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Largest Wholesale Distribution Public Companies in Japan
Benchmark revenue and EBITDA valuation multiples for public comps like
Sumitomo, MonotaRO, Macnica Holdings, Daiwabo Holdings and Daiichi Co.
 | Sumitomo Corp. is a general trading house, or sogo shosha, a type of conglomerate unique to Japan. Its core role is that of a trading intermediary in a variety of industrial sectors, including resources businesses such as energy and metals as well as nonresources businesses, both industrial ones like machinery and non-industrial ones like food, media, and retail. In addition to acting as a trading intermediary (including midstream processing functions to convert inputs into final products), Sumitomo also participates in upstream production businesses and downstream distribution businesses. | $45 | +92% | $54B | $73B | 1.6x | 11.5x | ||
| MonotaRO Co is a Japanese e-commerce company selling industrial supply products. | $12 | -34% | $6B | $6B | 2.8x | 17.8x | ||
| Macnica Holdings Inc is an independent electronics distribution company in Japan. The company imports, exports, and distributes electronic components such as semiconductor devices and Integrated Circuit (IC), and business accompanying or pertaining to such activities. Its business segments are the Integrated Circuit, Electronic Devices, and Other Business, and the Network Business. The IC, Electronic Devices, and Other Business handles the sales of products such as ICs and electronic devices, and the Network Business is responsible for the sales of network-related hardware, software, and services. | $20 | +68% | $4B | $4B | 0.6x | 13.8x | ||
| Daiwabo Holdings Co Ltd engages in the information technology infrastructure distribution business in Japan and internationally. The company operates through two segments: IT Infrastructure Distribution Business and Industrial Machinery Business. The IT Infrastructure Distribution segment handles the sale of computer equipment and peripherals, while the Industrial Machinery segment manufactures and sells mechanical and casting products for production equipment. It generates the majority of its revenue from the IT Infrastructure Distribution Business segment. | $22 | +43% | $2B | $2B | 0.2x | 7.3x | ||
| Daiichi Co Ltd is engaged in the business of food supermarket, real estate and rental business. | $11 | -- | $120M | $66M | 0.2x | 4.4x | ||
| Median | $20 | +55% | $4B | $4B | 0.6x | 11.5x |
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