Candidates / 3865

Hokuetsu Corporation3865・Pulp & paper

Activist stake: Oasis. Of the listed companies with this trait in 2021–22, 1 in 5 was bought in the following four years or so — against 1 in 11 for all listed companies.

Taking every trait together, its score is 1.9x the average — #418 of 3,751. The closest type of deal is management buyout.

Score1.9xvs average; #418 of 3,751
Past, similar score1 in 5were bought (20%)
Closest typeMBO
Price-to-book0.57xmarket value ¥143.8bn

Why it looks like past targets

Score by type of buyer

Typevs average for the type
Buyout by the parent0.8x
Management buyout2.6x
Private equity3.2x
Strategic buyer1.1x

Ownership

Top 10 shareholders

HolderTypeStake
大王製紙(株)Company17.5%
日本マスタートラスト信託銀行(株)(信託口)Custodian/nominee7.6%
(株)第四北越銀行Financial institution5.2%
北越コーポレーション持株会Employee/partner plan4.5%
(株)日本カストディ銀行(金銭信託課税口)Custodian/nominee3.8%
OASIS JAPAN STRATEGIC FUND LTD.Company3.5%
損害保険ジャパン(株)Financial institution2.8%
農林中央金庫Financial institution2.2%
新生紙パルプ商事(株)Company1.9%
(株)日本カストディ銀行(三井住友信託銀行再信託分・王子マネジメントオフィス(株)退職給付信託口)Custodian/nominee1.8%

From the annual report for the year to 2026-03-31. Holder types are assigned by name and can be wrong (for example, a founder’s company can look like an operating company). Annual report (PDF, EDINET)

Key figures

Controlling shareholder (over 50%)
No
Largest corporate holder
17.5%
Founder family (individuals and their companies)
0.0%
Officers
0.4%
Net cash ÷ market value
-12%
ROE
2.8%
Equity ratio
60%

Activist filings

Estimated cost = total acquisition funds ÷ shares held, from the latest report (or the previous one if the latest does not state the funds). Trades after the report's base date are not included. Stakes whose reports give no funding figure are left out. Share splits after the report are adjusted using the change in shares outstanding. Costs outside the stock's price range while held (0.8x the monthly low to 1.2x the high) are treated as reporting quirks (e.g. funds not updated after selling) and not shown. Stakes cut below 5% (mostly sold) are left out of the totals.

This site ranks listed companies by how closely their public filings (annual reports and large-shareholding reports) resemble past tender-offer and MBO targets. It is not a prediction that any company will be bought, is not based on any non-public information, and is not a recommendation to buy or sell. Not investment advice.

Updated 29 Sep 2026 00:48 JST