Metalart Corporation

Company Profile

■URL

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

■Address

3-2-18, Noji, Kusatsu-shi, Shiga-ken., 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 29.4% of the Company's sales for fiscal year ended Mar. 31, 2024.

-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 2025 are provided below:
Consolidated sales: JPY 43,954 million (2.4% year-on-year decrease)
Operating profit: JPY 2,995 million (2.5% year-on-year increase)
Ordinary profit: JPY 3,253million (2.2% year-on-year increase)
Current net profit attributable to the parent company: JPY 1,998 (5.7% year-on-year decrease).

Shareholders

-Listed on the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

(As of Mar. 31, 2025)

Name or Company Name	Investment ratio (%)
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.	35.73
Gohsyu Corporation	4.42
Individual shareholder	3.91
The Shiga Bank，Ltd．	3.45
RE FUND 107-CLIENT AC (Standing proxy: Citibank, N.A., Tokyo Branch)	2.50
Resona Bank, Limited.	2.07
Employee stock holdings	1.69
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)	1.67
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.	1.38
Ueda Yagi Tanshi Co., Ltd.	1.31
Total	58.13

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Products

Engine parts
-Crank shafts
-Connecting rods

Precision forged gears

Continuously Variable Transmission parts

Manual Transmission gears

Automatic Transmission parts

Truck links

Suspension Components

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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.
Nov. 2023	Established a new motor core factory within the Minakuchi Plant.
Apr. 2025	Metal Art Corporation absorbed Metal Forge Corporation.