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    Health technology

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    Medical specialties
Shofu Inc.

Shofu Inc.

12.20
EUR
-0.10
(-0.81%)
Nov 05Next Earn
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
2026 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
572.89
617.18
719.09
701.15
755.93
783.44
819.36
709.85
791.25
889.57
989.2
1,089.19
1,124.28
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Basic EPS, GAAP
15.88
18.21
24.69
26.28
27.59
37.76
22.09
48.15
71.6
88.04
103.07
121.51
137.38
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
3.89
-41.66
27.61
45.11
38.75
4.06
12.33
49.61
75.11
43.19
38.86
59.95
-6.49
- -
Dividend per Share
9.48
9
8.98
8.99
9.97
10
12.46
11.42
16.99
20.5
30.96
38.98
51.98
- -
Book Value per Share
619.53
682.32
672.28
701.27
759.01
766.11
749.51
848.41
923.99
1,001.01
1,170.21
1,200.02
1,365.41
- -
Tangible Book Value per Share
614.48
675.15
617.16
652.85
718.78
730.52
739.79
838.84
911.99
987.96
1,155.44
1,184.38
1,348.02
- -
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
32
32
32
32
32
32
32
35
36
36
35
36
36
36
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
18,258
19,688
22,975
22,305
24,031
24,915
26,108
24,680
28,137
31,678
35,080
38,698
39,994
- -
Operating Margin (%)
5.41
5.9
6.83
6.2
6.23
7.28
8.47
9.32
11.43
12.07
13.42
13.93
13.07
- -
Depreciation Expense
656
783
1,063
938
974
893
978
955
901
971
1,168
1,059
1,210
- -
Net Income, GAAP
506
581
789
836
877
1,201
704
1,674
2,546
3,135
3,655
4,317
4,887
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
48.26
40.1
41.2
26.21
35.22
29.96
38.85
28.35
28.88
28.34
30.37
29.56
25.71
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Profit Margin (%)
2.77
2.95
3.43
3.75
3.65
4.82
2.7
6.78
9.05
9.9
10.42
11.16
12.22
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Working Capital
10,497
10,115
11,216
11,071
11,682
11,155
11,736
13,617
16,025
16,271
19,586
22,303
23,550
- -
LT Debt
- -
111
1,729
1,225
986
125
678
1,190
1,153
281
- -
- -
- -
- -
Total Equity
19,747
21,781
21,500
22,296
24,154
24,381
23,935
30,196
32,938
35,513
41,608
42,733
48,687
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
2.56
3.08
3.78
4.24
3.84
4.91
5.3
5.7
6.77
7.55
8.17
8.79
8.31
- -
Return on Capital (%)
2.59
2.63
3.28
3.53
3.55
4.75
2.74
5.8
7.62
8.79
9.29
10.19
10.7
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Return on Common Equity (%)
2.63
2.8
3.65
3.82
3.78
4.95
2.92
6.2
8.08
9.18
9.5
10.26
10.71
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Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
ST Debt
- -
- -
- -
LT Borrowings
- -
- -
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
36
36
36
Market Capitalization
- -
- -
- -

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
Total Current Assets
28,998
29,855
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
10,464
10,264
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
4,105
4,598
- -
Inventories
13,357
13,765
- -
Total Current Liabilities
5,249
6,305
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
- -
- -
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
8.8%
10.14%
13.93%
Free Cash Flow
44.83%
-10.85%
-110.85%
Net Income, GAAP
26.73%
24.62%
13.2%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
5.88%
10.2%
3.35%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
36.61%
33.5%

Quarterly Revenue

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
38,698
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
39,994
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
121.51
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
137.38
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
38.98
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
51.98
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Tetsuo Takami
Full Time Employees
1,462
Sector
Health technology
Industry
Medical specialties
Address
11 Kamitakamatsu-cho Kyoto KY Japan 605-0983
IPO Date
Nov 1, 1989
Website
shofu.co.jp
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Business
Shofu Inc. (7979.T), a Japan-based company founded in 1922 and headquartered in Kyoto, manufactures and sells dental materials and equipment worldwide, operating primarily in the dental segment alongside smaller nail care and industrial materials businesses; its core products encompass abrasives, diamonds and carbides, cements, preventives, restoratives including bioactive composites, packable and flowable composites, glass ionomers, and sealants; dental ceramics, indirect composites, porcelain systems such as Vintage PRO, Halo, ZR, and MP, artificial teeth like Veracia and Endura, CAD/CAM materials for crowns, bridges, dentures, and implants; rotary instruments, polishers including Brownie, Greenie, Supergreenie, and Ceramisté series, prosthetics, adhesives like Super-Bond, instruments, waxes, articulators, and acrylic materials, with sales and subsidiaries spanning the United States, Germany, United Kingdom, China, Singapore, Brazil, India, Taiwan, and Vietnam. The company changed its name from Shofu Dental Mfg. Co., Ltd. to Shofu Inc. in 1983 and listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2012; recent developments include enhanced business alliances and capital participation with Mitsui Chemicals Inc. and Sun Medical Co., Ltd. in 2020, enabling initiatives such as the 2023 launch of Super-Bond dental adhesive in Brazil through a three-way partnership, alongside ongoing expansion via new subsidiaries like SHOFU Products Vietnam Co., Ltd. in 2020 and SHOFU Dental Brasil and India entities in 2017.