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Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd.

7976.T

JPXIndustrialsBusiness Equipment & Supplies

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¥2,970

−¥1.00 · -0.03%

Aug 24, 3:30 PM JST

7976.T company overview

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Company profile

Company website

Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd. is a Japanese enterprise specializing in the production and distribution of various writing tools. Its extensive catalog features a broad selection of items, such as traditional and colored pencils, smooth-gliding water-based rollerball pens, classic oil-based ballpoint pens, mechanical pencils accompanied by their lead refills, vibrant felt-tip pens and markers, and a range of educational supplies. This company, established in 1887, has its primary operations based in Tokyo, Japan.

Industry
Business Equipment & Supplies
Sector
Industrials
Headquarters
JP
CEO
Shigehiko Suhara
Listed since
Jan 1, 2001
Employees
2,871

Market position

Day range

Current ¥2,970

52-week range

Current ¥2,970

Open
¥2,973
Previous close
¥2,971
Volume
85.1K
0.81× average
Average volume
105.56K
Average daily volume
Market cap
148.53B JPY
Beta
0.22
Market reference 1
50-day average
¥2,704.04
+9.84% above average
200-day average
¥2,424.73
+22.49% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
96.63B JPY
P/E (TTM)
21.61×
P/B (TTM)
1.11×
P/S (TTM)
1.57×
EV / EBITDA
6.38×
Earnings yield
5.25%
Free cash flow yield
-2.96%
Dividend yield
1.84%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
49.06%
Operating margin
11.73%
Net margin
7.79%
Return on equity
4.50%
Return on assets
3.41%
Return on invested capital
3.79%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.21×
Current ratio
6.24×
Altman Z-score
3.37
Piotroski F-score
5 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends57%39%21%2%Gross margin, FY2021: 49.55%Gross margin, FY2022: 49.21%Gross margin, FY2023: 51.40%Gross margin, FY2024: 52.74%Gross margin, FY2025: 48.34%Operating margin, FY2021: 12.15%Operating margin, FY2022: 13.40%Operating margin, FY2023: 15.84%Operating margin, FY2024: 13.72%Operating margin, FY2025: 10.79%Net margin, FY2021: 9.14%Net margin, FY2022: 10.07%Net margin, FY2023: 13.59%Net margin, FY2024: 12.69%Net margin, FY2025: 6.94%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 49.55%. Gross margin FY2022 49.21%. Gross margin FY2023 51.40%. Gross margin FY2024 52.74%. Gross margin FY2025 48.34%. Operating margin FY2021 12.15%. Operating margin FY2022 13.40%. Operating margin FY2023 15.84%. Operating margin FY2024 13.72%. Operating margin FY2025 10.79%. Net margin FY2021 9.14%. Net margin FY2022 10.07%. Net margin FY2023 13.59%. Net margin FY2024 12.69%. Net margin FY2025 6.94%.

Income trends

Revenue

89.81B JPY+1.12%

Operating income

9.69B JPY-20.48%

Net income

6.24B JPY-44.68%
Income trends across reported periods98.23B JPY64.57B JPY30.9B JPY−2.76B JPYRevenue, FY2021: 61.89B JPYRevenue, FY2022: 69B JPYRevenue, FY2023: 74.8B JPYRevenue, FY2024: 88.82B JPYRevenue, FY2025: 89.81B JPYOperating income, FY2021: 7.52B JPYOperating income, FY2022: 9.24B JPYOperating income, FY2023: 11.85B JPYOperating income, FY2024: 12.19B JPYOperating income, FY2025: 9.69B JPYNet income, FY2021: 5.66B JPYNet income, FY2022: 6.95B JPYNet income, FY2023: 10.17B JPYNet income, FY2024: 11.27B JPYNet income, FY2025: 6.24B JPYFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 61.89B JPY. Revenue FY2022 69B JPY. Revenue FY2023 74.8B JPY. Revenue FY2024 88.82B JPY. Revenue FY2025 89.81B JPY. Operating income FY2021 7.52B JPY. Operating income FY2022 9.24B JPY. Operating income FY2023 11.85B JPY. Operating income FY2024 12.19B JPY. Operating income FY2025 9.69B JPY. Net income FY2021 5.66B JPY. Net income FY2022 6.95B JPY. Net income FY2023 10.17B JPY. Net income FY2024 11.27B JPY. Net income FY2025 6.24B JPY.
Metric (JPY)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue89.81B JPY88.82B JPY74.8B JPY69B JPY61.89B JPY
Cost of goods sold46.4B JPY41.98B JPY36.36B JPY35.04B JPY31.23B JPY
Gross profit43.42B JPY46.84B JPY38.45B JPY33.95B JPY30.67B JPY
Research and development4.21B JPY4.39B JPY3.68B JPY3.34B JPY3.24B JPY
Selling, general, and administrative29.51B JPY29.21B JPY22.2B JPY20.68B JPY19.27B JPY
Operating expenses33.72B JPY34.65B JPY26.6B JPY24.71B JPY23.15B JPY
Interest income103M JPY191M JPY97M JPY30M JPY18M JPY
Interest expense308M JPY99M JPY23M JPY28M JPY31M JPY
Depreciation and amortization5.45B JPY4.45B JPY2.65B JPY2.83B JPY2.62B JPY
Operating income9.69B JPY12.19B JPY11.85B JPY9.24B JPY7.52B JPY
Net income6.24B JPY11.27B JPY10.17B JPY6.95B JPY5.66B JPY

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

Latest EPS result
34.92

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates68.8750.3631.8513.34Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Oct 31, 2024: actual 18.1, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Feb 14, 2025: actual 64.93, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported Apr 25, 2025: actual 26.44, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Jul 31, 2025: actual 30.84, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Oct 30, 2025: actual 15.69, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Feb 12, 2026: actual 41.3, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported Apr 30, 2026: actual 45.56, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Jul 30, 2026: actual 34.92, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates27.73B25.01B22.3B19.59BQ1 '25BeatQ2 '25MissQ3 '25MissQ4 '25MissQ1 '26MissQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 14, 2025: actual 25.91B JPY, estimate 25.46B JPY, surprise +1.76%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported Apr 25, 2025: actual 22.59B JPY, estimate 22.83B JPY, surprise -1.06%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Jul 31, 2025: actual 20.66B JPY, estimate 22.16B JPY, surprise -6.78%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Oct 30, 2025: actual 20.84B JPY, estimate 21.04B JPY, surprise -0.97%, Miss. Q1 2026, reported Feb 12, 2026: actual 25.73B JPY, estimate 26.66B JPY, surprise -3.48%, Miss. Q2 2026, reported Apr 30, 2026: actual 24.71B JPY, estimate 24.02B JPY, surprise +2.87%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Jul 30, 2026: actual 23.05B JPY, estimate 22.55B JPY, surprise +2.20%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Oct 29, 2026: actual —, estimate 22.46B JPY, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

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

¥52.00

2025 complete year+62.5% since 2021

2026 partial: ¥28.50

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Dec 29, 2026

¥1.00

Special

Record Dec 31, 2026 · Payment Dec 29, 2026

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Dec 31, 2026

¥27.50

Special

Record Dec 31, 2026 · Payment Dec 31, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jun 29, 2026

¥28.50

Special

Record Jun 30, 2026 · Payment Sep 4, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Dec 29, 2025

¥26.00

Special

Record Dec 31, 2025 · Payment Mar 27, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jun 27, 2025

¥26.00

Special

Record Jun 30, 2025 · Payment Sep 4, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Dec 27, 2024

¥21.00

Special

Record Dec 31, 2024 · Payment Mar 1, 2025

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ETFs holding 7976.T

Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.

iShares Core TOPIX ETF logoiShares Core TOPIX ETF1475.T
Market value
232.93M
Weight
0.01%
AUM
2.89T JPY
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
¥417.7-0.07%
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF logoVanguard Total International Stock ETFVXUS
Market value
11.16M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
646.2B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$87.71+0.78%
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF logoVanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFVEA
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7.58M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
315B USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$73.42+0.80%
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF logoiShares Core MSCI EAFE ETFIEFA
Market value
3.08M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
195.14B USD
Expense ratio
0.07%
Price / 1D
$100.85+0.86%
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF logoVanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETFVSS
Market value
3.04M
Weight
0.02%
AUM
13.6B USD
Expense ratio
0.06%
Price / 1D
$160.06+0.43%
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF logoiShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETFSCZ
Market value
2.22M
Weight
0.02%
AUM
13.28B USD
Expense ratio
0.40%
Price / 1D
$86.60+0.70%
Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF logoSchwab International Small-Cap Equity ETFSCHC
Market value
1.79M
Weight
0.03%
AUM
5.73B USD
Expense ratio
0.06%
Price / 1D
$51.25+0.61%
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF logoiShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETFIXUS
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