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GRAPHITE DESIGN INC.

Graphite Design is a specialized manufacturer of carbon golf shafts, targeting premium, high-value-added golf clubs sold primarily through golf club manufacturers and distributors in Japan and the United States. The company is distinguished by its 'design-in' development approach, whereby it collaborates with golf club makers from the conceptual stage to develop optimally matched shafts for each specific club model. In addition to shaft manufacturing and sales, the company conducts a golf club assembly and processing business, focusing on custom-order products to strengthen relationships with club manufacturers.

Market Cap
¥4.29B
US$27.4M
EV
¥1.69B
US$10.8M
Stock¥662▼-2.07%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
2.5
x
LTM EV/EBIT
3.4
x
LTM PER
10.2
x
LTM PBR
0.8
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-14.5%pt
10012
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Oct 2, 26FY2027/2 operating profit guidance raised ¥307M→¥525M (+71%); interim dividend announced
2Oct 5, 26Full-year guidance upgrade: operating profit raised ¥307M→¥525M (+71%); pullback after interim dividend announcement
MC → EV Bridge
4.29BUS$27.4MMarket Cap0.86BUS$5.51M+ Debt3.38BUS$21.6M− Cash0.08BUS$0.54M− Inv. Sec.1.69BUS$10.8MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
3.33US$21.3M'22/23.55US$22.6M'23/22.65US$16.9M'24/23.07US$19.6M'25/22.71US$17.3M'26/2
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
0.80US$5.07M'22/20.88US$5.59M'23/20.27US$1.74M'24/20.66US$4.21M'25/20.30US$1.89M'26/2
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
0.52US$3.29M'22/20.61US$3.92M'23/20.18US$1.12M'24/20.38US$2.40M'25/20.14US$0.92M'26/2
Capital Structure
86%
EquityD/E 0.17xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
3.94US$25.1M0.30US$1.93M'22/23.85US$24.5M0.38US$2.44M'23/23.67US$23.4M0.39US$2.51M'24/24.01US$25.6M0.76US$4.82M'25/23.24US$20.7M1.13US$7.20M'26/2
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 44.2%
1
Takuro YAMADA
14.56%
2
TORAY INDUSTRIES,INC.
5.55%
3
TNN Advisors Co., Ltd.
5.35%
4
Munenori TAKANO
5.04%
5
Sonoko YAMADA
4.00%
6
Yuji KIMOTO
3.20%
7
Yoko TAKANO
2.04%
8
Minatoya Co., Ltd.
1.62%
9
Hisao SUGIURA
1.46%
10
Kyoichiro MAKINO
1.39%
Management
9 officers
Takuro YAMADA
Representative Director, President
Apr 2000 Joined Toray International, Inc. Jan 2002 Joined the Company; Business Planning Office Nov 2002 Assigned to Sales Department Apr 2006 Assistant Manager, Overseas Section 1, Sales Division 1, Sales Headquarters Dec 2007 Seconded to GRAPHITE DESIGN INTERNATIONAL, INC. Apr 2008 Manager, Overseas Section 1, Sales Division 1, Sales Headquarters May 2008 Director, GRAPHITE DESIGN INTERNATIONAL, INC. Apr 2010 General Manager, International Business Division May 2010 Director; General Manager, International Business Division Mar 2012 Managing Director; General Manager, International Business Division Mar 2012 Representative Director, GRAPHITE DESIGN INTERNATIONAL, INC. Mar 2012 Representative Director, Chairman and President, GDIMEX S.A. DE C.V. May 2026 Representative Director, President (current)
1975-04-14
Yuji KIMOTO
Representative Director, Vice President
Apr 1983 Joined Olympic Co., Ltd. (now Mamiya-OP Co., Ltd.) Dec 1987 Joined F.S.P. Co., Ltd. Aug 1989 Joined the Company; Section Manager, Sales Department Apr 1999 Deputy General Manager, Sales Department Apr 2002 General Manager, Sales Department Apr 2006 General Manager, Sales Division 1, Sales Headquarters May 2007 Director; General Manager, Sales Headquarters and Sales Division 1 Jun 2007 Director, GRAPHITE DESIGN INTERNATIONAL, INC. May 2008 Director; General Manager, Sales Headquarters Mar 2012 Representative Managing Director; General Manager, Sales Headquarters May 2016 Representative Managing Director Apr 2018 Representative Director, Vice President; General Manager, Sales Headquarters Apr 2021 Representative Director, Vice President; General Manager, Planning Department Apr 2022 Representative Director, Vice President; General Manager, Planning Headquarters May 2026 Representative Director, Vice President (current)
1963-07-03
Yoshiyoshi MATSUDA
Senior Managing Director, in charge of Development Department
Apr 1985 Joined Olympic Co., Ltd. (now Mamiya-OP Co., Ltd.) Aug 1991 Joined the Company; Section Manager, Development Department Oct 1997 Deputy General Manager, Development Department Apr 2002 General Manager, Development Department May 2005 Director; General Manager, Development Department and Manufacturing Department Jun 2005 Director, GRAPHITE DESIGN INTERNATIONAL, INC. May 2008 Representative Managing Director; General Manager, Development and Manufacturing Departments Aug 2009 Representative Managing Director; General Manager, Development Department May 2010 Representative Managing Director; General Manager, Development Department and Quality Control Office Mar 2012 Representative Director, President; in charge of Development Department Mar 2012 Representative Director, Chairman, GRAPHITE DESIGN INTERNATIONAL, INC. May 2016 Managing Director Apr 2018 Managing Director; General Manager, Development Department May 2022 Senior Managing Director; General Manager, Development Department May 2026 Senior Managing Director, in charge of Development Department (current)
1962-09-06
Keizo MATSUMOTO
Managing Director, General Manager, Quality Control Office
Apr 1984 Joined Olympic Co., Ltd. (now Mamiya-OP Co., Ltd.) Jan 1988 Joined Honda R&D Co., Ltd. Jun 2006 Senior Researcher, Honda R&D Co., Ltd. Mar 2012 Joined the Company; General Manager, Production Engineering Department and Quality Control Office May 2014 Director; General Manager, Quality Control Office and Production Engineering Department May 2016 Director; General Manager, Manufacturing Headquarters and Production Engineering Department Apr 2018 Director; General Manager, Quality Control Office Apr 2023 Director, in charge of Manufacturing, Quality Control Office and Basic Research Laboratory May 2026 Managing Director; General Manager, Quality Control Office (current)
1961-03-12
Soji WADA
Director
Oct 2002 Joined Chuo Aoyama Audit Corporation Jul 2006 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Oct 2006 Joined Chuo Aoyama Audit Corporation (as stated) Apr 2007 Joined PwC Advisory Co., Ltd.; Statutory Auditor, Nos Productor Co., Ltd. Apr 2009 Joined KPMG FAS Co., Ltd. Oct 2012 Representative Director, Nihon Zaisan Consultants Co., Ltd. Oct 2012 Representative Director, ProAttend Co., Ltd. (formerly audience Co., Ltd.) (current) Oct 2014 Senior Partner, audience Tax Accountants Corporation May 2015 Outside Director of the Company (current) Apr 2025 Outside Statutory Auditor, U Share Co., Ltd. (current)
1979-03-27
Hideaki TOKUYAMA
Director
Oct 1996 Joined Chuo Audit Corporation May 1999 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Apr 2006 Joined PricewaterhouseCoopers Belgium Mar 2009 Joined Godai Audit Corporation Aug 2013 Senior Partner, Godai Audit Corporation Aug 2017 Opened Hideaki Tokuyama Certified Public Accountant Office (current) Sep 2018 Outside Statutory Auditor, Urbanet Corporation Co., Ltd. (current) May 2021 Outside Director of the Company (current)
1969-05-10
Atsushi TAKASU
Full-time Statutory Auditor
Apr 1984 Joined Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd. May 2003 Group Manager (Section Chief), Sales Planning Group 1, Sales Promotion Department, Bridgestone Sports Co., Ltd. Mar 2014 Joined the Company; General Manager, Sales Division 2, Sales Headquarters May 2018 Director; General Manager, Sales Department Apr 2021 Director; General Manager, Sales Department Apr 2022 Director; General Manager, Sales Headquarters May 2023 Statutory Auditor of the Company (current)
1960-08-05
Masayuki MACHIDA
Statutory Auditor
Apr 1964 Appointed to Kanto-Shinetsu Regional Taxation Bureau Jul 2005 Retired as Director of Gyoda Tax Office Aug 2005 Registered as Certified Tax Accountant; opened Masayuki Machida Tax Accountant Office (current) May 2011 Outside Statutory Auditor of the Company (current)
1946-02-10
Issei OHASHI
Statutory Auditor
Apr 1980 Joined Chuo Kaikei Audit Corporation (later Chuo Aoyama Audit Corporation and Misuzu Audit Corporation) Mar 1983 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Aug 1993 Partner, Chuo Aoyama Audit Corporation Aug 1998 Senior Partner (Representative Partner), Chuo Aoyama Audit Corporation Jul 2006 Joined Shin Nihon LLC (now EY ShinNihon LLC) Jul 2006 Representative Partner (Senior Partner), Shin Nihon LLC Jul 2016 Opened Issei Ohashi Certified Public Accountant Office (current) Jun 2017 Outside Statutory Auditor, Sanrio Company, Ltd. May 2019 Outside Statutory Auditor of the Company (current) Jun 2019 Outside Statutory Auditor, Samantha Thavasa Japan Limited Jun 2025 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Sanrio Company, Ltd. (current)
1954-06-09
Large Shareholding Reports
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Disclosures
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Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-10-15
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2026 – Feb 2027
TDnet
2026-10-14
Q2 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2027
TDnet
2026-07-14
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2027
EDINET
2026-05-28
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
TDnet
2026-01-14
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2026
EDINET
2025-10-15
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
TDnet
2025-07-14
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2026
EDINET
2025-05-30
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – Feb 2025
TDnet
2025-01-14
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2025
EDINET
2024-10-15
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – Feb 2025
EDINET
2024-07-16
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – May 2024
TDnet
2024-07-12
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2025
EDINET
2024-05-31
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2023 – Feb 2024
EDINET
2024-01-12
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Sep 2023 – Nov 2023
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2023-10-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jun 2023 – Aug 2023
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2023-07-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Mar 2023 – May 2023
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2023-05-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2022 – Feb 2023
EDINET
2023-01-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Sep 2022 – Nov 2022
EDINET
2022-10-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-07-15
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-05-30
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-01-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-10-15
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-07-15
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-05-31
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-01-14
Quarterly Securities Report
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