Overview
Chemicals

NIFCO INC.

Nifco is a leading manufacturer of industrial plastic fasteners, precision plastic molded components, and damper products, primarily serving the automotive industry as well as residential and commercial markets. The company leverages the properties of synthetic resins—lightness, rust-resistance, and ease of handling—to produce a broad range of functional plastic parts including fasteners, dampers, and buckles used in vehicles, apparel, and living spaces. Through its subsidiary Simmons Co., Ltd., Nifco also operates a bed and furniture business, manufacturing and selling premium bedding products primarily in Japan and Asia.

Market Cap
¥467B
US$2.98B
EV
¥352B
US$2.24B
Stock¥2,505▼-0.79%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
5.8
x
LTM EV/EBIT
7.3
x
LTM PER
14.1
x
LTM PBR
1.6
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-12.4%pt
100
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
467BUS$2.98BMarket Cap27.7BUS$177M+ Debt145BUS$923M− Cash0.37BUS$2.36M− Inv. Sec.2.55BUS$16.3M+ NCI352BUS$2.24BEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
284US$1.81B'22/3322US$2.05B'23/3372US$2.37B'24/3353US$2.25B'25/3353US$2.25B'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
43.4US$277M'22/348.2US$307M'23/358.2US$371M'24/362.2US$397M'25/360.6US$387M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
23.0US$146M'22/321.2US$135M'23/318.3US$116M'24/344.8US$286M'25/334.1US$217M'26/3
Capital Structure
92%
EquityD/E 0.09xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
116US$742M70.4US$449M'22/3133US$849M64.5US$411M'23/3155US$986M50.9US$325M'24/3147US$937M37.2US$237M'25/3149US$951M29.8US$190M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 51.0%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
13.79%
2
Ogasawara Toshiaki Memorial Public Interest Incorporated Foundation
11.07%
3
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. REG (Standing Proxy: Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.)
6.45%
4
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
5.60%
5
Nippon Life Insurance Company
3.12%
6
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 510312 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
2.87%
7
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 510311 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
2.40%
8
The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited
2.28%
9
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON 140042 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.85%
10
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.56%
Management
9 officers
Masaharu SHIBAO
Representative Director, President and CEO
Apr 1985 Joined the Company Apr 2010 President, Nifco Deutschland GmbH Jun 2015 Executive Officer; President, Nifco America Corp. Jun 2016 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager, Sales Division Jun 2019 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, General Manager, Sales Division; in charge of Technology Division and Platform Business Division Jun 2020 Representative Director, Executive Vice President, General Manager, Sales Division and COO (Chief Operating Officer) Apr 2021 Representative Director, President and COO (Chief Operating Officer) Jun 2023 Representative Director, President and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) (current)
1961-12-14
Michihiro FUKUO
Director, General Manager, Development Division, General Manager, Manufacturing Division and General Manager, Production Engineering Division
Apr 1994 Joined the Company Apr 2015 General Manager, Advanced Technology R&D Department, Technology Development Center Jan 2018 General Manager, Technology Development Center Apr 2022 Deputy General Manager, Technology Division Apr 2024 Executive Officer, General Manager, Development Division and CTO (Chief Technology Officer) Apr 2025 Executive Officer, General Manager, Development Division and CTO (Chief Technology Officer); General Manager, Manufacturing Division and CPO (Chief Production Officer) Jun 2025 Director, General Manager, Development Division and CTO (Chief Technology Officer); General Manager, Manufacturing Division and CPO (Chief Production Officer) (current) Jun 2026 Director, General Manager, Development Division, General Manager, Manufacturing Division and General Manager, Production Engineering Division
1971-09-24
Yoshio KOMETANI
Outside Director
Apr 1985 Joined Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Mar 2010 General Manager, Project Business Department, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Apr 2015 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Asia & Oceania Division, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Jun 2019 Representative Director, Managing Executive Officer, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Apr 2020 Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, CDIO, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Apr 2022 Representative Director, Executive Vice President Executive Officer, CDIO, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Apr 2023 Director, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Jun 2023 Advisor, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Jun 2024 Outside Director, the Company (current) Sep 2024 Outside Director, Sensin Robotics, Inc. (current) Mar 2026 Outside Director, Pola Orbis Holdings Inc. (current)
1962-04-11
Toshiki YANAI
Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1985 Joined the Company Jul 2007 General Manager, Corporate Planning Department Jun 2015 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department Jun 2018 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department; in charge of Administration Division and Finance Division Jun 2019 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department; in charge of Administration Division and Finance Division Jun 2020 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department and Administration Division; CSO (Chief Strategy Officer); CIO (Chief Information Officer); in charge of Finance Division Jun 2021 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, CFO (Chief Financial Officer) and CSO (Chief Strategy Officer) Jun 2025 Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (current)
1961-07-16
Mitsuhiro MATSUMOTO
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Oct 1992 Joined Aoyama Audit Corporation Apr 1996 Registered as Certified Public Accountant (current) Oct 1999 Representative, Matsumoto CPA Office (now Finport Accounting Group) (current) Sep 2008 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Suzuki Co., Ltd. (now Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) Aug 2014 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Hoden Seimitsu Kako Kenkyusho Co., Ltd. (Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) Jun 2019 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2021 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)
1969-05-07
Izumi HAYASHI
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1986 Prosecutor, Nagoya District Public Prosecutors Office Mar 1987 Registered as Attorney-at-Law (Tokyo Bar Association) Jan 2015 Founded Sakurazaka Law Office; Partner (current) Aug 2019 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Weathernews Inc. (now Outside Director) (current) Oct 2019 Mediation Member, Tokyo District Court (Intellectual Property Mediation) (current) Apr 2020 Executive Director, Hitotsubashi University (current) Jun 2020 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, NOF Corporation (now Outside Director) (current) Jun 2023 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)
1958-08-20
Kan SHIKU
Director
Feb 1993 Joined Nifco Korea Inc. Apr 2016 Executive Officer and Director; Plant Manager, Ulsan Plant, Nifco Korea Inc. Apr 2018 Senior Executive Officer; General Manager, Manufacturing Division and General Manager, Quality Division, Nifco Korea Inc. Apr 2024 Vice President and COO (Chief Operating Officer), Nifco Korea Inc. Apr 2025 Representative Director, President & CEO, Nifco Korea Inc.; in charge of Nifco Korea Group Jun 2025 Executive Officer, the Company; Representative Director, President & CEO, Nifco Korea Inc.; in charge of Nifco Korea Group (current) Jun 2026 Director, the Company; Representative Director, President & CEO, Nifco Korea Inc.; in charge of Nifco Korea Group
1967-01-15
Satoshi YAMAHATA
Outside Director
Apr 1984 Joined Iino Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. Jan 1988 Joined Yamaha Corporation Aug 2009 General Manager, Accounting & Finance Department, Yamaha Corporation Jun 2013 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Yamaha Corporation Jun 2015 Director, Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Business Division, Yamaha Corporation Jun 2017 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Management Division and General Manager, Business Division, Yamaha Corporation Jun 2024 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Division, Yamaha Corporation Apr 2025 Advisor, Yamaha Corporation (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director, NS Solutions Corporation (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director, the Company (current)
1960-12-03
Yuka MIYAGAWA
Outside Director
Apr 1985 Joined Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Apr 2017 Executive Officer, General Manager, Second Sales Division, Integrated Sales Division, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Apr 2020 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Business Collaboration Promotion Division, Component & Platform Business Division, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Apr 2021 Director, Managing Executive Officer, OKI Cross Tech Co., Ltd. Jun 2022 Outside Director, SB Technology Corp. Jun 2024 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, TOPPAN Holdings Inc. (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Sanritsu Corporation (current) Jun 2026 Outside Director, the Company
1962-10-10
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Disclosures
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Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-10-07
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-09-25
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-09-04
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-06-22
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-05-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-05-12
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-04-07
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-02-05
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-12-19
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-11-12
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-08-07
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINETAmended
2025-06-30
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINETAmended
2025-06-23
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2025-06-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
EDINET
2025-05-19
Securities Registration Statement
TDnet
2025-02-04
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-29
Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2024-11-12
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINETAmended
2024-06-28
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2024-06-20
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINETAmended
2024-06-20
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINETAmended
2024-05-20
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2024-05-17
Securities Registration Statement
EDINETAmended
2024-02-28
Amended Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINETAmended
2024-02-28
Amended Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2022 – Sep 2022
EDINETAmended
2024-02-28
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINETAmended
2024-02-28
Amended Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2021 – Sep 2021
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