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NAKANISHI MFG.CO.,LTD.

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NAKANISHI MFG.CO.,LTD.5941

Business

Nakanishi Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is a manufacturer specializing in commercial kitchen equipment, founded in 1958, whose main customers include school lunch centers, hospitals, elderly care welfare facilities, employee cafeterias, boxed-lunch and prepared food factories, and major restaurant chains. The company supplies Dishwashers and Dish Sterilizing/Storage Cabinets, Continuous Rice Cookers, Superheated Steam Cookers, and other equipment manufactured at its Nara Plant and Gunma Plant through a nationwide sales network, with its strength lying in a total support system that consistently handles "proposal," "design," "construction," "opening support," and "after-sales service." Net sales for FY2026 (ending March 2026) reached a record high of ¥41,009 million, and the company is listed on the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Business Model

By combining kitchen equipment manufactured in-house with procured products, the company provides customers with a one-stop service encompassing proposal, design, construction, and after-sales support through its nationwide sales network. By combining public-sector school lunch projects with private-sector restaurant and food processing projects, the company diversifies demand and maintains a stable order base, with orders received of ¥41,051 million and an order backlog of ¥8,586 million.

Company Strengths

Since its founding in 1958, the company has consistently developed and delivered mass-cooking equipment for school meal service centers, maintaining the top share in the school meal service market. Based on a sales network with branches and sales offices spanning from Hokkaido to Kyushu nationwide, it has continuously secured orders combining public sector and private sector projects, with order intake reaching ¥41,051 million in FY2026 (ending March 2026).

The company has built an in-house system that provides "proposal," "design," "construction," "opening support," and "after-sales service" in an integrated manner, offering added value beyond that of a mere equipment manufacturer. This system raises customer switching costs and contributes to continuous order acquisition. In FY2026 (ending March 2026), the segment profit margin for the Commercial Kitchen Equipment Manufacturing and Sales Business reached approximately 7.3%.

The continuous Superheated Steam Cooker "SV Roaster" has been widely adopted from school meal service to bento and prepared food factories, and development of new products such as a two-stage, wide-body model is underway. With 41 R&D staff and R&D expenditure of ¥229 million, the company has also begun developing next-generation products such as labor-saving washing systems, water-saving high-efficiency dishwashers, and hydrogen combustion ovens.

ENVALITH's Perspective

Revenue reached ¥41,009 million (up 2.7% year on year), operating profit reached ¥3,049 million (up 15.9%), and net income attributable to owners of parent reached ¥2,210 million (up 22.3%), setting record highs across all metrics. Strong order intake related to schools and dining-out drove results, and improved gross margin from production efficiency gains accelerated profit growth. The company has achieved five consecutive periods of revenue and profit growth (on an operating profit basis) since FY2022, and it is commendable that the capture of structural demand is being steadily reflected in performance.

The company's forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027) calls for revenue of ¥41,200 million (up 0.5% year on year), operating profit of ¥2,400 million (down 21.3%), and net income attributable to owners of parent of ¥2,000 million (down 9.5%), a significant profit decline. Continued upfront investment in human capital and expanded capital expenditures—including the expansion of the Gunma plant and the relocation of the Osaka head office and Nara plant—are expected to be factors driving up costs. As revenue growth slows, whether the company can absorb the increased costs is a key question, and progress in the first half (revenue of ¥18,000 million, operating profit of ¥500 million) will be critical to the credibility of the full-year outlook.

Revenue concentration in McDonald's Japan (¥4,830 million, 11.8%) continues to exist as a customer concentration risk. On the financial front, short-term borrowings increased to ¥2,800 million (from ¥1,800 million in the previous period), and ¥820 million in long-term borrowings was newly recorded, expanding interest-bearing debt. Although the equity ratio remains at a high level of 66.3% (down from 67.1% in the previous period), changes in capital efficiency amid the expanding capital expenditure phase and the rising trend in borrowing costs (interest expense of ¥19 million, up from ¥5 million in the previous period) warrant close attention.

Growth Strategy

Deepening and expanding the business domain through enhanced proposals for labor-saving kitchen systems, capacity expansion, and human capital investment

Focus on developing automation and labor-saving products in response to a shrinking working-age population. Promoting active proposals for hygienic, labor-saving kitchen systems. R&D expenses for FY2026 (ending March 2026) were ¥229 million (vs. ¥350 million in the previous period), reflecting improved efficiency.

Considering large-scale mid-to-long-term capital investments, including the extension of the Gunma Plant and the relocation of the aging Osaka head office and Nara Plant. Capital expenditures for tangible fixed assets in FY2026 (ending March 2026) temporarily decreased to ¥1,041 million (vs. ¥1,940 million in the previous period), but land acquisitions (an increase of ¥699 million) were also carried out, aiming to expand the mid-to-long-term earnings base.

Strategically strengthening human capital investment, mainly in salaries and welfare expenses. Salaries for FY2026 (ending March 2026) increased to ¥2,975 million (up ¥262 million year on year), aimed at enhancing overall organizational capability. While this is a factor increasing SG&A expenses in the short term, it is positioned as an advance investment aimed at strengthening mid-to-long-term competitiveness.

Focusing on developing energy-saving, environmentally conscious products to contribute to achieving the goals of the UN SDGs. The policy is to simultaneously strengthen sales capabilities for kitchen systems in schools, hospitals, offices, the food service industry, and food processing sectors, while expanding the lineup of environmentally responsive products.

Last updated: July 19, 2026