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ARTNATURE INC.

Art Nature is a Japan-based manufacturer and retailer specializing in custom-made wigs, hairpieces, and hair extension products for both men and women. The company operates 282 domestic salons offering made-to-order wigs crafted using proprietary 3D head-measurement technology, with manufacturing outsourced to group subsidiaries in the Philippines and Malaysia. In addition to its core custom wig business, the company offers ready-made wigs through its 'Julia Augee' and 'NAO-ART' retail chains, medical wigs under the ANCS brand, and is expanding into adjacent areas including hair care products and medical-related support services.

Market Cap
US$156M
¥24.9B
EV
US$28.3M
¥4.52B
StockUS$4.77(¥762)▼-1.42%
US$1 = ¥159.70 (2026-11-12)
LTM EV/EBITDA
1.1
x
LTM EV/EBIT
1.7
x
LTM PER
15.9
x
LTM PBR
0.9
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-23.2%pt
100
Nov 13, 25 – Nov 13, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
US$156M¥24.9BMarket CapUS$0.00M¥0.00B+ DebtUS$114M¥18.2B− CashUS$13.7M¥2.18B− Inv. Sec.US$0.05M¥0.01B+ NCIUS$28.3M¥4.52BEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (US$)
US$253M¥40.4B'22/3US$271M¥43.2B'23/3US$268M¥42.9B'24/3US$271M¥43.3B'25/3US$279M¥44.6B'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (US$)
US$25.7M¥4.10B'22/3US$28.6M¥4.57B'23/3US$23.7M¥3.79B'24/3US$20.9M¥3.35B'25/3US$28.2M¥4.51B'26/3
Net Income 5Y (US$)
US$7.54M¥1.20B'22/3US$11.7M¥1.87B'23/3US$9.15M¥1.46B'24/3US$5.14M¥0.82B'25/3US$11.9M¥1.90B'26/3
Capital Structure
100%
EquityD/E 0.00xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (US$)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
US$136M¥21.6B'22/3US$139M¥22.2B'23/3US$134M¥21.5B'24/3US$127M¥20.3B'25/3US$138M¥22.0B'26/3
Business Segments
2026/03 · US$ (¥B) · Segment profit (gross profit)
49%
Men's business
Revenue
US$146M(¥23.3B)
Segment profit
US$92.5M(¥14.8B)63.5%
28%
Lady's business
Revenue
US$84.7M(¥13.5B)
Segment profit
US$55.0M(¥8.78B)64.9%
13%
Ladies' ready-made wig business
Revenue
US$39.0M(¥6.23B)
Segment profit
US$31.4M(¥5.02B)80.6%
9.3%
Other
Revenue
US$27.7M(¥4.43B)
Segment profit
US$9.23M(¥1.47B)33.3%
Adjustments
Revenue
-US$17.8M(¥-2.85B)
Segment profit
-US$1.60M(¥-0.26B)
No segment changes in the last 5 years
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 68.3%
1
Yoshitaka IGARASHI
18.61%
2
I Corporation Co., Ltd.
9.94%
3
Takeshi TSUKAMOTO
7.68%
4
UHPartners 2 Investment Limited Liability Partnership
7.53%
5
Hikari Tsushin KK Investment Limited Liability Partnership
6.32%
6
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
6.13%
7
NORTHERN TRUST CO.(AVFC) RE FIDELITY FUNDS (Standing Proxy: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Tokyo Branch)
4.82%
8
Keisuke IGARASHI (Managed Trust Trustee: SMBC Trust Bank Ltd.)
2.98%
9
ARTNATURE INC. Employee Stock Ownership Association
2.40%
10
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account E)
1.84%
Management
12 officers
Yoshitaka IGARASHI
Representative Director, Chairman and President
Apr 1967: Joined the wig business operated by Saburo AKUTSU, founder of the Company (predecessor of the Company) Jun 1967: Joined upon establishment of the Company Apr 2000: Representative Director, President of the Company Sep 2002: Chairman, Euro Tech Co. (currently AN Philippines Inc.) Jul 2007: Representative Director, Chairman and President of the Company Dec 2007: Chairman, ANLP Co. (current) Dec 2012: Chairman, ANSG Co. (current) Apr 2013: Chairman, ANMP Co. (current) Nov 2014: Chairman, ANMY Co. (current) Aug 2015: Representative Director, Chairman, President and Senior Executive Officer and General Manager, Advertising Division of the Company; Chairman, ANTH Co. (current) Apr 2016: Representative Director, Chairman and President of the Company (current) Jan 2024: Chairman, ANBD Co. (current)
1941-08-01
Keisuke IGARASHI
Managing Director
Dec 1998: Joined Art Nature Inc. Apr 2000: Representative Director, President, I Corporation Co., Ltd. (current) Oct 2007: General Manager, Advertising Division of the Company Apr 2008: Executive Officer and General Manager, Advertising Division of the Company Jun 2008: Director and General Manager, Advertising Division of the Company May 2009: Director, Senior Executive Officer and General Manager, Advertising Division of the Company Oct 2010: Director, Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Advertising Division and Head of Channel Development Office of the Company Mar 2011: Director, BL Co. Apr 2012: Managing Director of the Company Apr 2013: Managing Director, Senior Executive Officer and General Manager, Advertising Division of the Company Aug 2015: Managing Director of the Company (current)
1971-12-08
Sayuri SHIGEMATSU
Director, Senior Executive Officer and General Manager, Ladies Sales Division
Nov 1994: Joined Art Nature Inc. Apr 2008: General Manager, Ladies Planning Division of the Company Apr 2010: Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, JO Sales Division and General Manager, JO Planning Division of the Company Nov 2014: Director, Art Mikawaya Co. (current) Apr 2017: Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Sales Division and General Manager, Julia Auger Planning Division of the Company Jun 2018: Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Sales Division and General Manager, Julia Auger Sales Department of the Company Sep 2022: Director, NAO-ART Co. (current) Apr 2023: Senior Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Sales Division of the Company Feb 2024: Senior Executive Officer and General Manager, Ladies Sales Division of the Company Jun 2024: Director, Senior Executive Officer and General Manager, Ladies Sales Division of the Company (current)
1964-03-11
Takafumi KIYONAGA
Director
Apr 1995: Registered as an attorney-at-law Apr 1995: Joined Yada Law Office (currently Nozomi Sogo Law Office) (current) Feb 2017: Corporate Auditor, Kachi Systems Products Co. (current) Jun 2022: Director of the Company (current)
1967-10-19
Toshio HONDA
Director
Apr 1988: Joined Fuji Bank (currently Mizuho Bank) Apr 2012: Kagoshima Branch Manager, Mizuho Bank Jun 2016: Joined the Company; Officer, Human Resources Department Oct 2016: General Manager, Management Planning Division of the Company Apr 2019: Executive Officer and General Manager, Management Planning Division of the Company Apr 2021: Senior Executive Officer and General Manager, Management Planning Division of the Company (current)
Kimio YANAGISAWA
Director
Apr 1989: Joined Fuji Bank (currently Mizuho Bank) Dec 2009: Seconded to the Company; Deputy General Manager, Sales Planning Division May 2015: Tama Branch Manager, Mizuho Bank May 2018: Joined the Company; Officer, Sales Planning Division Jun 2018: General Manager, Sales Planning Division of the Company Apr 2021: Executive Officer and General Manager, Sales Planning Division of the Company Apr 2025: Senior Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Men's Sales Division, Deputy General Manager, Ladies Sales Division and General Manager, Sales Planning Division of the Company Apr 2026: Senior Executive Officer and General Manager, Men's Sales Division; Deputy General Manager, Ladies Sales Division of the Company (current)
Atsuo ISHIKI
Director
Apr 1997: Joined Art Nature Inc. Oct 2010: General Manager, Information Development Office of the Company Apr 2011: General Manager, Men's Planning Division of the Company Dec 2014: General Manager, Product Development Division of the Company Apr 2019: Executive Officer and General Manager, Product Development Division of the Company May 2021: Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Production Division and General Manager, Production Planning Division of the Company Apr 2023: Senior Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Production Division and General Manager, Production Planning Division of the Company Apr 2026: Senior Executive Officer and General Manager, Production Division of the Company (current)
Yuko UTSUNOMIYA
Director
Apr 1979: Joined Takashimaya Co., Ltd. Mar 2007: Representative Director, President, Takasaki Takashimaya Co., Ltd. Feb 2012: General Manager, Sales Division, JR Tokai Takashimaya Co., Ltd. May 2012: Managing Director and General Manager, Sales Division, JR Tokai Takashimaya Co., Ltd. Mar 2016: Managing Director, Tojin Development Co., Ltd. Mar 2018: Senior Managing Director, Tojin Development Co., Ltd. Mar 2021: Vice President (Representative Director), Tojin Development Co., Ltd. Mar 2022: Managing Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Sales Division and General Manager, MD Division, Takashimaya Co., Ltd. May 2022: Managing Director, Deputy General Manager, Sales Division and General Manager, MD Division, Takashimaya Co., Ltd. Mar 2023: Managing Director and General Manager, Planning and Promotion Division, Takashimaya Co., Ltd. May 2025: Adviser, Takashimaya Co., Ltd. Mar 2026: Director, Arai Kogei Foundation (general incorporated association) (current)
Noriko KOMIYAMA
Director
Oct 2002: Joined Shin Nihon & Co. (currently EY Shin Nihon LLC) Dec 2010: Registered as a Certified Public Accountant Dec 2010: Opened Noriko Komiyama CPA Office (current) Oct 2011: Director, Yotsuya Plain Center Co. (current)
Satoshi HIYAMA
Corporate Auditor
Aug 2004: Registered as an attorney-at-law Aug 2004: Joined Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Oct 2006: Joined Sudo & Takai Law Office Oct 2015: Partner, Kikkawa Law Office Jun 2016: Alternate Corporate Auditor, Kenedix Retail REIT Investment Corporation Jul 2017: Partner, Kikkawa Sogo Law Office Mar 2018: Alternate Corporate Auditor, DIC Corporation (current) Jun 2018: Corporate Auditor of the Company (current) May 2020: Representative Partner, Hiyama & Saga Law Office (current)
1972-10-15
Katsuya MURATA
Corporate Auditor
Nov 1988: Joined Art Nature Kansai Inc. Mar 2006: General Manager, Information Systems Division of the Company Apr 2008: Executive Officer and General Manager, Information Systems Division of the Company May 2009: Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Administration Division and General Manager, Information Systems Division of the Company Apr 2012: Senior Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Administration Division and General Manager, Information Systems Division of the Company Apr 2016: Senior Executive Officer and General Manager, Administration Division and General Manager, Information Systems Division of the Company Apr 2026: Officer, Administration Division of the Company (current)
Yoshiaki HONBO
Corporate Auditor
Oct 1994: Joined Ota Showa & Co. (currently EY Shin Nihon LLC) Apr 1998: Registered as a Certified Public Accountant Jul 2006: Joined Ernst & Young Transaction Advisory Services Co., Ltd. (currently EY Strategy and Consulting Co., Ltd.) Jan 2010: Opened Honbo CPA Office (current) Oct 2010: Registered as a tax accountant Oct 2010: Opened Yoshiaki Honbo Tax Accountant Office (current) Jul 2016: Established Honbo Office LLC; Representative Member (current) Jul 2016: Member, Seisen Audit Corporation (current) Jun 2020: Alternate Corporate Auditor of the Company
Large Shareholding Reports
FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited
2026-07-23
5.26%→4.72%
FMR LLC
2026-06-08
6.38%→5.26%
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
2026-06-08
5.80%→4.89%
UH Partners 2 Co., Ltd.
2026-03-10
7.27%→7.27%
UH Partners 2 Co., Ltd.
2025-09-26
6.82%→7.27%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-11-13
Q2 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
TDnet
2026-08-06
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-07-23
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-07-08
株式数に関する適時開示
TDnet
2026-06-23
株式数に関する適時開示
EDINET
2026-06-17
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-06-08
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-08
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-05-26
株主総会招集通知
TDnet
2026-05-15
Full-Year Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
TDnet
2026-04-24
特別損益
EDINET
2026-03-10
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-01-30
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-09-26
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-07-30
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-01-30
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-07-30
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-08-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-04
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-24
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
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