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Pilot Corp

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Consumer Staples Personal Care, Drug and Grocery Stores
  • Price (JPY)4,816.00
  • Today's Change54.00 / 1.13%
  • Shares traded142.90k
  • 1 Year change+9.58%
  • Beta0.1348
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About the company

Pilot Corp is a Japan-based company principally engaged in the manufacture, purchasing and sale of stationery items such as writing instruments and toys. The Company operates through four geographical segments: Japan, Americas, Europe, Asia (including Africa and Oceania). The Company’s main business is the manufacture and sale of writing instruments. Its main products include writing instruments such as fountain pens, ballpoint pens, mechanical pencils, multifunction pens, color pens, felt-tip pens, markers, drawing materials and drawing pens; stationery items such as business bags, correction items, office stationery, whiteboards, and notebooks. In addition to stationery supplies, the Japan segment is also involved in the manufacture, purchasing and sale of toys, precious metal accessories such as rings, and ceramic parts.

  • Revenue in JPY (TTM)126.39bn
  • Net income in JPY12.06bn
  • Incorporated2002
  • Employees2.97k
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Mergers & acquisitions

Acquired companyDeal statusDateDate /
Deal status
7846:TYO since
announced
Transaction
value
Westek IncDeal completed01 Jul 202501 Jul 2025Deal completed18.10%--
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Peer analysis

Key Information
CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesPrice/earnings (TTM)Price/book value (MRQ)Price/cash flow (TTM)Price/sales (TTM)EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM)EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM)Revenue per share (TTM)Book value per share (MRQ)Asset turnover (TTM)Inventory turnover (TTM)Receivables turnover (TTM)Revenues per employee (TTM)Return on avg assets (TTM)Return on avg assets (5 yr avg)Return on investment (TTM)Return on investment (5 yr avg)Gross margin (TTM)Gross margin
(5 yr avg)
Net profit margin (TTM)Net Profit margin
(5 yr avg)
Quick ratio (MRQ)Interest coverage (TTM)Total debt to capital (MRQ)Payout ratio
(5 yr avg)
Revenue
(YOY change %)
Revenue
(5 yr growth rate)
Net income
(YOY change %)
Net income
(5 yr growth rate)
Capital expenditure
(5 yr growth rate)
Dividend
(5 yr growth rate)
Nichiban Co Ltd49.83bn1.55bn40.75bn1.27k25.750.9149.080.817976.3076.302,446.542,149.830.72873.673.0339,202,200.002.272.853.063.8229.4730.203.124.111.65--0.101336.365.542.347.222.270.21061.18
New Cosmos Electric Co Ltd49.41bn4.52bn59.60bn987.0012.891.139.001.21368.09368.094,015.554,185.990.70952.025.5750,058,490.007.036.778.788.6444.0546.649.9110.143.04--0.071717.209.368.7014.1018.0030.8916.47
Nippon Dry-Chemical Co Ltd61.22bn5.45bn82.59bn1.16k14.142.5812.601.35813.36813.369,134.354,464.121.204.903.9052,911,840.0011.156.3918.4212.3128.1923.879.275.881.74--0.0910.79-0.27046.9420.4120.0925.9212.89
Mitsubishi Pencil Co Ltd89.81bn6.24bn136.78bn2.80k19.920.889511.461.52114.35114.351,645.932,560.990.49911.484.86--3.605.724.096.6749.5750.597.2110.804.15--0.095923.611.1210.23-44.6910.455.79-4.21
Hochiki Corp104.44bn8.42bn145.20bn2.38k16.242.1314.481.39338.70338.704,199.702,587.861.203.933.8243,827,110.009.736.7712.459.8638.3833.898.085.892.80--0.0026.127.934.6135.1415.415.4424.26
Itoki Corp153.68bn9.38bn163.35bn3.96k16.072.6712.041.06190.36190.363,114.761,147.771.227.454.02--7.484.9812.878.5942.1739.096.124.311.34--0.378733.7510.995.7530.61--28.3341.98
Pilot Corp126.39bn12.06bn194.79bn2.97k15.071.2210.431.54315.95315.953,321.323,909.900.70891.644.96--6.818.988.2511.5150.9952.029.6112.152.64--0.0315--0.17687.73-20.533.9617.92--
Nohmi Bosai Ltd137.76bn11.57bn248.50bn2.88k20.781.8517.961.80196.55196.552,340.322,212.240.89435.923.1647,916,520.007.245.748.387.0935.9033.658.097.444.45--0.0032.6712.822.6529.441.081.1618.16
Kokuyo Co Ltd359.88bn21.47bn395.55bn7.65k18.661.5313.221.1048.0848.08809.41584.971.005.244.57--6.055.538.137.3740.1438.666.035.772.24--0.032741.256.403.66-1.4420.9511.2020.24
Data as of Feb 17 2026. Currency figures normalised to Pilot Corp's reporting currency: Japanese Yen JPY

Institutional shareholders

15.96%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 04 Feb 20261.32m3.23%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.as of 05 Feb 20261.04m2.55%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd.as of 28 Jun 2024821.90k2.01%
Amova Asset Management Co., Ltd.as of 28 Jun 2024652.90k1.60%
Asset Management One Co., Ltd.as of 15 Jan 2026625.30k1.53%
First Eagle Investment Management LLCas of 31 Oct 2025562.30k1.38%
Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd.as of 30 Jan 2026449.90k1.10%
BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 06 Feb 2026365.80k0.89%
Norges Bank Investment Managementas of 30 Jun 2025348.48k0.85%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LPas of 05 Feb 2026337.00k0.82%
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