Overview
Electric Appliances

Nippon Signal Company,Limited

Nippon Signal is a leading provider of railway signaling and safety systems, automatic fare collection (AFC) systems, and smart mobility solutions for transportation infrastructure in Japan and internationally. The company also develops road traffic safety systems, platform safety systems, robotics and sensing technologies (including 3D LiDAR/MEMS scanners), security solutions, and parking systems. Its competitive strengths lie in deep domain expertise in mission-critical rail signaling, end-to-end solutions spanning hardware manufacturing to maintenance services, and expanding overseas presence in markets such as Bangladesh, Argentina, China, India, and Taiwan.

Market Cap
¥115B
US$734M
EV
¥67.9B
US$433M
Stock¥1,845▼-1.81%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
3.8
x
LTM EV/EBIT
5.0
x
LTM PER
8.5
x
LTM PBR
1.0
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+24.9%pt
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Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Feb 4, 26Continuation of previous day's rally
2Mar 5, 26Announced full acquisition of Nisshin Electronic Service
3Mar 19, 26Profit-taking after M&A announcement
4Aug 4, 26Q1 FY2027/03 earnings announced
MC → EV Bridge
115BUS$734MMarket Cap0.04BUS$0.28M+ Debt19.3BUS$123M− Cash28.0BUS$179M− Inv. Sec.67.9BUS$433MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
85.0US$542M'22/385.5US$545M'23/398.5US$628M'24/3107US$681M'25/3114US$727M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
7.62US$48.6M'22/37.49US$47.8M'23/39.19US$58.6M'24/312.5US$80.0M'25/315.6US$99.8M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
4.50US$28.7M'22/34.08US$26.0M'23/35.35US$34.1M'24/38.50US$54.2M'25/311.6US$73.9M'26/3
Capital Structure
100%
EquityD/E 0.00xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
29.8US$190M12.0US$76.2M'22/333.0US$210M17.5US$112M'23/340.8US$260M18.7US$119M'24/339.6US$252M19.2US$122M'25/339.1US$249M15.5US$98.9M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 46.4%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
12.02%
2
Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Company
7.68%
3
Nippon Signal Company,Limited Business Partners' Stock Ownership Association
5.66%
4
Nippon Signal Company,Limited Employee Stock Ownership Association
4.99%
5
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
3.53%
6
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
3.42%
7
West Japan Railway Company
3.29%
8
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
2.20%
9
GOVERNMENT OF NORWAY (Standing Proxy: Citibank, N.A., Tokyo Branch)
2.15%
10
Central Japan Railway Company
1.45%
Management
9 officers
Hidehiko TSUKAMOTO
Representative Director, Chairman of the Board
Apr 1982 Joined Nippon Signal Co., Ltd. May 2005 General Manager, AFC Sales Department, AFC Business Division Jun 2006 Executive Officer Jun 2010 Director, Managing Executive Officer Jun 2014 Senior Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Management Administration Division Apr 2015 Representative Director, Executive Vice President; Chief Operating Officer Jun 2016 Representative Director, President Jun 2020 Chief Executive Officer Apr 2021 President and Executive Officer Apr 2026 Representative Director, Chairman (current)
1958-09-15
Ryuichi GOTO
Representative Director, President (President and Executive Officer); in charge of Business Division; Chairman of Group Management Meeting; Chairman of Risk Management Committee; in charge of Internal Audit Office
Jun 1992 Joined Nippon Signal Co., Ltd. May 2011 General Manager, JR Sales Department, Railway Signaling Division Jun 2014 General Manager, Chubu Branch Apr 2019 Managing Officer Apr 2020 Executive Officer; General Manager, AFC Business Division Apr 2023 Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Utsunomiya Office; in charge of AFC Business and R&S Business Apr 2024 Deputy Head of Business Division; in charge of ICT Solutions Business and branch offices Jun 2024 Director Apr 2025 Senior Managing Executive Officer; Head of Business Division (current); Head of Manufacturing; in charge of branches and offices Apr 2026 Representative Director, President (current); President and Executive Officer (current)
1964-04-19
Toru HORIE
Director (Senior Managing Executive Officer); Head of Management Administration; concurrently General Manager, Global Business Promotion Office
Apr 1988 Joined Fuji Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) Apr 2010 Head of Sales Promotion Office, International Management Department, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) Oct 2011 Director and President, Mizuho Trust & Banking (Luxembourg) S.A. Jul 2016 Head of Trust Products Department, Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Jan 2021 Joined Nippon Signal Co., Ltd.; Managing Officer; General Manager, Corporate Planning Office Apr 2022 Executive Officer; General Manager, International Business Division Apr 2023 Executive Officer; General Manager, Global Business Promotion Office (current) Apr 2024 Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Management Administration Apr 2025 Head of Management Administration (current) Jun 2025 Director (current) Apr 2026 Senior Managing Executive Officer (current)
1964-07-04
Takayuki MURATA
Outside Director
Apr 2009 Representative Director, President, Taisei Housing Co., Ltd. Apr 2011 Executive Officer, Taisei Corporation Apr 2013 Managing Executive Officer, Taisei Corporation Jun 2013 Director, Taisei Corporation Apr 2015 Representative Director, President, Taisei Corporation Jun 2020 Representative Director, Vice Chairman, Taisei Corporation Jun 2021 Outside Director, Nippon Signal Co., Ltd. (current) Director and Executive Vice President, Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. Apr 2022 Non-Executive Director, Fujita Corporation (current) Jun 2022 Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (current)
1954-07-19
Yoshitaka TOKUBUCHI
Director, Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1982 Joined Nippon Signal Co., Ltd. Jul 2006 General Manager, Production Control Department, Kuki Office Jun 2008 Executive Officer; General Manager, Corporate Planning Office May 2011 Managing Executive Officer Jun 2011 Director Jun 2014 Senior Managing Executive Officer Apr 2018 General Manager, Management Administration Division Apr 2019 Director and Executive Vice President; Vice President Executive Officer Jun 2021 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member Jun 2023 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (current)
1957-11-21
Takashi TOKUNAGA
Outside Director, Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1986 Joined National Police Agency Feb 1998 First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in the People's Republic of China Apr 2008 Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo Sep 2013 Chief, Aomori Prefectural Police Headquarters Oct 2014 Councillor, Cabinet Secretariat Aug 2016 Councillor, Secretariat of the Commissioner-General, National Police Agency Apr 2019 Deputy Director, Secretariat, Headquarters for the Promotion of Specified Complex Tourist Facility Zone Development Jan 2020 Secretary General, Casino Management Committee Jun 2023 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Nippon Signal Co., Ltd. (current)
1964-03-08
Masako SUZUKI
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1972 Joined Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) Jul 1983 Joined Temporary Center Co., Ltd. Apr 1999 Executive Officer, Pasona Inc. Sep 2004 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Pasona Inc. Dec 2007 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Pasona Group Inc. Jun 2010 Director, Vice President, Benefit One Inc. Jan 2016 Representative Director, President, Benefit One Health Care Inc. Jun 2016 Outside Director, Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd. Jul 2019 Executive Advisor, Pasona Group Inc. Dec 2019 Representative Director, President, Pasona Force Inc. Mar 2023 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Unite and Grow Inc. (current) Jun 2023 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Nippon Signal Co., Ltd. (current)
1954-02-04
Yoko OKAWA
Outside Director
Nov 2007 Entered Legal Training and Research Institute Dec 2008 Registered as attorney; joined Yomogita Katsumi Law Office May 2015 Representative Attorney, Okawa Sogo Law Office (current) May 2023 Outside Director, Nissen Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2026 Outside Director, Nippon Signal Co., Ltd. (scheduled to assume office)
1973-05-23
Toshihiko AIZAWA
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1985 Joined Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd. Jul 1995 Joined Andersen Consulting (now Accenture Japan Ltd.) Sep 1999 Joined Booz Allen & Hamilton (Japan) Inc. Aug 2000 Joined Accenture Japan Ltd. Sep 2002 Executive Partner, Accenture Japan Ltd. May 2006 Director, Daiei, Inc. Feb 2007 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, AM/PM Japan Co., Ltd. Aug 2009 Representative Director, TSUNAGU Partners Inc. (current) Apr 2010 Professor, Globis University (current) Jun 2012 Director, Sparx Group Co., Ltd. Dec 2020 Representative Director, Quantum Leap Food Innovation Inc. (current) Jun 2024 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Nippon Signal Co., Ltd. (current) Dec 2024 Outside Director, Miraiworks Inc. (current)
1961-11-29
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2026-08-04
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FY ending Mar 2027
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2026-06-15
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2025-06-16
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2024-11-12
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2024-08-06
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2024-06-21
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2021-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
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