Overview
Transportation Equipment

NITTAN Corporation

NITTAN is a Japanese manufacturer specializing in engine valves for small engines used in passenger cars, motorcycles, trucks, buses, and marine vessels, as well as precision forged gears for automotive, agricultural, construction, and industrial machinery, and automatic transmission components (PBW). The company serves major automotive OEMs globally, leveraging proprietary forging and precision machining technologies. Its competitive strengths lie in its vertically integrated production capabilities and an extensive global manufacturing network spanning Asia, North America, and Europe.

Market Cap
¥13.3B
US$84.5M
EV
¥18.6B
US$118M
Stock¥460▼-1.08%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
2.3
x
LTM EV/EBIT
1.5
x
LTM PER
5.6
x
LTM PBR
0.4
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-47.6%pt
1001
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Feb 2, 26Q3 results: Net profit 6.4x YoY, full-year guidance raised; sell on news
MC → EV Bridge
13.3BUS$84.5MMarket Cap11.8BUS$75.0M+ Debt12.6BUS$80.6M− Cash5.97BUS$38.1M− Inv. Sec.12.2BUS$77.7M+ NCI18.6BUS$118MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
38.7US$247M'22/341.9US$267M'23/349.5US$316M'24/351.4US$328M'25/351.7US$330M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
6.52US$41.6M'22/35.81US$37.0M'23/36.56US$41.8M'24/35.73US$36.6M'25/37.95US$50.7M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
0.64US$4.11M'22/30.39US$2.49M'23/30.60US$3.83M'24/30.63US$4.02M'25/32.23US$14.2M'26/3
Capital Structure
73%
27%
EquityD/E 0.37xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
12.6US$80.7M10.8US$68.9M'22/313.4US$85.5M10.2US$65.2M'23/318.3US$117M9.64US$61.5M'24/316.9US$108M12.2US$78.1M'25/318.4US$117M11.3US$72.0M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 47.9%
1
Eaton Corporation (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Settlement Business Department)
17.18%
2
KSD-KB (Standing Proxy: Citibank, N.A., Tokyo Branch)
4.78%
3
The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. (Standing Proxy: Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
4.52%
4
IWATANI CORPORATION
4.51%
5
HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD.
4.28%
6
NIHON PARKERIZING CO.,LTD.
3.81%
7
PHILLIP SECURITIES CLIENTS (RETAIL; Standing Proxy: Phillip Securities Japan, Ltd.)
3.67%
8
INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC (Standing Proxy: Interactive Brokers Securities Japan Inc.)
2.10%
9
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
1.56%
10
NOMURA PB NOMINEES LIMITED OMNIBUS-MARGIN (CASHPB; Standing Proxy: Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.)
1.53%
Management
13 officers
Tae-hwan LEE
Representative Director, President; in charge of Advanced Development
Apr 1989 Joined Kia Motors Corporation Mar 1995 Joined the Company Mar 1995 Head of Korea Office Jun 2007 Head of Overseas Business Department, Sales Division Jun 2011 Director Jun 2011 Head of Sales Development Department, Sales Division Dec 2011 Head of Sales Division and Head of Sales Development Department Apr 2013 In charge of Sales; Head of Sales Division Jun 2015 Managing Director Jun 2015 In charge of Sales Division and General Affairs Jul 2015 In charge of Sales Division, General Affairs and Productivity Innovation Feb 2016 In charge of Sales Division, General Affairs and Productivity Innovation; Global Compliance Officer Jun 2016 Managing Director, Executive Officer Nov 2016 In charge of Sales Division, General Affairs and Productivity Innovation; Deputy Head of Business Division; Global Compliance Officer Dec 2016 In charge of Administrative Affairs, Sales Division and Productivity Innovation; Deputy Head of Business Division; Global Compliance Officer Jun 2017 In charge of Administrative Affairs, Productivity Innovation; Deputy Head of Business Division; Global Compliance Officer Mar 2019 In charge of Corporate Planning Jun 2019 Senior Managing Director, Executive Officer Jun 2021 Senior Managing Director Jun 2022 Representative Director, President (current) Mar 2024 In charge of Advanced Development (current)
1964-12-01
Teruaki ANDO
Managing Director, Executive Officer; in charge of Manufacturing Division, Mass Production Development Department, Production Engineering Development Department
Apr 1986 Joined the Company Dec 2005 Head of No. 1 Technology Development Department, Technology Research Institute Jul 2006 Head of Technology Development Department, Technology Division Jun 2007 Head of Product Development Department, Technology Division Sep 2008 Seconded to Nittan Global Tech Co., Ltd. Sep 2008 Head of Technology Department, Nittan Global Tech Co., Ltd. Jan 2010 Head of Overseas Division Office, Corporate Planning Department Jun 2011 Head of Overseas Division Office Mar 2013 Seconded to Nittan Global Tech Co., Ltd. Mar 2013 Vice President, Nittan Global Tech Co., Ltd. Mar 2014 President and Representative Director, Nittan Global Tech Co., Ltd. Jun 2017 Director, Executive Officer Jun 2017 In charge of Production Engineering Mar 2019 Deputy Head of Business Division; in charge of No. 2 Business and Production Engineering Mar 2021 In charge of Business Division; Head of Business Division Mar 2024 In charge of Business Division, Mass Production Development, Production Engineering Development and Manufacturing Engineering Development Jun 2024 Managing Director, Executive Officer (current) Feb 2025 In charge of Manufacturing Division, Mass Production Development Department, Production Engineering Development Department (current)
1963-06-09
Ryuji SUZUKI
Managing Director; in charge of General Affairs and Indirect Functions and Sales Department
Apr 1988 Joined Toyo Computer Service Co., Ltd. May 1992 Joined the Company Apr 2012 Head of No. 1 Sales Department, Sales Division Jun 2015 Head of Sales Division and Head of No. 1 Sales Department Jun 2017 Director, Executive Officer Jun 2017 In charge of Sales Division; Deputy Person in Charge of Hollow Engine Valve Strategy Jun 2018 Director Mar 2019 In charge of Sales Division; Deputy in charge of GMO (Global Management Officer); Deputy in charge of Hollow Engine Valve Project Jun 2020 Director, Executive Officer Jun 2020 GMO (Global Management Officer); in charge of Overseas Division Office Feb 2021 GMO (Global Management Officer); in charge of Overseas Division Jun 2021 Director Jun 2022 GMO (Global Management Officer); in charge of Overseas Division; Global Compliance Officer Jun 2024 Managing Director (current) Jun 2024 In charge of General Affairs and Indirect Functions Feb 2026 In charge of General Affairs and Indirect Functions and Sales Department (current)
1964-12-24
Nobumoto KURIHARA
Director, Executive Officer; in charge of Human Resources, Quality Assurance, Purchasing
Apr 1988 Joined Meidensha Corporation Apr 1998 Joined Eaton Corporation Japan Sep 2008 Joined the Company Apr 2012 Head of No. 2 Sales Department, Sales Division Jun 2017 Head of Sales Division, Head of No. 1 Sales Department and Head of No. 2 Sales Department Mar 2018 Head of Sales Division and Head of No. 2 Sales Department Jun 2018 Executive Officer Oct 2019 Head of Sales Division, Head of No. 1 Sales Department and Head of No. 2 Sales Department Jun 2020 Director, Executive Officer (current) Jun 2020 In charge of Sales Division; Head of Sales Division, Head of No. 1 Sales Department and Head of No. 2 Sales Department; Deputy in charge of Hollow Engine Valve Project Mar 2021 In charge of Sales Division; Head of Sales Division, Head of No. 1 Sales Department and Head of No. 2 Sales Department Apr 2021 In charge of Sales Division; Head of Sales Division and Head of No. 2 Sales Department Jun 2025 In charge of Sales Division and Purchasing Department; Head of Sales Division and Head of No. 2 Sales Department Feb 2026 In charge of Human Resources, Quality Assurance and Purchasing Departments (current)
1965-02-17
Hiromitsu ENDO
Director, Executive Officer; GMO (Global Management Officer); in charge of Overseas Division and IT Systems Department; Global Compliance Officer
Apr 1997 Joined the Company Aug 2011 Group Leader, Small Valve Group, Product Development Department, Technology Division Apr 2012 Group Leader, Europe and Americas Group, Overseas Division Office Apr 2014 Group Leader, JV Management Group and Group Leader, Planning Group, Overseas Division Office Mar 2015 Deputy Head, Overseas Division Office Mar 2016 Head of Overseas Division Office Feb 2021 Head of Overseas Division Jun 2021 Executive Officer Jun 2021 In charge of Overseas Division Jun 2024 Director, Executive Officer (current) Jun 2024 GMO (Global Management Officer); in charge of Overseas Division; Global Compliance Officer Feb 2025 GMO (Global Management Officer); in charge of Overseas Division and IT Systems Department; Global Compliance Officer (current)
1971-04-07
Kazuo ISHIGAKI
Director
Apr 1978 Joined Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd. Jun 2006 Director, Executive Officer, Civil Engineering Division, Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd. Apr 2007 Managing Director, Senior Executive Officer, Head of Civil Engineering Division, Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd. Apr 2012 Senior Managing Director, Senior Executive Officer, Head of Civil Engineering Division, Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd. Apr 2014 Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Executive Vice President, Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd. Jul 2017 Senior Advisor, Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd. Jun 2018 Director of the Company (current) Jul 2018 Part-time Advisor, Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd.
1952-04-30
Mika KUMAHIRA
Director
Apr 1985 Joined Kumahira Seisakusho Co., Ltd. May 1989 Director, Kumahira Seisakusho Co., Ltd. Jun 1990 Senior Managing Director, Tokyo Kumahira Co., Ltd. Apr 1993 Representative Director, The Bear Group Inc. Apr 1997 Representative Director, A-Tec Kumahira Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2004 Director, Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. Apr 2009 President, Japan University of Education Graduate School Apr 2011 Representative Director, Kumahira Security Foundation (current) Apr 2014 Dean, Career College, Institute for Diversity Promotion, Showa Women's University (current) May 2014 Chairperson, AFS Japan Association Sep 2015 Representative Director, 21st Century Learning Research Institute (current) Jun 2019 Director of the Company (current) Feb 2020 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kewpie Corporation (current) Dec 2023 Outside Director, Better Place Inc. Mar 2024 Outside Director, Cybozu, Inc. (current)
1960-09-22
Yumiko MASUDA
Director
Jun 1990 Joined Bell System Co., Ltd. Apr 1994 Manager, Banking Group, Bell System Co., Ltd. Sep 1996 Joined IBM Japan, Ltd. Apr 2000 Member, Internal Women's Council (Women's Utilization Task Force), IBM Japan, Ltd. Jan 2003 Cluster Partner, Financial Strategy Consulting, GS Consulting Division, IBM Japan, Ltd. Jul 2006 Joined SAP Japan Co., Ltd. Jul 2006 Strategic Industry Director, Field Service Division, SAP Japan Co., Ltd. Jun 2009 Representative Director, Consumer Voice Research Institute Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2018 Outside Director, PC Depot Corporation Jun 2022 Outside Director, DTS Corporation (current) Apr 2023 Advisor, Okiba Gas Co., Ltd. Apr 2023 Advisor, Kanto Tennen Gas Development Co., Ltd. Jun 2024 Director of the Company (current) Mar 2025 Outside Director, K&O Energy Group, Inc. (current)
1955-10-20
Kenjiro TOKUNAGA
Director
Apr 1990 Joined Hitachi, Ltd. Aug 1999 Joined IBM Japan, Ltd. Aug 2005 Joined GE Capital Leasing Co., Ltd. Aug 2006 Joined Philips Japan, Ltd. Sep 2006 Joined NXP Semiconductors Japan Ltd. (currently NXP Japan Ltd.) Sep 2010 Joined IMS Japan K.K. May 2011 Joined Avery Dennison Japan K.K. Aug 2015 Joined Eaton Japan LLC Aug 2015 Japan Country Controller, Eaton Japan LLC (current) Jun 2021 Director of the Company (current)
1966-09-20
Kenji TAKAHASHI
Full-time Corporate Auditor
Apr 1980 Joined Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Mar 1993 Seconded to Unisia Jecs Corporation Nov 2002 Joined Hitachi Unisia Automotive, Ltd. (currently Astemo, Ltd.) Oct 2009 Joined the Company Feb 2010 Head, Legal Office, General Affairs Department Apr 2012 Head, Legal and Intellectual Property Office, General Affairs Department; Group Leader, Legal Group Jun 2016 Head, Corporate Governance Department; Group Leader, Legal Group Jun 2024 Full-time Corporate Auditor (current)
1957-04-19
Fumio INOUE
Corporate Auditor
Mar 1983 Joined the Company Jan 2005 Seconded to PT. Federal Nittan Industries Apr 2007 Head of Sanyo Plant, Manufacturing Division Jun 2009 Director Jun 2009 Deputy Head, Manufacturing Division; Head of Gear VCP Plant Jun 2010 In charge of Sales Jun 2011 Head of Sales Division Dec 2011 Head of Manufacturing Division Apr 2013 In charge of Manufacturing; Head of Manufacturing Division Jun 2015 In charge of Manufacturing and Purchasing; Head of Manufacturing Division Jun 2016 Director, Executive Officer Jun 2016 In charge of Manufacturing Division; Head of Manufacturing Division Nov 2016 In charge of Purchasing Mar 2019 In charge of Purchasing and Productivity Innovation Jun 2022 Corporate Auditor (current)
1961-01-30
Akio YAMADA
Corporate Auditor
Nov 1978 Joined Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co. (currently Azusa Audit LLC) Apr 1982 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Aug 2009 Partner, Azusa Audit LLC Jul 2017 Opened Akio Yamada CPA Office (current) Jun 2018 Corporate Auditor of the Company (current) Jun 2018 Trustee, Pfizer Health Research Foundation (current) Jul 2018 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Rakuten Insurance Holdings, Inc. Oct 2021 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Uchida Yoko Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2022 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd. (current)
1955-02-24
Yusuke TASAKA
Corporate Auditor
Apr 1989 Joined The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. May 2011 Manager, Yugawara Branch, The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. Nov 2012 Manager, Nagatsuta Branch, The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. Nov 2013 Manager, Kohoku New Town South Branch, The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. Apr 2016 Manager, Direct Sales Department, The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. Apr 2018 Executive Officer, in charge of Digital Promotion Project Team; Deputy in charge of General Planning Department, The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. Oct 2018 Executive Officer, Head of General Planning Department; in charge of Digital Promotion Project Team, The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. Apr 2019 Executive Officer, Head of Sales Strategy Department and Deputy Head of Sales Division, The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. Aug 2020 Executive Officer, Head of Digital Strategy Department, The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. Jun 2022 President and Representative Director, Sky Ocean Asset Management Co., Ltd. Aug 2023 Senior Specialist, NTT DATA Institute of Management Consulting, Inc. (current) Aug 2023 Executive Banking Strategist, Business Design Office, Financial Innovation Division, NTT DATA Corporation (current) Jun 2024 Corporate Auditor of the Company (current)
1965-10-01
Large Shareholding Reports
Yokohama Capital Co., Ltd.
2025-12-19
11.81%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
Yokohama Capital Co., Ltd.
2025-12-19
11.81%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINETAmended
2026-08-07
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2026-08-03
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-06-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2026-01-30
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINETAmended
2025-12-19
Change Report
EDINET
2025-12-19
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2025-12-03
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2025-11-28
Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2025-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025
TDnet
2025-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-20
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnetAmended
2025-05-14
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-01-31
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-08-01
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-21
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINETAmended
2023-07-03
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-06-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINETAmended
2023-03-07
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2017 – Mar 2018
EDINETAmended
2023-03-07
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2019 – Mar 2020
EDINET
2023-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-24
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-06
Quarterly Securities Report
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