← Live feed
6927StandardM&A· TDnet 2026-11-06 16:00 JST

HELIOS TECHNO HOLDING CO., LTD.

Original PDF (日本語) ↗
neutralMateriality

Helios Techno to buy factory-automation equipment maker Marunaka Shoji for ¥5.0bn

Helios Techno Holding's board resolved on November 6, 2026 to acquire all 2,217 shares of Marunaka Shoji Co., Ltd., a Shizuoka-based maker of custom woodworking production equipment and factory-automation (FA) machinery, under a share transfer agreement signed the same day, making it a wholly owned subsidiary. The share price is ¥5,013 million, or about ¥5,125 million including an estimated ¥112 million in advisory and other fees, against Marunaka's FY3/2026 net assets of ¥1,557 million, net sales of ¥2,603 million and net income of ¥282 million. The deal, due to close on December 1, 2026, diversifies Helios's business portfolio into made-to-order and FA equipment; the impact on consolidated results is still under review and the sellers have not been disclosed.

  • Acquisition of 2,217 shares (100% of voting rights) of Marunaka Shoji; Helios currently holds 0 shares
  • Share acquisition price ¥5,013mn; estimated advisory and other fees ¥112mn; estimated total ¥5,125mn
  • Marunaka FY3/2026: net sales ¥2,603mn, operating profit ¥476mn, ordinary profit ¥472mn, net income ¥282mn; net assets ¥1,557mn, total assets ¥2,289mn
  • Implied price of about 3.2x FY3/2026 net assets and about 17.8x FY3/2026 net income (calculated from disclosed figures)
  • Board resolution and agreement signed November 6, 2026; share transfer scheduled for December 1, 2026
  • Impact on consolidated results under review; sellers (existing corporate and individual shareholders) not disclosed, citing confidentiality
Key figures (extracted and recomputed)
ItemPreviousRevised / ActualChange
Share acquisition price
· Transaction
—¥5,013mn—
Advisory and other fees (estimate)
· Transaction
—¥112mn—
Total acquisition cost (estimate)
· Transaction
—¥5,125mn—
Shares held (before → after)
· Transaction
0 shares2,217 shares—
Voting rights held (before → after)
· Transaction
0%100%—
Marunaka net assets (FY3/2025 → FY3/2026)
· FY3/2026
¥1,275mn¥1,557mn+22.1%
Marunaka total assets (FY3/2025 → FY3/2026)
· FY3/2026
¥2,320mn¥2,289mn-1.3%
Marunaka net sales (FY3/2025 → FY3/2026)
· FY3/2026
¥2,718mn¥2,603mn-4.2%
Marunaka operating profit (FY3/2025 → FY3/2026)
· FY3/2026
¥348mn¥476mn+36.8%
Marunaka ordinary profit (FY3/2025 → FY3/2026)
· FY3/2026
¥341mn¥472mn+38.4%
Marunaka net income (FY3/2025 → FY3/2026)
· FY3/2026
¥205mn¥282mn+37.6%
Marunaka net assets per share (FY3/2025 → FY3/2026)
· FY3/2026
¥122,611.67¥149,742.47+22.1%
Marunaka net income per share (FY3/2025 → FY3/2026)
· FY3/2026
¥19,793.06¥27,130.8+37.1%
Marunaka net sales (FY3/2024)
· FY3/2024
—¥2,754mn—
Marunaka net income (FY3/2024)
· FY3/2024
—¥263mn—
Marunaka capital
· Current
—¥28mn—
Translation (full)
Preamble
At a meeting held today, the Company's Board of Directors resolved to enter into, as of today, a share transfer agreement to acquire all of the issued shares of Marunaka Shoji Co., Ltd. ("Marunaka Shoji") (the "Share Acquisition"), and to carry out the procedures to make Marunaka Shoji a subsidiary. Details are set out below.
1. Reason for the share acquisition
The Group aims to achieve sustainable growth and enhance corporate value by expanding its business portfolio. Since its founding in February 1960, Marunaka Shoji has supplied a wide range of made-to-order production equipment, including manufacturing equipment for woodworking products, tailored to the needs of individual customers, chiefly major housing-equipment and furniture manufacturers. In recent years, in response to the trend toward labor saving and factory automation (FA), it has also focused on its FA equipment business, including robotic arms. Under its corporate philosophy, "Through the creation and development of new technologies, we aim to satisfy our customers, to be No. 1 in our niche, and to improve people's lives," Marunaka Shoji provides a one-stop service from total planning of production lines to development of control systems, precisely addressing the challenges faced by production sites such as "improving production efficiency" and "labor saving," and supporting the growth of its customers' businesses. Through the Share Acquisition, the Group will further strengthen the stability of its management base by diversifying its business portfolio, and will pursue further sustainable growth and higher corporate value by leveraging, mutually and across businesses, Marunaka Shoji's production know-how in made-to-order manufacturing equipment and FA equipment together with the Group's own manufacturing-equipment technologies.
2. Overview of the subsidiary to be acquired
(1) Name: Marunaka Shoji Co., Ltd. (2) Location: 96-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture (3) Representative: Yuji Katsuyama, Representative Director (4) Business: Manufacture and sale of production equipment, centered on woodworking-machinery production equipment and FA (factory automation) equipment (5) Capital: ¥28 million (6) Date of establishment: March 29, 2021 (7) Major shareholders and shareholding ratios: Not disclosed, owing to a confidentiality agreement between the parties, the protection of personal information and the wishes of the counterparty. (8) Relationship between the listed company and the target: Capital relationship: none. Personnel relationship: none. Business relationship: none. (9) Results and financial position for the last three fiscal years (FY3/2024 / FY3/2025 / FY3/2026): Net assets ¥1,069mn / ¥1,275mn / ¥1,557mn; total assets ¥2,325mn / ¥2,320mn / ¥2,289mn; net assets per share ¥102,818.61 / ¥122,611.67 / ¥149,742.47; net sales ¥2,754mn / ¥2,718mn / ¥2,603mn; operating profit ¥426mn / ¥348mn / ¥476mn; ordinary profit ¥412mn / ¥341mn / ¥472mn; net income ¥263mn / ¥205mn / ¥282mn; net income per share ¥25,378.71 / ¥19,793.06 / ¥27,130.80; dividends per share ¥– / ¥– / ¥–
3. Overview of the sellers
Not disclosed, owing to a confidentiality agreement between the parties, the protection of personal information and the wishes of the counterparties. The shares will be acquired from the target's existing shareholders, comprising corporations and individuals, and there is no capital, personnel or business relationship between the Company and those corporations or individuals.
4. Number of shares acquired, acquisition price and shareholdings before and after
(1) Shares held before the transfer: 0 shares (voting rights: 0%) (2) Shares to be acquired: 2,217 shares (voting rights: 100%) (3) Acquisition price: share acquisition price ¥5,013 million; advisory and other fees (estimate) ¥112 million; total (estimate) ¥5,125 million (4) Shares held after the transfer: 2,217 shares (voting rights: 100%)
5. Schedule
(1) Date of Board resolution: November 6, 2026 (2) Date of agreement: November 6, 2026 (3) Share transfer execution date: December 1, 2026 (scheduled)
6. Outlook
The impact of the Share Acquisition on consolidated results is currently under review. Should any matter requiring disclosure arise, the Company will announce it promptly.