- CEO
- Tadao Hanagata
- Full Time Employees
- 4,409
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Electronic production equipment
- Address
- Earthwing, KOA Pine Park Nagano NA Japan 399-4697
- IPO Date
- Dec 1, 1961
- Business
- KOA Corporation (6999.T), founded in 1940 and headquartered in Nagano, Japan, develops, manufactures and sells passive electronic components including surface mount device resistors, low resistance current sense shunt resistors, leaded resistors, thermistors, thermal sensors, fuses, varistors, LTCC substrates, hybrid ICs, check terminals, high reliability resistors for space use, shunt current sensors and inductors; these products serve automotive, industrial equipment, ecology and energy saving, telecommunication, AV/home appliances, power supply units, medical equipment and space/satellite applications across Japan, Asia, Europe, America and other international markets. The company operates through subsidiaries with production facilities including in Malaysia and maintains a global sales network. In recent developments, KOA revises its consolidated financial forecasts multiple times for fiscal years ending March 2025 and 2024 amid performance reviews, completes cancellation of treasury shares, disposes treasury shares as restricted stock compensation, introduces an executive officer system with personnel changes, establishes a new factory at subsidiary KOA DENKO (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD., and reports receipt of a B Score rating in the 2024 CDP survey; additionally, its subsidiary acquires equity interest in VIA electronic GmbH. KOA launches new products such as wide terminal type metal film flat chip resistors WN73H, high precision metal film flat chip resistors in smaller sizes, multilayer type metal oxide varistors with surge current up to 6000 A, high heat resistance resistors HSG73P-AT series, enhanced power ratings for size 3216 metal plate chip resistors TLR2BP and pulse/surge resistant chip resistors. The company advances its 2024 Medium-Term Management Plan and 2030 Vision, emphasizing thermal design technology, environmental policies and certifications including ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001 and ISO/IEC 17025.