Japan / 8059
DAIICHI JITSUGYO CO., LTD.8059
A trading company that buys machinery, equipment and parts and sells them in Japan and overseas to industries such as plants, battery manufacturing, automotive and electronics. It also rents out machinery and equipment.
- Plant & EnergySales of machinery, equipment and parts for energy development, gas/oil refining, chemicals, construction, paper and pulp
- Energy SolutionsSales of machinery, equipment and parts related to lithium-ion battery manufacturing
- Industrial Machinery & ElectronicsSales of machinery, equipment and parts for plastics, rubber, steel, food, and electronics, telecom, precision and optics
- Automotive, Healthcare, Aviation & InfrastructureSales of machinery, equipment and parts for automotive, pharmaceuticals, aviation and disaster prevention
Summarised by AI from the annual report; the supporting quote was checked against the filing.
A trading house riding customers' capex cycles: battery demand collapsed and profit is guided down, so today's earnings look like a peak.
Results over the years
| 2022/03 | 2023/03 | 2024/03 | 2025/03 | 2026/03 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | ¥148.1bn | ¥153.7bn | ¥187.8bn | ¥221.8bn | ¥219.1bn |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | ¥13.1bn | ¥13.7bn |
| Ordinary profit | ¥7.8bn | ¥7.1bn | ¥9.0bn | ¥13.6bn | ¥14.4bn |
| Net profit | ¥5.4bn | ¥6.3bn | ¥7.5bn | ¥8.8bn | ¥10.0bn |
| Operating cash flow | ¥-3.4bn | ¥8.9bn | ¥-1.7bn | ¥11.6bn | ¥16.1bn |
| Net assets | ¥58.7bn | ¥63.7bn | ¥73.4bn | ¥79.9bn | ¥90.7bn |
| EPS (yen) | 501 | 197 | 235 | 279 | 312 |
| Dividend per share (yen) | 145 | 178 | 123 | 92 | 125 |
From the five-year summary in the latest annual report (consolidated where available). Operating profit is shown only for the two years the report tags.
Why the market may be pricing it low
Lithium-ion battery equipment, a key earner, is falling sharply with orders nearly halved. Investors see current record profit as a peak that will not last.
エナジーソリューションズ事業国内外向けのリチウムイオン電池製造設備等の売上が減少したため、売上高は140億57百万円減少の400億44百万円(前期比26.0%減)MD&A
The business depends on customers' capital spending. As a trader exposed to tariffs and China's slowdown, its earnings are not seen as stable.
顧客企業の生産拠点への設備投資動向等が当社グループの業績に影響を及ぼす可能性があります。Risk factors
The company's own plan has operating profit falling in the next fiscal year, and total backlog is shrinking, so the growth story is hard to see.
受注高202,512230,000240,000270,000売上高219,140219,000210,000250,000営業利益13,69613,60012,00015,000Management policy
What could close the gap
If the plan's capital-efficiency goal turns into concrete buybacks or a higher payout, the market's view of the large cash pile could change.
利益成長と資本効率の一層の向上を目指します。Management policy
If non-battery businesses such as healthcare and aviation keep growing enough to offset battery weakness, the peak-earnings view could ease.
航空・インフラ事業エアライン向けの航空機地上支援機材及び官公庁向けの特殊車両等の売上が大幅に増加したためMD&A
Results beating the guided profit decline, with AI-related capex showing up in orders, would undermine the expected downturn.
底堅い設備投資意欲やAI関連需要の拡大、雇用・所得環境の改善を背景に、緩やかな回復が期待されます。Management policy
How a buyer could still lose (value trap)
Backlog is shrinking and the company itself guides a profit decline. If today's profit is the peak, the apparent cheapness disappears as earnings fall.
Based on the figures below
Operating cash flow was boosted by lower receivables and inventories. If working capital swells again, the cash is less freely usable than it looks.
税金等調整前当期純利益の計上、未収入金や棚卸資産が減少したため、161億36百万円の収入MD&A
Drafted by AI on 8 Nov 2026 from the figures on this page and excerpts of the filing only (no web search). Each point's quote was checked by machine against the filing text; points whose quote could not be found are not shown. These are hypotheses, not findings. Latest annual report (EDINET)
Financial quality (Piotroski F-score)
- ✓Profitable (ROA > 0)
- ✓Positive operating cash flow
- ✓ROA up on last year
- ✓Cash flow exceeds net profit
- ✓Leverage down on last year
- ✓Current ratio up on last year
- ✓No new shares issued
- ✓Gross margin up on last year
- ✗Asset turnover up on last year
Scored out of the checks with data, scaled to 9. Compares the latest year with the year before.
Figures
- Sales
- ¥219.1bn
- Operating profit
- ¥13.7bn
- Net profit
- ¥10.0bn
- Operating cash flow
- ¥16.1bn
- Cash
- ¥53.0bn
- Debt
- ¥7.0bn
- Equity
- ¥90.7bn
- Minority interests (added to EV)
- ¥0.2bn
Annual report for the year to 2026-03-31
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Updated 10 Nov 2026 08:40 JST