Sinfonia Technology Co., Ltd.
Cite as: Japan IR Index, Sinfonia Technology Co., Ltd. (6507), 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.
F6 Multi-year financial data file (Excel or CSV) downloadable in English 0/5 Quick fix
Post the financial figures the company already publishes as an Excel or CSV file with English labels.
G6 Shareholder vote results disclosed in English 0/5 Quick fix
Publish the vote counts from the Japanese extraordinary report in English.
O7 Named English IR contact published 2/5 Quick fix
Link a dedicated IR contact (form, address or e-mail) from the English IR section.
S6 Integrated or annual report available in English 0/5 Translation
Publish the current integrated or annual report in English.
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 (Electric Appliances) | 80.8 | 25 of 33 |
| Same size band (¥100–500bn) | 77.1 | 36 of 50 |
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, 28 scored 3 or more and 4 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
Summary of Financial Statements for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2026, 7 August 2026 with the Japanese, but 8 pages against the Japanese 13: the summary, balance sheet, income and comprehensive-income statements and supplementary segment tables, without the Japanese section 1 (qualitative review of results, financial position and forecasts) or the notes to the statements. The full-year release (FY2025, 14 May 2026, 20 pages) is complete. Quarterly English drops the parts a reader would need the Japanese for. Source document →
F2English results summary is a full translation, not an excerpt3/5
The latest English tanshin is 'Summary of Financial Statements for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2026' (7 Aug 2026). It has 8 pages against 13 for the Japanese 2027年3月期 第1四半期決算短信. The English has the two summary pages, the balance sheet, and the income and comprehensive-income statements. It then has a 'Supplementary Information' sheet (segment sales and OP, orders, backlog, overseas sales, capex). It drops the Japanese section 1, 経営成績等の概況 (the qualitative review and the forecast explanation), and the notes (going concern, equity, cash flow, セグメント情報等の注記). The Q2 (E251107, 8 pp) and Q3 (E250206 file, 6 Feb 2026, 8 pp) English tanshin have the same cut. The FY2025 year-end tanshin (14 May 2026) is complete at 20 pages against the Japanese 19. But every quarterly English release cuts the qualitative section and the notes, so 3. Source document →
F3Financial statements including notes available in English4/5
The year-end English tanshin for FY2025 (14 May 2026, 20 pp) has the full consolidated statements and notes, with the table of contents running to '(5) Notes on consolidated financial statements', going concern and segment information. The latest-period English (Q1, 7 Aug 2026) has the balance sheet and the income and comprehensive-income statements but no notes, only the supplementary segment sheet. Full statements and notes at the year end only, so 4. Source document →
F4Annual securities report available in English in any form0/5
The English IR library carries results, the results presentation and Q&A, AGM notices and timely notices. No annual securities report in English under any name.
F5Segment revenue and profit disclosed in English, consistent definitions5/5
There are four reportable segments: Clean Transport System, Motion Equipment, Power Electronics Equipment, and Engineering & Service. Every English tanshin gives net sales and operating profit by segment, plus orders and backlog. In Q1 FY2026, for example, Clean Transport ¥8,116m sales and ¥1,838m OP, and Motion ¥9,133m and ¥680m, with the adjustment line. The year-end English tanshin has the segment note and states the basis: segments are 'classified based on the Company's business divisions by products and services'. The segment set is unchanged across FY2023-FY2026 tanshin and decks. The decks add segment forecasts and FY2027 MTP segment targets. Every period, with definitions stated, so 5. Source document →
F6Multi-year financial data file (Excel or CSV) downloadable in English0/5
There is no downloadable data file. The English 'Financial Highlights' page (/ir/performance-financial/performance-data-trends/) is an HTML table of five years (March 2022-2026) with net sales, ordinary profit, net profit, net assets, total assets, per-share data, equity ratio, ROE and PER. 'At a Glance in Numbers' is only a StockWeather share-price chart. A link filter for xls|csv|excel over the IR top, library, record list and performance pages found nothing.
F7Guidance disclosed in English with the basis explained5/5
The English FY2025 tanshin (14 May 2026), '(4) Future Outlook', gives the FY2026 forecast: sales ¥140.0bn, OP ¥21.0bn, ordinary ¥21.0bn, net ¥15.0bn. It also gives the market view (US tariffs, Middle East, defence demand, AI-led semiconductor recovery, with the Middle East excluded from the forecast) and the dividend forecast of ¥161. The English FY2025 deck (26 May 2026, 32 pp) adds the FX assumption ('1 dollar = 145 yen'), R&D and capex plans, and forecasts by segment for orders, sales, OP and margin, each with business environment and action plans (pp.14-18). p.11 sets FY2025 actuals against the 13 May and revised 27 Nov forecasts, with reasons. Q1 FY2026 states the forecast is unrevised. Forecast with FX, market view and segment forecasts, plus revisions explained, so 5. Source document →
F8English financial disclosure current to the latest Japanese filing period5/5
English results for the three months to 30 June 2026 published 7 August 2026, the same day as the Japanese first-quarter tanshin. Source document →
S1Medium-term management plan in English with numerical targets5/5
The current plan is the 'SINFONIA NEXT DREAM' mid-term plan (FY2025-FY2027). The English 'Announcement of New Mid-Term Management Plan' came out 13 May 2025, the same day as the Japanese 中期経営計画策定に関するお知らせ (both IR lists). It has the basic policy, the FY2027 targets (sales ¥160bn, OP margin 14%, ROE 15%), payout ratio 30% and cash allocation (¥62bn; ¥32bn expansion, ¥18bn renewal, ¥12bn returns). The English Mid-Term Plan page matches the Japanese 中期計画 page item for item (orders ¥170bn, sales ¥160bn, OP ¥22.5bn, 14%, ROE 15%). The English FY2024 deck (pp.28-33) adds segment targets for FY2027, ROIC around 13%, and a cross-shareholding ratio target. Complete and same day, so 5. Source document →
S2IR presentations published in English5/5
The Japanese side holds results briefings at the half year and the full year, each with a deck and a Q&A. The English library matches both: Financial Results Presentation for First-Half FY2025 (27 Nov 2025, 27 pages, listed 2 Dec) with its Q&A summary, and the FY2025 presentation (26 May 2026, 32 pages) with its Q&A session. A deck and the Q&A for every briefing the Japanese gives: 5 (timing is R1's). (Was 3 on 12 Oct, which missed the half-year set; re-checked 16 Oct 2026.) Source document →
S3English equity-story or investment-highlights page4/5
The English IR section has a 'Quick Overview of SINFONIA' group: A Quick Overview, Business Activities, Growth Strategy: Semiconductor Industry, Growth Strategy: Aerospace Industry, History, Products, At a Glance in Numbers. The overview positions the company as 'a leading niche manufacturer' with an FY2024 OP-by-segment chart. The semiconductor page claims the number-one global share in load ports and sets a ¥80.0bn semiconductor sales goal. But 'At a Glance in Numbers' holds only a share-price chart, not figures. Quantified strengths ('Commanding a Global Market Share of Over 50% (LP)', 'Supplying LPs to 11 of the Top 15 Global SPE') appear only in the deck. A dedicated investor overview, specific but mostly qualitative, so 4. Source document →
S4Growth drivers identified and quantified in English5/5
The drivers are named and quantified in the English FY2025 deck (pp.24-29). The table 'Progress of the Mid-term Management Plan and Long-term Vision' gives sales by business for FY2025 actual, FY2027 plan and FY2030. Semiconductor-related: ¥36bn (30%), ¥55bn (35%), ¥80bn (40%), about 2.2x. Aerospace: ¥25bn, ¥30bn, ¥40bn. Engineering & Services: ¥67bn, ¥75bn, ¥80bn. The deck attributes +¥30bn or more to load ports and EFEMs and +¥15bn to DD motor units and back-end automation. Other figures: LP global share over 50%, LP capacity secured up to ¥60bn, aerospace orders tripling in the current five-year plan, and a new aerospace plant from Jan 2027. The FY2024 deck adds segment targets and investment amounts. So 5. Source document →
S5Results-briefing transcripts or Q&A published in English4/5
The Japanese side publishes a 質疑応答（要旨） for both briefings in the last year: the H1 FY2025 briefing of 27 Nov 2025 (1 p, PDF created 27 Nov) and the FY2025 briefing of 26 May 2026 (2 pp, created 27 May). The English has both. 'Q&A Session' for the H1 briefing (1 p, listed 2 Dec 2025, created 1 Dec). 'FY2025 Financial Results Briefing Q&A (Summary)' (3 pp, PDF created 29 May 2026), with the same questions for President Yamakuni. Every Japanese Q&A has an English counterpart, 2 to 5 days later. (The FY2024 and H1 FY2024 Japanese Q&As have no English version.) Late, so 4 under the ruling. Source document →
S6Integrated or annual report available in English0/5
No integrated, annual or business report in English. The English IR site's overview pages (Quick Overview, At a Glance in Numbers) are web pages, not a report.
S7Progress against the previous plan, including misses, explained in English4/5
The English FY2024 deck (29 May 2025 briefing, English listed 6 Jun 2025), p.19 'Previous Mid-Term Management Plan Review', sets the previous plan 'SINFONIA NEW STAGE 2024' against actuals. The FY24 targets against FY24 results: orders 1,250 vs 1,435.8 (114.9%), sales 1,100 vs 1,191.5 (108.3%), OP 100 vs 157.3 (157.3%), OP margin 9% or more vs 13.2%, ROE 10% or more vs 15.7%. FY21-FY23 actuals are shown too. The explanation is one line ('Achieved all numerical targets and successfully strengthened profitability') plus the qualitative measures. Its investment (about ¥26bn) is compared with the new plan on p.20. The current plan's progress is in the FY2025 deck (p.29). Target against actual, but the variances are not explained, so 4. Source document →
G1Corporate governance report available in English3/5
No Corporate Governance Report in English. The English Sustainability > Corporate Governance page gives basic principles, the governance structure, the board with independence marked, and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee - a narrative written for the site in place of the filing. Source document →
G2Director biographies in English with tenure, expertise and independence5/5
English Notice of the 102nd AGM (5 Jun 2026, 18 pp), Proposal 3, the election of all nine directors. Each candidate has birth date, shares held, board attendance, and a dated career with the year he or she became a director (e.g. Buto 'June 2003 Director', Yamakuni 'June 2022 Director'). Each also has reasons for nomination. The outside directors' tenure is stated outright (four, three and two years), and Sako, J. Fujioka and A. Fujioka are flagged 'Independent Outside' with the TSE designation note. p.11 adds a skills matrix for expertise. The English governance page lists the board with independence ticks. Every director, with tenure, expertise and independence, so 5. Source document →
G3Board skills matrix published in English5/5
The English 102nd AGM notice, p.11, has '(Reference) Skills matrix of Directors and Corporate Auditors after appointment'. It covers all nine directors and four corporate auditors, with independence, against seven areas: corporate management, business strategy, technology and R&D, sales and marketing, global, finance and accounting, and legal and risk management. It is current as of the June 2026 meeting, so 5. Source document →
G4Executive remuneration structure and its performance linkage explained in English4/5
The English Corporate Governance page, 'Director Compensation System', sets out the structure: fixed, performance-linked and performance-linked stock compensation, with performance-linked pay about 40% of the total (about 20% in stock). The cap is ¥700m (¥80m for outside directors), plus ¥100m for auditors. Four KPIs drive the bonus: consolidated revenue target achievement, consolidated OP margin, consolidated ordinary profit and ROE target achievement. Consolidated net profit drives the stock plan. FY2023 KPI outcomes are given. The English AGM notice, Proposal 5, details the revised BBT-RS stock plan. No English source gives the amounts actually paid or the KPI weights. The notice refers to the Business Report 'in Japanese only', and there is no English yuho or CG report. Structure and KPIs without amounts or weights, so 4. Source document →
G5AGM notice in English with sufficient lead time to vote4/5
Notice of the 102nd Ordinary General Meeting in English, listed in IR News on 28 May 2026 and dated 5 June for a meeting on 26 June - at least 21 days - 18 pages with the reference documents for all five proposals, every director candidate with reasons for nomination. Voting via soukai-portal.net carries no Japanese-only label; the '(in Japanese)' tags attach to the materials-posting websites. Re-checked 23 Oct 2026 (G5 voting-site sweep, after the independent audit): the voting website named in the English notice, www.soukai-portal.net (Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank), 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 English0/5
The English General Meeting of Shareholders page carries the 101st and 102nd notices only. No notice of resolutions and no voting results in English.
G7Cross-shareholdings in English with reduction schedule and rationale5/5
The English 102nd AGM notice, p.18, '(Reference) Reduction of cross-shareholdings', has the full set. The rationale: strategic business relationships, with an annual review of economic rationality by the Management Committee and the Board. The target: below 20% of consolidated net assets, including deemed holdings, by the end of March 2028. The holdings: 61, 60, 59 and 55 issues, and ¥20.5bn, 26.4bn, 20.1bn and 26.6bn on the balance sheet, March 2023-2026. Progress: the ratio went from 32.8% to 35.6% to 25.2% to 26.9%, and the notice explains the rise as share-price-driven despite sales. The FY2024 English deck p.33 and the MTP cash allocation repeat the target. Count, amount, dated target, progress and rationale, so 5. Source document →
O1English IR section reachable within two clicks of the English homepage5/5
'Investor Relations' in the English homepage's global navigation (www.sinfo-t.com) is a direct link to https://www.sinfo-t.com/ir/. The homepage also shows an IR News block linking to the record list. One click, so 5. Source document →
O2English document links resolve to English documents5/5
We sampled 20 English document links across types and years. Tanshin: E260807 (Q1 FY26), e20260514 (FY25), E250206-file (Q3 FY25), E251107 (Q2 FY25), E20250618 ([Updated] FY24, 21 pp), the 13 May 2025 FY24 summary, E230620 (FY22) and E230822 (Q1 FY23). Decks: FY2025, H1 FY2025 and FY2024. Q&A: FY2025 and H1 FY2025. AGM notices: 102nd and 94th (2018). Notices: investment unit 19 Jun 2026, dividend 14 May 2026, takeover-defence abolition, representative directors 19 Feb 2026, and the MTP announcement. Every one opened as an English document. The only blemish is a few leftover Japanese labels on p.24 of the FY2025 deck. All English, so 5. Source document →
O3English IR archive free of dead links5/5
The same 20-link sample, 2018-2026, all resolved to live PDFs (1 to 34 pp). The record list's five pages and the AGM page's two notices also loaded. No dead links, so 5. Source document →
O4English IR pages render without blank JavaScript failures5/5
We rendered the English IR top, Record (all five pages), IR Library, General Meeting, Mid-Term Plan, Quick Overview, Semiconductor growth page, Financial Highlights, Governance and Disclaimer in Chrome. Every list and table rendered. The StockWeather share-price iframe on 'At a Glance in Numbers' rendered with quotes and chart. The only overlay is a cookie-consent box. So 5. Source document →
O5Single page listing all English IR documents by date and type4/5
The English 'Record' page (/ir/info/) is one dated list, newest first, paginated over five pages. It carries tanshin, decks, the H1 Q&A, AGM notices and timely notices, but has no type labels or filters. The current FY2025 deck and Q&A are not on it; they appear only on the IR Library page, which shows the current year only. AGM notices are also on the General Meeting page. One dated list, untyped and missing items, so 4. Source document →
O6English archive genuinely populated, not an unverifiable shell5/5
The English record list runs from the 94th AGM notice (2018 PDF; the 95th is listed 29 May 2019) through to Aug 2026. It has tanshin for every quarter since Q1 FY2022 (Aug 2022), AGM notices 94th-102nd, decks and Q&A since FY2024, the MTP announcement, and timely notices from 2025-2026. Several years across types, so 5. Source document →
O7Named English IR contact published2/5
The English site's only contact is the site-wide Contact Us form, whose required 'Which business fields' list is all product lines plus 'Others' - no IR category - and the IR section links to it only through the shared footer. The English tanshin names no contact; the Japanese one names 谷本泰弘, 総務秘書グループ長, 03-5473-1800. No IR route for an English reader; scored with the document-header band, the floor. Source document →
R1Earnings materials published in English simultaneously with Japanese4/5
The tanshin is same-day in every period read: TDnet (rendered on kabutan) lists the Japanese and English at the same minute for Q1 FY26 (7 Aug 2026 13:40), FY25 (14 May 2026 13:40), Q3 FY25 (6 Feb 2026 13:40), Q2 FY25 (7 Nov 2025 13:40) and Q1 FY25 (8 Aug 2025 13:40). The exception is FY24: the 13 May 2025 English was an 11-page short version, and the full 21-page English was posted 18 Jun 2025. The decks are not shown to be same-day. The H1 FY2025 English deck was listed 2 Dec 2025; the Japanese PDF was created 1 Dec after a 27 Nov briefing. The FY2024 English deck was listed 6 Jun 2025 for a 29 May briefing. For FY2025, both PDFs were created 27 May 2026 and the English listing date isn't shown. Tanshin same day, decks later or unproven, so 4. Source document →
R2Median lag in days between Japanese and English statutory publication5/5
Lags, English against Japanese (TDnet via kabutan and the IR lists). Q1 FY26 tanshin: 7 Aug / 7 Aug = 0. FY25 tanshin: 14 May / 14 May = 0. 102nd AGM notice: 28 May / 28 May 08:00 = 0. Corporate Governance Report: Japanese filed 26 Jun 2026 (also 23 Apr 2026), no English, so more than 90. Yuho: Japanese filed June 2026, no English, so more than 90. Sorted 0, 0, 0, >90, >90: median 0, so 5. Source document →
R3Timely disclosures published in English5/5
The Japanese IR news and TDnet list for 16 Oct 2025 to 15 Oct 2026, results aside, show six disclosures. Treasury-share disposal for the stock plan, 6 Feb 2026. Changes of representative directors and officers, 19 Feb 2026. Abolition of the takeover defence, 23 Apr 2026. Dividend increase, revision of the share-based pay plan and amendment of the Articles, all 14 May 2026. Investment-unit policy, 19 Jun 2026. Each has an English version on TDnet at the same minute and on the English record list. The site lists the takeover-defence notice under 19 Feb but labels it 23 Apr; the PDF was created 17 Apr. Every one same day, so 5. Source document →
R4English disclosure free of machine-translation accuracy disclaimers5/5
We rendered the English homepage, IR top, Record, Disclaimer, Site Policy, governance and plan pages. There is no machine- or AI-translation notice or pop-up. The IR disclaimer covers investment solicitation and errors only. The documents carry only the human-translation precedence line ('the original shall prevail'), which is R5's matter. So 5. Source document →
R5English version stated as authoritative, not subordinate to Japanese1/5
The tanshin, the AGM notice, the timely notices and the FY2025 results presentation (p.31: 'In the event of any discrepancy between this document and the Japanese original, the original shall prevail') all carry the prevailing-language line: disclaimed on every document checked, 1 (was 2 on 12 Oct, which missed the deck's last page; re-checked 16 Oct 2026). 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 →
Semiconductor-fab transport, growth investment and return plan
Strategy or target reset · In progress · Plan or update announced 13 May 2025
Sinfonia launched a three-year plan with operating and ROE goals and a quantified allocation to expansion, renewal and shareholder returns.
Timeline and sources (1 step)
- 13 May 2025Plan or update announced Sinfonia launched a three-year plan with operating and ROE goals and a quantified allocation to expansion, renewal and shareholder returns. 2025-2027 Mid-Term Plan: SINFONIA NEXT DREAM
What management said it would do
Management targets ¥160bn sales, ¥22.5bn operating profit, at least a 14% margin and 15% ROE by FY2027.
From the company’s own disclosure · 2025-2027 Mid-Term Plan: SINFONIA NEXT DREAM
What it actually did, and when
The investment program is underway; final deployment and realized returns remain pending.
Partly disclosed — a gap remains · 2025-2027 Mid-Term Plan: SINFONIA NEXT DREAM · Long-Term Targets
What it disclosed about the economics
About ¥62bn of sources is allocated across expansion, renewal/automation and shareholder returns.
Partly disclosed — a gap remains · 2025-2027 Mid-Term Plan: SINFONIA NEXT DREAM · Long-Term Targets
What has happened since
The FY2027 result is not due.
Partly disclosed — a gap remains · 2025-2027 Mid-Term Plan: SINFONIA NEXT DREAM
The question this leaves open
Investor question: Which semiconductor-fab transport investments drive the margin step-up? IR preparation: publish spend, orders, capacity, margins and 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
Sinfonia allocates about ¥32bn to expansion, ¥18bn to renewal and automation, and ¥12bn to shareholder returns from roughly ¥62bn of sources.
Capital structure
The cash-allocation plan is quantified and includes distributions, but explicit leverage and liquidity guardrails are less prominent.
Governance of capital decisions
Management publishes sales, profit, margin, ROE, payout and allocation targets across the plan period.
Preliminary and not scored: a selected-source reading, reviewed 30 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 (Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank) 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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