AMADA CO., LTD.
Cite as: Japan IR Index, AMADA CO., LTD. (6113), methodology GNT-BDS v1.1.1, reviewed 2026-10-12.
Findings and sources as of the review date shown. The company’s English disclosure may have changed since.
Where to start
Chosen from this company's lowest answers, easiest first. A quick fix uses material the company already has; a translation fix is usually met by translating a Japanese document (our note says whether this company has one). Questions that need a budget or a board decision are left out. Suggestions drawn from the research, separate from the scores.
G6 Shareholder vote results disclosed in English 2/5 Quick fix
Publish the vote counts from the Japanese extraordinary report in English.
O7 Named English IR contact published 3/5 Quick fix
Link a dedicated IR contact (form, address or e-mail) from the English IR section.
F1 Quarterly and full-year results summaries (tanshin) published in English 3/5 Translation
Publish the English results summary every quarter, including the qualitative section and the notes.
F2 English results summary is a full translation, not an excerpt 3/5 Translation
Translate the whole results summary rather than an excerpt.
English disclosure assessment
All 34 questions reviewed by the editor against the public documents; this is not an independent audit. 1 answer corrected after re-checks (research errors) on 23 Oct 2026. These are changes to our record, not to the company’s disclosure. Changes to this record →
Compared with peers
| Peer group | Median | This company |
|---|---|---|
| Same sector (Machinery) | 76.4 | 12 of 39 |
| Same size band (¥500bn–2tn) | 84.2 | 22 of 43 |
Compared with the companies covered here, not the whole market. Sector is the TSE 33-sector classification; market cap is from the TSE English-disclosure survey, Aug 2026; it only sets the size band, plays no part in the score, and is refreshed once a quarter. Ties share the higher rank.
Out of 100.
Of the 34 questions reviewed, 32 scored 3 or more and 0 found no qualifying English materials within the stated review scope. Read each score with its source and scope below.
Findings by question
F1Quarterly and full-year results summaries (tanshin) published in English3/5
Consolidated Financial Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 (IFRS), 6 August 2026, the same day as the Japanese. It carries the summary, every condensed statement, the segment note and the orders-and-sales supplement - but not section 1 of the Japanese tanshin, the qualitative overview of results, financial position and forecasts, six of the Japanese document's 18 pages. 10 English pages to 18. The cut is the explanation of the numbers, not the numbers, but it is part of the document's own substance that exists only in Japanese. Source document →
F2English results summary is a full translation, not an excerpt3/5
The latest English tanshin, Consolidated Financial Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 (IFRS, 6 Aug 2026), is 10 pages against the Japanese 18. It carries the summary pages, the condensed statements, the segment note and the orders/sales supplement, but drops all of section 1 of the Japanese, the qualitative overview of results, financial position and forecasts (Japanese pp2-7, including segment-by-region commentary). The FY2025 full-year tanshin (14 May 2026) is 14 English pages against 28 Japanese. It likewise drops the qualitative section (results, financial position, cash flows, outlook, dividend policy), the accounting-standard choice, and four of the notes (material accounting policies, business combinations, per-share information, subsequent events). The qualitative review is cut. Source document →
F3Financial statements including notes available in English4/5
The Q1 FY2026 English tanshin has all five condensed statements (financial position, P&L, comprehensive income, changes in equity, cash flows) and the segment note with the change in reportable segments. That matches the Japanese quarter's notes apart from the nil going-concern note. At the year end the English FY2025 tanshin gives full statements but only the going-concern and segment notes, omitting the business-combination (Via Mechanics), accounting-policy, per-share and subsequent-event notes. Full statements with complete notes and the auditor's report exist in English only in the 66-page 'Financial Section March 31, 2025', which is for the year before last; no FY2025 edition is posted yet. Full statements and notes, but the complete set is year-end only, and late. Arguably 3 on the FY tanshin alone. Source document →
F4Annual securities report available in English in any form3/5
No securities report in English under any name. The nearest is the 'Financial Section March 31, 2025' filed beside the integrated report: 66 pages of IFRS statements, notes and the independent auditor's report - financial statements only, with none of the statutory report's narrative parts, and for the year before last. Source document →
F5Segment revenue and profit disclosed in English, consistent definitions5/5
Every English tanshin carries a segment note with revenue and segment profit. Q1 FY2026 covers six segments: Sheet Metal Solutions ¥63,586m / ¥5,530m, Joining Technologies, Cutting Fabricator and Grinding Technologies, Advanced Forming Solutions, Electronics Process (¥7,733m / -¥1,473m), and Other. The note explains the April 2026 move to the BU system and restates the prior-year quarter on the new basis. The FY2025 note describes each segment's business and states that segment profit is operating-profit based. The deck adds sales by business and region. Definitions stated, comparatives restated. Source document →
F6Multi-year financial data file (Excel or CSV) downloadable in English4/5
The English Financial Information pages (Revenue, Profit and Loss Information; Main Management Indicators) have a 'Download' link to an Excel workbook, QirExcelReport_6113_quarter.xlsx (Pronexus), which we downloaded through the browser. It has five bilingual sheets: revenue/profit, financial position, cash flows, dividends and main indicators (EPS, ROE, equity ratio, capex, depreciation, R&D, free cash flow). The years run from FY ended 3/2023 to 3/2026 plus the current-year forecast, quarterly cumulative, so four full years. The balance sheet is totals only (total assets, total equity, parent equity) and there are no segments. Excel, but narrower and shorter than five years of full statements. Source document →
F7Guidance disclosed in English with the basis explained5/5
The FY2025 English tanshin gives the FY ending March 2027 forecast: revenue ¥460.0bn, OP ¥48.0bn, net ¥34.0bn, EPS ¥109.56, and dividend ¥64. The English FY2025 results deck (pp11-13) gives the full P&L forecast with an FX assumption (USD ¥150, EUR ¥175), revenue forecasts by business unit and by region, and an OP bridge (price, material cost, utilisation, US tariffs, personnel and R&D costs). Revisions are explained in English. The 13 Nov 2025 notice revising FY2025 to revenue ¥440bn and OP ¥46bn gives the reasons (yen weaker than assumed, consolidation of Via Mechanics) and the revised FX assumptions (USD ¥145, EUR ¥160). The English tanshin omits the Japanese qualitative outlook paragraph, but the deck carries more than that paragraph. FX and segment assumptions, revisions explained. Source document →
F8English financial disclosure current to the latest Japanese filing period5/5
English results for the quarter ended 30 June 2026 published 6 August 2026, the same period and day as the Japanese filing. Source document →
S1Medium-term management plan in English with numerical targets5/5
Medium-term Business Plan 2030 (FY2026-FY2030), announced 14 May 2026. The English 'Notice Concerning Formulation of Medium-term Business Plan 2030' was posted the same day and is 6 pages against the Japanese 6. It gives targets of sales ¥520.0bn, OP ¥73.0bn and ROE ≥10%, plus growth investment ¥150bn, shareholder returns ¥250bn+, a 50% payout with 3-5% DOE, a ¥150bn buyback, an equity ceiling under ¥500bn, and sustainability KPIs with FY2030 targets. The English deck (pp16-43) and the English MTP2030 web page carry the same. Current plan, complete, same day. Source document →
S2IR presentations published in English5/5
The Q1 FY2026 deck in English in two forms - plain and 'with script' (22 pages each, page for page with the Japanese) - plus an English 'Analyst and Investor Briefing Q&A (Summary)' posted 20 August against the Japanese summary of 19 August. The English reader gets every supplement the Japanese side does. Source document →
S3English equity-story or investment-highlights page4/5
'The AMADA Group's Strengths' page is linked from the English IR 'To Individual Investors' section ('Synergizing five strengths to achieve steady growth'). It covers solution proposals and in-house development, global presence (about 400,000 machines in 100+ countries, 60+ sales and service bases in Japan and 170+ overseas, 18 overseas production bases), laser technology, the direct sales and service model, and engineering capabilities and training (ATEC). It is dedicated and specific, but the figures describe scale rather than investment merits (no margins, share or returns), and there is no 'why invest' page. Dedicated, mostly qualitative. Source document →
S4Growth drivers identified and quantified in English4/5
The English MTP2030 materials name the drivers: capturing demand in mobility and semiconductors (the Electronics Process / Via Mechanics and Joining Technologies BUs as 'growth drivers'), lifecycle 'product and service' business, cost competitiveness, and the BU structural reform. Some are quantified: an OP bridge from ¥44.7bn to ¥73.0bn, +2-3pt operating margin from structural reform, a ¥150bn investment framework (including about ¥70bn for M&A and ¥60bn for competitiveness), 60%+ sales growth in new areas by FY2030, and BU-level revenue forecasts for FY2026. There are no market sizes or shares, and the per-driver contributions sit in chart graphics without stated values. Named, some quantified. Source document →
S5Results-briefing transcripts or Q&A published in English4/5
Every quarterly briefing has an English 'Analyst and Investor Briefing Q&A (Summary)', back to FY2022, matching the Japanese 質疑応答（要旨）. The English is often a few days behind. Q1 FY2026: EN 20 Aug 2026 against JA 19 Aug. FY2025: EN 14 May against JA 16 May. Q3: both 14 Feb. Q2: both 4 Dec 2025. Q1 FY2025: EN 26 Aug against JA 19 Aug 2025. The Japanese side also posts briefing audio, which is a medium, not content. Every period, but the latest arrived a day after the Japanese. Source document →
S6Integrated or annual report available in English4/5
Integrated Report 2025, 43 pages, in English (file dated 31 March 2026). The Japanese edition it translates is titled 2025年3月期 統合報告書 - the year ended March 2025 - and its data run to 31 March 2025. Complete, one edition behind the year since closed; the Japanese side has no newer edition either. Source document →
S7Progress against the previous plan, including misses, explained in English5/5
The English FY2025 results deck, 'Review of the previous MTP' (pp18-20), sets MTP2025's targets against FY2025 actuals with a status for each. Sales: target ¥400.0bn, actual ¥437.3bn, achieved. OP: target ¥64.0bn (16.0%), actual ¥44.7bn (10.2%), missed. ROE: target 8%+, actual 5.8%, missed. Growth investment: target ¥100-120bn, actual ¥106.8bn, achieved. Payout ratio: target 50%, actual 64.1%, achieved. Buybacks: target ¥60bn, actual ¥60bn, achieved. The variances are explained: M&A (H&F, Via Mechanics) drove sales, while cost increases and delayed price pass-through cut margin. The MTP2030 notice and web page repeat the explanation. Target against actual, with variances explained. Source document →
G1Corporate governance report available in English5/5
The Corporate Governance Report filed with TSE, in English, 32 pages, 'Last Update: August 21, 2026', linked from the English Corporate Governance System page alongside the Corporate Governance Guidelines. Source document →
G2Director biographies in English with tenure, expertise and independence5/5
The English Notice of Convocation of the 88th AGM (4 Jun 2026) proposes the entire post-transition board, since all nine directors' terms expired: four directors and the Audit & Supervisory Committee member directors. Each candidate has date of birth, career history, board attendance, shares held, reasons for nomination, and outside/independent labels with an independent-officer note. Outside directors also have 'Number of Years in Office' (Aoki 1 year, Sasa 3 years, Mochizuki 2 years, Fujii new), and insiders' tenure can be read from their dated career lines. Every director, with tenure, expertise and independence. Source document →
G3Board skills matrix published in English5/5
The English AGM notice of 4 Jun 2026 has a 'Skill Matrix of Directors' covering the board proposed for after the 26 Jun 2026 meeting, with outside and independent flags. The current matrix in English. Source document →
G4Executive remuneration structure and its performance linkage explained in English4/5
The English Officer Remuneration page (policy revised 14 May 2026) sets out basic pay, a bonus and BIP-trust performance shares, with basic pay only for outside directors. The bonus KPI is single-year profit attributable to owners, with a cap of profit × 1/50 of the payout ratio. The stock plan uses MTP indicators (revenue, operating profit, ROE), with points adjusted 0-200% on achievement and malus and clawback provisions. Amounts are given by type: directors ¥440m (basic 237, bonus 171, stock 31) and A&SC members ¥41m. The weights among the stock-plan KPIs and the target pay mix are not stated. Structure, KPIs and amounts, without weights. Source document →
G5AGM notice in English with sufficient lead time to vote4/5
Notice of Convocation of the 88th Ordinary General Meeting, electronic provision from 4 June 2026 for a meeting on 26 June - 22 days - 68 pages with 'Items of Business and References' for all eight items, including every director candidate. Internet voting is described with no Japanese-only caveat, and the notice gives the English URLs of both the company's and TSE's pages. Re-checked 23 Oct 2026 (G5 voting-site sweep, after the independent audit): the company's shareholder pages name Mizuho Trust & Banking as share registrar, whose voting website (soukai.mizuho-tb.co.jp) is in Japanese only, with no English option, as for ESPEC (6859) and Nitto Boseki (3110). Every proposal in English, but a Japanese-only voting route, so 4. Source document →
G6Shareholder vote results disclosed in English2/5
Notice of Resolutions of the 88th Ordinary General Meeting, in English, 26 June 2026: every item 'approved as proposed', with the names of those elected. No vote counts, no approval ratios. Source document →
G7Cross-shareholdings in English with reduction schedule and rationale3/5
The English Corporate Governance Report (21 Aug 2026), Principle 1-4, gives the policy: holdings kept to the minimum, the board reviews each one annually against the cost of capital, and holdings not justified are sold. Integrated Report 2025 (p37) adds numbers: 9 issues (3 listed, 6 unlisted), carrying value ¥6,572m (1.01% of total assets) at FY2024 against 8 issues and ¥10,835m a year earlier. There is no reduction target or schedule, and no per-stock table in English, because there is no English yuho. Policy and numbers, no target. Source document →
O1English IR section reachable within two clicks of the English homepage5/5
The English homepage header has a visible 'Investor Relations' item. Clicking it lands on https://www.amada.co.jp/en/ir/ (verified by click in the browser), and the footer links there too. One click. Source document →
O2English document links resolve to English documents5/5
We sampled 22 English document links across types and years, and all opened as English. Tanshin: Q1 FY26 (2864865), FY25 (2810583), Q1 FY22 (2166771). Decks: Q1 FY26 (209941), FY25 (203560), Q3 FY21 (162650). Script deck: Q1 FY26 (210240). Q&A summaries: Q1 FY26 (211118), FY22 (163731). Timely notices: forecast and MTP revision (2716463), MTP2030 (2810592), A&SC transition (2756916), buyback status 7 Oct 2026 (2892438). Governance and AGM: CG Report (2876747), AGM notice (121905), other electronic-provision matters (121907), resolutions (122900). Reports: Integrated Report 2025 (195683), Financial Section 2025 (189415). Older materials: MTP2025 deck and Q&A from the Business Briefing page (163592, 163974). All English. Source document →
O3English IR archive free of dead links5/5
The same sample of 22 English documents (see O2), from 2022 to Oct 2026, all opened in the rendered browser with text and page counts. None was dead. All live. Source document →
O4English IR pages render without blank JavaScript failures4/5
Every main English IR page rendered its content: IR top, IR News, Results (year selector), Business Briefing, Integrated Report, Financial Information pages, Segment Information, Earnings Forecast, Corporate Governance System, Officer Remuneration, General Meeting, Analyst Coverage, FAQ and IR Calendar. On the StockWeather Stock Chart page the quote, chart and summary render, but the widget's 'Timely Disclosure' panel is empty. A widget section fails; the content is there. Source document →
O5Single page listing all English IR documents by date and type4/5
The English IR News page is one dated list by year (2022-2026), typed and filterable (Financial Results, Timely Disclosure, IR Materials, Notices). It carries tanshin, decks, script decks, Q&A summaries, timely disclosures, AGM notices and resolutions, the Integrated Report and the Financial Section. It is not complete: the Corporate Governance Report (21 Aug 2026) is not in it and sits on the governance page, and the type pages (Results matrix, Business Briefing, Integrated Report, General Meeting) hold the rest. One dated page, not every type. Source document →
O6English archive genuinely populated, not an unverifiable shell5/5
The archive is deep across types. The Results page has tanshin, decks, script decks and Q&A for every quarter FY2022-FY2026. IR News runs 2022-2026, Integrated Reports FY2020-FY2024, General Meeting materials from FY ending March 2022, and Business Briefing materials 2019 and 2023. Several years across document types. Source document →
O7Named English IR contact published3/5
Named in the tanshin header - Koji Tsuchimoto, Executive General Manager of Corporate Finance Div., +81-463-96-1111 - and the governance report names 'IR Section, RHQ Management Department'. On the site, the global Contact page leads to 'Inquiries regarding Corporate Activities, IR, Environment, Human Rights, Compliance', a shared form with 'Investor relations' as one of six inquiry types. Genuine, but shared, and reached from the global header rather than the IR section. Source document →
R1Earnings materials published in English simultaneously with Japanese5/5
Listing dates, EN against JA. Q1 FY2026: tanshin 6 Aug / 6 Aug and deck 6 Aug / 6 Aug. FY2025: tanshin 14 May / 14 May and deck 14 May / 14 May. Q3 FY2025: tanshin and deck 12 Feb on both sides. Q2: 13 Nov on both sides. Only the supplements lag: the Q1 script deck was 7 Aug against 6 Aug and the Q&A 20 Aug against 19 Aug, which bears on S2/S5. The English tanshin is the cut-down version scored under F1/F2, but no fuller English follows later. Same day every period read. Source document →
R2Median lag in days between Japanese and English statutory publication5/5
Per-document lags, EN against JA listing dates. Q1 FY26 tanshin 6 Aug / 6 Aug 2026 = 0. FY25 tanshin 14 May / 14 May = 0. AGM notice 4 Jun / 4 Jun = 0. Corporate Governance Report 21 Aug / 21 Aug = 0. Annual securities report: JA 25 Jun 2026, no English (the Financial Section is statements only and covers FY ended March 2025), so >90. Median 0 days. Source document →
R3Timely disclosures published in English5/5
The Japanese 適時開示 list for 15 Oct 2025-14 Oct 2026 has 18 items. They are monthly buyback-status notices (7 Nov, 9 Dec, 9 Jan, 6 Feb, 6 Mar, 3 Jul, 5 Aug, 3 Sep, 7 Oct), the forecast and MTP revision (13 Nov), a subsidiary merger (18 Dec), the A&SC transition (12 Feb), buyback completion and cancellation (13 Mar), officer changes (18 Mar), and on 14 May the MTP2030, the stock compensation plan, the articles amendment and a new buyback. The English IR News carries all 18 on the same dates. All, same day. Source document →
R4English disclosure free of machine-translation accuracy disclaimers5/5
The rendered English pages show no machine-translation notice: no banner or pop-up on the homepage, IR top or IR pages (only a cookie banner). 'Precautions in Using This Website', 'How to Use the IR Website' and the Site Policy say nothing about machine or automatic translation. The documents carry only the human-translation precedence line ('the original Japanese version will prevail'), which belongs to R5. Nothing presented as machine-translated. Source document →
R5English version stated as authoritative, not subordinate to Japanese2/5
The tanshin, the Corporate Governance Report and the AGM notice each say 'the original Japanese version will prevail as the official authoritative version'. The results deck, the Q&A summary, the integrated report and the financial section carry no such statement. Disclaimed on some documents. Source document →
Open a question for the reasoning and the document its score was read from. A zero means no qualifying English materials were located within the stated review scope as of 2026-10-12. Compare this question across companies →
Capital-policy review
Not scored. 1 action has been reviewed; a score out of 100 is published once 3 or more are. The ratings:
Each action is read against the company’s own filings on four checks: was the promise specific, can the steps be traced, were the economics explained, and did it report back against the target. This records the status of selected actions, not an assessment of the company as a whole. How this is scored →
Medium-term Business Plan 2030 capital allocation and portfolio reform
Strategy or target reset · In progress · Plan announced 14 May 2026
AMADA committed at least ¥150bn to growth and at least ¥250bn to shareholder returns while targeting FY2030 ROE of 10% or more.
Timeline and sources (1 step)
- 14 May 2026Plan announced AMADA disclosed FY2030 targets, a five-year investment and return framework, and a BU accountability structure. Medium-term Business Plan 2030
What management said it would do
AMADA plans at least ¥150bn of growth investment and at least ¥250bn of returns while targeting ROE of 10% or more.
From the company’s own disclosure · Medium-term Business Plan 2030
What it actually did, and when
The BU system and allocation program have begun, but project and BU return outcomes are not yet available.
Partly disclosed — a gap remains · Medium-term Business Plan 2030
What it disclosed about the economics
Management links about ¥350bn of operating cash flow, balance-sheet reform, BU accountability and shareholder returns.
Partly disclosed — a gap remains · Medium-term Business Plan 2030 · Dividends and Shareholder Return
What has happened since
The FY2030 result is not due.
Partly disclosed — a gap remains · Medium-term Business Plan 2030
The question this leaves open
Investor question: Which investments beat the alternative return from buybacks? IR preparation: disclose BU capital and post-audit returns.
Our analysis, not a company statement
Balance sheet and capital-policy indicators
A source-backed first-pass capital-efficiency, balance-sheet and governance reading, separate from the accountability score.
Cash use and returns
AMADA plans at least ¥150bn of growth investment and at least ¥250bn of shareholder returns.
Capital structure
The plan expects about ¥350bn of operating cash flow plus balance-sheet reforms.
Governance of capital decisions
A new BU system assigns profit accountability and links resource allocation to portfolio position.
Preliminary and not scored: a selected-source reading, reviewed 28 September 2026. Surplus cash, leases, maturities, project ROIC, cost of capital, committed spend and peer comparability are not fully assessed; none enters the accountability score. Figures are the company’s own reported numbers; a large cash balance is not called excess without a defensible operating reserve and investment plan. Every company with a balance-sheet reading →
Changes to this record
- Research error 23 October 2026 · G5: 5 → 4. Every proposal is in the English notice, but the voting website shareholders use (Mizuho Trust & Banking) is in Japanese only.
Every change is labelled as a research error, new evidence supplied, improved disclosure or a rule change, with its date and the previous score. Change log →
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