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- Teikoku Sen-i Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells disaster prevention and preparedness products, textile materials, and engages in real estate leasing primarily in Japan. The company operates through its disaster prevention segment, offering fire hoses and fire-fighting systems including large-diameter hoses and New Mighty series; rescue and special purpose vehicles such as fire rescue vehicles and airport chemical fire engines sourced from Rosenbauer; rescue and search equipment encompassing hydraulic rescue tools, air lifting bags, chain saws, thermal imagers, acoustic listening devices, victim location systems, and crawler robots for CBRN detection; and anti-CBRNE terrorism and HazMat equipment comprising detection, decontamination, protection, monitoring devices, body scanners from Rohde & Schwarz, and explosive detectors like Itemiser from Rapiscan. Its textile segment provides firefighting and specialized protective clothing, linen yarns and fabrics, industrial materials, rubber goods, and tents, with sales directed to government organizations including the Ministry of Defense and through over 100 sales agencies supported by subsidiaries TEISHO Trading Inc. and KINPAI Trading Inc. Founded in July 1907 and headquartered at 5-1, Nihonbashi 2-Chome, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, the company maintains manufacturing facilities including the Kanuma Plant for hoses and Shimotsuke Plant for vehicles, with 340 consolidated employees as of recent data. In recent developments, Teikoku Sen-i reported consolidated net sales of 31,481 million yen for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, up 12.3% year-over-year, driven by growth in airport chemical fire engines reaching cumulative domestic deliveries of 200 units, water supply and drainage systems like HydroSub from Hytrans with over 150 local government demonstrations, security equipment replacing expired TSA-certified detectors, and textiles bolstered by Ministry of Defense orders; order backlogs hit a record 18,428 million yen, surpassing prior highs, while operating profit rose 33.8% to 3,459 million yen. The company advanced its medium-term management plan TEISEI 2025 by expanding niche markets in flood control, counter-terrorism, and special-purpose vehicles including EV fire engines and next-generation models, enhancing plant capabilities for cost reduction and new product development like sustainable hoses and drones, and committing to shareholder returns through a planned dividend increase to 55 yen per share, total payout ratio of 64%, and share repurchase of 500,000 shares worth 1.25 billion yen approved in February 2025; for fiscal 2025, it forecasts net sales of 36,500 million yen and operating profit of 4,800 million yen, targeting ROE improvement toward 8% with growth investments in human capital, R&D, and potential M&A.