Overview
Transportation Equipment

DAIDO METAL CO.,LTD.

Daido Metal is a leading manufacturer of plain bearings (sliding bearings) for automotive and industrial applications, with core products including engine bearings for passenger cars, trucks, and racing vehicles, as well as bearings for two-wheel engines and engine auxiliaries such as turbochargers. The company also produces bearings for automotive components (transmissions, shock absorbers, air conditioning compressors, steering systems), industrial bearings for marine engines, construction machinery, hydroelectric turbines, and wind power generators, along with high-precision automotive parts and aluminum die-cast products. Its competitive strength lies in its high-performance, high-quality product lineup and a broad global manufacturing and sales network spanning North America, Europe, and Asia.

Market Cap
¥51.1B
US$326M
EV
¥89.2B
US$568M
Stock¥1,103▲+0.46%
US$1 = ¥157.05 (2026-10-22)
LTM EV/EBITDA
4.8
x
LTM EV/EBIT
9.3
x
LTM PER
10.6
x
LTM PBR
0.6
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-17.8%pt
10012
Oct 23, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Feb 12, 26Fall due to disappointing Q3 earnings
2Aug 7, 26Q1 FY2027/03 earnings announced
MC → EV Bridge
51.1BUS$326MMarket Cap65.2BUS$415M+ Debt28.2BUS$179M− Cash8.33BUS$53.0M− Inv. Sec.9.36BUS$59.6M+ NCI89.2BUS$568MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
104US$662M'22/3115US$735M'23/3129US$820M'24/3136US$868M'25/3142US$904M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
14.3US$90.9M'22/312.0US$76.5M'23/315.7US$99.8M'24/316.6US$106M'25/318.3US$116M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
1.90US$12.1M'22/3-2.21-US$14.1M'23/32.57US$16.4M'24/32.72US$17.3M'25/34.40US$28.0M'26/3
Capital Structure
56%
44%
EquityD/E 0.80xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
28.5US$181M57.1US$364M'22/330.2US$192M61.9US$394M'23/338.3US$244M63.4US$404M'24/337.2US$237M65.8US$419M'25/337.8US$241M65.9US$420M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 30.8%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd.
7.40%
2
DAIDO METAL CO.,LTD. Employee Stock Ownership Association
4.34%
3
Stock Ownership Association
4.16%
4
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.
3.91%
5
THE SERI WATHANA INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 703000 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
2.10%
6
Empire Automobile Co., Ltd.
1.91%
7
Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc.
1.86%
8
Stock Ownership Association
1.74%
9
Nomura Trust and Banking Co., Ltd.
1.73%
10
KYB Corporation
1.68%
Management
12 officers
Seigo HANJI
Representative Director, Chairman and CEO
Apr 1965 Joined the Company Apr 1993 Deputy General Manager, No. 3 Business Division Jun 1993 Director Jun 1995 President and Director Jun 2007 Chairman and Director Jun 2010 Outside Director, Nichirei Corporation May 2018 Executive Board Member, Japan Auto Parts Industries Association (current) Apr 2023 Chairman and President Jun 2024 Chairman and Director (current)
1942-01-02
Tomomitsu FURUKAWA
Representative Director, President and COO
Apr 1984 Joined the Company Apr 2009 President, Daido Metal Cotol AD Jan 2013 President, Daido Metal Mexico S.A. de C.V. Apr 2017 President, NDC Co., Ltd. Apr 2019 President, Daido Plain Bearing Co., Ltd. Apr 2023 General Manager, Global Production Equipment Management Unit Jun 2023 Director Jun 2024 President and Director (current)
1962-01-29
Shigemasa HAKAKOSHI
Director and Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Human Resources Planning Unit and Plant Manager, Inuyama Plant
Apr 1986 Joined the Company Apr 2015 President, No. 3 Company Apr 2017 President, Daido Metal Saga Co., Ltd. Apr 2019 President, Dynamet Co., Ltd. Jun 2021 Director (current) Jul 2021 General Manager, Human Resources Planning Unit Jun 2024 General Manager, Human Resources Planning Unit and Plant Manager, Inuyama Plant (current)
1961-04-11
Arihiro YOSHIDA
Director and Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, New Product Development Unit
Apr 1986 Joined the Company Jan 2006 General Manager, European Regional Headquarters (based in UK), Corporate Planning Office Apr 2017 General Manager, Technology Unit and Chief, Design Center Apr 2019 General Manager, Technology Unit Apr 2021 Deputy General Manager, Technology Unit Apr 2022 General Manager, Technology Unit Jun 2022 Director (current) Jun 2024 General Manager, Technology Unit; Chief, Tribology Research Center; General Manager, New Business Development Unit; Chief, New Business Development Center Apr 2025 General Manager, New Product Development Unit (current)
1964-03-11
Hirotaka ITO
Director and Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Finance Planning Unit
Jul 2014 General Manager, Nagoya Business Division No. 2, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited Oct 2016 Managing Director, General Manager, Head Office Business Division No. 7, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited Apr 2019 Executive Officer, Branch Manager, Sapporo Branch, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited Jul 2020 Joined the Company; General Manager, Compliance Unit; Chief, Legal Affairs Center Apr 2022 General Manager, Finance Planning Unit (current) Jun 2024 Director (current)
1964-08-24
Kenji SHODA
Director and Managing Executive Officer; President, No. 1 Company
Mar 2010 President (seconded), Bridgestone South Africa (Pty) Ltd. (South Africa) Oct 2012 Executive Officer (seconded), Bridgestone Cycle Co., Ltd. Jan 2014 Joined the Company Jul 2017 Executive Officer; President, Daido Metal Europe GmbH (Germany) and Daido Metal Europe LTD. (UK) Oct 2022 Vice President, Daido Metal Europe GmbH (Germany) Apr 2024 President, No. 1 Company (current) Jun 2025 Director (current)
1962-12-24
Kiyotaka HOSHINAGA
Director
Feb 2006 Vice President, Fujita Health University Hospital Feb 2009 Hospital Director, Fujita Health University Hospital Apr 2013 Managing Director, Fujita Gakuen Apr 2014 President, Fujita Health University Jun 2016 Director of the Company (current) Oct 2018 Chairman, Fujita Gakuen (current)
1950-11-15
Miyuri SHIRAI
Director
Apr 1999 Associate Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Yokohama National University Aug 1999 Visiting Scholar, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University May 2003 Internal Research Fellow, Graduate School of Business Administration, Keio University Jun 2005 Outside Director, Nichirei Corporation Apr 2009 Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Yokohama National University Apr 2011 Professor, Graduate School of International Social Sciences, Yokohama National University Apr 2015 Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Keio University (current) Jun 2022 Director of the Company (current)
1963-01-02
Shinji ISHIHARA
Director
Apr 1985 Joined Ishihara Law Office (now Ishihara Sogo Law Office) Aug 2011 Head, Ishihara Sogo Law Office (current) Jun 2013 Outside Director, Yahagi Construction Co., Ltd. Aug 2015 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Otake Co., Ltd. Apr 2016 President, Aichi Bar Association; Vice President, Japan Federation of Bar Associations Oct 2021 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Juroku Financial Group, Inc. (current) Jun 2025 Director of the Company (current)
1954-11-03
Koji TAKAGI
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Oct 2005 Joined the Company Apr 2013 Chief, Management Administration Center Jun 2023 Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member (current)
1969-08-31
Kazuo MATSUDA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Oct 1994 Director, Head of Capital Markets Division, Fuji Securities Co., Ltd. Jun 1995 Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets Division, Fuji Securities Co., Ltd. Jun 1996 Senior Managing Director, Fuji Securities Co., Ltd. May 1997 Manager, Kabutocho Branch, Fuji Bank, Ltd. Jun 2003 Director, NSK-Warner K.K. Jun 2004 Managing Director, NSK-Warner K.K. Sep 2007 Chairman, NSK (China) Investment Co., Ltd. Jun 2009 Director and Representative Executive Officer; Senior Managing Executive Officer, Corporate Management and Business Planning Division Head, NSK Ltd. Jun 2011 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current); Special Advisor, NSK Ltd.; Audit & Supervisory Board Member, NSK-Warner K.K. Jun 2015 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. Jun 2016 Outside Director, Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. (current)
1948-11-11
Etsuaki YOSHIDA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1995 Joined the Bank of Japan Apr 2007 Joined Japan Bank for International Cooperation Oct 2015 Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University Dec 2019 Deputy Minister, Ministry of Information and Communications, Republic of Uzbekistan (seconded) Apr 2022 Professor, Graduate School of Business, Doshisha University (current) Jun 2023 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)
1971-10-26
Large Shareholding Reports
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2026-10-22
5.85%→7.46%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-07-23
4.24%→3.71%
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited
2026-07-23
4.63%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
2026-06-19
2.25%→1.77%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-05-12
4.20%→4.24%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-04-07
4.20%
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
2026-04-07
4.16%→2.25%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
2026-04-06
4.16%→2.25%
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
2026-03-30
3.83%→2.07%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
2026-03-19
4.16%→4.16%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
2025-09-19
4.16%→4.16%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-10-22
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-08-07
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-07-23
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-07-23
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-07-23
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-22
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-06-19
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-05-12
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-04-07
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-04-07
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-04-06
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-30
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-19
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-03-10
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
TDnet
2026-02-12
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-13
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-09-19
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-08-07
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-02-07
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-08-08
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-29
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
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