Yamazen unveils new mid-term plan at 2025 suppliers’ meeting

July 3, 2025

Fiscal 2024 results show modest growth in sales, decline in profit

On May 19, Yamazen held its “2025 Yamazen Shinkokai” suppliers’ meeting at a hotel in Osaka. President & CEO Koji Kishida presented the company’s consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ended March 2025, along with its new mid-term management plan.

For FY2024 (ending March 2025), consolidated net sales increased by 1.8% year-on-year to JPY 516.13 billion. Gross profit rose by 3.5% to JPY 76.97 billion, but operating profit declined by 3.6% to JPY 9.54 billion. While gross profit improved, rising personnel and selling, general and administrative (SG&A)

expenses led to the decrease in operating profit.

In the Production Goods Business, domestic sales in the machinery division dropped by 9.2%. On the other hand, the Industrial Solutions Business—which focuses on automation products to address labor shortages—achieved a 5.8% increase in domestic sales, with overseas sales also growing by 5.8%. For the current fiscal year, Yamazen targets JPY 530 billion in sales and JPY 9.0 billion in operating profit.

“PROACTIVE YAMAZEN 2027” targets JPY 600 billion in sales

The company also unveiled its new mid-term management plan, “PROACTIVE YAMAZEN 2027,” which runs through FY2027 (ending March 2028). The plan sets key targets of JPY 600 billion in net sales, JPY 16 billion in operating profit, and a return on equity (ROE) of 8.0% in the final year.

President Kishida underscored the company’s vision by stating, “We aim to become a specialized trading company that balances both heart and technical excellence.”