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Molitec Steel Co., Ltd.

5986.T

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¥261

+¥4.00 · +1.56%

Aug 24, 3:30 PM JST

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Company profile

Company website

Molitec Steel Co., Ltd., headquartered in Osaka, Japan, is a prominent entity primarily engaged in the processing and distribution of steel strips within the Japanese market. The company offers an extensive range of press-worked products, including components for the automotive sector, household appliances, and agricultural machinery, alongside dies fabrication products, integrated drive plates, power springs, combine augers, and oil level gauges. Furthermore, Molitec provides heat-treated materials, notably hardened and tempered carbon steel strips and sheets. Its metal materials portfolio is comprehensive, featuring cold and hot rolled steel strips and sheets, spring and cold-rolled stainless steel strips, cold-rolled carbon steel strips and sheets, hot rolled mild steel sheets and strips, electrolytic zinc-coated steel sheets, and color-coated steel sheets. Beyond these core offerings, the company manufactures and sells various machinery tools, steel parts, and plastic products and parts, and conducts import and export activities for diverse merchandise. Established in 1943, the firm operated as Mori&Co. until it rebranded to Molitec Steel Co., Ltd. in January 1990.

Industry
Steel
Sector
Basic Materials
Headquarters
JP
CEO
Takashi Kado
Listed since
Apr 4, 2000
Employees
727

Market position

Day range

Current ¥261

52-week range

Current ¥261

Open
¥257
Previous close
¥257
Volume
27.1K
0.76× average
Average volume
35.73K
Average daily volume
Market cap
5.85B JPY
Beta
0.33
Market reference 1
50-day average
¥239.66
+8.90% above average
200-day average
¥222.4
+17.36% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
5.35B JPY
P/E (TTM)
4.57×
P/B (TTM)
0.36×
P/S (TTM)
0.12×
EV / EBITDA
4.44×
Earnings yield
20.68%
Free cash flow yield
10.56%
Dividend yield
4.60%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
10.66%
Operating margin
1.29%
Net margin
2.67%
Return on equity
6.46%
Return on assets
2.97%
Return on invested capital
1.43%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.32×
Current ratio
1.56×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends13%7%2%-3%Gross margin, FY2021: 11.25%Gross margin, FY2022: 8.50%Gross margin, FY2023: 8.71%Gross margin, FY2024: 9.30%Gross margin, FY2025: 10.17%Operating margin, FY2021: 0.74%Operating margin, FY2022: -0.21%Operating margin, FY2023: 0.51%Operating margin, FY2024: 0.79%Operating margin, FY2025: 0.92%Net margin, FY2021: 0.92%Net margin, FY2022: -1.94%Net margin, FY2023: 0.62%Net margin, FY2024: 0.65%Net margin, FY2025: 2.16%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 11.25%. Gross margin FY2022 8.50%. Gross margin FY2023 8.71%. Gross margin FY2024 9.30%. Gross margin FY2025 10.17%. Operating margin FY2021 0.74%. Operating margin FY2022 -0.21%. Operating margin FY2023 0.51%. Operating margin FY2024 0.79%. Operating margin FY2025 0.92%. Net margin FY2021 0.92%. Net margin FY2022 -1.94%. Net margin FY2023 0.62%. Net margin FY2024 0.65%. Net margin FY2025 2.16%.

Income trends

Revenue

48.19B JPY-4.57%

Operating income

444.67M JPY+12.08%

Net income

1.04B JPY+216.52%
Income trends across reported periods55.92B JPY35.33B JPY14.74B JPY−5.85B JPYRevenue, FY2021: 27.56B JPYRevenue, FY2022: 36.33B JPYRevenue, FY2023: 50.77B JPYRevenue, FY2024: 50.5B JPYRevenue, FY2025: 48.19B JPYOperating income, FY2021: 204.05M JPYOperating income, FY2022: −75.33M JPYOperating income, FY2023: 260.25M JPYOperating income, FY2024: 396.73M JPYOperating income, FY2025: 444.67M JPYNet income, FY2021: 254.3M JPYNet income, FY2022: −704.78M JPYNet income, FY2023: 312.33M JPYNet income, FY2024: 329.37M JPYNet income, FY2025: 1.04B JPYFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 27.56B JPY. Revenue FY2022 36.33B JPY. Revenue FY2023 50.77B JPY. Revenue FY2024 50.5B JPY. Revenue FY2025 48.19B JPY. Operating income FY2021 204.05M JPY. Operating income FY2022 −75.33M JPY. Operating income FY2023 260.25M JPY. Operating income FY2024 396.73M JPY. Operating income FY2025 444.67M JPY. Net income FY2021 254.3M JPY. Net income FY2022 −704.78M JPY. Net income FY2023 312.33M JPY. Net income FY2024 329.37M JPY. Net income FY2025 1.04B JPY.
Metric (JPY)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue48.19B JPY50.5B JPY50.77B JPY36.33B JPY27.56B JPY
Cost of goods sold43.29B JPY45.8B JPY46.35B JPY33.25B JPY24.46B JPY
Gross profit4.9B JPY4.7B JPY4.42B JPY3.09B JPY3.1B JPY
Research and development—166.07M JPY171.3M JPY154.35M JPY130.68M JPY
Selling, general, and administrative4.46B JPY4.13B JPY3.99B JPY3.01B JPY2.77B JPY
Operating expenses4.46B JPY4.3B JPY4.16B JPY3.16B JPY2.9B JPY
Interest income14.58M JPY9.09M JPY8.94M JPY10.72M JPY14.09M JPY
Interest expense69.83M JPY84.71M JPY99.6M JPY77.97M JPY71.78M JPY
Depreciation and amortization760.51M JPY747.16M JPY741.26M JPY916.67M JPY872.18M JPY
Operating income444.67M JPY396.73M JPY260.25M JPY−75.33M JPY204.05M JPY
Net income1.04B JPY329.37M JPY312.33M JPY−704.78M JPY254.3M JPY

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

Latest EPS result
13.1

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates33.2422.2611.280.31Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Nov 8, 2024: actual 1.2, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Feb 13, 2025: actual 0.36, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported May 14, 2025: actual 10.42, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Aug 8, 2025: actual 2.48, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Nov 6, 2025: actual 2.92, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Feb 10, 2026: actual 10.33, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported May 14, 2026: actual 30.8, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Aug 7, 2026: actual 13.1, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates13.23B12.59B11.95B11.31BQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Nov 8, 2024: actual 12.55B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Feb 13, 2025: actual 12.71B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported May 14, 2025: actual 12.72B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Aug 8, 2025: actual 12.14B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Nov 6, 2025: actual 11.98B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Feb 10, 2026: actual 11.93B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported May 14, 2026: actual 12.15B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Aug 7, 2026: actual 11.81B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

¥4.00

2025 complete year+33.3% since 2021

2026 partial: ¥12.00

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2027

¥6.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2027 · Payment Mar 30, 2027

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2026

¥12.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2026 · Payment Jun 25, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 28, 2025

¥4.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2025 · Payment Jun 26, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 28, 2024

¥4.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2024 · Payment Jun 27, 2024

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2023

¥3.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2023 · Payment Jun 29, 2023

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2022

¥4.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2022 · Payment Jun 24, 2022

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