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NICHIDEN Corporation

Nichiden Corporation is a specialized distributor of industrial machinery and components, primarily selling power transmission equipment (reducers, chains, belts, bearings), industrial equipment (conveyors, motors, environmental machinery), and control equipment (hydraulic/pneumatic devices, sensors, robots, PLCs) to manufacturing customers across Japan and Asia. The company operates through a nationwide branch and logistics network in Japan, complemented by overseas subsidiaries in China, Thailand, Vietnam, and the USA. In addition to distribution, the group provides value-added services including hydraulic system design/manufacturing, wood-working machinery sales, and an online B2B platform (Aperza) serving the manufacturing industry.

Market Cap
¥92.3B
US$589M
EV
¥61.3B
US$391M
Stock¥3,125▼-1.73%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
7.1
x
LTM EV/EBIT
8.3
x
LTM PER
16.0
x
LTM PBR
1.0
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+1.5%pt
1001
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Jul 31, 26Q1 FY2027/03 earnings announced
MC → EV Bridge
92.3BUS$589MMarket Cap8.77BUS$55.9M+ Debt14.3BUS$91.0M− Cash25.5BUS$163M− Inv. Sec.61.3BUS$391MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
124US$791M'22/3132US$839M'23/3127US$809M'24/3135US$860M'25/3141US$899M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
7.05US$45.0M'22/37.89US$50.3M'23/37.08US$45.1M'24/38.09US$51.6M'25/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
4.25US$27.1M'22/34.97US$31.7M'23/34.67US$29.8M'24/34.89US$31.2M'25/35.11US$32.6M'26/3
Capital Structure
92%
EquityD/E 0.09xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
33.8US$215M5.75US$36.7M'22/335.4US$226M5.33US$34.0M'23/333.8US$215M5.00US$31.9M'24/331.5US$201M4.76US$30.4M'25/335.1US$224M8.77US$55.9M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 44.1%
1
Nichiden Kyoei-kai
12.61%
2
NICHIDEN Corporation Stock Ownership Association
8.11%
3
Risou Kikaku Co., Ltd.
5.75%
4
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
3.31%
5
NICHIDEN Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Association
3.09%
6
Toshihiko NISHIKI
2.75%
7
Nishiki Kosan Co., Ltd.
2.53%
8
Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
2.25%
9
TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO.
2.04%
10
NACHI-FUJIKOSHI CORP.
1.69%
Management
9 officers
Riichi FUKE
Representative Director, President and Executive Officer
Mar 1986 Joined the Company Apr 2003 General Manager, Kyoto Branch Apr 2007 Officer, General Manager of Sales Promotion Department Apr 2008 Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales Promotion Department Jun 2008 Appointed Director; Deputy General Manager of Sales Division and General Manager of Sales Promotion Department Apr 2009 Director, General Manager of Sales Division Jun 2010 Appointed Managing Director, General Manager of Sales Division Apr 2011 Managing Director, overall management of Sales Division Jun 2011 Appointed Representative Director, President Apr 2015 Representative Director, President and General Manager of Sales Division Apr 2017 Representative Director, President Apr 2021 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer (current)
1963-09-07
Kenichi OKAMOTO
Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales Division
Mar 1976 Joined the Company Apr 2000 General Manager, South Kanto Branch Apr 2004 General Manager, Tokyo Branch and Saitama Branch Apr 2007 Officer, General Manager of Tokyo Branch Apr 2008 Executive Officer, General Manager of Tokyo Branch Apr 2009 Executive Officer, General Manager of Eastern Block Jun 2010 Appointed Director, General Manager of Eastern Block Apr 2011 Director, General Manager of Central Block Apr 2015 Appointed Managing Director, General Manager of Central Block Apr 2016 Managing Director, General Manager of Eastern Block Apr 2018 Managing Director, General Manager of Eastern Block and in charge of Eastern ME Systems Department Apr 2019 Appointed Senior Managing Director, General Manager of Eastern Block and in charge of Eastern ME Systems Department Apr 2021 Appointed Representative Director; Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales Division, General Manager of Eastern Block and in charge of Central Block Apr 2024 Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales Division (current)
1958-03-31
Mutsushi SAMUKAWA
Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Administration Division
Mar 1985 Joined the Company Apr 2003 General Manager, Shikoku Branch Apr 2006 General Manager, Nagoya Branch Apr 2009 Executive Officer, General Manager of Central Block Jun 2010 Appointed Director, General Manager of Central Block Apr 2011 Director, General Manager of Sales Division and General Manager of Sales Promotion Department Apr 2015 Director, General Manager of Western Block Apr 2019 Appointed Managing Director, General Manager of Western Block Apr 2021 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Administration Division (current)
1963-01-28
Junji MORITA
Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales Promotion Division
Apr 1982 Joined the Company Apr 2005 General Manager, FA Control Department Apr 2006 General Manager, Eastern ME Systems Department Apr 2008 Executive Officer, General Manager of Eastern ME Systems Department Apr 2011 Executive Officer, General Manager of Eastern Block Apr 2013 Executive Officer, General Manager of Eastern Block and General Manager of Tokyo Branch Apr 2014 Executive Officer, General Manager of Eastern Block in charge of Metropolitan Area and General Manager of Tokyo Branch Apr 2016 Executive Officer, General Manager of Western ME Systems Department Apr 2018 Executive Officer, General Manager of Western ME Systems Department and in charge of Western Engineering Department Jun 2018 Appointed Director, General Manager of Western ME Systems Department and in charge of Western Engineering Department Apr 2019 Director, General Manager of Western ME Systems Department and in charge of Engineering Department Apr 2021 Director; Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales Promotion Division Apr 2024 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Sales Promotion Division (current)
1960-03-16
Kiyokazu FURUTA
Outside Director
Oct 1984 Joined Showa Audit Corporation (now EY ShinNihon LLC), Osaka Office Mar 1988 Registered as Certified Public Accountant May 2000 Partner, ShinNihon Audit Corporation (now EY ShinNihon LLC) Mar 2006 Left the audit firm Apr 2006 Full-time Professor, Master's Program in Accounting, Graduate School of Business, Konan University Jun 2007 Appointed Corporate Auditor of the Company Apr 2014 Full-time Professor, Master's Program in Accounting Professional Practice, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Konan University Apr 2016 Professor, Common Education Center, Konan University Jun 2018 Appointed Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company Apr 2024 Professor Emeritus, Konan University (current) Jul 2024 Representative, Furuta CPA Office (current) Jun 2026 Appointed Director of the Company
1955-06-24
Yasuo HIGAKI
Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1980 Joined Fuji Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (now Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.) Feb 1986 Joined the Company Apr 2002 General Manager, Corporate Planning Department Apr 2008 Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning Department Apr 2011 Executive Officer, General Manager of Human Resources Department and in charge of Corporate Planning Apr 2013 Executive Officer, General Manager of Administration Division and General Manager of General Affairs Department Jun 2013 Appointed Director, General Manager of Administration Division and General Manager of General Affairs Department Apr 2018 Director, General Manager of Administration Division Apr 2021 Director, in charge of Administration Division Jun 2021 Appointed Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (current)
1957-01-24
Masaru KAWAKAMI
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Feb 1998 Registered as Certified Tax Accountant Sep 1998 Joined Watanabe Accounting Office Jul 2002 Opened Kawakami Accounting Office; Office Head (current) Jun 2014 Appointed Corporate Auditor of the Company Jun 2018 Appointed Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (current)
1969-01-07
Yasuko TERASHIMA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Jan 1994 Established Office Tera (human resource development business); Representative (current) Oct 2009 Certified as Career Development Advisor (now Career Consultant) Jun 2016 Appointed Director of the Company Jun 2018 Appointed Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (current)
1956-07-12
Keiko KITO
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Aug 2011 Joined Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation Oct 2015 Joined EY ShinNihon LLC Jun 2016 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Jun 2025 Left EY ShinNihon LLC Jul 2025 Opened Keiko Kito CPA Office; Office Head (current) Sep 2025 Part-time Lecturer, Common Education Center, Konan University (current) Jun 2026 Appointed Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company
1984-02-20
Large Shareholding Reports
Risou Kikaku Co., Ltd.
2026-02-26
5.33%→5.67%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 5.75%
Toshihiko NISHIKI
2026-02-26
—
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 2.75%
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
2025-08-22
2.33%→2.33%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-06-16
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINETAmended
2026-02-26
Change Report
EDINET
2026-02-26
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-02-10
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
TDnet
2026-02-03
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-10
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-08-22
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-08-01
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-18
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-02-03
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-08
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-08-02
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINETAmended
2022-11-14
Amended Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-11-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-27
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-06-28
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
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