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TOYO Corporation

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Business

Toyo Corporation originated in 1953 as a specialized trading company for measurement solutions and has since evolved into a "measurement solution provider" that also offers its own in-house developed products, supplying products and services to industries in Japan and overseas. Its business spans seven segments: Advanced Mobility (automobiles, railways, etc.), Decarbonization / Energy (batteries, hydrogen, fuel cells), Information & Communications / Information Security, EMC / Large Antennas, Defense / Ocean, Software Development Support, and Others (Life Sciences, etc.). Its major customers include automakers, telecommunications operators, government agencies, and defense-related institutions, and it supplies cutting-edge measurement equipment and systems to research and development sites in Japan and abroad. The company has 11 consolidated subsidiaries and 1 equity-method affiliate, and maintains sales bases in the United States, China, and Europe.

Business Model

The company sells cutting-edge measurement instruments domestically and internationally, centered on general agency agreements with leading overseas manufacturers, while enhancing added value through the expansion of proprietary products and solutions. Post-sale maintenance, repair, calibration, and subscription contracts form recurring revenue, contributing to earnings stability. The company employs a hybrid model combining build-to-order large-scale system projects with service-type revenue such as Software Development Support.

Company Strengths

Orders received in FY2025 (ended September 2025) reached a record ¥40,151 million (up 19.4% year on year), with the order backlog reaching ¥24,625 million (up 44.6% year on year). In particular, the order backlog in the Defense / Ocean segment rose to ¥5,583 million (up 157.5% year on year), and Advanced Mobility rose to ¥6,986 million (up 45.0% year on year), providing high visibility for a sales recovery from the next fiscal period onward.

The company covers a broad range of industrial fields, including Advanced Mobility, Decarbonization / Energy, Information & Communications, EMC, Defense / Ocean, Software, and Life Sciences. In FY2025 (ended September 2025) as well, Information & Communications / Information Security (sales +8.5%), Defense / Ocean (+19.7%), and Software Development Support (+11.9%) all achieved revenue growth, with the diversification effect functioning such that other segments compensated for weakness in specific segments.

Since 2023, the company has successively made subsidiaries of Lexi Inc. (Life Sciences), Rototest International AB (Sweden; Hub Dynamometer), Toyo EMC Engineering Co., Ltd. (EMC), and L-Tale Co., Ltd. (hydrogen-related manufacturing). By expanding its in-house developed products and internalizing manufacturing capabilities, the company has achieved improvements in technological and product competitiveness that go beyond a mere trading function.

ENVALITH's Perspective

Operating profit of ¥3,127 million in the interim period of FY2026 (ending March 2026) represented a substantial improvement, up 124.0% year on year, and progress against the full-year forecast of ¥3,600 million reached 86.9%. However, this performance was partly boosted by the recognition of projects that had been delayed from the previous fiscal year and by the front-loading of projects originally scheduled for the second half, so sales and profit levels in the second half could decline significantly compared to the interim period. The full-year earnings forecast has not been revised, and the pace of order intake and progress in the second half warrants close monitoring.

The performance of major customers in the automotive sector has been affected by the tariff policies of the Trump administration in the United States, and the risk of project delays due to customers curbing investment is beginning to materialize. The Advanced Mobility segment performed well in the interim period, with sales of ¥5,038 million (up 24.8% year on year), but large-scale AD/ADAS and EV-related projects depend on customers' capital investment decisions, meaning that a deterioration in the external environment carries the risk of delaying order intake and revenue recognition.

Notes and accounts receivable and contract assets stood at ¥10,455 million as of the end of March 2026, up ¥5,054 million from the end of the previous fiscal year, and operating cash flow turned negative at an outflow of ¥246 million. Short-term borrowings also expanded to ¥5,150 million, up ¥2,450 million from the end of the previous fiscal year, reflecting an increase in working capital associated with the concentration of acceptance inspections for large-scale projects, which has become a financial challenge. The equity ratio remains at a sound level of 64.4% (versus 70.1% at the end of the previous fiscal year), but the potential impact on cash flow should delays in project acceptance occur warrants continued close attention.

Growth Strategy

Targeting sales of ¥45,000 million, operating profit of ¥4,500 million, and ROE of 11% by FY2027, the company aims to accelerate growth through its three focus areas, M&A, and overseas expansion.

Management resources are being concentrated on high-growth fields such as AD/ADAS, EV charging, defense, and cybersecurity. In the first half of FY2026 (ending September 2026), all three focus areas achieved substantial revenue growth: Advanced Mobility (sales of ¥5,038 million, up 24.8% year on year), Defense / Ocean (¥2,178 million, up 125.7% year on year), and Information & Communications (¥5,220 million, up 19.3% year on year), demonstrating the results of the focused strategy.

In January 2026, the company made SonicGuard a subsidiary, acquiring a cybersecurity business foundation targeting government agencies and municipalities. The effect of the new consolidation boosted sales and profit in the Information & Communications / Information Security segment. The company continues to expand its in-house developed products (such as High-Capacity Packet Capture and Fuel Cell Evaluation Systems), aiming to reduce reliance on agency sales.

Overseas sales in the first half of FY2026 (ending September 2026) expanded significantly to ¥1,191 million (up 79.6% year on year). This was driven by large-scale orders for AD/ADAS evaluation systems in the US and China, and the expansion of distributor rights for automotive battery evaluation equipment covering all of China. In Europe, the company is promoting sales expansion of Rototest products through the establishment of a new base in Germany.

The company has entered into distributor agreements with multiple overseas quantum computer manufacturers and has decided to introduce a quantum computer in-house for sales promotion purposes. As an early investment in the next-generation measurement and information processing field, the company is laying the groundwork for business expansion, positioning itself for future monetization.

Last updated: July 17, 2026