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<a href="https://smartkarma.com/entities/shibaura-machine-co-ltd">Shibaura Machine</a> is a prominent industrial machinery manufacturer with a diversified product portfolio, primarily focused on molding machines and machine tools. Its largest segment is Molding Machines, which constitutes the majority of its revenue.</li>
 <li>The company is currently facing significant headwinds, evidenced by a sharp decline in profitability and negative operating and free cash flows in the most recent fiscal year. This reflects challenging market conditions and potential internal pressures.</li>
 <li>Despite recent performance issues, the company maintains a strong dividend yield and trades at what could be considered attractive valuation multiples on an EV/Sales and P/B basis relative to peers, suggesting a potential value opportunity if a turnaround is achieved.</li>
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Shibaura Machine is a prominent industrial machinery manufacturer with a diversified product portfolio, primarily focused on molding machines and machine tools. Its largest segment is Molding Machines, which constitutes the majority of its revenue.
  The company is currently facing significant headwinds, evidenced by a sharp decline in profitability and negative operating and free cash flows in the most recent fiscal year. This reflects challenging market conditions and potential internal pressures.
  Despite recent performance issues, the company maintains a strong dividend yield and trades at what could be considered attractive valuation multiples on an EV/Sales and P/B basis relative to peers, suggesting a potential value opportunity if a turnaround is achieved.
This content is AI-generated and displayed for general informational purposes only. Please verify independently before use.

Primer: Shibaura Machine (6104 JP) - Aug 2026

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Arun George

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/makino-milling-machine-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5200:1" rel="noopener">Makino Milling Machine Co (6135 JP)</a> ended its consideration of the NSSK offer due to concerns about whether NSSK could secure FEFTA approval, given its reliance on foreign investors for financing.</li>
<li>This event sets a precedent, as a Japanese PE-led bid is not a credible shield against FEFTA rejection. Japanese regulators are looking through to ultimate ownership/control.</li>
<li>Due to a significant re-rating of peers/index and Makino’s upgraded FY2029 targets since the undisturbed date, the share price fall on a deal break should be around 10%. </li>
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Makino Milling Machine Co (6135 JP) ended its consideration of the NSSK offer due to concerns about whether NSSK could secure FEFTA approval, given its reliance on foreign investors for financing.
This event sets a precedent, as a Japanese PE-led bid is not a credible shield against FEFTA rejection. Japanese regulators are looking through to ultimate ownership/control.
Due to a significant re-rating of peers/index and Makino’s upgraded FY2029 targets since the undisturbed date, the share price fall on a deal break should be around 10%. 


Makino Milling Machine (6135 JP): FEFTA Approval Rears Its Head Again as NSSK’s Offer Is Declined

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<li>The <a href="https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUC210PD0R20C26A6000000/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nikkei reported</a> that NSSK has made a revised proposal for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/makino-milling-machine-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5200:1" rel="noopener">Makino Milling Machine Co (6135 JP)</a> at around JPY16,000, a 36.2% premium to the failed MBK JPY11,751 offer.</li>
<li>The Nikkei highlights a risk that the NSSK tender offer may be rejected in favour of implementing the updated <a href="https://ir.makino.co.jp/en/news/pdf/2026/20260519.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">corporate enhancement plan</a> (announced on 13 May). </li>
<li>However, the Board is likely to support an NSSK offer of around JPY16,000, as it would represent an all-time high and exceed the peer- and market-adjusted undisturbed price. </li>
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The Nikkei reported that NSSK has made a revised proposal for Makino Milling Machine Co (6135 JP) at around JPY16,000, a 36.2% premium to the failed MBK JPY11,751 offer.
The Nikkei highlights a risk that the NSSK tender offer may be rejected in favour of implementing the updated corporate enhancement plan (announced on 13 May). 
However, the Board is likely to support an NSSK offer of around JPY16,000, as it would represent an all-time high and exceed the peer- and market-adjusted undisturbed price. 


Makino Milling Machine (6135 JP): NSSK’s Rumoured Revised Offer Around JPY16,000

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Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

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we believe global equities remain in a state of purgatory and consolidation is likely to continue as several major indexes approach logical resistance... see charts below and page 2. With global equity markets generally moving sideways, we want to stick with themes that are working -- we highlight actionable ideas in the following areas: Australian Banks, European/UK Banks and Autos &amp; Parts, Global Health Care stocks, and Japanese Manufacturing stocks.

we believe global equities remain in a state of purgatory and consolidation is likely to continue as several major indexes approach logical resistance... see charts below and page 2. With global equity markets generally moving sideways, we want to stick with themes that are working -- we highlight actionable ideas in the following areas: Australian Banks, European/UK Banks and Autos &amp; Parts, Global Health Care stocks, and Japanese Manufacturing stocks.

Global Equities Nearing Potential Resistance

Japan/Asia Long-Short, LightStream Research

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We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

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Factory automation names are down today (Yaskawa -2.5%, Fanuc -3.2%, Nabtesco -2.4%, Harmonic Drive -4.9%, Omron -1.8%, Keyence -3.0%, SMC -1.3%, THK -3.5%, Nippon Thomson -1.7%) following continued news flow regarding additional tariffs on China. Surprisingly, machine tool names (Makino Milling +1.2%, DMG Mori +2.4%, Okuma -0.6% and Toshiba Machine +0.5%) are taking this much better. Or perhaps it's not so surprising given the PE valuations:<ul>
<li>Yaskawa - 25x</li>
<li>Fanuc - 25x</li>
<li>Nabtesco - 21x</li>
<li>Harmonic Drive -…</li>
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Factory automation names are down today (Yaskawa -2.5%, Fanuc -3.2%, Nabtesco -2.4%, Harmonic Drive -4.9%, Omron -1.8%, Keyence -3.0%, SMC -1.3%, THK -3.5%, Nippon Thomson -1.7%) following continued news flow regarding additional tariffs on China. Surprisingly, machine tool names (Makino Milling +1.2%, DMG Mori +2.4%, Okuma -0.6% and Toshiba Machine +0.5%) are taking this much better. Or perhaps it's not so surprising given the PE valuations:
Yaskawa - 25x
Fanuc - 25x
Nabtesco - 21x
Harmonic Drive -…


Japan

Shibaura Machine Co., Ltd. manufactures industrial machinery with molding machines and machine tools as mainline. The Company features a diverse product line with equipment such as semiconductor manufacturing machines, printing presses, control valves, precision machinery, industry robots, and machining centers (MCs). Shibaura Machine conducts businesses globally.

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Shibaura Machine (6104 JP)

Primer: Shibaura Machine (6104 JP) - Aug 2026

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Factory Automation and Trade Wars

Factory automation names are down today (Yaskawa -2.5%, Fanuc -3.2%, Nabtesco -2.4%, Harmonic Drive -4.9%, Omron -1.8%, Keyence -3.0%, SMC -1.3%,...

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