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Electric Appliances

GS Yuasa Corporation

GS Yuasa Corporation is a leading manufacturer and seller of batteries and power supply equipment, including automotive lead-acid batteries (for passenger vehicles and motorcycles), industrial batteries (stationary, vehicle-mounted, and electric vehicle applications), lithium-ion batteries for automotive use, and various lighting equipment. The company serves a broad range of markets from consumer automotive to industrial, renewable energy storage, and electric vehicle sectors. Its competitive strengths include a diversified global production and sales network, deep battery technology expertise, and long-standing OEM relationships with major automakers.

Market Cap
¥468B
US$2.99B
EV
¥533B
US$3.40B
Stock¥4,666▼-0.51%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
5.9
x
LTM EV/EBIT
7.7
x
LTM PER
10.9
x
LTM PBR
1.2
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-5.5%pt
1001
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Aug 7, 26FY3/27 guidance: net profit -6% to ¥39.5bn, below consensus ¥39.8bn
MC → EV Bridge
468BUS$2.99BMarket Cap138BUS$883M+ Debt37.9BUS$242M− Cash80.8BUS$515M− Inv. Sec.45.7BUS$291M+ NCI533BUS$3.40BEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
432US$2.76B'22/3518US$3.30B'23/3563US$3.59B'24/3580US$3.70B'25/3609US$3.88B'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
40.9US$261M'22/352.5US$335M'23/364.4US$411M'24/374.7US$476M'25/386.8US$554M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
8.47US$54.0M'22/313.9US$88.8M'23/332.1US$204M'24/330.4US$194M'25/341.9US$267M'26/3
Capital Structure
74%
26%
EquityD/E 0.35xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
92.2US$588M86.6US$552M'22/399.5US$635M102US$652M'23/3141US$901M75.7US$483M'24/3139US$888M117US$747M'25/3116US$738M102US$649M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 46.1%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
17.47%
2
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
9.69%
3
HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD.
4.89%
4
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
2.79%
5
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505223 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
2.38%
6
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
2.23%
7
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
1.86%
8
Nippon Life Insurance Company
1.78%
9
The Bank of Kyoto, Ltd.
1.54%
10
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
1.46%
Management
12 officers
Osamu MURAO
Director, Chairman of the Board
Apr 1982 Joined Nippon Denchi Co., Ltd. (now GS Yuasa Corporation) Apr 2010 General Manager, Industrial Battery Production Division, Industrial Battery & Power Supply Business Unit, GS Yuasa Corporation Jun 2011 Executive Officer, GS Yuasa Corporation Jun 2012 Director, the Company; Director, GS Yuasa Corporation Jun 2015 Representative Director, President and CEO, the Company; Representative Director, President, GS Yuasa Corporation Jun 2024 Director, Chairman of the Board, the Company (current) Jun 2024 Director, Chairman of the Board, GS Yuasa Corporation (current)
1960-01-15
Takashi ABE
Representative Director, President and CEO
Apr 1989 Joined Nippon Denchi Co., Ltd. (now GS Yuasa Corporation) Mar 2003 President, GS Battery U.S.A. Inc. Jun 2016 Executive Officer, GS Yuasa Corporation Oct 2016 Vice President and Director, GS Yuasa Energy Ltd. Apr 2018 Deputy General Manager, Industrial Battery & Power Supply Business Unit, GS Yuasa Corporation Apr 2022 Director, GS Yuasa Corporation Apr 2023 General Manager, Automotive Battery Business Unit, GS Yuasa Corporation Jun 2024 Representative Director, President and CEO, the Company (current) Jun 2024 Representative Director, President, GS Yuasa Corporation (current)
1965-10-17
Takashi TANIGUCHI
Representative Director, Vice President
Apr 1984 Joined Nippon Denchi Co., Ltd. (now GS Yuasa Corporation) Apr 2012 General Manager, Business Planning Division, Industrial Battery & Power Supply Business Unit, GS Yuasa Corporation Apr 2013 General Manager, Business Planning Division, Lithium-Ion Battery Business Unit, GS Yuasa Corporation Jun 2014 Vice President, Lithium Energy Japan Corporation Jun 2015 Executive Officer, GS Yuasa Corporation Oct 2015 General Manager, Power Supply Systems Sales Division, Industrial Battery & Power Supply Business Unit, GS Yuasa Corporation Jun 2017 Senior Manager, Corporate Office, the Company; Executive Officer, GS Yuasa Corporation; General Manager, Management Strategy Office, GS Yuasa Corporation; Corporate Auditor, GS Yuasa Energy Ltd. Jun 2019 Managing Executive Officer, GS Yuasa Corporation Apr 2020 Director, GS Yuasa Corporation; Director, GS Yuasa Technology Ltd. Apr 2022 General Manager, Industrial Battery & Power Supply Business Unit, GS Yuasa Corporation Apr 2023 Managing Director, GS Yuasa Corporation Apr 2025 Senior Managing Director, GS Yuasa Corporation; Director, GS Yuasa Technology Ltd. Apr 2026 Director, Vice President, GS Yuasa Corporation (current) Jun 2026 Representative Director, Vice President, the Company (current)
1961-11-16
Hiroaki MATSUSHIMA
Director, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Apr 1989 Joined Yuasa Battery Co., Ltd. (now GS Yuasa Corporation) Apr 2015 Senior Manager, Corporate Office, the Company Jun 2016 General Manager, Treasury Department, GS Yuasa Corporation; Director, GS Yuasa Accounting Services Co., Ltd. (now GS Yuasa Corporation); Corporate Auditor, GS Yuasa Fielding Co., Ltd. Jun 2017 Executive Officer, GS Yuasa Corporation Jun 2018 President, GS Yuasa Accounting Services Co., Ltd. (now GS Yuasa Corporation) Apr 2020 General Manager, Corporate Office, the Company (current) Apr 2021 Director, GS Yuasa Corporation (current) Jun 2022 Director, the Company (current) Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the Company (current)
1966-01-15
Koshi HIDO
Non-Executive Director
Apr 1983 Joined Tateishi Electric Co., Ltd. (now OMRON Corporation) Mar 2011 General Manager, Global Resource Management Division, OMRON Corporation Jun 2011 Executive Officer, OMRON Corporation Mar 2013 General Manager, Global SCM & IT Innovation Division, OMRON Corporation Apr 2013 Managing Executive Officer, OMRON Corporation Mar 2014 General Manager, Global Strategy Division, OMRON Corporation Apr 2014 Senior Managing Executive Officer, OMRON Corporation Jun 2014 Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, OMRON Corporation Apr 2017 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer and CFO, OMRON Corporation Jun 2023 Outside Director, WACOAL HOLDINGS CORP. (current) Jun 2024 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), T&D Holdings, Inc. (current) Director, the Company (current)
1961-02-01
Mitsugu YAMAGUCHI
Non-Executive Director
Apr 1981 Joined Kobe Steel, Ltd. Apr 2006 General Manager, Planning & Administration Department, Machinery Engineering Company, Kobe Steel, Ltd. Apr 2010 Officer; General Manager, Planning & Administration Department, Machinery Business Division, Kobe Steel, Ltd. Apr 2011 Executive Officer; General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Kobe Steel, Ltd. Apr 2013 Managing Executive Officer, Kobe Steel, Ltd. Apr 2014 Managing Executive Officer; Deputy General Manager, Compressor Business Division, Machinery Business; General Manager, Planning & Administration Department, Machinery Business, Kobe Steel, Ltd. Apr 2015 Senior Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Industrial Machinery Business Division, Machinery Business, Kobe Steel, Ltd. Jun 2016 Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Kobe Steel, Ltd. Apr 2017 Director and Executive Vice President, Kobe Steel, Ltd. Apr 2018 Director and President, Kobe Steel, Ltd. Jun 2024 Special Advisor, Kobe Steel, Ltd. (current) Jun 2025 Director, the Company (current)
1958-01-08
Yoshiyuki SANADA
Standing Corporate Auditor
Apr 1985 Joined Nippon Denchi Co., Ltd. (now GS Yuasa Corporation) Jun 2004 Director, GS Yuasa Accounting Services Co., Ltd. (now GS Yuasa Corporation) Oct 2005 Director, GS Yuasa Business Support Co., Ltd. (now GS Yuasa Corporation) Jun 2006 Senior Manager, Finance Department, the Company Oct 2008 Senior Manager, Internal Control Office, the Company Apr 2010 Senior Manager, Corporate Office, the Company Mar 2011 Director, Lithium Energy Japan Corporation Apr 2012 General Manager, Automotive Battery Planning Department, GS Yuasa Corporation; Senior Manager, Technology Strategy Office, Global Technology Division, GS Yuasa Corporation Jul 2014 Senior Manager, Corporate Office, the Company; Senior Manager, Management Strategy Office, GS Yuasa Corporation Jun 2016 Officer, GS Yuasa Corporation Apr 2020 General Manager, Secretariat Office, GS Yuasa Corporation Jun 2024 Standing Corporate Auditor, the Company (current) Jun 2024 Standing Corporate Auditor, GS Yuasa Corporation (current) Corporate Auditor, GS Yuasa Technology Ltd. (current) Corporate Auditor, GS Yuasa Battery Co., Ltd. (current) Corporate Auditor, GS Yuasa Energy Ltd. (current)
1963-02-16
Akira TSUJIUCHI
Part-time Corporate Auditor
Feb 1978 Joined Tohmatsu & Aoki Audit Corporation (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC) Mar 1982 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Jun 1998 Partner, Tohmatsu Audit Corporation (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC) Jun 2019 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), S-TEC Corporation Jul 2019 Opened Akira Tsujiuchi CPA Office; Director (current) Jan 2020 Outside Director, Gakujo Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2020 Outside Corporate Auditor, Sekisui Jushi Corporation (current) Jun 2021 Corporate Auditor, the Company (current) Jun 2022 Auditor, Kinki Regional Chapter, Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants
1954-05-24
Miya MIYAMA
Part-time Corporate Auditor
Oct 2002 Appointed Public Prosecutor, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Jul 2013 Compliance Office Manager, Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ, Ltd.) Jul 2016 Registered as Attorney-at-Law (Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association); joined City-Yuwa Partners Apr 2018 Member of the Council, Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association Jan 2019 Partner Attorney, City-Yuwa Partners (current) Apr 2020 Vice Chair, Gender Equality Committee, Kanto Federation of Bar Associations Jun 2021 Outside Director, Tokyo Tekko Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2022 Outside Corporate Auditor, Renesas Electronics Corporation Jun 2025 Outside Corporate Auditor, JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (current) Corporate Auditor, the Company (current)
1972-06-13
Hideki MATSUYAMA
Part-time Corporate Auditor
Apr 1981 Joined Osaka National Tax Bureau Jul 2009 Senior Tax Investigator, Osaka National Tax Bureau Jul 2011 Tax Assessment Evaluation Officer, Osaka Dispatch, National Tax Agency Jul 2012 Chief, Consumption Tax Section, Taxation Department II, Osaka National Tax Bureau Jul 2014 Chief, Personnel Section I, General Affairs Department, Osaka National Tax Bureau Jul 2016 Deputy Director, Taxation Department II, Osaka National Tax Bureau Jul 2017 Director, Collection Department, Osaka National Tax Bureau Aug 2018 Representative, Hideki Matsuyama Tax Accountant Office (current) Jun 2019 Outside Corporate Auditor, Ohsho Food Service Corporation (current) Jun 2021 Outside Corporate Auditor, GS Yuasa Corporation Jun 2026 Corporate Auditor, the Company (current)
1958-01-26
Yumiko HIRAI
Non-Executive Director
Apr 1982 Joined Suntory Ltd. Mar 2005 General Manager, Career Development Department, Suntory Ltd. Sep 2009 General Manager, Human Resources Department, Suntory Holdings Ltd. Apr 2011 General Manager, Diversity Promotion Office, Suntory Holdings Ltd. Apr 2015 President and Director, Suntory Publicity Service Ltd. Apr 2018 President and Director, Sunlive Co., Ltd. (now Suntory Field Expert Co., Ltd.) Jan 2020 President and Director, Haagen-Dazs Japan, Inc. Mar 2025 Outside Corporate Auditor, Lion Corporation (current) Jun 2026 Director, the Company (current)
1960-03-30
Chigusa OGAWA
Non-Executive Director
Apr 1987 Joined Japan Tobacco Inc. Oct 2009 Global Supply Chain Director, JT International S.A. Oct 2015 General Manager, CSR Promotion Department, Japan Tobacco Inc. Jan 2018 Executive Officer in charge of CSR, Japan Tobacco Inc. Jan 2019 Executive Officer in charge of Sustainability Management, Japan Tobacco Inc. Jan 2020 Executive Officer in charge of Raw Materials for Domestic Tobacco Business, Japan Tobacco Inc. Jun 2024 Managing Director, Japan Philanthropic Association (current) Jun 2026 Director, the Company (current)
1965-09-07
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Disclosures
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Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-10-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-09-04
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-08-05
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
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2026-06-23
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Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
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2026-05-13
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TDnet
2026-02-04
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-12-05
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-11-12
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-11-10
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-11-06
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-09-05
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-08-05
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-02-05
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINETAmended
2024-11-28
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2024-11-26
Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2024-11-06
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-08-05
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-06
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINETAmended
2024-01-30
Amended Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-11-07
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
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Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
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