SAKURA RUBBER CO., LTD.

Business Details

Manufactures and sells Fire Hoses & Fire Hydrant Hoses, fire suction hoses, disaster prevention and rescue equipment, anti-terrorism equipment, and labor safety equipment. Most end users are government agencies, and revenue fluctuates depending on the items and amounts procured under customer budgets. The company is promoting the planning and development of products that respond to on-site needs arising from frequent natural disasters, and strengthening sales capabilities through proposal-based sales.

Recent Overview

Revenue increased across all product categories, and operating profit rose sharply by 51.8% year-on-year

In FY2026 (ending March 2026), Fire Hoses & Fire Hydrant Hoses trended steadily, and sales of disaster prevention and rescue equipment (equipment for improving disaster evacuation living conditions, forest and wildland fire response, and vehicle-loaded rescue equipment) increased. On the other hand, Special Vehicles sales decreased as some delivery dates were extended to the following fiscal year due to material procurement delays. Although selling expenses and product planning and development costs increased, the revenue growth effect outweighed these, resulting in revenue of ¥8,297 million (up 21.3% year-on-year) and segment operating profit of ¥522 million (up 51.8% year-on-year).

Key Products

Growth Drivers

• Expanding demand for disaster prevention and rescue equipment against a backdrop of frequent natural disasters
• Development and proposal-based sales of in-house planned products capturing needs for labor and effort savings at firefighting and disaster prevention sites
• Continued steady sales of Fire Hoses & Fire Hydrant Hoses
• Strengthening of production systems in response to an increasing order backlog
• Emergence of the effects of price revisions on certain products

Risks

• Risk that revenue will fluctuate significantly depending on the items and amounts procured under budgets, as most end users are government agencies
• Risk of delivery date extensions and shifts in revenue recognition timing due to material procurement delays for Special Vehicles and other products
• Risk of increased costs due to soaring raw material prices and persistently high energy prices (including uncertainty in petroleum product procurement due to escalating tensions in the Middle East)
• Risk of production capacity constraints due to chronic labor shortages
• Risk of profit margin pressure from increased selling expenses and product planning and development costs