1. Japan Stocks

  2. •

    Industrials

  3. •

    Business Equipment & Supplies
Pilot Corporation

Pilot Corporation

7846.T
Pilot CorporationJP flagTokyo Stock Exchange
4,900.00
JPY
+46.00
- -
171.89BMarket Cap
Pilot Corporation
7846.T
(Tokyo Stock Exchange)

Recent

price

4,900.00

P/E

ratio

- -

div

yld

- -

ROIC.AI

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
TTM
FRC
1,498.32
1,505.98
1,542.48
1,783.16
1,946.94
2,137.16
2,108.43
2,430.09
2,637.68
2,629.47
2,208.15
2,612.81
2,860.74
3,006.13
3,229.04
3,321.32
3,113.53
Revenue per Share
104.2
60.18
80.96
117.77
192.56
258.81
309.87
361.7
369.88
336.61
251.83
361.79
399.84
346.29
388.53
317.02
323.27
Basic EPS, GAAP
99.65
51.99
30.75
183.88
197.55
217.52
120.2
286.4
260.91
245.24
255.63
411.73
234.23
22.51
286.85
143.9
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
9.68
10.34
9.98
12.48
14.99
17.5
21.95
24.46
38.44
42.39
49.97
57.4
69.97
99.9
103.6
125.03
- -
Dividend per Share
602.15
654.83
723.88
842.92
1,019.37
1,251.01
1,532.29
2,005.51
2,509.85
2,483.46
2,685.32
2,756.61
3,086.13
3,332.27
3,543.78
3,832.67
3,508.69
Book Value per Share
572.54
591.61
702.37
906.57
1,130.14
1,298.86
1,556.92
1,260.03
1,615.09
1,902.44
2,069.26
2,434.78
2,832.15
3,194.37
3,425.47
3,638.52
3,439.69
Tangible Book Value per Share
46
46
46
46
46
46
47
43
39
39
39
39
39
39
39
38
39
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
69,363
69,343
71,235
82,564
90,268
99,164
98,350
104,117
104,038
103,714
87,096
103,057
112,850
118,590
126,168
126,391
122,827
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
7.52
7.07
8.87
11.69
15.81
19.48
21.37
19.18
20.12
18.46
16.24
18.75
18.83
16.02
14.11
13.17
13.73
Operating Margin (%)
2,237
2,355
2,422
2,456
2,429
2,653
2,825
3,186
3,251
3,802
4,007
3,679
3,822
4,657
5,122
6,538
- -
Depreciation Expense
4,824
2,771
3,739
5,453
8,928
12,009
14,454
15,497
14,589
13,277
9,933
14,270
15,773
13,661
15,181
12,064
12,753
Net Income, GAAP
28.63
32.53
28.75
37.56
38.65
35.06
31.06
29.56
30.5
30.64
28.95
29.96
29.96
32.02
28.76
34.53
30
Effective Tax Rate (%)
6.95
4
5.25
6.6
9.89
12.11
14.7
14.88
14.02
12.8
11.4
13.85
13.98
11.52
12.03
9.54
10.38
Profit Margin (%)
14,907
19,366
20,859
25,349
30,891
36,815
50,259
38,293
43,931
50,527
55,251
59,790
69,814
75,571
75,546
82,951
80,835
Working Capital
10,530
13,142
10,921
8,567
4,968
3,141
4,542
14,251
12,025
10,242
6,659
41
16
494
166
4,000
316
LT Debt
31,496
32,175
37,395
47,010
57,468
65,385
78,308
59,972
69,687
81,177
87,873
102,347
117,990
132,344
141,577
146,076
142,035
Total Equity
6.72
6.14
7.95
9.6
12.63
16.72
17.54
16.14
16.47
13.88
9.86
12.32
12.21
9.8
8.99
7.31
8.21
Return on Invested Capital (%)
10.11
5.89
7.37
10.09
15.42
18.88
19.7
16.31
12.82
11.4
8.22
11.83
12.76
10.39
11
8.24
9.14
Return on Capital (%)
18.77
9.55
11.76
15.05
20.69
22.81
22.32
19.69
15.78
13.48
9.74
13.3
13.69
10.79
11.25
8.49
9.52
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'23
Mar'24
Jun'24
ST Debt
2,137
3,876
4,326
LT Borrowings
494
382
316
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
39
39
39
Market Capitalization
165,727
157,009
168,962

Working Capital

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'23
Mar'24
Jun'24
Total Current Assets
107,138
109,573
117,479
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
39,171
40,889
40,928
Accounts Receivable, Net
24,243
26,477
35,183
Inventories
37,295
38,311
36,977
Total Current Liabilities
31,567
34,572
36,644
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
2,137
3,876
4,326
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
9.14%
10.82%
3.18%
Free Cash Flow
109.51%
207.72%
-51.14%
Net Income, GAAP
1.89%
6.28%
-20.53%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
2.81%
7.9%
0.18%
Total Cash Common Dividend
20.11%
19.97%
17.54%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
28,799
36,840
- -
- -
126,168
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
126,391
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
68.44
- -
- -
- -
388.53
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
317.02
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
103.6
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
125.03
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Similar Companies
Acco Group Holdings Limited Ordinary Shares (ACCL)
Cashway Fintech Co.,Ltd. (603106.SS)
Beijing UBOX Online Tech Corp (2429.HK)
Nanjing Inform Storage Equipment (Group) Co., Ltd. (603066.SS)
Aurora Corporation (2373.TW)
Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes S.A. (GEA.PA)
Business
Pilot Corporation (7846.T), founded in 1918 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, manufactures and sells writing instruments and related stationery products worldwide in over 190 countries and regions, including Japan, the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company offers a broad portfolio of core products such as fountain pens including the innovative capless models, ballpoint pens, gel ink roller balls, FriXion erasable pens, mechanical pencils, and markers; it also provides stationery items like planners and notebooks, toys utilizing specialized inks such as Metamo Color and Hydrochromic Color including the Mellchan doll series and Suisui-Oekaki Aqua Doodle, high-precision ceramic components derived from pencil lead technology, and jewelry rings. Pilot Corporation applies its ink and precision molding expertise across these segments to serve consumers, educational markets, and industrial clients with durable, innovative, and eco-conscious solutions like the recyclable B2P pens. In recent developments, the company completed the acquisition of a 69.7% stake in Mark's Group Holdings Co., Ltd. in early 2023 to bolster its stationery portfolio, while continuing dividend increases with a fiscal year 2024 payout announced in February 2025 and maintaining steady operational expansions through new product innovations such as eco-designed FriXion Ball+ pens.