Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Housing Equipment
Bunka Shutter is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥236.3B — 1.1x Sangetsu's ¥206.4B.
Sangetsu earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 9.4% — 2.8 points above Bunka Shutter (6.6%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Bunka Shutter +3.4%, Sangetsu +3.0%. For next year, Bunka Shutter guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+20.8%).
Sangetsu pays more on average — ¥7.89M against ¥7.52M at Bunka Shutter.
Over the past year the shares moved Sangetsu +6.0%, Bunka Shutter −6.9%.
Head-to-head wins15 metrics
One win per metric for the company with the best value. Metrics with no better or worse (P/E, average age, employees) are excluded.
ScaleInvestors
Sangetsu aheadBunka Shutter 1 : Sangetsu 2
Revenue: Bunka Shutter ¥236.3B / Sangetsu ¥206.4B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Sangetsu aheadBunka Shutter 0 : Sangetsu 3
Operating margin: Bunka Shutter 6.6% / Sangetsu 9.4%
GrowthInvestors
Bunka Shutter aheadBunka Shutter 3 : Sangetsu 1
Revenue growth (YoY): Bunka Shutter +3.4% / Sangetsu +3.0%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Sangetsu aheadBunka Shutter 0 : Sangetsu 2
Share price, 1 year: Bunka Shutter −6.9% / Sangetsu +6.0%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Sangetsu aheadBunka Shutter 1 : Sangetsu 2
Average salary: Bunka Shutter ¥7.52M / Sangetsu ¥7.89M
| Metric | Bunka Shutter | Sangetsu | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥236.3B | ¥206.4B | 1.1x |
| Operating profit | ¥15.6B | ◎¥19.4B | 1.2x |
| Net income | ¥12.6B | ◎¥14.6B | 1.2x |
| Metric | Bunka Shutter | Sangetsu | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.6% | ◎9.4% | 2.8pt |
| Net margin | 5.3% | ◎7.1% | 1.7pt |
| ROE | 10.8% | — | |
| Revenue per employee | ¥100M | ◎¥159M | 1.6x |
| Metric | Bunka Shutter | Sangetsu | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | ◎+3.4% | +3.0% | 0.4pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +5.7% | ◎+7.0% | 1.3pt |
| Revenue CAGR | — | +7.3% | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | ◎+5.8% | +3.2% | 2.6pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+20.8% | −2.1% | 22.9pt |
| Metric | Bunka Shutter | Sangetsu | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −6.9% | ◎+6.0% | 12.9pt |
| Share price, 3 months | −3.6% | ◎+1.0% | 4.6pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 10.6x | — | |
| Equity ratio | 58.4% | — | |
| Share price (close) | ¥1,892 | ¥3,180 |
◎ marks the best value for each metric. Revenue and profit are from the latest full-year earnings release; share prices are closing-price references; P/E = latest close ÷ trailing EPS. For banks and some other financials, revenue means ordinary income.
| Metric | Bunka Shutter | Sangetsu | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ¥7.52M | ◎¥7.89M | ¥0.38M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥251,312 | ◎¥270,000 | ¥18,688 |
| Average tenure | ◎15.5 yrs | 15.4 yrs | 0.1 |
| Average age | 42.7 | 37.9 | 4.8 |
| Employees | 2,374 | 1,298 | 1.8x |
Average salary is for the reporting (parent) company and is affected by average age and job mix. Holding companies with few employees are left out of the salary comparison.
Close (Oct 30, 2026)
¥1,892-6.9% (1Y)
Bunka Shutter -6.9% over 1Y. Compared: Sangetsu +6.0%.
Reference chart of daily closing prices, not real-time quotes (split-adjusted; weekly closes before the last year). Each line shows the % change from the start of the period. Updated Oct 30, 2026.
Bunka Shutter5 segments
Sangetsu3 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Sangetsu ¥7.89M, Bunka Shutter ¥7.52M. Sangetsu pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Bunka Shutter 42.7, Sangetsu 37.9).
ARevenue in the latest results: Bunka Shutter ¥236.3B, Sangetsu ¥206.4B. Bunka Shutter is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥236.3B — 1.1x Sangetsu's ¥206.4B.
AOperating margins: Sangetsu 9.4%, Bunka Shutter 6.6%. Sangetsu turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Sangetsu +6.0%, Bunka Shutter −6.9%. Sangetsu has risen the most.
Comparing 2 companies (up to 4)
Sources: earnings releases (kessan tanshin), annual securities reports and other public information. Share prices are closing-price references, not real-time. Our data may contain errors; investment decisions are your own responsibility.
