{"id":299,"date":"2023-01-12T21:52:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T12:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kimamev.com\/?p=299"},"modified":"2023-03-11T15:15:05","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T06:15:05","slug":"fishingtoolmaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimamev.com\/en\/en_compare\/fishingtoolmaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese listed fishing tackle manufacturers (SHIMANO, DAIWA, TIEMCO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-st-regular-font-size\">The following is a summary of the sales and business activities of three major Japanese fishing tackle manufacturers.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-st-blocks-my-box st-mybox has-title\" style=\"background-color:#fafafa;border-color:#757575\"><p class=\"st-mybox-title\" style=\"color:#424242;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:#fff 3px 0px 0px, #fff 2.83487px .981584px 0px, #fff 2.35766px 1.85511px 0px, #fff 1.62091px 2.52441px 0px, #fff .705713px 2.91581px 0px, #fff -0.287171px 2.98622px 0px, #fff -1.24844px 2.72789px 0px, #fff -2.07227px 2.16926px 0px, #fff -2.66798px 1.37182px 0px, #fff -2.96998px .42336px 0px, #fff -2.94502px -0.571704px 0px, #fff -2.59586px -1.50383px 0px, #fff -1.96093px -2.27041px 0px, #fff -1.11013px -2.78704px 0px, #fff -0.137119px -2.99686px 0px, #fff .850987px -2.87677px 0px, #fff 1.74541px -2.43999px 0px, #fff 2.44769px -1.73459px 0px, #fff 2.88051px -0.838246px 0px;background:linear-gradient(0deg, #fafafa 0%, #fafafa 55%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 55%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%)\"><i class=\"st-fa st-svg-check-circle st-css-no\" aria-hidden=\"\"><\/i>Listed Fishing tackle manufactures<\/p><div class=\"st-in-mybox\">\n<p class=\"has-st-regular-font-size\">SHIMANO INC.<br>&lt;Tokyo, Prime Market (Code Number: 7309)&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-st-regular-font-size\">GLOBERIDE, Inc.<br>&lt;Tokyo, Prime Market (Code Number: 7990)&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-st-regular-font-size\">TIEMCO LTD. <br>&lt;Tokyo, Standard Market (Code Number: 7501)&gt;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Daiwa&#8221; is a brand of fishing tackle produced by GLOBERIDE, Inc.In Japan, Shimano and Daiwa are the twin leaders in both fishing rods and reels, and these two companies are probably the most familiar to most of you. When you start fishing, the first thing you need is rods and reels, so the presence of these two companies is tremendous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-st-regular-font-size\">In this article, I will add TIEMCO LTD. to these two companies and analyze its latest performance and business. The name &#8220;TIEMCO&#8221; may not ring a bell with many of you. Compared to Shimano and Daiwa, TIEMCO has a difference in terms of sales and market share, and there are many other well-known fishing tackle manufacturers such as Gamakatsu, Jackal, and Major Craft. However, these three companies are not listed on the stock exchange, and TIEMCO is the most likely candidate as a listed fishing tackle manufacturer in Japan. Let us compare the three companies in terms of domestic listed fishing tackle manufacturers.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">\u76ee\u6b21<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Product\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> Product<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Trends_in_the_fishing_tackle_market\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> Trends in the fishing tackle market<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Summary_of_the_three_companies8217_business_result\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> Summary of the three companies&#8217; business result<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#SHIMANO_INCltTokyo_Prime_Market_Code_Number_7309gt\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> SHIMANO INC.&lt;Tokyo, Prime Market (Code Number: 7309)&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#GLOBERIDE_ltTokyo_Prime_Market_Code_Number_7990gt\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">5<\/span> GLOBERIDE &lt;Tokyo, Prime Market (Code Number: 7990)&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#TIEMCO_ltTokyo_Standard_Market_Code_Number_7501gt\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">6<\/span> TIEMCO &lt;Tokyo, Standard Market (Code Number: 7501)&gt;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Annual_income_and_average_age_of_employees\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">7<\/span> Annual income and average age of employees<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Summary\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">8<\/span> Summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"is-style-st-heading-custom-diagonal has-st-icon has-st-icon-pencil has-background has-st-regular-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#d0eff2\"><span id=\"Product\">Product<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to complete sets of fishing equipment such as reels, rods, lures and fishing traps, the companies offer a variety of products ranging from apparel (fishing wear, pants and rock shoes), bags, cooler boxes, fishing lines, scissors and other small items.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"41\"  src=\"https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/25064845_m-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/25064845_m-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/25064845_m-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/25064845_m-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/25064845_m-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/25064845_m.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-id=\"42\"  src=\"https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/25371952_s.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/25371952_s.jpg 640w, https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/25371952_s-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"is-style-st-heading-custom-diagonal has-st-icon has-st-icon-pencil has-background has-st-regular-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#d0eff2\"><span id=\"Trends_in_the_fishing_tackle_market\">Trends in the fishing tackle market<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of fishing trips has been consistently increasing over the 10-year period from 2011 to 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2020, fishing in Japan experienced a sharp increase in popularity as a pastime with no human contact during the pandemic. In fact, the fishing equipment market is expected to increase significantly from 2019 to 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-right\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-st-photo-shadow\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/0bc278b0872a0488a403329528a46143-1-1024x993.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49\" width=\"399\" height=\"385\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><span class=\"st-mymarker-s-b\">Fishing tackle market size trends<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiemco.co.jp\/ir\/pdf\/irh20220713.pdf\"><\/a>Citation : Tiemco Financial Results Supplement<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"is-style-st-heading-custom-diagonal has-st-icon has-st-icon-pencil has-background has-st-regular-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#d0eff2\"><span id=\"Summary_of_the_three_companies8217_business_result\">Summary of the three companies&#8217; business result<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-background\">We will look at the sales size and operating profit margins of the three companies. (SHIMANO&#8217;s figures are for the fiscal year ending December, 2021, GLOBERIDE&#8217;s figures are for the fiscal year ending March, 2022, and TIEMCO&#8217;s figures are for the fiscal year ending November, 2021.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-4 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-st-table-line-2 has-st-td-width has-st-td-width--2 has-st-regular-font-size\"><table><thead><tr><th>Company<\/th><th>Net sales[Millions of yen]<\/th><th>Operating profit ratio[<span class=\"st-mymarker-s-b\">All s<\/span><span class=\"st-mymarker-s-b\">e<\/span><span class=\"st-mymarker-s-b\">c<\/span><span class=\"st-mymarker-s-b\">t<\/span><span class=\"st-mymarker-s-b\">o<\/span><span class=\"st-mymarker-s-b\">r<\/span><span class=\"st-mymarker-s-b\">s<\/span>]<\/th><th>Operating profit ratio[<span class=\"st-mymarker-s\"><span class=\"st-mymarker-s-b\">Fishing tackle <\/span><\/span><span class=\"st-mymarker-s-b\">se<\/span><span class=\"st-mymarker-s-b\">c<\/span><span class=\"st-mymarker-s-b\">t<\/span><span class=\"st-mymarker-s-b\">o<\/span><span class=\"st-mymarker-s-b\">r<\/span>]<\/th><th>Percentage of sales in the fishing tackle sector<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Shimano<\/td><td>546515<\/td><td><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-soft-red-color\">27.1%<\/mark><\/td><td>22.6%<\/td><td><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">18.7%<\/mark><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>GlobeRide<\/td><td>120684<\/td><td>10.2%<\/td><td>Around 10%(\u203b)<\/td><td><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-soft-red-color\">89.7%<\/mark><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tiemco<\/td><td>2951<\/td><td>-0.88%<\/td><td>15.8%<\/td><td>36.4%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">(\u203b)Globe Ride&#8217;s operating income per division was not disclosed on their website, so I assumed it was around 10%.\u3002)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shimano&#8217;s high operating profit margin is remarkable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shimano and Globe Ride have about the same market share of reels and rods, but in terms of sales size of all businesses, Shimano is about 4.5 times larger than Globe Ride. Shimano&#8217;s main business is bicycle components, and the fishing tackle division accounts for only 18.7% of its entire sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Calculating the sales of the fishing tackle division, we find that<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-st-blocks-my-box st-mybox has-title\" style=\"background-color:#eefaff;border-color:#757575\"><p class=\"st-mybox-title\" style=\"color:#424242;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:#fff 3px 0px 0px, #fff 2.83487px .981584px 0px, #fff 2.35766px 1.85511px 0px, #fff 1.62091px 2.52441px 0px, #fff .705713px 2.91581px 0px, #fff -0.287171px 2.98622px 0px, #fff -1.24844px 2.72789px 0px, #fff -2.07227px 2.16926px 0px, #fff -2.66798px 1.37182px 0px, #fff -2.96998px .42336px 0px, #fff -2.94502px -0.571704px 0px, #fff -2.59586px -1.50383px 0px, #fff -1.96093px -2.27041px 0px, #fff -1.11013px -2.78704px 0px, #fff -0.137119px -2.99686px 0px, #fff .850987px -2.87677px 0px, #fff 1.74541px -2.43999px 0px, #fff 2.44769px -1.73459px 0px, #fff 2.88051px -0.838246px 0px;background:linear-gradient(0deg, #eefaff 0%, #eefaff 55%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 55%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%)\"><i class=\"st-fa st-svg-check-circle st-css-no\" aria-hidden=\"\"><\/i>Sales of the fishing tackle division<\/p><div class=\"st-in-mybox\">\n<p class=\"has-st-regular-font-size\">SHIMANO<br>546515\u00d70.187\u3000=\u3000<span class=\"st-mymarker-s-b\">About 102200<\/span>[Millions of yen]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GLOBERIDE<br>120684\u00d70.897\u3000=\u3000<span class=\"st-mymarker-s-b\">About 108300<\/span>[Millions of yen]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on our calculations, it appears that Globe Ride has a slightly higher market share in fishing equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Incidentally, the world ranking of fishing tackle manufacturers in terms of sales is as follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-right\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-st-table-line\"><table><thead><tr><th>Rank<\/th><th>Company<\/th><th>market share<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1st<\/td><td>GLOBERIDE<\/td><td>7.4%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2nd<\/td><td>SHIMANO<\/td><td>7.0%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3rd<\/td><td>Pure Fishing, Inc<\/td><td>4.3%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4th<\/td><td>Rapala<\/td><td>2.6%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Market share of fishing tackle manufacturers(2021)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/deallab.info\/fishing-equipment\/\">Citation\u3000deallab<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The first and second places are occupied by Japanese manufacturers GlobeRide and Shimano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In third place is Pure Fishing, an American general fishing tackle manufacturer with brands such as Abu Garcia and Berkley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fourth place is Finland&#8217;s Rapala. This was a bit surprising. The company is famous for wooden lures such as Countdown and Shad Rap, but it also offers a comprehensive line of rods and reels.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-st-heading-custom-diagonal has-st-icon has-st-icon-pencil has-background has-st-regular-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#d0eff2\"><span id=\"SHIMANO_INCltTokyo_Prime_Market_Code_Number_7309gt\">SHIMANO INC.&lt;Tokyo, Prime Market (Code Number: 7309)&gt;<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s look at Shimano&#8217;s sales and net profit margin.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278\" width=\"435\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-11.png 822w, https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-11-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-11-768x600.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Both sales and profits have been on an upward trend over the past five years; in the first nine months of 2022, the company has already earned the same level of net income as the previous year, and is expected to increase its sales and profits in FY2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, let us look at the sales ratio and operating profit ratio by segment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-st-table-line-2\"><table><thead><tr><th>Segment<\/th><th>Sales ratio<\/th><th>Operating profit ratio<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Bicycle Components<\/td><td>81.2%<\/td><td><span class=\"st-mymarker-s-b\">28.2%<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fishing Tackle<\/td><td>18.8%<\/td><td>22.6%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-right has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">We at Shimano are dedicated to supply high-quality and high-performance components for different types of bicycles made in various countries and regions of the world, ranging from bicycles for the world\u2019s top racers to daily users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The DURA-ACE, Shimano\u2019s flagship components in the racing world, always adopts our latest cutting-edge technologies like the Di2. The Di2 (Digital Integrated Intelligence), which was developed to enhance the potential of components by fusion with electronic devices, has dramatically improved shifting speed and accuracy.<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shimano.com\/en\/manufacturing\/bicycle.html\">SHIMANO HP<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The Operating profit ratio in the bicycle business is impressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, Shimano has also entered the manufacture of rowing equipment. They are applying the binding system that they have developed in the bicycle business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><span class=\"st-mymarker-s-b\">Financial affairs<\/span>(2022.9)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-st-blocks-midashi-box freebox has-title\" style=\"background-color:#eefaff;border-color:#313131;border-radius:0 5px 5px 5px\"><p class=\"p-free\" style=\"border-color:#313131;font-weight:bold\"><span class=\"p-entry-f\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;background-color:#313131;border-radius:0 0 5px 0\"><i class=\"st-fa st-svg-file-text-o st-css-no\" aria-hidden=\"\"><\/i>SHIMANO<\/span><\/p><div class=\"free-inbox\">\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-st-border has-st-dashed-border has-st-thick-border-width has-no-st-margin-bottom\">Total assets\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000832396[Millions of yen]<br>Net assets\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000743774<br>Equity ratio\u3000\u300089.4%<br>Retained earnings\u3000\u3000\u3000623448<br>Interest-bearing debt\u3000\u3000\u3000900<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-st-border has-st-dashed-border has-st-thick-border-width has-no-st-margin-bottom\">ROE\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u300020.2%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-no-st-margin-bottom\">\u3010Cash flow\u3011[100 million yen] (Figures in parentheses are for the previous year.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-st-border has-st-dashed-border has-st-medium-border-width has-no-st-margin-bottom\">Operating Cash Flow\u30001124\u3000(910)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-st-border has-st-dashed-border has-st-medium-border-width has-no-st-margin-bottom\">Investment Cash Flow\u3000-201\u3000(-283)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-st-border has-st-dashed-border has-st-medium-border-width has-no-st-margin-bottom\">Financial Cash Flow\u3000-587\u3000(-179)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-st-border has-st-dashed-border has-st-medium-border-width has-no-st-margin-bottom\">Cash equivalent\u30003577\u3000(3001)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-st-regular-font-size\">The high level of retained earnings relative to total assets, low level of interest-bearing debt, and high level of cash indicate the stability of the company&#8217;s financial base. Regarding cash flow, free cash flow, defined as operating minus investment, has increased for two consecutive years, and cash is accumulating.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"is-style-st-heading-custom-diagonal has-st-icon has-st-icon-pencil has-background has-st-regular-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#d0eff2\"><span id=\"GLOBERIDE_ltTokyo_Prime_Market_Code_Number_7990gt\">GLOBERIDE &lt;Tokyo, Prime Market (Code Number: 7990)&gt;<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p> Let&#8217;s look at GLOBERIDE&#8217;s sales and net profit margin.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279\" width=\"481\" height=\"363\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Next, let us look at the sales ratio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-st-table-line-2\"><table><thead><tr><th>Segment<\/th><th>Sales ratio<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Fishing Tackle<\/td><td>91%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Golf goods<\/td><td>5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sporting goods<\/td><td>4%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sporting goods : Racquet equipment, cycle sports (bicycles), etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Operating profit margin by segment was not disclosed, but golf equipment sales growth was +50.5% YoY, making it the most vigorous business segment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><span class=\"st-mymarker-s-b\">Financial affairs<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-st-blocks-midashi-box freebox has-title\" style=\"background-color:#eefaff;border-color:#313131;border-radius:0 5px 5px 5px\"><p class=\"p-free\" style=\"border-color:#313131;font-weight:bold\"><span class=\"p-entry-f\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;background-color:#313131;border-radius:0 0 5px 0\"><i class=\"st-fa st-svg-file-text-o st-css-no\" aria-hidden=\"\"><\/i>GlobeRide<\/span><\/p><div class=\"free-inbox\">\n<p class=\"has-st-border has-st-dashed-border has-st-thick-border-width has-no-st-margin-bottom\">Total asstes\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000105057[Millions of yen]<br>Net assets\u3000\u3000\u3000\u300047423<br>Equity ratio\u3000\u300045.1%<br>\u3000Retained earnings\u3000\u300037114<br>Interest-bearing debt\u3000\u300020779<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-st-border has-st-dashed-border has-st-thick-border-width has-no-st-margin-bottom\">ROE\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u300029.6%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-no-st-margin-bottom\">\u3010Cash flow\u3011[Millions of yen] (Figures in parentheses are for the previous year.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-st-border has-st-solid-border has-st-medium-border-width has-no-st-margin-bottom\">Operating Cash Flow\u30006956\u3000(15842)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-st-border has-st-solid-border has-st-medium-border-width has-no-st-margin-bottom\">Investment Cash Flow\u3000-6847\u3000(-3376)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-st-border has-st-solid-border has-st-medium-border-width has-no-st-margin-bottom\">Financial Cash Flow\u3000-2470\u3000(-8356)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-st-border has-st-solid-border has-st-medium-border-width has-no-st-margin-bottom\">Cash equivalent\u30007149\u3000(9157)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><br><span class=\"st-mymarker-s-b\">Major Shareholders<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"st-mymarker-s-b\">Marubeni Corporation,<\/span> a general trading company, is in third place.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"is-style-st-heading-custom-diagonal has-st-icon has-st-icon-pencil has-background has-st-regular-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#d0eff2\"><span id=\"TIEMCO_ltTokyo_Standard_Market_Code_Number_7501gt\">TIEMCO &lt;Tokyo, Standard Market (Code Number: 7501)&gt;<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s look at TIEMCO&#8217;s sales and net profit margin.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-13.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280\" width=\"466\" height=\"376\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>There have been three years in the red in the past five years, and the company&#8217;s profitability is undeniably low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, let us look at the sales ratio and operating income ratio by segment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-st-table-line-2\"><table><thead><tr><th>Segment<\/th><th>Sales ratio<\/th><th>Operating income ratio<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Fishing Tackle<\/td><td>36.1%<\/td><td><span class=\"st-mymarker-s-b\">15.8%<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Outdoor goods<\/td><td>63.0%<\/td><td><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">-1.3%<\/mark><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Others<\/td><td>0.9%<\/td><td>73.6%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Outdoor goods : <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-right\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">January 1982Launches &#8220;Foxfire,&#8221; an outdoor clothing line with its roots in fly fishing. As Tiemco&#8217;s first original product, the company begins to expand into the outdoor business.<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiemco.co.jp\/company\/history.php\">TIEMCO\u3000HP<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting with fishing jackets and waders, the company now sells clothing for all outdoor activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Others : This is a real estate leasing business with an operating margin of 73.6%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><span class=\"st-mymarker-s-b\">Financial affairs<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-st-blocks-midashi-box freebox has-title\" style=\"background-color:#eefaff;border-color:#313131;border-radius:0 5px 5px 5px\"><p class=\"p-free\" style=\"border-color:#313131;font-weight:bold\"><span class=\"p-entry-f\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;background-color:#313131;border-radius:0 0 5px 0\"><i class=\"st-fa st-svg-file-text-o st-css-no\" aria-hidden=\"\"><\/i>TIEMCO<\/span><\/p><div class=\"free-inbox\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-st-border has-st-dashed-border has-st-thick-border-width has-no-st-margin-bottom\">Total asstes\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u30005434[Millions of yen]<br>Net assets\u3000\u3000\u3000\u30004546<br>Equity ratio\u3000\u300083.7%<br>Retained earnings\u3000\u3000\u3000106<br>Interest-bearing debt\u3000\u3000\u30000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-st-border has-st-dashed-border has-st-thick-border-width has-no-st-margin-bottom\">ROE \u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000-0.2%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-no-st-margin-bottom\">\u3010Cash flow\u3011[Millions of yen] (Figures in parentheses are for the previous year.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-st-border has-st-solid-border has-st-medium-border-width has-no-st-margin-bottom\">Operating Cash Flow\u3000195\u3000(-272)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-st-border has-st-solid-border has-st-medium-border-width has-no-st-margin-bottom\">Investment Cash Flow\u3000-127\u3000(317)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-st-border has-st-solid-border has-st-medium-border-width has-no-st-margin-bottom\">Financial Cash Flow\u3000-19\u3000(-35)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-st-border has-st-solid-border has-st-medium-border-width has-no-st-margin-bottom\">Cash equivalent\u3000629\u3000(578)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The retained earnings are quite low, probably because the company has been making losses for many years. With a high equity ratio, zero interest-bearing debt, a reasonable amount of cash, and real estate holdings, the risk of bankruptcy seems low, but due to low profitability, it appears difficult to expand the company&#8217;s size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><span class=\"st-mymarker-s-b\">Major Shareholders<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No.2  <span class=\"st-mymarker-s\">Snow Peak<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2019, the company signed a capital and business alliance agreement with outdoor equipment giant Snow Peak, which is a major shareholder. Other major shareholders include the Sakai family, the president&#8217;s family, and OWNER HOOKS CO., LTD.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"is-style-st-heading-custom-diagonal has-st-icon has-st-icon-pencil has-background has-st-regular-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#d0eff2\"><span id=\"Annual_income_and_average_age_of_employees\">Annual income and average age of employees<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-st-table-line-2\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td>Average annual income<\/td><td>Average age<\/td><td>Number of Employees<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SHIMANO<\/td><td>8.51 million yen<\/td><td>40.2 years old<\/td><td>1507 people (Non-consolidated)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>GLOBERIDE<\/td><td>6.69 million yen<\/td><td>42.7 years old<\/td><td>808 people (Non-consolidated)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>TIEMCO<\/td><td>5.05 million yen<\/td><td>46.8 years old<\/td><td>68 people<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The differences among the three companies are clear. Shimano has the highest average annual salary, the youngest age, and the most employees. Tiemco tends to be the opposite, and Globe Ride is somewhere in between.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"is-style-st-heading-custom-diagonal has-st-icon has-st-icon-pencil has-background has-st-regular-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#d0eff2\"><span id=\"Summary\">Summary<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We have summarized the differences between Shimano, GlobeRide, and Tiemco. Profit margins in the fishing tackle business are generally high, and the market size is expected to grow. As a fishing enthusiast, I will continue to watch the trends of the three companies.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-st-blocks-my-box st-mybox has-title\" style=\"background-color:#fff;border-color:#757575\"><p class=\"st-mybox-title\" style=\"color:#424242;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:#fff 3px 0px 0px, #fff 2.83487px .981584px 0px, #fff 2.35766px 1.85511px 0px, #fff 1.62091px 2.52441px 0px, #fff .705713px 2.91581px 0px, #fff -0.287171px 2.98622px 0px, #fff -1.24844px 2.72789px 0px, #fff -2.07227px 2.16926px 0px, #fff -2.66798px 1.37182px 0px, #fff -2.96998px .42336px 0px, #fff -2.94502px -0.571704px 0px, #fff -2.59586px -1.50383px 0px, #fff -1.96093px -2.27041px 0px, #fff -1.11013px -2.78704px 0px, #fff -0.137119px -2.99686px 0px, #fff .850987px -2.87677px 0px, #fff 1.74541px -2.43999px 0px, #fff 2.44769px -1.73459px 0px, #fff 2.88051px -0.838246px 0px;background:linear-gradient(0deg, #fff 0%, #fff 55%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 55%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%)\"><i class=\"st-fa st-svg-check-circle st-css-no\" aria-hidden=\"\"><\/i>References<\/p><div class=\"st-in-mybox\">\n<p><strong>Japan Company Handbook<\/strong> <strong>Collection 1, 2023<\/strong> (Toyo keizai Inc.)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is a summary of the sales and business activities of three major Japanese fishing tack &#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/kimamev.com\/?p=11"},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":324,"href":"https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299\/revisions\/324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kimamev.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}