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SAKATA SEED CORPORATION
株式会社 サカタのタネ
Consumer Defensive · Farm Products
Sakata Seed Corporation produces and sells vegetable and flower seeds, bulbs, plants, and agricultural and horticultural supplies in Japan, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, the rest of Asia, and internationally. It also engages in the publication of gardening literature; plant breeding; research and development, and technical consultation of consigned seed production; and designing, management, and contract construction of landscaping, greenhouse, and horticultural facilities. The company was formerly known as T. Sakata & Company and changed its name to Sakata Seed Corporation in January 1986. Sakata Seed Corporation was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan.
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FY 2025
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Net Sales
¥92.9B
¥88.7B
¥77.3B
¥73.0B
¥69.2B
Cost of Sales
¥34.4B
¥34.7B
¥29.7B
¥29.1B
¥30.7B
Gross Profit
¥58.5B
¥54.0B
¥47.5B
¥43.9B
¥38.6B
SG&A
¥46.2B
¥43.5B
¥36.6B
¥32.7B
¥28.8B
Operating Income
¥12.3B
¥10.5B
¥10.9B
¥11.2B
¥9.7B
Non-Operating Income
¥1.8B
¥2.3B
¥2.2B
¥1.3B
¥830M
Dividend Income
¥511M
¥421M
¥322M
¥278M
¥286M
Interest Income
¥720M
¥845M
¥609M
¥254M
¥113M
Non-Operating Expenses
¥1.7B
¥1.6B
¥858M
¥406M
¥477M
Interest Expense
¥347M
¥216M
¥77M
¥105M
¥119M
Ordinary Income
¥12.3B
¥11.1B
¥12.3B
¥12.1B
¥10.1B
Pre-tax Income
¥13.5B
¥22.6B
¥12.5B
¥16.6B
¥10.0B
Income Taxes
¥3.8B
¥6.3B
¥2.9B
¥4.3B
¥2.3B
Current Tax
¥3.8B
¥6.8B
¥2.9B
¥4.4B
¥2.7B
Deferred Tax
¥28M
¥-506M
¥-30M
¥-87M
¥-411M
Net Income (owners)
¥9.7B
¥16.2B
¥9.5B
¥12.3B
¥7.6B
Minority Interest
¥47M
¥74M
¥84M
¥71M
¥49M
Comprehensive Income
¥6.5B
¥27.0B
¥14.9B
¥16.6B
¥11.6B
EBITDA
¥17.0B
¥15.1B
¥14.8B
¥14.7B
¥12.4B
Goodwill Amort. (J-GAAP)
¥129M
¥93M
¥71M
¥64M
¥50M
EPS
¥222.58
¥365.22
¥213.98
¥276.02
¥171.24
Shares Outstanding
43.3M
43.9M
44.4M
44.4M
44.6M
Shares Issued (total)
46.4M
47.4M
47.4M
47.4M
47.4M
Treasury Shares
3.1M
3.5M
3.0M
3.0M
2.8M
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Total Assets
¥191.0B
¥192.7B
¥160.7B
¥147.4B
¥133.1B
Current Assets
¥113.8B
¥116.8B
¥96.1B
¥89.2B
¥76.9B
Cash & Deposits
¥29.5B
¥37.1B
¥28.9B
¥28.1B
¥21.0B
Trade Receivables
¥22.1B
¥21.8B
¥18.4B
¥18.2B
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Non-Current Assets
¥77.1B
¥75.9B
¥64.6B
¥58.2B
¥56.2B
PP&E
¥48.8B
¥45.9B
¥40.4B
¥36.5B
¥34.2B
Goodwill
¥614M
¥792M
¥259M
¥331M
¥225M
Intangible Assets
¥3.8B
¥4.9B
¥4.0B
¥4.4B
¥4.6B
Investment Securities
¥18.5B
¥19.7B
¥16.3B
¥14.1B
¥14.8B
Deferred Tax Assets
¥4.6B
¥3.9B
¥2.6B
¥2.1B
¥1.7B
Total Liabilities
¥29.2B
¥32.2B
¥22.6B
¥22.0B
¥21.2B
Current Liabilities
¥20.0B
¥22.9B
¥15.4B
¥16.1B
¥14.7B
Accounts Payable
¥6.9B
¥5.7B
¥5.3B
¥5.2B
¥4.9B
ST Debt
¥2.3B
¥2.6B
¥929M
¥937M
¥1.9B
Taxes Payable
¥761M
¥4.8B
¥1.2B
¥2.5B
¥1.4B
Non-Current Liabilities
¥9.2B
¥9.3B
¥7.2B
¥5.8B
¥6.5B
Total LT Borrowings
¥587M
¥1.1B
¥536M
¥553M
¥894M
Pension Obligations
¥1.2B
¥999M
¥1.6B
¥1.6B
¥1.8B
Deferred Tax Liab.
¥3.7B
¥3.3B
¥2.1B
¥1.2B
¥1.3B
Total Equity
¥161.8B
¥160.5B
¥138.1B
¥125.5B
¥111.9B
Capital Stock
¥13.5B
¥13.5B
¥13.5B
¥13.5B
¥13.5B
Capital Surplus
¥10.8B
¥10.8B
¥10.8B
¥10.8B
¥10.8B
Retained Earnings
¥126.6B
¥122.0B
¥108.5B
¥101.2B
¥91.1B
Treasury Stock
¥-7.4B
¥-7.2B
¥-5.4B
¥-5.4B
¥-4.5B
AOCI
¥17.8B
¥21.0B
¥10.3B
¥5.0B
¥757M
Equity (owners)
¥143.5B
¥139.0B
¥127.4B
¥120.1B
¥110.9B
Minority Interests
¥462M
¥451M
¥401M
¥336M
¥235M
Total Interest-Bearing Debt ⓘ
¥2.9B
¥3.6B
¥1.5B
¥1.5B
¥2.8B
Net Cash ⓘ
¥26.7B
¥33.5B
¥27.5B
¥26.6B
¥18.2B
NCAV ⓘ
¥84.6B
¥84.7B
¥73.5B
¥67.3B
¥55.7B
NCAV/Share
¥1,954
¥1,928
¥1,655
¥1,515
¥1,249
BV/Share
¥3,315
¥3,167
¥2,868
¥2,705
¥2,485
Metric
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Operating CF
¥5.1B
¥7.0B
¥8.4B
¥10.0B
¥11.4B
Interest Paid
¥-345M
¥-216M
¥-78M
¥-106M
¥-120M
Interest Received
¥1.2B
¥1.3B
¥907M
¥546M
¥395M
D&A
¥4.6B
¥4.5B
¥3.8B
¥3.5B
¥2.6B
Goodwill Amort.
¥129M
¥93M
¥71M
¥64M
¥50M
Investing CF
¥4.1B
¥-4.2B
¥-8.1B
¥468M
¥-5.2B
CapEx
¥7.0B
¥6.3B
¥5.6B
¥4.0B
¥2.8B
Purchase Investments
¥-292M
¥-1.0B
¥-253M
¥-63M
¥-677M
Proceeds from Invest.
¥23M
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¥119M
¥76M
¥462M
Financing CF
¥-6.7B
¥-4.2B
¥-2.8B
¥-4.6B
¥-4.0B
Dividends Paid
¥-3.1B
¥-2.7B
¥-2.1B
¥-1.8B
¥-1.5B
Share Buybacks
¥-2.2B
¥-1.8B
¥-4M
¥-910M
¥-2M
LT Debt Repaid
¥-431M
¥-490M
¥-104M
¥-748M
¥-930M
Free Cash Flow
¥-1.9B
¥641M
¥2.7B
¥6.1B
¥8.6B
Net Change in Cash
¥2.2B
¥-69M
¥-1.4B
¥7.0B
¥2.8B
Metric
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ROE
6.0%
10.9%
7.2%
10.4%
7.2%
ROA
5.1%
9.1%
6.2%
8.7%
5.7%
EPS
¥222.58
¥365.22
¥213.98
¥276.02
¥171.24
DPS
¥75.00
¥65.00
¥55.00
¥45.00
¥38.00
BPS
¥3,729.66
¥3,650.73
¥3,104.40
¥2,821.58
¥2,503.81
FCF/Share
¥-44
¥15
¥61
¥137
¥192
NCAV/Share
¥1,954
¥1,928
¥1,655
¥1,515
¥1,249
Payout Ratio
33.7%
17.8%
25.7%
16.3%
22.2%
Event Timeline
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Large Shareholder Reports 30
Date Activist Stake Event Flag Demands Source
2026-05-22
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
5.16%
+1.68%
initial_5pct
Passive
—
2026-04-22
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
6.27%
+0.13%
change
Passive
—
2026-04-07
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
6.14%
+0.01%
change
Passive
—
2026-03-23
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
6.13%
change
Passive
—
2026-03-06
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
6.13%
-0.09%
change
Passive
—
2026-02-19
TM Kosan Ltd.
14.55%
initial_5pct
Passive
—
2025-12-22
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
6.22%
-0.01%
change
Passive
—
2025-12-05
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
6.23%
+0.02%
change
Passive
—
2025-12-05
TM Kosan Ltd.
14.55%
-1.84%
change
Passive
—
2025-11-14
TM Kosan Ltd.
16.39%
correction
Passive
—
2025-11-14
TM Kosan Ltd.
16.39%
change
Passive
—
2025-10-14
TM Kosan Ltd.
16.39%
change
Passive
—
2025-09-22
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
6.21%
-0.03%
change
Passive
—
2025-09-05
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
6.24%
+0.22%
change
Passive
—
2025-06-20
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
6.02%
-0.05%
change
Passive
—
2025-06-06
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
6.07%
-0.02%
change
Passive
—
2025-04-22
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
6.09%
-0.34%
change
Passive
—
2025-03-07
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
6.43%
-0.53%
change
Passive
—
2025-01-10
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
6.96%
+0.07%
change
Passive
—
2024-11-22
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
6.89%
+0.04%
change
Passive
—
2024-10-22
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
6.85%
+0.3%
change
Passive
—
2024-09-06
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
6.55%
+0.09%
change
Passive
—
2024-07-05
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
6.46%
-0.21%
change
Passive
—
2024-03-07
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
6.67%
-0.29%
change
Passive
—
2024-01-11
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
6.96%
+0.15%
change
Passive
—
2023-12-07
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
6.81%
change
Passive
—
2023-10-06
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
6.81%
change
Passive
—
2023-09-07
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
6.81%
change
Passive
—
2023-08-22
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
3.48%
-3.15%
change
Passive
—
2023-06-07
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
6.63%
change
Passive
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Top 10 Shareholders
Ownership DNA
Cross-Holdings Tracker 17
#
Shareholder
Shares (thou.)
% of Total
1
有限会社ティーエム興産
7,607
17.56%
2
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
日本マスタートラスト信託銀行株式会社信託口
4,144
9.57%
3
株式会社みずほ銀行(常任代理人 株式会社日本カストディ銀行)
1,500
3.46%
4
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
株式会社三井住友銀行
1,490
3.44%
5
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
株式会社日本カストディ銀行信託口
1,136
2.62%
6
BNP PARIBAS LUXEMBOURG/2S/JASDEC/FIM/LUXEMBOURG FUNDS/UCITS ASSETS(常任代理人 香港上海銀行東京支店カストディ業務部)
920
2.12%
7
THE NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING CO., LTD. AS THE TRUSTEE OF REPURCHASE AGREEMENT MOTHER FUND (常任代理人 シティバンク、エヌ・エイ東京支店カストディ業務部)
767
1.77%
8
KIKKOMAN CORPORATION
キッコーマン株式会社
678
1.56%
9
TOKYO SEIKA CO.,LTD.
東京青果株式会社
563
1.30%
10
Yokohama Reito Co., Ltd.
横浜冷凍株式会社
558
1.28%
Domestic Nominees
12.2%
+2.0% vs 2024
Trust bank custodians — GPIF, pensions, investment trusts
Foreign Custodians
0.0%
+0.0% vs 2024
Sub-custodians for foreign asset managers
Direct / Strategic
32.5%
+0.3% vs 2024
Named entities with disclosed investment intent
Shareholder
Trend
2023
2024
2025
限会社ティーエム興産
17.13%
17.32%
17.56%
+0.24%
日本マスタートラスト信託銀行
10.67%
8.35%
9.57%
+1.22%
Mizuho Bank
みずほ銀行
3.94%
3.98%
3.46%
-0.52%
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
三井住友銀行
3.35%
3.39%
3.44%
+0.05%
日本カストディ銀行
5.41%
1.86%
2.62%
+0.76%
BNP PARIBAS LUXEMBOURG/2S/JASDEC/FIM/LUXEMBOURG FUNDS/UCITS ASSETS
1.81%
2.01%
2.12%
+0.11%
THE NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING CO., LTD. AS THE TRUSTEE OF REPURCHASE AGREEMENT MOTHER FUND
NEW ENTRY
—
—
—
1.77%
NEW
KIKKOMAN CORPORATION
キッコーマン
1.52%
1.54%
1.56%
+0.02%
TOKYO SEIKA CO.,LTD.
東京青果
1.26%
1.28%
1.30%
+0.02%
Yokohama Reito Co., Ltd.
横浜冷凍
—
1.27%
1.28%
+0.01%
Maruichi Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.
丸一鋼管
last seen 2024
Exited Top 10
1.35%
1.36%
—
State Street
last seen 2023
Exited Top 10
1.37%
—
—
Concentration (HHI)
ⓘ
474
412
444
3 fiscal years · top-10 holders per year · >2,500 HHI = high concentration · entity-resolved
Portfolio Book Value
¥15,073M
+4% since 2023
Holdings
17
+2 new
3 exited
Trend
1 unwinding
vs 2023
Held Company
FY2025
¥15,073M total
FY2023
¥14,510M total
Book Val ¥M
Shares
Book Val ¥M
Shares
KIKKOMAN CORPORATION
キッコーマン株式会社
4,291
+400.0%
↑
3,245,000
5,341
649,000
M
MAX CO., LTD.
マックス株式会社
2,534
537,000
1,202
537,000
M
Maruzen Showa Unyu Co,.Ltd.
丸全昭和運輸株式会社
1,437
226,400
815
226,400
M
Amano Corporation
アマノ株式会社
1,428
335,000
971
335,000
M
Yokohama Reito Co., Ltd.
横浜冷凍株式会社
894
1,022,000
1,108
1,022,000
M
MITSUBISHI PENCIL CO.,LTD.
三菱鉛筆株式会社
790
374,400
620
374,400
M
Fuji Nihon Corporation
フジ日本株式会社
599
NEW
New
563,000
—
M
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
株式会社三井住友フィナンシャルグループ(注)2
567
NEW
New
153,300
—
M
株式会社コンコルディア・フィナンシャルグループ
561
606,000
327
606,000
M
BULL-DOG SAUCE CO.,LTD.
ブルドックソース株式会社
403
230,400
450
230,400
M
OKAMURA CORPORATION
株式会社オカムラ
384
175,000
300
175,000
M
Riken Vitamin Co., Ltd.
理研ビタミン株式会社
377
148,600
293
148,600
M
Sotetsu Holdings,Inc.
相鉄ホールディングス株式会社
316
147,200
375
147,200
M
Sodick Co.,Ltd.
株式会社ソディック
143
158,600
111
158,600
M
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
株式会社みずほフィナンシャルグループ
142
-14.5%
↓
35,500
85
41,500
M
株式会社白洋舎
129
42,500
105
42,500
M
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
株式会社三菱UFJフィナンシャル・グループ
78
38,900
36
38,900
M
Maruichi Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.
丸一鋼管株式会社
—
−100%
Exit
—
1,716
560,000
M
フジ日本精糖株式会社
—
−100%
Exit
—
365
563,000
M
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
株式会社三井住友フィナンシャルグループ
—
−100%
Exit
—
290
51,100
M
Portfolio total
15,073
14,510
Book value in ¥M · ↓ reduced · ↑ increased vs prior year · M = mutual holding