Overview
Electric Appliances

Foster Electric Company,Limited

Foster Electric Company, Limited is a Japanese manufacturer specializing in acoustic components and systems, operating across two core segments: Speaker Business and Mobile Audio Business. The Speaker Business focuses on the design and manufacture of automotive speakers, speaker systems, and TV speakers, while the Mobile Audio Business produces headphones, headsets, earphone drivers, and vibration actuators. The company also operates an Other Business segment encompassing speakers for proximity alert systems, vehicle emergency notification systems, and products under the 'Fostex' brand.

Market Cap
¥74.9B
US$478M
EV
¥73.9B
US$471M
Stock¥3,335▼-0.45%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
7.4
x
LTM EV/EBIT
10.0
x
LTM PER
20.9
x
LTM PBR
1.1
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+6.5%pt
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Oct 23, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Oct 29, 25Axium Capital Pte. Ltd. changed stake (11.44%→12.55%)
2Nov 14, 25Axium Capital Pte. Ltd. changed stake (12.55%→13.82%)
3Nov 18, 25Axium Capital Pte. Ltd. changed stake (13.82%→14.24%)
4Nov 26, 25Axium Capital Pte. Ltd. changed stake (14.24%→15.33%)
5Dec 1, 25Axium Capital Pte. Ltd. changed stake (15.33%→15.92%)
MC → EV Bridge
74.9BUS$478MMarket Cap11.9BUS$75.8M+ Debt19.8BUS$126M− Cash2.18BUS$13.9M− Inv. Sec.9.06BUS$57.8M+ NCI73.9BUS$471MEV
AI Briefing
Fostex-brand acoustic maker: automotive speakers, mobile audio, Fostex specialty systems across 25 subsidiaries spanning Asia, Europe, North America. FY26/3 revenue ¥135B with OP margin expanding to 5.7% from 2.0% in FY23/3, steady profitability climb despite flat-to-down top line. Shareholder base dominated by activist-style and offshore trust holders (Bridgestream combined ~25%, AVI, Mizuho); no tender offer in data — governance pressure is the watch item, not a standalone re-rating story.
Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
91.1US$581M'22/3121US$774M'23/3122US$781M'24/3138US$878M'25/3135US$860M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
-4.55-US$29.0M'22/36.01US$38.3M'23/37.61US$48.5M'24/39.99US$63.7M'25/311.1US$70.6M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
-7.02-US$44.8M'22/30.85US$5.41M'23/32.30US$14.7M'24/33.90US$24.9M'25/34.95US$31.6M'26/3
Capital Structure
85%
EquityD/E 0.18xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
12.2US$77.5M13.4US$85.2M'22/315.1US$96.3M17.7US$113M'23/322.4US$143M16.9US$108M'24/322.7US$145M8.57US$54.7M'25/322.2US$142M8.97US$57.2M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 61.3%
1
BRIDGESTREAM LIMITED, AS TRUSTEE OF AXC STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES (Standing Proxy: Tachibana Securities Co., Ltd.)
15.17%
2
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
11.19%
3
BRIDGESTREAM LIMITED, AS TRUSTEE OF AXC STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES (Standing Proxy: Tachibana Securities Co., Ltd.)
9.81%
4
AVI JAPAN OPPORTUNITY TRUST PLC (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
6.20%
5
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
4.48%
6
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
4.17%
7
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505223 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
3.30%
8
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
3.15%
9
Tachibana Securities Co., Ltd.
2.03%
10
Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
1.79%
Management
12 officers
Kazuhiro KISHI
Representative Director, President and CEO
Mar 1986 Joined the Company Oct 2002 Deputy Manager, Sales Department, IT Equipment Division Apr 2003 Manager, Sales Department, IT Equipment Division Apr 2004 Manager, No. 2 Sales Department, Sales Division Feb 2006 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, HP Division Feb 2007 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, HP Business Division Dec 2008 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Mobile Audio Business Division Jun 2009 Director, Deputy General Manager, Mobile Audio Business Division Jun 2010 Director, Acting General Manager, Mobile Audio Business Division Apr 2011 Director, General Manager, Sales Division Apr 2013 Director, General Manager, MA Business Division Jun 2014 Managing Director, General Manager, MA Business Division Apr 2017 Managing Director, General Manager, New Business Development Division; General Manager, Sales Overall Management Aug 2019 Managing Director, General Manager, Sales Division; General Manager, Sales Overall Management Apr 2020 Managing Director, General Manager, Sales Division; General Manager, Sales Overall Management; in charge of the Americas Jun 2023 Representative Director, President and CEO (current)
1964-03-07
Akito MOCHIZUKI
Director, Executive Vice President and CFO, General Manager, Global Corporate Support Division
Apr 1988 Joined Fuji Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) Mar 2003 Deputy Branch Manager, Kanda Branch, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Jan 2006 Deputy General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Oct 2010 Branch Manager, Kofu Branch, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Apr 2013 General Manager, e-Business Sales Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. Nov 2013 General Manager, First Compliance Promotion Department, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. and Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Apr 2015 General Manager, Planning and Administration Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Apr 2017 Executive Officer, General Manager, Planning and Administration Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Apr 2018 Managing Executive Officer; Chairman, Planning Committee, Japanese Bankers Association Apr 2019 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Internal Audit Group, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., and Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Apr 2020 Executive Officer, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Jun 2020 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Mizuho Research Institute Ltd. Apr 2021 Executive Officer, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. May 2021 Advisor, the Company Jul 2021 Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Global Corporate Support Division Oct 2021 Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Global Corporate Support Division; General Manager, Management Administration Division Apr 2022 Senior Executive Officer, CFO, General Manager, Global Corporate Support Division Jun 2023 Managing Director, CFO, General Manager, Global Corporate Support Division Apr 2024 Director, Executive Vice President and CFO, General Manager, Global Corporate Support Division (current)
1966-02-19
Hiroki MIURA
Senior Managing Director, General Manager, Technology Division; Fellow
Apr 1985 Joined the Company Apr 2003 Deputy Manager, Technology Department, CAR Equipment Division Feb 2006 Manager, No. 2 Technology Department, SP Division May 2008 Director, Foster Electric Co., (Hong Kong) Ltd. Jul 2010 Deputy General Manager, Mobile Audio Business Division Apr 2011 Deputy General Manager, Technology Division Jan 2013 Deputy Center Director, Quality Assurance Center; Manager, MA Quality Assurance Department Oct 2013 General Director, Foster Electric (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. Nov 2014 Chairman and General Director, Foster Electric (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. Jun 2018 Deputy General Manager, SP Business Division; Meister Oct 2018 Deputy General Manager, SP Business Division; Overall Manager, Technology Apr 2019 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, SP Business Division; Overall Manager, Technology; Fellow Aug 2019 Executive Officer, General Manager, Technology Division; Overall Manager, Technology; Fellow Jun 2021 Director, General Manager, Technology Division; Overall Manager, Technology; Fellow Jun 2023 Managing Director, General Manager, Technology Division; Fellow Apr 2024 Senior Managing Director, General Manager, Technology Division; Fellow (current)
1963-03-17
Naoki KANAI
Director, General Manager, Manufacturing Division
Mar 1986 Joined the Company Sep 2002 General Manager, No. 1 Sales Department, Foster Electric Co., (Hong Kong) Ltd. Nov 2006 Vietnam Project, Corporate Planning Office, Administration Division, the Company Apr 2007 General Manager, Production Control Department, Foster Electric (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. Apr 2008 Director, Factory Manager, Foster Electric (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. Jan 2011 General Director, Foster Electric (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. Apr 2012 Chairman and General Director, Foster Electric (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. Nov 2014 Deputy General Manager, Manufacturing Division, the Company Mar 2015 Deputy General Manager, Manufacturing Division; General Manager, Manufacturing Technology Department, the Company Apr 2017 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Manufacturing Division; General Manager, Manufacturing Overall Management Department, the Company Apr 2018 Executive Officer, General Manager, Manufacturing Division, the Company Oct 2018 Executive Officer, General Manager, Manufacturing Division; Assistant, Manufacturing Overall Management, the Company Apr 2022 Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Manufacturing Division; Overall Manager, Manufacturing, the Company Jun 2023 Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Manufacturing Division, the Company Jun 2024 Director, General Manager, Manufacturing Division, the Company (current)
1962-11-01
Yoshito EZURE
Outside Director
Apr 1982 Joined Sony Corporation Apr 1992 Managing Director, Sony Hellas S.A. Apr 2000 General Manager, Lithium-Ion Business Division, CNC Network Company, Sony Corporation Mar 2004 President, Sony Logistics of America Jan 2007 President, Sony Latin America, Inc. Jun 2010 President and Representative Director, Sony Supply Chain Solutions Corporation Jun 2012 Executive Officer, SVP, General Manager, Logistics Division, Sony Corporation Jan 2014 Executive Officer, General Manager, Energy Business Division, Device Solutions Business Group, Sony Corporation Jan 2015 President and Representative Director, Sony Energy Devices Corporation Sep 2017 Executive Officer, General Manager, Energy Device Business Division, Module Business Group, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Apr 2019 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Overseas Business Division, Metawater Co., Ltd. Apr 2024 Executive Advisor, Metawater Co., Ltd. Jun 2024 Trustee, International Christian University (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director, the Company (current)
1959-07-11
Tatsuto TANAKA
Director, Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Oct 1991 Joined PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata (formerly Price Waterhouse Aoyama) Oct 1998 Seconded to PricewaterhouseCoopers Ho Chi Minh City Office Jul 2000 Seconded to PricewaterhouseCoopers Bangkok Office Jul 2002 Seconded to PricewaterhouseCoopers Beijing Office Nov 2003 Returned to PricewaterhouseCoopers Chuo Aoyama (Audit Division I) Apr 2005 Joined SoftBank Corp. (Internal Audit Office) Apr 2007 Joined PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata (Internal Control Advisory Department) Oct 2011 Opened Tatsuto Tanaka Certified Public Accountant Office (current) Oct 2011 Joined the Company Apr 2014 Executive Officer, General Manager, Administration Division, the Company Jan 2017 Executive Officer, General Manager, Management Administration Division, the Company Jun 2018 Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Management Administration Division, the Company Oct 2021 Senior Executive Officer, seconded to Foster Electric (U.S.A.), Inc. Apr 2023 Senior Executive Officer, the Company Jun 2023 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2026 Director, Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current)
1964-02-05
Satoko KIMOTO
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1983 Joined the National Tax Agency, Investigation Division, Investigation Section Jul 2007 Director, Tax Division I, Kanto-Koshinetsu Regional Taxation Bureau Jul 2008 Director, General Affairs Department, Sendai Regional Taxation Bureau Jul 2010 Director, Consumption Tax Office, Tax Division, National Tax Agency Jul 2011 Director, Information Technology Office, Planning Division, Secretariat of the Commissioner, National Tax Agency Jul 2014 Director, National Printing Bureau (independent administrative institution) Jul 2018 Director, Nagoya National Tax Tribunal Apr 2020 Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Accounting and Finance, Chiba University of Commerce Jun 2020 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2021 Full-time Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2025 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2026 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current)
1960-04-12
Yuiko OKAMI
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Jan 2017 Registered as attorney-at-law Jan 2017 Joined Nakamoto Sogo Law Office Apr 2017 Research Staff, Secretariat of the Public Interest Certification Committee, Cabinet Office Jan 2020 Joined Kaikaikiki Co., Ltd. May 2020 Outside Director, Kakiyasu Honten Co., Ltd. (current) Jan 2022 Returned to Nakamoto Sogo Law Office Jun 2022 Outside Director, SOURCENEXT Corporation (current) Jun 2022 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jan 2023 Affiliated with JLX Partners Law Office, Foreign Law Joint Enterprise (current) Jun 2026 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current)
1975-08-23
Kaoru NAKAJO
Outside Director
Apr 1983 Joined Fujitsu Limited Mar 2000 Senior Researcher, IP Networking Research, Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. Dec 2009 General Manager, Advanced Development Division, Mobile Phone Business Division, Fujitsu Limited Jun 2013 General Manager, Advanced Development Division, Ubiquitous Business Strategy Division, Fujitsu Limited Feb 2016 Deputy General Manager, Ubiquitous IoT Business Division, Fujitsu Limited Apr 2017 General Manager, AI Service Business Division, Fujitsu Limited Jul 2019 Executive Director, Software Business Division, in charge of AI Alliance, Fujitsu Limited Dec 2020 Established SoW Insight Inc.; President and Representative Director (current) Jun 2021 Outside Director, Itochu Shokuhin Co., Ltd. Jun 2021 Outside Director, the Company (current) Apr 2022 Outside Director, UBE Mitsubishi Cement Corporation (current)
1960-11-15
Yasuto KADOTA
Outside Director
Jul 2000 Joined UBS Warburg Securities Co. (now UBS Securities Co., Ltd.) Jan 2004 Investment Banking, EMEA, UBS Limited (London) Oct 2006 Investment Banking Division, UBS Securities Co., Ltd. Jan 2010 Investment Banking Corporate Division, Deutsche Securities Inc. Jan 2011 Coverage Head, Capital Goods & Chemicals Sector, Investment Banking Division, Deutsche Securities Inc. Jun 2012 President and Representative Director, Aslead Advisory Co., Ltd. Sep 2015 Managing Director, Lone Star Japan Acquisitions, Ltd. May 2017 Director, in charge of Business Investment, Lone Star Japan Acquisitions, Ltd. Nov 2019 Co-Founder and Managing Director, Aslead Capital Pte. Ltd. Dec 2022 Chief Investment Officer, Swiss-Asia Financial Services Pte. Ltd. Jun 2025 President and Representative Director; Chairman of the Board, Tokyo Cosmos Electric Co., Ltd. (current) Jul 2025 CEO and CIO, Axium Capital Pte. Ltd. (current) Jun 2026 Outside Director, the Company (current)
1975-01-07
Tomohisa KIM
Outside Director
May 1991 Attorney-at-law, Watson Farley & Williams (New York) Jan 1994 Joined Sony Corporation Jan 1994 Attorney-at-law, Yoon & Partners (Seoul) Apr 1995 Attorney-at-law, Davis Polk & Wardwell (Tokyo) May 1997 In-house Attorney, Legal Department, Tokyo Branch, Morgan Stanley & Co. Japan, Vice President Apr 2000 Vice President, Investment Banking Division (IBD), Morgan Stanley & Co. Japan Apr 2003 Head of Legal, Asia Real Estate Investment Division, GE Capital Jan 2007 Executive Officer (in charge of overseas M&A), Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. May 2008 President and Representative Director, Uniqlo France Oct 2009 COO, Private Equity Division, CLSA Capital Partners Apr 2015 Managing Director, Business Development Division, CLSA Oct 2016 Senior Advisor, Yulchon LLC (Seoul) Jan 2021 Executive Officer, Waara Inc. (Tokyo) Jan 2021 Advisor, EV Battery Subsidiary, SK On (SK Group, Korea) Oct 2022 Head of Global Legal and Risk Management (Officer), UnaBiz (Taiwan) Jan 2025 Founder and CEO, ASPIRE Inc. (Korea) (current) Jun 2026 Outside Director, the Company (current)
1963-10-18
Yukiko NOMURA
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1994 Joined Hyatt Regency Osaka Co., Ltd. Oct 2002 Joined Asahi & Co. (now Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC) Apr 2006 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Oct 2008 Seconded to KPMG LLP Hong Kong Office Oct 2013 Joined Philip Morris Japan GK Jun 2014 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Money Square HD, Inc. Apr 2021 Joined Nagase & Co., Ltd. Mar 2022 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), One Career Inc. Nov 2023 Outside Director, UPR Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2025 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2026 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current)
1969-12-24
Large Shareholding Reports
Asset Value Investors Limited
2026-10-14
8.21%→9.31%
Asset Value Investors Limited
2026-09-17
7.16%→8.21%
Asset Value Investors Limited
2026-06-26
6.02%→7.16%
Axium Capital Pte. Ltd.
2026-05-22
22.66%→22.66%
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
2026-05-18
3.78%→3.78%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 4.17%
Axium Capital Pte. Ltd.
2026-03-30
22.46%→22.66%
Axium Capital Pte. Ltd.
2026-03-27
21.31%→22.46%
Axium Capital Pte. Ltd.
2026-03-11
19.78%→21.31%
Axium Capital Pte. Ltd.
2026-02-25
18.65%→19.78%
Axium Capital Pte. Ltd.
2026-02-24
17.62%→18.65%
Axium Capital Pte. Ltd.
2026-02-20
17.62%→18.65%
Asset Value Investors Limited
2026-02-18
5.01%→6.02%
Axium Capital Pte. Ltd.
2026-02-06
16.20%→17.62%
Asset Value Investors Limited
2026-01-29
5.01%
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
2026-01-22
4.07%→4.07%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 4.48%
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
2026-01-06
4.07%→4.07%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 4.48%
Axium Capital Pte. Ltd.
2025-12-26
15.92%→16.20%
Axium Capital Pte. Ltd.
2025-12-01
15.33%→15.92%
Axium Capital Pte. Ltd.
2025-11-26
14.24%→15.33%
Axium Capital Pte. Ltd.
2025-11-18
13.82%→14.24%
Axium Capital Pte. Ltd.
2025-11-14
12.55%→13.82%
Axium Capital Pte. Ltd.
2025-10-29
11.44%→12.55%
Axium Capital Pte. Ltd.
2025-10-20
10.37%→11.44%
Axium Capital Pte. Ltd.
2025-10-06
9.26%→10.37%
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
2025-10-02
4.07%→4.07%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 4.48%
Axium Capital Pte. Ltd.
2025-09-22
6.86%→9.26%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2025-09-19
3.86%→2.32%
Axium Capital Pte. Ltd.
2025-09-05
6.86%
Asset Management One Co., Ltd.
2025-08-26
5.04%→4.47%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2025-08-21
4.48%→3.86%
Disclosures
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Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-10-14
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-09-17
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-08-07
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
TDnet
2026-07-30
中期経営計画
EDINET
2026-06-26
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-05-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-05-18
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-30
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-27
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-11
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-02-25
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-02-24
Change Report
EDINET
2026-02-20
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-02-18
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-02-10
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-02-06
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-01-29
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-01-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-01-06
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-12-26
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-12-01
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-11-26
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-11-18
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-11-14
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-11-10
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-10-29
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-10-20
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-10-06
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-10-02
Large Shareholding Report
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