Metalart Corporation

Company Profile

■URL

https://www.metalart.co.jp/en/

■Address

3-2-18, Noji, Kusatsu City, Shiga Pref., 525-0059, Japan

Business Overview

-Mainly manufactures and sells automotive components (crankshafts, connecting rods, etc.) and precision forgings for construction machinery.

-Integrated production from die design, forging (hot and cold) to machining and assembly.

-The Company's largest customer is Daihatsu, which accounted for 31.1% of the Company's sales for fiscal year ended Mar. 31, 2023.

-Announced in May 2022 that is will launch business operations in an area new to the Company, the motor business, in line with the current trend in electrification.

 

Financial Highlights

-Business results for the fiscal year that ended in March 2023 are provided below:
Consolidated sales: JPY 44,238 million (26.4% year-on-year increase)
Operating profit: JPY 3,804 million (18.7% year-on-year increase)
Ordinary profit: JPY 3,866 million (16.9% year-on-year increase)
Current net profit attributable to the parent company: JPY 2,632 (18.8% year-on-year increase).

Shareholders

-From April 2022, moved to the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. (As of Mar. 31, 2023)
Name or Company Name Investment ratio (%)
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. 35.18
Gohsyu Corporation 4.35
Individual shareholder 3.73
The Shiga Bank,Ltd. 3.39
Resona Bank, Limited. 2.04
Individual shareholder 1.96
SBI Securities Co.,Ltd. 1.85
Individual shareholder 1.67
Employee stock holdings 1.54
Hikari Tsushin,Inc. 1.45
Total 57.16

 

Products

Engine parts
-Crank shafts
-Connecting rods

Precision forged gears

Continuously Variable Transmission parts

Manual Transmission gears

Automatic Transmission parts

Truck links

History

May, 1933 Goto Tankosho was established as a limited partnership.
Aug. 1943 The Company was incorporated.
Apr. 1958 The Fukumachi Plant was established at 1-9 Higashi-Fukumachi, Nishi-Yodogawa-ku, Osaka.
Nov. 1962 Listed on the Second Section of the Osaka Stock Exchange.
June, 1964 Established the Shiga Plant at 1350 Noji-machi, Kusatsu City, Shiga Pref.
June, 1965 Recruited executives from Nissho (currently Nissho Iwai) to improve management.
Sep. 1967 Integrated three plants in Nozato, Fuku-machi, Shiga were into two plants, in Osaka and Shiga.
Dec. 1967 Established Omi Seiko Inc. (currently a consolidated subsidiary)
July, 1970 Moved headquarters to 1 Okawa-cho, Higashi-ku, Osaka.
Moved headquarters office to its current location. The Shiga plant was renamed as Headquarters Plant.
Apr. 1972 The Osaka Plant was integrated into the Headquarters Plant. Established an integrated production system.
July, 1975 Headquarters moved to its current location, 1350 Noji-cho, Kusatsu City, Shiga Pref.
May, 1981 Established San Emu Industry Inc. (currently a consolidated subsidiary).
Dec. 1987 Established a 2000t automated forging stamping plant.
Oct. 1991 Renamed as Metalart Corporation.
July, 1992 Corporate name of Omi Seiko Inc. was changed to Metaltech Corporation.
July, 1992 Corporate name of San Emu Industry Inc. was changed to Metalmac Corporation.
Mar. 1993 Established Metal Forge Corporation (currently a consolidated subsidiary).
Apr. 1998 Metaltecs Corporation took over Metalmacs Corporation.
May, 2002 Set up a cold forging line.
Aug. 2005 Metaltecs Corporation established a link line at the Baba plant.
Feb. 2006 Established the Baba plant, moving a precision forging line and installing an integrated production line for heat and surface treatment.
Mar. 2008 Metal Tex established its Mizuguchi Plant. A new production line for processing CVT components was built.
Jan. 2013 Metal Tex established its Kyushu Plant. A new production line for machine processing was built.
May 2013 Established PT. Metalart Astra Indonesia in Indonesia. (This company is currently a consolidated subsidiary.)
February 2015 Operation of PT.METALART ASTRA INDONESIA started.
Apr. 2018 METALART CORPORATION marged with METALTEX CORPORATION.
Apr. 2022 Moved from the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange to the Standard Market.

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