (current)
1960-05-23
Kazunari UCHIDA
Outside Director
Apr 1974 Joined Japan Air Lines Co., Ltd. Jan 1985 Joined Boston Consulting Group Jun 2000 Japan Representative, Boston Consulting Group Apr 2006 Professor, Waseda University Faculty of Commerce Feb 2012 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kewpie Corporation Jun 2012 Outside Director, Life Net Life Insurance Co., Ltd.; Outside Director, Mitsui-Soko Co., Ltd. (now Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co., Ltd.) Aug 2012 Outside Director, Nippon ERI Co., Ltd. Dec 2013 Outside Director, ERI Holdings Co., Ltd. Jun 2014 Member, Independent Advisory Committee, Brother Industries Feb 2015 Outside Director, Kewpie Corporation Mar 2016 Outside Director, Lion Corporation Jun 2020 Director, Brother Industries (current) Apr 2022 Professor Emeritus, Waseda University (current) Apr 2023 Special Visiting Professor, Tokyo Woman's Christian University (current)
1951-10-31
Naoki HIDAKA
Outside Director
Apr 1976 Joined Sumitomo Corporation Apr 2001 General Manager, Chicago Branch, Sumitomo Corporation of America Apr 2007 Executive Officer, General Manager, Automotive & Metal Products Division, Sumitomo Corporation Apr 2009 Managing Executive Officer, Chubu Block General Manager, Sumitomo Corporation Apr 2012 Senior Managing Executive Officer, Kansai Block General Manager, Sumitomo Corporation Jun 2013 Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Transportation & Construction Machinery Business Unit, Sumitomo Corporation Apr 2015 Representative Director, Executive Vice President, General Manager, Transportation & Construction Machinery Business Unit, Sumitomo Corporation Jun 2018 Special Advisor, Sumitomo Corporation Jun 2019 Advisor, Sumitomo Corporation Jun 2020 Director, Brother Industries (current) Mar 2021 Outside Director, Nabtesco Corporation (current)
1953-05-16
Masahiko MIYAKI
Outside Director
Apr 1977 Joined Nippon Denso Co., Ltd. (now DENSO Corporation) Jun 2004 Managing Officer, General Manager, Fuel Injection Systems Business Unit, Denso Jun 2007 Managing Officer, in charge of Powertrain Equipment Business Group, Denso Jun 2010 Senior Managing Director, in charge of Electrical Equipment Business Group, Denso Jun 2011 Director, Toyota Boshoku Corporation Jan 2012 Senior Managing Director, in charge of Powertrain Equipment Business Group, Denso Jun 2013 Representative Director, Executive Vice President, in charge of Technology and Technology Development Center and China Region, Denso Apr 2015 Representative Director, Executive Vice President, in charge of Quality, Safety & Environment, Denso Apr 2017 Director, Denso Jun 2017 Advisor, Denso; Representative Director, Vice Chairman, Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc. Jun 2021 Director, Brother Industries (current)
1953-12-12
Keizo OBAYASHI
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1986 Joined Brother Industries Mar 2004 Seconded to Brother International (Europe) Ltd. Apr 2017 General Manager, Finance Division, Brother Industries Apr 2020 General Manager, Audit & Supervisory Board Office, Brother Industries Jun 2020 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Brother Industries (current)
1962-07-14
Kenji YAMADA
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1987 Joined Brother Industries May 1993 Seconded to Brother Industries (U.K.) Ltd. Apr 2002 Seconded to Brother Sales Ltd. Jun 2005 Seconded to Brother International Corporation (U.S.A.) Apr 2014 Director, Brother International Corporation (U.S.A.) Apr 2017 President and Representative Director, Brother International K.K. Apr 2018 General Manager, Corporate Planning Division, Brother Industries Apr 2023 Chief Staff, Audit & Supervisory Board Office, Brother Industries Jun 2023 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Brother Industries (current)
1963-06-05
Akira YAMADA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1986 Registered as attorney-at-law (current); joined Miyake, Hatazawa & Yamazaki Law Office Jun 1991 Registered as attorney in New York State (current) Jan 1992 Partner, Miyake & Yamazaki Law Office Mar 1994 Head, Bangkok Office, Miyake & Yamazaki Law Office Jan 2015 Outside Director, Amifa Inc. Jun 2015 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Denyo Co., Ltd. Dec 2015 Representative Partner, Three Fields (GK) (current) Dec 2016 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Amifa Inc. (current) Jun 2018 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Brother Industries (current) Jun 2021 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Denyo Co., Ltd.
1953-05-16
Chika MATSUMOTO
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Oct 1990 Joined Chuo Shinko Audit Corporation (later renamed Misuzu Audit Corporation) Mar 1994 Registered Certified Public Accountant (current) Aug 2007 Partner, Azsa Audit Corporation (now Azsa LLC) Jul 2013 Executive Director, Azsa Audit Corporation Jul 2017 Member, Business Monitoring Committee, Azsa Audit Corporation Jul 2020 Head, Nagoya Office, Azsa Audit Corporation Jun 2023 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Brother Industries (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Noritake Co., Limited (current) Jul 2025 Director, Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (current)
1961-02-22
Ikuko AKAMATSU
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Jan 1995 Joined Ota Showa Audit Corporation (now EY ShinNihon LLC) Apr 1997 Registered Certified Public Accountant (current) Apr 2008 Registered Certified Fraud Examiner (current) Dec 2010 Chief Researcher, Sanno Institute of Management Aug 2018 Outside Director, Tops Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2019 Principal Researcher, Sanno Institute of Management Jun 2019 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (now SBI Shinsei Bank, Ltd.) (current) Jul 2019 Director, Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants Jun 2020 Outside Director, Kawachi Yakuhin Co., Ltd.; Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. (current) Jun 2023 Outside Director, Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2025 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Brother Industries (current)
1968-02-27
Tadashi KATO
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1996 Joined Brother Industries Jul 2008 Seconded to Brother International Europe Apr 2019 Group Manager, Finance Division, Brother Industries Apr 2026 Chief Staff, Audit & Supervisory Board Office, Brother Industries (current)
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2025-11-17
3.40%→2.51%
Disclosures
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Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-08-06
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
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2026-06-22
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Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
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2026-05-29
株主総会招集通知
EDINET
2026-03-30
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-02-06
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-17
Large Shareholding Report
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2025-11-13
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Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
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2025-08-06
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
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2025-06-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-02-06
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
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2024-11-13
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
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2024-08-06
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
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2024-06-26
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2023-02-10
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2022-11-11
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2022-06-21
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2022-02-10
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2021-11-11
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2021-08-11
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2021-06-24
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EDINET
2021-02-12
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