Overview
Electric Appliances

W-SCOPE Corporation

W-SCOPE Corporation manufactures and sells separators for lithium-ion secondary batteries, which are critical components that isolate positive and negative electrodes while enabling lithium-ion conductivity and providing thermal shutdown safety mechanisms. The company's polyolefin-based microporous membranes require advanced polymer design and processing technologies, including precise thickness control at the micron level and uniform pore distribution at approximately 100 nanometers. Its primary customers are lithium-ion battery manufacturers across Asia, Europe, and the United States, serving both consumer electronics and automotive (EV) applications.

Market Cap
¥6.76B
US$43.0M
EV
¥-20.8B
-US$133M
Stock¥112▼-4.27%
US$1 = ¥157.05 (2026-10-22)
LTM EV/EBITDA
10.7
x
LTM EV/EBIT
6.1
x
LTM PER
NM
LTM PBR
0.2
x
2026-08-25 closing price basis: ranked #9 in beluuga.ai's "Japanese listed companies with negative Enterprise Value" ranking (simplified EV ≈ ¥-186B).
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-77.1%pt
1001234
Oct 23, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Jan 13, 26New Year buying demand
2Feb 3, 26Month-start institutional buying
3Jun 12, 26Q1 FY2027/01 earnings announced
4Sep 11, 26Q2 FY2027/01 earnings announced
MC → EV Bridge
6.76BUS$43.0MMarket Cap7.09BUS$45.2M+ Debt0.68BUS$4.34M− Cash34.0BUS$216M− Inv. Sec.-20.8B-US$133MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
30.0US$191M'21/1245.1US$287M'22/1248.0US$306M'24/131.0US$198M'25/13.63US$23.1M'26/1
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
7.55US$48.1M'21/1214.9US$95.0M'22/1211.5US$73.1M'24/14.11US$26.2M'25/1-3.39-US$21.6M'26/1
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
-2.94-US$18.7M'21/124.41US$28.1M'22/120.94US$5.98M'24/1-3.71-US$23.6M'25/1-12.5-US$79.4M'26/1
Capital Structure
85%
EquityD/E 0.18xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
12.4US$78.8M20.4US$130M'21/1233.9US$216M17.6US$112M'22/1213.3US$84.8M34.9US$222M'24/138.6US$246M8.31US$52.9M'25/134.9US$222M8.15US$51.9M'26/1
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 31.7%
1
Won-Kun CHOI (R&G Yokohama Law Office)
8.06%
2
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
7.88%
3
SBI SECURITIES Co., Ltd.
3.45%
4
Rakuten Securities, Inc. (Joint Account)
3.12%
5
KOREA SECURITIES DEPOSITORY-SHINHAN SECURITIES (Citibank, N.A., Tokyo Branch)
2.96%
6
BNYM SA/NV FOR BNYM FOR BNYM GCM CLIENT ACCTS M ILM FE (MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
2.42%
7
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
1.14%
8
KOREA SECURITIES DEPOSITORY-SAMSUNG (Citibank, N.A., Tokyo Branch)
1.13%
9
BNYM SA/NV FOR BNYM FOR BNYM GCM CLIENT ACCT E PSMPJ (MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
0.82%
10
JP JPMSE LUX RE BARCLAYS CAPITAL SEC LTD EQ CO (MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
0.67%
Management
7 officers
Won-Kun CHOI
Representative Director, President
Jun 1990 Joined Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Korea) May 2000 Appointed Director and Vice President, Wide Co., Ltd. (Korea) Oct 2005 Appointed Representative Director, President of the Company (current) W-ABLE CO., LTD. (now W-SCOPE KOREA CO., LTD.): appointed Representative Director Jan 2011 Appointed Director, President, W-SCOPE HONGKONG CO., LIMITED Oct 2016 Appointed Representative Director, W-SCOPE CHUNGJU PLANT CO., LTD. (current) May 2022 Appointed Director, W-SCOPE HUNGARY PLANT Ltd. (current)
1963-05-30
Hideo OUCHI
Director
Apr 1985 Joined Sumisho Kiki Boeki Co., Ltd. Jun 2002 Transferred to Sumitronics Co., Ltd. Apr 2005 Joined PMC Technica Co., Ltd. Mar 2006 Joined the Company; General Manager, Sales Division Mar 2008 Appointed Director of the Company (current) Mar 2017 Appointed General Manager, Strategic Planning Division
1961-07-10
Toshinori LEE
Director
Jan 1995 Joined Century Audit Corporation (now KPMG AZSA LLC) Jun 1998 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Apr 2002 Joined Partners Consulting Co., Ltd. Opened Toshinori LEE Certified Public Accountant Office Sep 2004 Established J.K Consulting Co., Ltd., assumed Representative Director (current) Sep 2005 Registered as Certified Tax Accountant Nov 2007 Assumed Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member of the Company Mar 2022 Assumed Outside Director of the Company (current)
1972-03-21
Byung-Hyun KIM
Director
Sep 2008 Joined Hyosung Corporation (Korea) Mar 2011 Joined Pisco Engineering Co., Ltd. (Korea) Apr 2011 Joined W-SCOPE KOREA CO., LTD. Apr 2022 Transferred to W-SCOPE CHUNGJU PLANT CO., LTD. Mar 2024 Appointed Director, W-SCOPE CHUNGJU PLANT CO., LTD. Mar 2026 Appointed Representative Director, W-SCOPE KOREA CO., LTD. (current) Apr 2026 Appointed Director of the Company (current)
1966-03-14
Atsuko SUYAMA
Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1997 Joined The Sanwa Bank, Ltd. (now MUFG Bank, Ltd.) Oct 2001 Joined Tohmatsu & Co. (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC) May 2010 Joined American Life Insurance Company (now MetLife Insurance K.K.) Jun 2015 Joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC May 2020 Opened Suyama Certified Public Accountant Office (current) Jun 2021 Appointed Corporate Auditor of Ubiens Inc. (current) May 2022 Established Fresier Consulting LLC (current) Apr 2024 Appointed Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)
1974-05-18
Yuri TATSUTA
Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Oct 1994 Joined Ohara Gakuen Educational Corporation (Lecturer, Auditing, CPA Course) Oct 1995 Joined Ota Showa & Co. (now Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC) Oct 1997 Joined Accounting Practice Research Institute Tax Corporation Jul 2014 Opened Tatsuta Tax Accounting Office Jun 2017 Appointed Outside Director of Laurea Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2020 Appointed Director and Audit Committee Member of Japan System Co., Ltd. Jan 2021 Established punctum Co., Ltd.; appointed Representative Director (current) Dec 2021 Appointed Outside Corporate Auditor of D.I. System Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2022 Appointed Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)
1968-07-10
Yoji MASUDA
Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Oct 2005 Completed the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan Joined Fukasawa Sogo Law Office Oct 2018 Appointed Corporate Auditor of Tokyo University of Science Innovation Capital Co., Ltd. (current) Feb 2020 Joined Tokyo Excel Law Office (current) Aug 2020 Appointed Outside Corporate Auditor of the Company Jun 2021 Appointed Corporate Auditor of Ichi Kensetsu Co., Ltd. (current) Appointed Auditor of Tokyo University of Science Educational Corporation (current) Mar 2022 Appointed Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)
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Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-09-25
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-09-11
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Feb 2026 – Jan 2027
TDnet
2026-09-10
Q2 Earnings Flash
FY ending Jan 2027
TDnet
2026-06-11
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Jan 2027
EDINET
2026-06-05
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-05-19
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-04-17
Annual Securities Report
Period: Feb 2025 – Jan 2026
EDINET
2026-04-06
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-19
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-03
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-01-30
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-01-21
Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2025-12-26
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-12-12
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-12-11
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Jan 2026
EDINET
2025-11-06
Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2025-09-12
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Feb 2025 – Jan 2026
TDnet
2025-06-12
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Jan 2026
EDINET
2025-05-22
Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2025-04-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Feb 2024 – Jan 2025
TDnet
2024-12-12
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Jan 2025
EDINET
2024-09-13
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Feb 2024 – Jan 2025
EDINET
2024-06-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Feb 2024 – Apr 2024
TDnet
2024-06-13
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Jan 2025
EDINET
2024-04-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
EDINETAmended
2023-12-08
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2019 – Dec 2019
EDINET
2023-11-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-08-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-05-15
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jan 2023 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-03-31
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2022 – Dec 2022
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