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NITTOKU CO., LTD.

6145・Standard Market・Machinery

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NITTOKU CO., LTD.6145

Business

NITTOKU CO., LTD. is a precision FA equipment manufacturer founded in 1972 that develops, manufactures, and sells automatic winding machines for coils and motors, along with FA equipment such as film/wire winding and conveying equipment and assembly lines. As a group including 20 consolidated subsidiaries, it operates globally with production and sales bases in Asia, Europe, the Americas, and India. Its main customers are manufacturers in electronic components, automobiles, communication equipment, semiconductors, and energy devices, and it provides Integrated Production Lines (Line Builder) by designing and constructing customers' entire production systems as a "line builder." The Winding Systems & Mechatronics Business accounts for approximately 95% of net sales, with the remainder coming from the Contactless IC Tag & Card Business, which applies winding technology.

Business Model

The company receives orders for, manufactures, and delivers custom-designed Integrated Production Lines (Line Builder) tailored to each customer's unique needs, and also provides Maintenance Services. Leveraging its proprietary OS-based high-performance multi-axis synchronous control technology as a core strength, it pursues open innovation in niche fields through a "Black Ocean" strategy, thereby building barriers to entry against competitors. In the Contactless IC Tag & Card Business, it manufactures and sells products that leverage its core winding technology, maintaining a high profit margin (segment profit margin of 31.3%).

Company Strengths

The company possesses production systems capable of high-performance multi-axis synchronous control based on an in-house developed OS, giving it a technological foundation to provide an integrated offering spanning conveyance, winding, handling, assembly, and inspection. Building on this core technology, the company has expanded its business beyond coils and motors into areas such as high-speed inspection handlers for semiconductors, winding machines for energy devices, and roll-to-roll systems.

The company has 20 consolidated subsidiaries and operates manufacturing, sales, and maintenance sites across China, Southeast Asia, India, Europe, and the Americas. Sales to the United States in FY2026 (ending March 2026) surged approximately 4.3-fold to ¥11,756 million from ¥2,709 million in the previous fiscal year, demonstrating the company's global customer responsiveness as reflected in actual results.

The Contactless IC Tag & Card Business, which leverages the company's core winding technology, maintained a high segment profit margin of 31.3% (segment profit of ¥594 million) in FY2026 (ending March 2026). Sales of FA Tags for Production Line Management surged 139.6% year on year, and product differentiation through the application of winding technology underpins this highly profitable structure.

ENVALITH's Perspective

Operating profit for FY2026 (ending March 2026) reached a record high of ¥5,439 million (up 385.9% year on year), but a high degree of customer concentration was confirmed, with sales to the major customer AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. amounting to ¥10,388 million, accounting for approximately 24.5% of consolidated net sales. The structure in which sales to the U.S. expanded roughly 4.3-fold, from ¥2,709 million in the previous period to ¥11,756 million, inherently carries the risk that performance will be significantly affected by this customer's order trends. It should also be noted that the forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2026) projects a decline in operating profit to ¥5,100 million (down 6.2% year on year).

The full-year forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2026) calls for net sales of ¥44,000 million (up 3.7% year on year) and operating profit of ¥5,100 million (down 6.2% year on year), representing an outlook of higher sales but lower profit. The economic slump in the European market, centered on the mobility-related industry, continues, and indications of impairment have been recognized at NITTOKU EUROPE GmbH. (an impairment test has been conducted, with no impairment loss recorded in the current period). Uncertainty over U.S. tariff policy has also emerged as an external downside risk, and continued acquisition of large-scale orders in the U.S. and Asian markets is essential to achieving the ¥50,000 million target for FY2028 (ending March 2028).

In FY2026 (ending March 2026), arbitration-related expenses of ¥565 million were recorded as an extraordinary loss. This expense was not recorded in the previous period, and although it is being treated as a one-time factor, the possibility that similar expenses could recur in subsequent periods cannot be ruled out. On the other hand, the equity ratio improved to 64.0% (from 60.2% in the previous period), and cash and cash equivalents increased significantly to ¥19,579 million (from ¥14,274 million in the previous period). The balance of long-term borrowings stood at a manageable level of ¥8,762 million (including the current portion due within one year), and financial soundness is on an improving trend.

Growth Strategy

Aiming for net sales of ¥50,000 million in FY2028 (ending March 2028) through Black Ocean strategy, satellite operations, M&A, and new-domain development

Building competitive entry barriers through open-innovation collaboration with users and suppliers. Continuing to expand into areas beyond the coil devices and motor businesses, including semiconductor inspection handlers, winding machines for energy devices, and Motor Manufacturing Equipment for AI Servers.

Absorbed the laser processing systems business of Kataoka Corporation through a corporate split (completed April 2026, acquisition consideration of ¥1,200 million). Aims to create new revenue opportunities in laser-related businesses through integration of laser technology into roll-to-roll equipment, motor core and wire bonding, and application to semiconductor-related businesses.

Aims to strengthen product sales and improve profitability by leveraging the extensive network and sales capabilities of a joint venture established in India in partnership with Daiichi Jitsugyo Co., Ltd. Currently in the establishment and preparation stage, with efforts underway to move toward full-scale operation.

Working to expand orders for small precision coreless motors and brushless DC motors for humanoid robot joints and fingertips, as well as manufacturing equipment for stepping motors, air-cooling fan motors, and water-cooling pump motors for AI servers. Also advancing development of rare-earth-free ceramic motors as a response to geopolitical risk.

Last updated: July 19, 2026