Candidates / 6676

BUFFALO INC.6676・Electrical equipment

Activist stake: Effissimo. 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 3.1x the average — #94 of 3,751. The closest type of deal is management buyout.

Score3.1xvs average; #94 of 3,751
Past, similar score1 in 4were bought (24%)
Closest typeMBO
Price-to-book1.90xmarket value ¥81.9bn

Why it looks like past targets

Score by type of buyer

Typevs average for the type
Buyout by the parent0.9x
Management buyout4.7x
Private equity4.4x
Strategic buyer2.2x

Ownership

Top 10 shareholders

HolderTypeStake
株式会社メルコグループCompany30.6%
牧 寛之Individual17.0%
公益財団法人牧誠財団Company4.2%
ECM MFCompany3.8%
日本マスタートラスト信託銀行株式会社(信託口)Custodian/nominee3.4%
MLI FOR SEGREGATED PB CLIENTCustodian/nominee2.1%
CGML PB CLIENT ACCOUNT/COLLATERALCustodian/nominee1.9%
JPMSPLC CLIENT ASSETS SK JPYCustodian/nominee1.6%
バッファロー共栄会Individual1.1%
岩崎 泰次Individual0.9%

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
30.6%
Founder family (individuals and their companies)
19.1%
Officers
17.0%
Net cash ÷ market value
33%
ROE
18.3%
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