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SATO Corp.

SATO Corp.

SATOF
SATO Corp.US flagOther OTC
14.33
USD
- -
- -
465.22MMarket Cap
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
2,898
3,189.2
3,023.26
3,149.19
3,170.73
3,381.94
3,462.14
3,466.44
3,246.95
3,707.82
4,323.55
4,426.91
4,771.07
2,273.8
Basic EPS, GAAP
90.54
141.54
113.96
110.05
96.07
121.52
112.44
-56.06
385.85
112.74
126.66
110.02
220.39
48.59
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
71.47
223.11
78.59
40.98
178.34
-34.18
151.29
219.12
44.21
-13.4
-62.54
149.4
106.3
149.53
Dividend per Share
34.97
37.67
41.55
51.94
58.16
62.31
68.33
71.28
69.34
70.18
71.93
72.12
74.09
36.12
Book Value per Share
1,225.81
1,348.47
1,344.11
1,383.8
1,420.69
1,479.84
1,522.54
1,394.45
1,710.3
1,744.93
1,832.32
1,857.41
2,001.08
1,914.24
Tangible Book Value per Share
1,116.08
1,286.05
1,223.31
1,233.33
1,121.73
1,246.38
1,333.08
1,344.43
1,670.46
1,820.02
1,916.84
2,167.75
2,307.58
2,195.52
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
30
30
33
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
33
32
32
32
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
87,256
96,773
99,831
105,504
106,302
113,383
116,179
116,372
109,052
124,783
142,824
143,446
154,807
73,660
Operating Margin (%)
6.25
6.98
7.46
6.12
5.74
5.51
6.61
6.41
5.36
5.13
6.19
7.24
7.97
7.82
Depreciation Expense
2,760
3,112
3,599
5,118
5,191
5,565
5,570
5,914
4,315
4,456
5,119
5,072
5,541
2,596
Net Income, GAAP
2,726
4,295
3,763
3,687
3,221
4,074
3,773
-1,882
12,959
3,794
4,184
3,565
7,151
1,574
Effective Tax Rate (%)
45.12
38.58
51.22
36.25
39.93
39.47
42.42
410.69
9.63
33.64
30.63
25.82
32.85
21.29
Profit Margin (%)
3.12
4.44
3.77
3.49
3.03
3.59
3.25
-1.62
11.88
3.04
2.93
2.49
4.62
2.14
Working Capital
19,285
22,301
23,060
20,485
21,125
22,145
22,463
24,703
37,653
39,879
36,174
43,204
49,881
46,140
LT Debt
8,083
6,145
5,578
7,508
11,832
12,671
10,917
9,798
10,555
11,011
7,795
12,562
14,934
14,817
Total Equity
40,204
46,732
53,155
52,153
54,214
56,222
56,667
48,822
59,460
64,507
67,693
74,083
80,236
75,543
Return on Invested Capital (%)
5.68
7.43
5.9
6.16
5.17
5.15
5.95
-32.51
7.34
5.41
7.42
8.72
8.6
5.11
Return on Capital (%)
5.64
8.61
7.23
6.38
5.05
6.46
5.66
-3.53
18.64
5.04
4.66
4.13
8.23
1.88
Return on Common Equity (%)
7.56
11.04
8.82
8.13
6.85
8.38
7.49
-3.84
24.86
6.53
7.02
5.91
11.43
2.55

Capital Structure

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'24
Jun'25
Sep'25
ST Debt
5,085
- -
1,279
LT Borrowings
8,366
- -
11,169
LT Finance Leases
4,196
- -
3,648
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
32
- -
32
Market Capitalization
- -
- -
66,727

Working Capital

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'24
Jun'25
Sep'25
Total Current Assets
86,268
- -
85,390
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
25,078
- -
24,913
Accounts Receivable, Net
28,617
- -
27,514
Inventories
27,135
- -
27,273
Total Current Liabilities
43,064
- -
39,250
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
5,085
- -
1,279
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
4.57%
10.59%
8.31%
Free Cash Flow
-54.41%
-43.03%
-28.75%
Net Income, GAAP
-90.87%
-152.64%
100.59%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
4.67%
6.19%
7.92%
Total Cash Common Dividend
6.07%
0.11%
2.87%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
33,989
35,797
37,629
36,031
143,446
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
154,807
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
40.26
- -
- -
- -
110.02
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
220.39
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
35.32
- -
- -
- -
72.12
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
74.09
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

APIChatGPT
CEO
Hiroyuki Konuma
Full Time Employees
5,986
Sector
Technology
Industry
Computer Hardware
Address
Otto-Brenner-Strasse 20 Tokyo NI Japan 37079
IPO Date
Jun 18, 1990
Website
sato.co.jp
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Business
Sato Corporation (Tokyo: 6287), formerly Sato Holdings Corporation, manufactures and sells auto-ID solutions globally, including thermal printers, RFID-enabled printers and readers/writers, consumables such as labels, tags, stickers and inlays, hand labelers, primary labels for consumer goods, label application equipment, peelers, handheld terminals and scanners, and maintenance services; it also provides software like ASETRA for asset management, IritoDe for inventory, shipping, spare parts and returnable container management, LogBiz for RFID temperature logging, SATO online services for printer stability, app storage for label data, and integration platforms with ERP, WMS and MDM systems, plus solution services for industries including retail, manufacturing, food, transport & logistics, health care, chemicals, steel, automotive, electronics and public sectors. Founded in 1940 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the company operates in 26 countries with over 5,700 employees, focusing on tagging technologies like barcodes, RFID and image recognition to enable traceability, asset management and supply chain optimization. In April 2025, Sato Holdings Corporation absorbed its wholly-owned subsidiary SATO Corporation in a simplified merger, transitioning to an operating company under the name Sato Corporation to streamline structure, enhance decision-making, optimize resource allocation and support its 2024-2028 medium-term management plan for growth, innovation and co-creation with partners including startups.