
Kuze Co., Ltd.
2708.TJPXConsumer DefensiveFood Distribution
Latest quote
¥1,899
+¥11.00 · +0.58%
2708.T company overview
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Company profile
Company websiteKuze Co., Ltd., along with its subsidiaries, operates as a comprehensive food wholesaler, serving the hospitality and foodservice industries both domestically in Japan and internationally. Under its Kuze brand, the company offers an extensive catalog of commercial ingredients and prepared foods. This includes diverse items such as various dressing bases, specialty meats like Italian prosciutto and different sausages, a range of breads, and ready-to-serve options like rolled egg, smoked salmon, and scrambled eggs. They also provide sauces, prepared entrees such as pork cutlets and beef products, traditional Japanese dishes like kinpei burdock and boiled radish and carrot soup stock, along with culinary staples such as olive oil, tempura flour, and specialty dressings. Additionally, its Dolceze brand focuses on desserts and baking essentials, featuring items like a variety of chiffon and baked cakes, pound chocolate, shortcakes, roll cakes, mousses, and sponge sheets, alongside ice creams, beans, whipping creams, coffee powder, and rice flour. Beyond food items, Kuze supplies various non-food operational necessities, including commercial wraps, paper towels, cooking sheets, aluminum foil, alcohol spray bottles, and a range of cleaning and sanitization products such as neutral detergents, sterilizers, bleaches, liquid detergents, dishwasher rinses, and hand soaps. Its clientele spans a broad spectrum of the hospitality and food service sectors, including hotels, event venues, restaurants, pubs, fast food establishments, catering services, delicatessens, and even in-flight meal providers. Furthermore, Kuze assists its clients with menu development and facilitates product orders via a catalog-based sales system. Established in 1934, Kuze Co., Ltd. maintains its headquarters in Toshima, Japan.
- Industry
- Food Distribution
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Headquarters
- JP
- CEO
- Shinya Kuze
- Listed since
- Sep 12, 2001
- Employees
- 649
Market position
Day range
Current ¥1,899
52-week range
Current ¥1,899
- Open
- ¥1,888
- Previous close
- ¥1,888
- Volume
- 1K
- 0.53× average
- Average volume
- 1.89K
- Average daily volume
- Market cap
- 8.79B JPY
- Beta
- -0.31
- Market reference 1
- 50-day average
- ¥1,948.96
- -2.56% below average
- 200-day average
- ¥2,019.98
- -5.99% below average
Financials
Financial snapshot
Latest / TTMValuation & yield
- Enterprise value
- 6.5B JPY
- P/E (TTM)
- 5.37×
- P/B (TTM)
- 0.91×
- P/S (TTM)
- 0.12×
- EV / EBITDA
- 2.52×
- Earnings yield
- 19.24%
- Free cash flow yield
- 10.68%
- Dividend yield
- 2.37%
Profitability & efficiency
- Gross margin
- 23.77%
- Operating margin
- 2.74%
- Net margin
- 2.22%
- Return on equity
- 18.19%
- Return on assets
- 7.11%
- Return on invested capital
- 13.22%
Financial health
- Debt / equity
- 0.16×
- Current ratio
- 1.31×
- Altman Z-score
- 4.38
- Piotroski F-score
- 4 of 9
Financial statements
Margin trends
Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.
Income trends
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
| Metric (JPY) | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 73.5B JPY | 68.57B JPY | 64.47B JPY | 56.46B JPY | 43.85B JPY |
| Cost of goods sold | 56.33B JPY | 53.02B JPY | 49.88B JPY | 43.91B JPY | 34.34B JPY |
| Gross profit | 17.17B JPY | 15.55B JPY | 14.6B JPY | 12.55B JPY | 9.51B JPY |
| Selling, general, and administrative | 14.97B JPY | 13.7B JPY | 12.55B JPY | 11.54B JPY | 10.23B JPY |
| Operating expenses | 14.97B JPY | 13.7B JPY | 12.74B JPY | 11.71B JPY | 10.41B JPY |
| Interest income | 4M JPY | 6M JPY | 9M JPY | 7M JPY | 5M JPY |
| Interest expense | 25M JPY | 34M JPY | 56M JPY | 55M JPY | 49M JPY |
| Depreciation and amortization | 381M JPY | 415M JPY | 353M JPY | 358M JPY | 361M JPY |
| Operating income | 2.2B JPY | 1.85B JPY | 1.86B JPY | 842M JPY | −908M JPY |
| Net income | 1.76B JPY | 1.75B JPY | 2.01B JPY | 832M JPY | −727M JPY |
Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.
Earnings
- Latest EPS result
- 52.92
EPS: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Revenue: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Corporate actions
Annual dividends per share
Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.
¥42.00
2025 complete year+250.0% since 2018
2026 partial: ¥45.00
¥12.00
2,018
¥5.953
2,020
¥11.906
2,023
¥42.00
2,024
¥42.00
2,025
¥45.00
2,026*
* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.
Corporate action history
| Action | Ex-dividend date | Details | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DividendUpcoming | Mar 30, 2027 | ¥45.00Annual | Mar 31, 2027 | Mar 30, 2027 |
Dividend | Mar 30, 2026 | ¥45.00Annual | Mar 31, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
Dividend | Mar 28, 2025 | ¥42.00Special | Mar 31, 2025 | Jun 27, 2025 |
Dividend | Mar 28, 2024 | ¥42.00Special | Mar 31, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 |
Dividend | Mar 30, 2023 | ¥11.906Irregular | Mar 31, 2023 | Jun 29, 2023 |
Dividend | Mar 30, 2020 | ¥5.953Annual | Mar 31, 2020 | Jun 25, 2020 |
Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2027
¥45.00
Annual
Record Mar 31, 2027 · Payment Mar 30, 2027
Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2026
¥45.00
Annual
Record Mar 31, 2026 · Payment Jun 25, 2026
Ex-dividend Mar 28, 2025
¥42.00
Special
Record Mar 31, 2025 · Payment Jun 27, 2025
Ex-dividend Mar 28, 2024
¥42.00
Special
Record Mar 31, 2024 · Payment Jun 28, 2024
Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2023
¥11.906
Irregular
Record Mar 31, 2023 · Payment Jun 29, 2023
Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2020
¥5.953
Annual
Record Mar 31, 2020 · Payment Jun 25, 2020
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