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Sanyo Shokai Ltd.
(8011)
Sanyo Shokai Ltd. (8011) vs. iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ)
Sanyo Shokai Ltd. Business Overview & Revenue Model
Sanyo Shokai Ltd. Financial Statement Overview
| Breakdown | TTM | Feb 2025 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2023 | Feb 2022 | Feb 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 59.67B | 60.53B | 61.35B | 58.27B | 38.64B | 37.94B |
| Gross Profit | 36.64B | 37.81B | 37.59B | 35.58B | 17.92B | 13.66B |
| EBITDA | 2.97B | 3.73B | 3.98B | 3.19B | -19.00M | -7.89B |
| Net Income | 3.25B | 4.01B | 2.79B | 2.15B | 661.00M | -4.99B |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 54.96B | 58.20B | 59.78B | 54.41B | 51.63B | 52.93B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 19.08B | 23.71B | 23.28B | 20.90B | 18.77B | 19.65B |
| Total Debt | 6.89B | 7.63B | 7.16B | 7.57B | 7.76B | 6.71B |
| Total Liabilities | 16.39B | 18.90B | 18.52B | 17.98B | 17.70B | 19.46B |
| Stockholders Equity | 38.54B | 39.28B | 41.24B | 36.42B | 33.76B | 33.46B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 0.00 | 2.47B | 3.98B | 3.87B | -1.81B | -6.12B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 0.00 | 2.68B | 4.42B | 4.21B | -1.64B | -5.66B |
| Investing Cash Flow | 0.00 | 1.63B | -2.34B | -1.05B | -1.36B | 15.76B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 0.00 | -3.87B | -1.40B | -920.00M | 527.00M | -4.28B |
Sanyo Shokai Ltd. Peers Comparison
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
78 Outperform | ¥174.63B | 9.78 | 10.24% | 2.43% | 6.08% | 8.55% | |
68 Neutral | ¥52.39B | 7.26 | 18.28% | 6.12% | -6.22% | 679.61% | |
66 Neutral | ¥40.47B | 13.45 | ― | 5.23% | ― | ― | |
66 Neutral | ¥142.95B | 17.53 | 2.80% | 3.38% | >-0.01% | -49.83% | |
64 Neutral | ¥131.99B | 9.43 | 11.70% | 3.59% | 3.96% | -36.24% | |
61 Neutral | $18.38B | 12.79 | -2.54% | 3.03% | 1.52% | -15.83% | |
59 Neutral | ¥217.09B | 39.72 | 5.31% | 2.29% | -6.04% | 146.54% |
Sanyo Shokai Ltd. Corporate Events
Sanyo Shokai Ltd. has announced a change in its largest shareholder as of 28 February 2026, following confirmation from its shareholder register and regulatory filings. U.K.-based investment advisory firm Asset Value Investors Limited has increased its stake to 11.55% of voting rights, becoming the top shareholder with 1,170,600 shares.
Former largest shareholder Yagi Tsusho Limited, a trading company focused on textile imports and exports, has reduced its holding to 11.16% of voting rights, moving to second place among major shareholders. The shift indicates a growing influence of overseas institutional capital in Sanyo Shokai’s ownership structure, though the company states there are no special instructions or immediate operational impacts associated with the change.
Sanyo Shokai Ltd., a Japanese apparel maker listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime, designs and sells fashion and clothing products across its various brands. The company operates within the broader fashion retail sector and targets consumers through its apparel lines in Japan and abroad.
The company reported progress on its ongoing share repurchase program, buying 40,700 shares in March 2026 for about 165 million yen, bringing total buybacks under the current authorization to 60,100 shares at roughly 249 million yen. This is part of a broader plan approved in December 2025 to repurchase up to 500,000 shares, or 4.9% of its outstanding stock, for as much as 2 billion yen via the Tokyo Stock Exchange, signaling continued capital return and potential support for its share price.
Sanyo Shokai Ltd. has reported the latest progress in its ongoing share repurchase program authorized in December 2025, buying back 19,400 shares of common stock in February 2026 for approximately 83.37 million yen. The repurchase is part of a broader resolution allowing up to 500,000 shares, or 4.9% of outstanding stock excluding treasury shares, to be bought back through August 2026, demonstrating continued capital management efforts.
The company also completed the retirement of 83,900 treasury shares on February 27, 2026, reducing its total issued shares to 10,197,034 and shrinking its share base by 0.8%. This combination of buybacks and share retirement is expected to enhance capital efficiency, potentially improve earnings per share, and signal management’s commitment to shareholder returns, which may support the company’s valuation in the equity market.
Sanyo Shokai Ltd. has completed the sale of a portion of its listed investment securities, booking an extraordinary gain of ¥4.115 billion to improve asset efficiency and strengthen its financial structure. This gain will be recorded as extraordinary income in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2026, supporting the company’s bottom line despite weaker core operations.
The company simultaneously revised its full-year forecast for FY2/2026, cutting projections for net sales, operating income, and ordinary income due to unseasonably high temperatures that delayed the Autumn/Winter season and dampened demand, as well as sluggish December and January trading and weak inbound spending from Chinese tourists. While profitability from ordinary operations is under pressure, Sanyo Shokai maintained its forecast for net profit attributable to owners of the parent, leveraging the one-off securities gain and share-related effects to stabilize earnings per share for shareholders.
Sanyo Shokai has reported initial progress on a previously approved share buyback program, repurchasing 19,400 shares of its common stock for approximately 83 million yen between 1 and 13 February 2026. This activity is part of a broader authorization allowing buybacks of up to 500,000 shares, or 4.9% of outstanding stock excluding treasury shares, with a budget of up to 2 billion yen through the end of August 2026.
The company’s board has also resolved to retire 83,900 treasury shares, equivalent to 0.8% of the pre-retirement issued share count, effective 27 February 2026. Following the retirement, Sanyo Shokai’s total issued shares will decline to 10,197,034, signaling a shareholder-return oriented capital policy that may enhance earnings per share and optimize its capital structure over time.
Sanyo Shokai Ltd. has disclosed that U.K.-based Asset Value Investors Limited, an investment advisory firm, has increased its stake in the company, becoming a major shareholder as of 30 January 2026. The change was identified through a report to the Kanto Local Finance Bureau, indicating that Asset Value Investors’ holdings rose from 986,600 shares, or 9.72% of voting rights, to 1,107,700 shares, or 10.91% of voting rights.
This heightened stake signals growing institutional investor interest in Sanyo Shokai, potentially strengthening the company’s shareholder base and governance profile. While the company states there is no immediate impact on its outlook, the larger position held by a specialist investment adviser could influence future engagement with management and strategic decisions watched by other stakeholders.
Sanyo Shokai has launched a share buyback program authorized by its board on 26 December 2025, allowing the repurchase of up to 500,000 common shares, equivalent to 4.9% of shares outstanding excluding treasury stock, for a total cost of up to ¥2 billion via auction transactions on the Tokyo Stock Exchange between 19 January and 31 August 2026. The company disclosed that, as of 31 January 2026, it had not yet repurchased any shares under this mandate, indicating that while the capital allocation framework is in place, its execution and any consequent impacts on shareholder returns, capital structure and market valuation are still pending.
Sanyo Shokai Ltd. has resolved at its board meeting to sell a portion of its holdings in listed investment securities as part of an effort to improve asset efficiency and strengthen its financial structure. The company expects to record an extraordinary gain of between 3.9 billion and 4.1 billion yen from these sales in the consolidated fiscal year ending February 2026, which will bolster its earnings for the period, although the final amount remains subject to market price fluctuations and will be disclosed once fixed, underscoring the firm’s ongoing focus on financial discipline and balance sheet reinforcement.
Sanyo Shokai Ltd., a Japanese apparel company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime market, focuses on the design, manufacture, and sale of fashion and clothing products. The company caters to a broad consumer base through its apparel brands and related retail operations. In its latest disclosure, Sanyo Shokai announced a correction to an earlier notice regarding its stock repurchase, clarifying the status of its treasury shares as of 30 November 2025. The corrected figures confirm that the number of outstanding shares and treasury stock remains unchanged at 10,280,934 shares outstanding and 104,480 treasury shares, indicating that the adjustment is purely a clarification of previously presented data rather than a change in capital structure or buyback scale.
Sanyo Shokai Ltd. has approved a three-for-one stock split of its common shares, effective September 1, 2026, aimed at lowering the per-share trading price, improving liquidity, and attracting a broader base of individual investors. In conjunction with the split, the company will triple its authorized share capital to 120 million shares through an amendment to its articles of incorporation, and overhaul its shareholder benefit program from simple sales invitations to a tiered system that grants Sanyo Membership (SMS) points and continued access to exclusive sales based on post-split shareholdings and holding period, thereby incentivizing long-term ownership and potentially strengthening shareholder loyalty and market appeal.
Sanyo Shokai Ltd. has approved a new share buyback program as part of its medium-term plan to fiscal 2028, aiming to strengthen shareholder returns and improve capital efficiency. The company will repurchase up to 500,000 shares, equivalent to about 4.9% of its outstanding common stock excluding treasury shares, for a total amount of up to 2 billion yen via auction transactions on the Tokyo Stock Exchange between 19 January 2026 and 31 August 2026, signaling a continued commitment to flexible capital allocation tied to business performance and potentially providing support to its share price.
Sanyo Shokai reported consolidated net sales of ¥42.6 billion for the nine months ended November 30, 2025, down 2.1% year on year, with operating profit plunging 70.8% to ¥415 million and profit attributable to owners of parent falling 67.8% to ¥385 million, reflecting a sharp deterioration in earnings despite an improvement in comprehensive income. The company maintained its full-year forecast, projecting a slight 1.0% decline in net sales to ¥59.9 billion but a modest 2.3% rise in full-year profit attributable to owners of parent to ¥4.1 billion, while also continuing active capital measures—including disposal, repurchase and retirement of treasury stock—and setting a higher annual dividend forecast of ¥139 per share, signaling an ongoing focus on shareholder returns despite weaker interim profitability and a marginally lower equity ratio.