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Placo Co., Ltd.

6347.T

JPXIndustrialsIndustrial - Machinery

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¥256

+¥3.00 · +1.19%

Aug 24, 3:30 PM JST

6347.T company overview

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Company profile

Company website

Operating from its base in Saitama, Japan, Placo Co., Ltd. specializes in the development and distribution of plastic molding and recycling machinery. Its diverse product portfolio features inflation film molding equipment, blow molding machines, and a range of environmental technologies. These solutions are critical for manufacturing biodegradable plastics and automotive components, and also contribute significantly to efforts aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The company was established in 1940.

Industry
Industrial - Machinery
Sector
Industrials
Headquarters
JP
CEO
Takashi Furuno
Listed since
Dec 26, 1940
Employees
83

Market position

Day range

Current ¥256

52-week range

Current ¥256

Open
¥257
Previous close
¥253
Volume
15.2K
0.16× average
Average volume
95K
Average daily volume
Market cap
2.46B JPY
Beta
0.85
Market reference 1
50-day average
¥257.52
-0.59% below average
200-day average
¥312.35
-18.04% below average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
2.87B JPY
P/E (TTM)
24.2×
P/B (TTM)
1.53×
P/S (TTM)
0.85×
EV / EBITDA
14.36×
Earnings yield
2.93%
Free cash flow yield
1.20%
Dividend yield
2.34%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
31.61%
Operating margin
6.17%
Net margin
3.49%
Return on equity
4.95%
Return on assets
2.64%
Return on invested capital
3.24%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.57×
Current ratio
2.32×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends35%19%4%-11%Gross margin, FY2021: 27.41%Gross margin, FY2022: 25.98%Gross margin, FY2023: 12.19%Gross margin, FY2024: 25.31%Gross margin, FY2025: 30.85%Operating margin, FY2021: 7.20%Operating margin, FY2022: 6.41%Operating margin, FY2023: -7.55%Operating margin, FY2024: -6.24%Operating margin, FY2025: 5.17%Net margin, FY2021: 5.48%Net margin, FY2022: 4.22%Net margin, FY2023: -7.37%Net margin, FY2024: -4.30%Net margin, FY2025: 3.09%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 27.41%. Gross margin FY2022 25.98%. Gross margin FY2023 12.19%. Gross margin FY2024 25.31%. Gross margin FY2025 30.85%. Operating margin FY2021 7.20%. Operating margin FY2022 6.41%. Operating margin FY2023 -7.55%. Operating margin FY2024 -6.24%. Operating margin FY2025 5.17%. Net margin FY2021 5.48%. Net margin FY2022 4.22%. Net margin FY2023 -7.37%. Net margin FY2024 -4.30%. Net margin FY2025 3.09%.

Income trends

Revenue

2.68B JPY+20.30%

Operating income

138.43M JPY+277.55M JPY

Net income

82.8M JPY+178.6M JPY
Income trends across reported periods3.78B JPY2.31B JPY842.95M JPY−624.59M JPYRevenue, FY2021: 2.72B JPYRevenue, FY2022: 3B JPYRevenue, FY2023: 3.41B JPYRevenue, FY2024: 2.23B JPYRevenue, FY2025: 2.68B JPYOperating income, FY2021: 195.75M JPYOperating income, FY2022: 192.48M JPYOperating income, FY2023: −257.7M JPYOperating income, FY2024: −139.12M JPYOperating income, FY2025: 138.43M JPYNet income, FY2021: 148.97M JPYNet income, FY2022: 126.67M JPYNet income, FY2023: −251.34M JPYNet income, FY2024: −95.8M JPYNet income, FY2025: 82.8M JPYFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 2.72B JPY. Revenue FY2022 3B JPY. Revenue FY2023 3.41B JPY. Revenue FY2024 2.23B JPY. Revenue FY2025 2.68B JPY. Operating income FY2021 195.75M JPY. Operating income FY2022 192.48M JPY. Operating income FY2023 −257.7M JPY. Operating income FY2024 −139.12M JPY. Operating income FY2025 138.43M JPY. Net income FY2021 148.97M JPY. Net income FY2022 126.67M JPY. Net income FY2023 −251.34M JPY. Net income FY2024 −95.8M JPY. Net income FY2025 82.8M JPY.
Metric (JPY)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue2.68B JPY2.23B JPY3.41B JPY3B JPY2.72B JPY
Cost of goods sold1.85B JPY1.66B JPY3B JPY2.22B JPY1.97B JPY
Gross profit826.69M JPY563.78M JPY415.75M JPY780.23M JPY745.53M JPY
Research and development—5.53M JPY6.54M JPY7.57M JPY4.25M JPY
Selling, general, and administrative688.26M JPY697.36M JPY666.92M JPY580.19M JPY545.53M JPY
Operating expenses688.26M JPY702.9M JPY673.46M JPY587.76M JPY549.78M JPY
Interest income1.06M JPY278K JPY9K JPY5K JPY5K JPY
Interest expense15.35M JPY15.21M JPY18.12M JPY7.7M JPY3.88M JPY
Depreciation and amortization55.85M JPY63.45M JPY64.55M JPY71.36M JPY78.24M JPY
Operating income138.43M JPY−139.12M JPY−257.7M JPY192.48M JPY195.75M JPY
Net income82.8M JPY−95.8M JPY−251.34M JPY126.67M JPY148.97M JPY

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

Latest EPS result
-0.87

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates13.286.3-0.68-7.66Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Nov 8, 2024: actual -6.22, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Feb 14, 2025: actual -2.41, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported May 15, 2025: actual 4.1, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Aug 8, 2025: actual -2.77, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Nov 14, 2025: actual -2.04, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Feb 13, 2026: actual 1.69, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported May 15, 2026: actual 11.84, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Aug 10, 2026: actual -0.87, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates1.03B802.61M571.39M340.16MQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Nov 8, 2024: actual 517M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Feb 14, 2025: actual 593.63M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported May 15, 2025: actual 698M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Aug 8, 2025: actual 388M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Nov 14, 2025: actual 600M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Feb 13, 2026: actual 705M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported May 15, 2026: actual 986M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Aug 10, 2026: actual 590M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

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

¥6.00

2025 complete year+80.0% since 2021

2026 partial: ¥6.00

* 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

¥6.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2026 · Payment Jun 26, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 28, 2025

¥6.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2025 · Payment Jun 27, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 28, 2024

¥6.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2024 · Payment Jun 28, 2024

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2023

¥6.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2023 · Payment Jun 28, 2023

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2022

¥6.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2022 · Payment Jun 29, 2022

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