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TOA CORPORATION

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TOA CORPORATION1885

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Toa Corporation is a general construction company founded in 1914, with marine civil engineering (ports, dredging, and land reclamation) as its core competitive strength. It operates through three segments: domestic civil engineering, domestic building construction, and overseas business. Domestically, the company handles social infrastructure development including ports, airports, railways, and roads, with government agencies led by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism as its primary clients. In the building construction segment, it specializes in logistics facilities including cold storage warehouses, providing design and construction services for private developers and business corporations. Overseas, the company undertakes large-scale port construction projects primarily in Southeast Asia, Africa, and South Asia. The group, comprising 15 subsidiaries and 28 affiliated companies, also engages in complementary businesses such as real estate development, construction machinery, and PFI (Private Finance Initiative) projects. The company is listed on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Business Model

The business is based on construction contracting from order receipt through completion, with the order backlog (unfinished construction volume) serving as a leading indicator of future revenue. As of the end of March 2026, the backlog stood at a substantial ¥505,947 million (non-consolidated), providing high revenue visibility. Orders are secured through two channels: competitive bidding for public-sector projects and negotiated/proposal-based contracts for private-sector clients. Overseas, the company captures large-scale ODA projects and locally ordered projects. Complementary businesses such as real estate development/leasing and construction machinery maintenance support stable earnings.

Company Strengths

The company has over 100 years of marine civil engineering track record since introducing dredgers in 1913, and owns large work vessels in-house. Its specialized expertise in port, dredging, and land reclamation work is difficult for competitors to replicate in a short period, demonstrating competitive advantage in both domestic civil engineering revenue of ¥156,001 million and overseas revenue of ¥92,337 million (up 40.5% year on year) in FY2026 (ending March 2026).

As of the end of March 2026, non-consolidated order backlog reached ¥505,947 million (civil engineering: ¥386,851 million; building construction: ¥119,095 million) on a non-consolidated basis, securing multiple years of revenue. The domestic building construction order backlog rose 8.2% year on year to ¥107,964 million (consolidated), forming the basis for revenue recovery from the next fiscal period onward.

The company in-house developed the "insulated panel embedded formwork method" for cold storage and refrigerated warehouses, achieving labor savings and shorter construction periods, among other examples of accumulated technical expertise in its areas of specialization forming competitive advantage. The building construction segment profit margin improved substantially to 8.7% in FY2026 (ending March 2026) (from 5.8% in the previous fiscal year), and this figure confirms the rising proportion of projects with improved profitability.

ENVALITH's Perspective

For FY2026 (ending March 2026), net sales reached ¥358,697 million (up 8.5% year on year), operating profit was ¥24,199 million (up 17.3%), and profit attributable to owners of parent was ¥19,361 million (up 29.9%), with all indicators marking record highs. ROE improved to 17.4% (from 14.7% in the prior period) and the equity ratio rose to 38.2% (from 35.6%), reflecting stronger financial soundness. Operating cash flow swung sharply positive to ¥48,006 million (versus an outflow of ¥14,255 million in the prior period), indicating improved quality of earnings. Externally, steady public investment and expanding overseas infrastructure demand supported performance.

The consolidated earnings forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027) calls for net sales of ¥360,000 million (up 0.4% year on year), operating profit of ¥21,100 million (down 12.8%), and net income of ¥14,500 million (down 25.1%). Sales are expected to remain roughly flat as backlog work is executed, but aggressive investment in personnel and DX aimed at strengthening construction capacity will weigh on profit. Dividends are also set to shrink, to ¥77 per year (down from ¥100 in the prior period), reducing shareholder returns. This should be viewed as a phase of upfront investment for medium- to long-term growth.

A serious accident occurred on April 7, 2026 at the site of the "Ogishima Sendo Area Raw Material A/B Berth Public-Use Conversion Demolition Work," which was under construction. The provision for loss on construction contracts surged to ¥8,892 million at fiscal year-end (from ¥3,214 million in the prior period), with accident-related costs already reflected. However, depending on progress in discussions with relevant parties, additional provisions may be recorded in subsequent periods, warranting close attention as a downside risk to the earnings forecast. In addition, overseas orders received fell sharply, down 38.5% year on year to ¥73,533 million, making the replenishment of overseas order backlog a medium-term challenge once the existing backlog is worked through.

Growth Strategy

By capturing domestic resilience-building and defense demand, diversifying overseas operations, and investing in human resources and DX, the company aims to achieve net sales of ¥500.0 billion by 2035.

While maintaining strength in core areas such as ports and airports, the company is expanding into security-related infrastructure development accompanying the strengthening of defense capabilities. It is also pursuing new fields such as carbon neutrality, CCS, and offshore wind power. Non-consolidated domestic civil engineering orders received in FY2026 (ending March 2026) grew steadily to ¥161,850 million (up 14.1% year on year).

While establishing a competitive advantage in core fields such as cold-storage warehouses, the company is rebuilding its sales structure for social and public infrastructure. It is also strengthening its expansion into business development, renewal, and building management fields. Non-consolidated building construction orders received in FY2026 (ending March 2026) recovered to ¥101,494 million (up 11.7% year on year), building up a backlog of ¥107,964 million.

While leveraging strengths in civil engineering, the company has clarified its priority regions and is steadily expanding its building construction field overseas. In FY2026 (ending March 2026), the company secured overseas building construction orders of ¥11,219 million for the first time on a full-scale basis. However, overall overseas orders received declined significantly by 38.5% year on year to ¥73,533 million, making the replenishment of orders in subsequent periods a challenge.

Under the medium-term management plan <2026–2028>, the three-year investment plan amount has been expanded to ¥50.0 billion (excluding M&A). The company is actively investing in human resources and DX aimed at strengthening construction capacity. In FY2027 (ending March 2027), operating profit is expected to decline 12.8% year on year due to increased SG&A expenses, marking the entry into a phase of upfront investment.

Last updated: July 19, 2026