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TORQ, Inc.

TORQ, Inc.

TTSE:8077
209.00
JPY
-1.00
(-0.48%)
4.73BMarket Cap
Dec 11Next Earn
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
715.46
744.09
713.87
699.74
779.39
874.93
867.02
757.02
777.77
826.28
876.43
912.86
993.72
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
19.28
14.34
17.92
21.78
22.39
22.77
18.45
-5.28
10.46
21.48
34.05
36.48
39.9
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
-16.55
18.21
-5.33
35.91
1.85
1.17
-62.83
-19.62
-106.96
-82
71.44
-2.76
89.65
- -
Dividend per Share
5
6
6.01
6.08
6
5.9
6.16
6.05
6.01
5.98
5.97
6.05
6.04
- -
Book Value per Share
409.61
381.95
392.34
400.97
455.89
459.17
460.72
428.51
428.85
445.08
497.02
571.85
633.16
639.25
Tangible Book Value per Share
406.33
378.77
389.81
398.83
453.62
456.44
456.55
424.37
424.49
439.84
491.42
566.22
628.15
634.68
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
28
28
28
28
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
23
23
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
19,944
20,742
19,900
19,249
20,868
22,777
22,051
18,951
19,253
20,478
21,757
22,410
22,538
- -
Operating Margin (%)
3.14
2.51
2.01
1.73
2.18
2.64
1.96
-0.3
0.82
2.05
3.55
4.04
4.48
- -
Depreciation Expense
95
109
99
97
92
94
90
125
142
403
539
480
425
- -
Net Income, GAAP
537
400
500
599
599
593
469
-132
259
532
845
895
905
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
42.64
43.1
32.04
- -
25.76
30.78
30.21
- -
34.47
26.57
32.15
31.93
31.11
- -
Profit Margin (%)
2.7
1.93
2.51
3.11
2.87
2.6
2.13
-0.7
1.34
2.6
3.89
4
4.01
- -
Working Capital
3,495
3,869
4,370
4,809
4,293
5,404
2,541
889
3,426
2,793
4,536
4,690
4,495
4,610
LT Debt
700
700
700
900
200
1,300
1,300
1,100
6,511
6,720
7,333
6,696
5,710
5,466
Total Equity
11,524
10,723
11,012
10,783
12,040
11,799
11,632
10,608
10,616
11,036
12,345
13,267
14,291
14,457
Return on Invested Capital (%)
2.56
1.92
1.81
- -
2.11
2.49
1.68
- -
0.5
1.31
2.06
2.34
2.57
- -
Return on Capital (%)
3.95
2.67
3.44
- -
3.86
3.66
2.71
- -
1.41
2.45
3.51
3.62
3.7
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
5.56
3.62
4.63
5.52
5.25
4.97
4
-1.19
2.44
4.92
7.23
6.99
6.57
- -

Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Jan'24
Apr'24
Apr'26
ST Debt
5,937
6,087
7,057
LT Borrowings
7,211
6,940
5,466
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
25
25
23
Market Capitalization
7,625
5,969
4,727

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Jan'24
Apr'24
Apr'26
Total Current Assets
15,811
16,534
16,774
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
2,718
3,259
4,018
Accounts Receivable, Net
4,729
4,820
3,302
Inventories
5,512
5,771
6,712
Total Current Liabilities
11,249
11,767
12,165
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
5,937
6,087
7,057
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
2.84%
6.22%
7.72%
Free Cash Flow
-928.57%
-595.03%
-3,099.8%
Net Income, GAAP
-25.46%
-24.89%
1.05%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
1.48%
3.56%
0.57%
Total Cash Common Dividend
-1.96%
-1.93%
-7.72%

Quarterly Revenue

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
5,309
5,562
- -
- -
22,410
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
22,538
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
3.17
9.38
- -
- -
36.48
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
39.9
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
6.05
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
6.04
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Toshiyuki Higaki
Full Time Employees
213
Sector
Distribution services
Industry
Wholesale distributors
Address
2-7-4, Minamihorie Osaka OS Japan 550-0015
IPO Date
Oct 1, 1961
Website
torq.co.jp
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Business
TORQ Inc (8077.T) engages primarily in the import, export, and domestic wholesale of rivets, screws, and fastening products in Japan. The company offers a broad range of screw products including small screws, high-strength bolts, anchor bolts, lock nuts, washers, and multi-eye bolts; concrete-related hardware such as anchor plates, stick inserts, and lifting jigs; machine tools and industrial supplies encompassing material handling and transportation equipment, civil engineering and construction tools, welding and fusing instruments, work and measuring tools, safety and disaster prevention goods, air and electric tools, plumbing fixtures, and cutting and grinding tools; as well as stainless steel and special steel products including brass, copper, titanium, and hastelloy. TORQ operates nationwide through branches and sales offices in locations such as Tokyo, Kyushu, Sapporo, Tohoku, Nagoya, Hiroshima, Shikoku, Hokuriku, Okinawa, and Kagoshima, with distribution centers including the Taisho DC, and maintains approximately 4,000 business partners while procuring from factories in China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, and exporting select automotive-related products to the US. Founded in August 1926 by Masaharu Kobayashi as a bolts, nuts, and rivets seller in Osaka and formally established in June 1941, the company is headquartered at 2-7-4 Minamihorie, Nishi-ku, Osaka, Japan, with 224 consolidated employees as of April 30, 2025, and subsidiaries including KOBAX Co., Ltd., Nakasho Machine Co., Ltd., OWAHAGANE Industry Co., Ltd., and Nakajima Koki Corporation. Formerly known as Kobayashi Metals Limited until its rebranding to TORQ Inc in April 2020, the company maintains its listing on the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange following prior transitions including Prime Market classification in April 2022, with recent operational adjustments encompassing personnel changes announced on September 30, 2025, board resignations and appointments in August 2025, release of third-quarter financial results on September 12, 2025, and relocation of its Higashi-Osaka Center to Taisho DC in April 2022.