Overview
Chemicals

KIMOTO CO.,LTD.

KIMOTO develops and manufactures high-performance functional films, applying proprietary surface-processing technologies to create industrial materials used in IoE (Internet of Everything) and display-related applications. The company also operates a Digital Twin business, providing digital data image processing, geographic information data creation, and software development services for smart city and 3D spatial data applications. Additionally, KIMOTO offers consulting services focused on workflow improvement and DX (digital transformation) support.

Market Cap
¥10.0B
US$63.9M
EV
¥-1.94B
-US$12.4M
Stock¥230▲+0.00%
US$1 = ¥157.05 (2026-10-22)
LTM EV/EBITDA
NM
LTM EV/EBIT
NM
LTM PER
17.5
x
LTM PBR
0.5
x
2026-08-25 closing price basis: ranked #72 in beluuga.ai's "Japanese listed companies with negative Enterprise Value" ranking (simplified EV ≈ ¥-13B).
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-31.0%pt
10012
Oct 23, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Jan 30, 26Earnings miss in financial results
2Feb 24, 26Activist investor proposal announcement
MC → EV Bridge
10.0BUS$63.9MMarket Cap0.01BUS$0.04M+ Debt10.5BUS$66.9M− Cash1.48BUS$9.44M− Inv. Sec.-1.94B-US$12.4MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
12.2US$77.9M'22/39.62US$61.3M'23/39.91US$63.1M'24/311.3US$71.9M'25/310.5US$67.2M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
1.30US$8.28M'22/3-0.12-US$0.75M'23/30.71US$4.53M'24/31.89US$12.0M'25/31.61US$10.3M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
0.68US$4.36M'22/3-0.57-US$3.61M'23/30.34US$2.13M'24/30.99US$6.30M'25/30.57US$3.60M'26/3
Capital Structure
100%
EquityD/E 0.00xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
15.0US$95.5M'22/314.0US$89.1M'23/314.2US$90.6M'24/314.1US$89.6M0.01US$0.04M'25/312.5US$79.6M0.01US$0.04M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 46.3%
1
Kimoto Kyoei-kai
15.32%
2
Kazunobu KIMOTO
5.56%
3
Seiwa Co., Ltd.
4.87%
4
KIMOTO CO.,LTD. Employee Stock Ownership Association
4.19%
5
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
3.76%
6
Toshiya IMURA
3.73%
7
Tokyo Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation Co., Ltd.
3.40%
8
Izumi Co., Ltd.
2.10%
9
Sense LLC
1.99%
10
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
1.42%
Management
12 officers
Shoichi KOBAYASHI
Representative Director, President
Nov 1985 Joined the Company, Imaging Technology Department Apr 2003 Tsukuba Sales Office of the Company Apr 2010 Tokyo Branch, Government Agencies Group of the Company Apr 2017 Deputy General Manager, Sales Division Apr 2019 General Manager, Digital Twin Business Division Apr 2020 General Manager, Digital Twin Business Division; concurrently Deputy General Manager, Sales Division Jun 2020 Director; General Manager, Digital Twin Business Division; concurrently Deputy General Manager, Sales Division Apr 2021 Director; General Manager, Digital Twin Business Division Apr 2023 Managing Director; General Manager, Sales Division; concurrently General Manager, Digital Twin Business Division Apr 2024 Representative Director, President; General Manager, Sales Division Apr 2026 Representative Director, President (current)
1966-10-12
Takashi HIKIBA
Representative Director, Managing Director
Apr 1998 Joined the Company, Sendai Office Dec 2002 Electronic Materials Sales Department of the Company Apr 2011 Sales Division, Hard Coat Project Apr 2014 Technology Division Apr 2015 Sales Division, Marketing Group Apr 2017 Sales Division, IoT-7 Group; concurrently Executive Officer, KIMOTO TECH, INC. Apr 2020 General Manager, Sales Division; concurrently Executive Officer, KIMOTO TECH, INC. Jun 2020 Director; General Manager, Sales Division; concurrently Executive Officer, KIMOTO TECH, INC. Apr 2023 Director; General Manager, Technology Division; concurrently Executive Officer, KIMOTO TECH, INC. Apr 2024 Representative Director, Managing Director; General Manager, Technology Division Apr 2026 Representative Director, Managing Director; Global Sales Director (current)
1974-06-01
Motoko YAMADA
Representative Director, Managing Director
Apr 1996 Joined the Company, General Affairs and Purchasing Group, Administration Division Jan 2006 Second Industrial Media Sales Department of the Company Apr 2010 Sales Division, V-mosaic Project Apr 2015 Sales Division, General Sales Management Group, MD Group Apr 2017 Sales Division; concurrently Executive Officer, KIMOTO AG Apr 2019 Deputy General Manager, Administration Division; concurrently Executive Officer, KIMOTO AG Apr 2020 General Manager, Administration Division; concurrently Executive Officer, KIMOTO AG Jun 2020 Director; General Manager, Administration Division; concurrently Executive Officer, KIMOTO AG Apr 2021 Director; General Manager, Administration Division Apr 2024 Representative Director, Managing Director; General Manager, Digital Twin Business Division Apr 2026 Representative Director, Managing Director; DCX Director (current)
1975-06-09
Kazunobu KIMOTO
Director, Chairman of the Board
Apr 1979 Joined the Company Jun 1992 Director of the Company Apr 1999 Director; General Manager, Information Systems Business Division Feb 2001 Director; concurrently Chairman, Shenyang Kimoto Shuju Co., Ltd. Apr 2001 Director; General Manager, Printing Business Division; concurrently Chairman, Shenyang Kimoto Shuju Co., Ltd. May 2002 Director; concurrently President, KIMOTO AG; Chairman, Shenyang Kimoto Shuju Co., Ltd. Jun 2004 Senior Managing Director; concurrently President, KIMOTO AG Jun 2006 Senior Managing Director; General Manager, Chemical Technology Division Apr 2009 Senior Managing Director; General Manager, Administration Division Jun 2009 Representative Director, President Jun 2020 Representative Director, Chairman; concurrently President Apr 2024 Director, Chairman of the Board (current)
1956-10-10
Nobuyuki SHUTO
Director
Apr 1994 Joined the Company, Tokyo First Sales Department, Industrial Materials Sales Section Apr 2007 Nagoya Branch Apr 2012 KIMOTO TECH, INC. Dec 2015 Sales Division Apr 2017 Deputy General Manager, Sales Division; concurrently Executive Officer, KIMOTO AG Apr 2022 Chief General Manager, Sales Division; concurrently Executive Officer, KIMOTO AG May 2023 Director; Chief General Manager, Sales Division; concurrently Executive Officer, KIMOTO AG Apr 2024 Director; Chief General Manager, Sales Division Apr 2025 Director; WWF* (overseas business) *WWF: World Wide Force Apr 2026 Director; Global Sales General Manager (current)
1971-05-27
Yuichi KANO
Director
Apr 1998 Joined the Company, Nagoya Office, Sales Group 2 Apr 2003 Sales Group 1, Graphics Sales Department of the Company Apr 2011 Sales Division, Windows Project Apr 2015 Sales Division, Marketing Group Apr 2017 Sales Division, MD Group Apr 2018 Sales Division, Proseve Project Apr 2020 Sales Division, IoT-7 Marketing Manager Apr 2021 Deputy General Manager, Sales Division; concurrently Deputy Center Manager, Customer Center Apr 2022 General Manager, Sales Division; concurrently Captain, Customer Center Apr 2026 Global Tech Director May 2026 Director; Global Tech Director (current)
1975-09-30
Xiaodong JI
Director
Sep 2004 Joined Shenyang Kimoto Industrial Co., Ltd.; General Manager, Production Control Division Apr 2009 General Manager, Shenyang Kimoto Industrial Co., Ltd. Apr 2015 Deputy General Manager, Technology Division of the Company; concurrently Chairman and General Manager, Shenyang Kimoto Industrial Co., Ltd. Apr 2016 Deputy General Manager, Administration Division; concurrently Chairman and General Manager, Shenyang Kimoto Industrial Co., Ltd. Apr 2017 Deputy General Manager, Administration Division; concurrently Chairman and General Manager, Shenyang Kimoto Industrial Co., Ltd.; Executive Officer, KIMOTO TECH, INC. Apr 2020 Head of Data Center, Digital Twin Business Division; concurrently Chairman, Shenyang Kimoto Industrial Co., Ltd. May 2023 Director; Chief Deputy General Manager, Digital Twin Business Division; concurrently Chairman, Shenyang Kimoto Industrial Co., Ltd. Apr 2024 Director; Chief Deputy General Manager, Digital Twin Business Division; concurrently Director, KIMOTO AG Apr 2026 Director; DCX General Manager; concurrently Director, KIMOTO AG (current)
1967-09-29
Yoko ONODERA
Director
Apr 1995 Joined Koei Kagaku Kenkyusho Co., Ltd. Apr 2004 Senior Managing Director, Koei Kagaku Kenkyusho Co., Ltd. Apr 2021 Representative Director, President, Koei Kagaku Kenkyusho Co., Ltd. (current) May 2025 Director of the Company (current)
1973-09-22
Rie SHIBUYA
Director
Apr 2001 Joined SoftBank Technology Corp. Apr 2003 Joined Shibuya Inc. Apr 2006 Representative Director, Shibuya Inc. (current) May 2026 Director of the Company (current)
1977-10-26
Junichiro HARAGUCHI
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1984 Joined Tokyo Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Development Co., Ltd. Jun 2004 Head of Finance Office, Tokyo Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Development Co., Ltd. Jul 2005 Head of Secretariat, Tokyo Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Development Co., Ltd. Apr 2007 General Manager, Personnel Department, Tokyo Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Development Co., Ltd. Apr 2011 General Manager, Business Division 5, Tokyo Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Development Co., Ltd. Apr 2016 General Manager, Business Division 2, Tokyo Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Development Co., Ltd. Apr 2017 Senior Advisor; Acting Chief Examiner, Tokyo Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Development Co., Ltd. Jun 2017 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current) Apr 2021 Special Senior Advisor, Business Division 5, Tokyo Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Development Co., Ltd. Mar 2024 Outside Director, Cosmo Bio Co., Ltd. (current)
1960-09-30
Emi BANDO
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1984 Joined Shin Nihon Securities Co., Ltd. (now Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.) Apr 2010 Branch Manager, Musa Kawasaki Branch, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. Apr 2012 Branch Manager, Odawara Branch, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. Jun 2013 Deputy General Manager, Legal Department, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. Apr 2015 Corporate Officer, Human Resources Department, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. Jan 2018 General Manager, Investor Education Department, Japan Investment Environment Research Institute Co., Ltd. (now Mizuho Investor Relations Co., Ltd.) Jun 2018 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current) Aug 2021 Senior Consultant, Japan Investment Environment Research Institute Co., Ltd. (now Mizuho Investor Relations Co., Ltd.) (current)
1961-07-12
Rie KANEKO
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1997 Joined Shin Nihon Securities Co., Ltd. (now Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.) Apr 2017 Branch Manager, Hiratsuka Branch, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. Apr 2019 Branch Manager, Kichijoji Branch, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. Apr 2022 Branch Manager, Urawa Branch, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. Apr 2024 Executive Officer, Area 6 Head, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. Apr 2025 Executive Officer, Sales Officer, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (current) May 2026 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)
1976-04-15
Large Shareholding Reports
No filings
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-07-30
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-05-22
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2026-01-29
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-10-31
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2025-07-30
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-05-29
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-01-30
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-10-30
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-07-30
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-05-31
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-02
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINETAmended
2023-11-07
Amended Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-11-06
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-07-31
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-01
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-01-31
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-10-28
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-07-29
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-05-30
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-01-31
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-10-29
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-07-30
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-05-31
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-02-05
Quarterly Securities Report
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