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Shofu Inc.

7979.T

JPXHealthcareMedical - Instruments & Supplies

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¥2,353

+¥14.00 · +0.60%

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7979.T company overview

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Company profile

Company website

Headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, Shofu Inc. is a long-standing global supplier of diverse dental materials and specialized equipment, having been established in 1922. The company offers an extensive product range, encompassing everything from artificial teeth, dental porcelains, and various abrasives and polishers to dental alloys, cements, restorative substances, waxes, investment materials, and orthodontic devices, alongside preventative infection control solutions. The organization adopted its current name, Shofu Inc., in 1983, having previously operated as Shofu Dental Mfg. Co., Ltd.

Industry
Medical - Instruments & Supplies
Sector
Healthcare
Headquarters
JP
CEO
Tetsuo Takami
Listed since
Sep 29, 2005
Employees
1,462

Market position

Day range

Current ¥2,353

52-week range

Current ¥2,353

Open
¥2,350
Previous close
¥2,339
Volume
25.9K
0.22× average
Average volume
116.09K
Average daily volume
Market cap
83.74B JPY
Beta
0.16
Market reference 1
50-day average
¥2,137.12
+10.10% above average
200-day average
¥1,881.29
+25.07% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
49.76B JPY
P/E (TTM)
13.55×
P/B (TTM)
1.64×
P/S (TTM)
2.03×
EV / EBITDA
7.73×
Earnings yield
8.20%
Free cash flow yield
-0.10%
Dividend yield
2.55%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
59.78%
Operating margin
13.75%
Net margin
14.97%
Return on equity
10.06%
Return on assets
8.47%
Return on invested capital
7.54%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.03×
Current ratio
4.74×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends65%45%24%4%Gross margin, FY2021: 57.46%Gross margin, FY2022: 59.03%Gross margin, FY2023: 59.85%Gross margin, FY2024: 59.41%Gross margin, FY2025: 59.36%Operating margin, FY2021: 11.43%Operating margin, FY2022: 12.07%Operating margin, FY2023: 13.42%Operating margin, FY2024: 13.94%Operating margin, FY2025: 13.07%Net margin, FY2021: 9.05%Net margin, FY2022: 9.90%Net margin, FY2023: 10.42%Net margin, FY2024: 11.16%Net margin, FY2025: 12.22%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 57.46%. Gross margin FY2022 59.03%. Gross margin FY2023 59.85%. Gross margin FY2024 59.41%. Gross margin FY2025 59.36%. Operating margin FY2021 11.43%. Operating margin FY2022 12.07%. Operating margin FY2023 13.42%. Operating margin FY2024 13.94%. Operating margin FY2025 13.07%. Net margin FY2021 9.05%. Net margin FY2022 9.90%. Net margin FY2023 10.42%. Net margin FY2024 11.16%. Net margin FY2025 12.22%.

Income trends

Revenue

39.99B JPY+3.35%

Operating income

5.23B JPY-3.06%

Net income

4.89B JPY+13.18%
Income trends across reported periods43.74B JPY28.76B JPY13.78B JPY−1.2B JPYRevenue, FY2021: 28.14B JPYRevenue, FY2022: 31.68B JPYRevenue, FY2023: 35.08B JPYRevenue, FY2024: 38.7B JPYRevenue, FY2025: 39.99B JPYOperating income, FY2021: 3.22B JPYOperating income, FY2022: 3.82B JPYOperating income, FY2023: 4.71B JPYOperating income, FY2024: 5.39B JPYOperating income, FY2025: 5.23B JPYNet income, FY2021: 2.55B JPYNet income, FY2022: 3.14B JPYNet income, FY2023: 3.66B JPYNet income, FY2024: 4.32B JPYNet income, FY2025: 4.89B JPYFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 28.14B JPY. Revenue FY2022 31.68B JPY. Revenue FY2023 35.08B JPY. Revenue FY2024 38.7B JPY. Revenue FY2025 39.99B JPY. Operating income FY2021 3.22B JPY. Operating income FY2022 3.82B JPY. Operating income FY2023 4.71B JPY. Operating income FY2024 5.39B JPY. Operating income FY2025 5.23B JPY. Net income FY2021 2.55B JPY. Net income FY2022 3.14B JPY. Net income FY2023 3.66B JPY. Net income FY2024 4.32B JPY. Net income FY2025 4.89B JPY.
Metric (JPY)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue39.99B JPY38.7B JPY35.08B JPY31.68B JPY28.14B JPY
Cost of goods sold16.25B JPY15.71B JPY14.08B JPY12.98B JPY11.97B JPY
Gross profit23.74B JPY22.99B JPY21B JPY18.7B JPY16.17B JPY
Research and development—1.99B JPY1.93B JPY1.85B JPY1.74B JPY
Selling, general, and administrative18.51B JPY17.6B JPY14.36B JPY13.03B JPY11.21B JPY
Operating expenses18.51B JPY17.6B JPY16.29B JPY14.87B JPY12.95B JPY
Interest income84M JPY96M JPY66M JPY43M JPY25M JPY
Interest expense16M JPY17M JPY22M JPY18M JPY12M JPY
Depreciation and amortization1.21B JPY1.06B JPY1.17B JPY971M JPY901M JPY
Operating income5.23B JPY5.39B JPY4.71B JPY3.82B JPY3.22B JPY
Net income4.89B JPY4.32B JPY3.66B JPY3.14B JPY2.55B JPY

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

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

¥52.00

2025 complete year+205.9% since 2021

2026 partial: ¥39.00

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Sep 29, 2026

¥39.00

Special

Record Sep 30, 2026 · Payment Sep 29, 2026

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2027

¥28.00

Irregular

Record Mar 31, 2027 · Payment Mar 30, 2027

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2026

¥39.00

Special

Record Mar 31, 2026 · Payment Jun 4, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Sep 29, 2025

¥21.00

Semi-Annual

Record Sep 30, 2025 · Payment Nov 28, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 28, 2025

¥31.00

Semi-Annual

Record Mar 31, 2025 · Payment Jun 5, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Sep 27, 2024

¥36.00

Semi-Annual

Record Sep 30, 2024 · Payment Nov 29, 2024

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ETFs holding 7979.T

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iShares Core TOPIX ETF logoiShares Core TOPIX ETF1475.T
Market value
141.51M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
2.89T JPY
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
¥418.3+0.07%
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF logoVanguard Total International Stock ETFVXUS
Market value
4.29M
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
Market value
3.02M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
315B USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$73.42+0.80%
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund logoWisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity FundDXJ
Market value
1.5M
Weight
0.02%
AUM
7.11B USD
Expense ratio
0.48%
Price / 1D
$177.54+1.10%
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF logoVanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETFVSS
Market value
1.18M
Weight
0.01%
AUM
13.6B USD
Expense ratio
0.06%
Price / 1D
$160.06+0.43%
Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF logoSchwab International Small-Cap Equity ETFSCHC
Market value
828.02K
Weight
0.01%
AUM
5.73B USD
Expense ratio
0.06%
Price / 1D
$51.25+0.61%
Dimensional - International Small Cap ETF logoDimensional - International Small Cap ETFDFIS
Market value
394.7K
Weight
0.01%
AUM
5.91B USD
Expense ratio
0.39%
Price / 1D
$37.545+0.71%
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF logoVanguard FTSE Pacific ETFVPL
Market value
389.2K
Weight
0.00%
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Expense ratio
0.07%
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