Sodick Co.,Ltd.【JP:6143】Stock Price

Sodick operates multiple business segments and provides a diverse range of products and services. The main business segments include machine tools, industrial machinery, food machinery, and other operations.

In the machine tools segment, Sodick develops, manufactures, and sells electrical discharge machines, machining centers, metal 3D printers, and laser processing machines. These products are manufactured at facilities both domestically and internationally, with sales and maintenance services provided across each region.

In the industrial machinery segment, Sodick develops, manufactures, and sells injection molding machines. Sodick and its affiliated companies provide product sales and maintenance services primarily across Asia and the Americas.

In the food machinery segment, Sodick develops, manufactures, and sells noodle manufacturing plants, noodle-making machines, and packaged rice meal production equipment. These products are primarily manufactured in Japan and China, with sales and maintenance services provided in these markets.

Other operations include precision mold and precision molding businesses, as well as core technology businesses. The precision mold and precision molding segment handles mold design and manufacturing, as well as plastic molding and processing. The core technology segment develops, manufactures, and sells linear motor application products and ceramic products.

Through these business segments, Sodick aims to drive technological innovation and market expansion in each field. By operating these businesses in an integrated manner and fostering mutual cooperation, each segment contributes to the overall growth of the company.

Sodick is pursuing a growth strategy aimed at technological innovation and the realization of a sustainable society. Against the backdrop of technological advancement in the automotive and telecommunications sectors, labor-saving needs, and carbon neutrality initiatives, the company is advancing high-precision manufacturing and automation. Through new product development, the deployment of total solutions, and the utilization of IoT and AI technologies, Sodick aims to achieve both business expansion and sustainability.

Since 2023, Sodick has been implementing structural reforms to improve profitability. Specifically, the company is working to reduce dependence on the Chinese market, improve its balance sheet, reorganize its business portfolio through selective focus, and rebuild its global production and sales operations. Through these efforts, Sodick aims to enhance profitability and achieve sustainable growth.

Under its medium-term management plan (fiscal year ending December 2025 through fiscal year ending December 2027), Sodick will transform into a high-profitability business model through structural reforms. By 2027, the company targets net sales of 88.5 billion yen and operating profit of 7.0 billion yen, with plans to achieve ROE of 8% or higher and a shareholders' equity ratio of 50% or higher. The company also prioritizes shareholder returns, targeting a dividend on equity of 2% or higher and a total payout ratio of 40% or higher.

In the machine tool business, Sodick will strengthen the competitiveness and improve the profitability of electrical discharge machines. The company will optimize its production system, enhance after-sales service, and expand sales in emerging markets. Sodick also aims to expand metal 3D printers and laser processing machines, with a focus on strengthening its presence in Western markets.

In the industrial machinery business, Sodick will review its production system and shift toward higher-margin products. Through the provision of automation solutions and entry into the European market, the company aims to expand sales volume and market share. Leveraging its competitive strengths in the medical field, Sodick will pursue geographic expansion.

In the food machinery business, Sodick aims to expand sales in the Asian region and broaden its business scope. The company will advance energy-efficient and multifunctional products while strengthening overseas sales. Through new product development and contract manufacturing, Sodick aspires to become a global comprehensive food machinery manufacturer.