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Kuze Co., Ltd.

2708.T

JPXConsumer DefensiveFood Distribution

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¥1,899

+¥11.00 · +0.58%

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Company profile

Company website

Kuze 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 / TTM

Valuation & 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.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends26%16%6%-5%Gross margin, FY2021: 21.68%Gross margin, FY2022: 22.23%Gross margin, FY2023: 22.64%Gross margin, FY2024: 22.68%Gross margin, FY2025: 23.36%Operating margin, FY2021: -2.07%Operating margin, FY2022: 1.49%Operating margin, FY2023: 2.89%Operating margin, FY2024: 2.69%Operating margin, FY2025: 2.99%Net margin, FY2021: -1.66%Net margin, FY2022: 1.47%Net margin, FY2023: 3.11%Net margin, FY2024: 2.56%Net margin, FY2025: 2.39%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 21.68%. Gross margin FY2022 22.23%. Gross margin FY2023 22.64%. Gross margin FY2024 22.68%. Gross margin FY2025 23.36%. Operating margin FY2021 -2.07%. Operating margin FY2022 1.49%. Operating margin FY2023 2.89%. Operating margin FY2024 2.69%. Operating margin FY2025 2.99%. Net margin FY2021 -1.66%. Net margin FY2022 1.47%. Net margin FY2023 3.11%. Net margin FY2024 2.56%. Net margin FY2025 2.39%.

Income trends

Revenue

73.5B JPY+7.20%

Operating income

2.2B JPY+19.06%

Net income

1.76B JPY+0.23%
Income trends across reported periods80.94B JPY51.18B JPY21.42B JPY−8.35B JPYRevenue, FY2021: 43.85B JPYRevenue, FY2022: 56.46B JPYRevenue, FY2023: 64.47B JPYRevenue, FY2024: 68.57B JPYRevenue, FY2025: 73.5B JPYOperating income, FY2021: −908M JPYOperating income, FY2022: 842M JPYOperating income, FY2023: 1.86B JPYOperating income, FY2024: 1.85B JPYOperating income, FY2025: 2.2B JPYNet income, FY2021: −727M JPYNet income, FY2022: 832M JPYNet income, FY2023: 2.01B JPYNet income, FY2024: 1.75B JPYNet income, FY2025: 1.76B JPYFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 43.85B JPY. Revenue FY2022 56.46B JPY. Revenue FY2023 64.47B JPY. Revenue FY2024 68.57B JPY. Revenue FY2025 73.5B JPY. Operating income FY2021 −908M JPY. Operating income FY2022 842M JPY. Operating income FY2023 1.86B JPY. Operating income FY2024 1.85B JPY. Operating income FY2025 2.2B JPY. Net income FY2021 −727M JPY. Net income FY2022 832M JPY. Net income FY2023 2.01B JPY. Net income FY2024 1.75B JPY. Net income FY2025 1.76B JPY.
Metric (JPY)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue73.5B JPY68.57B JPY64.47B JPY56.46B JPY43.85B JPY
Cost of goods sold56.33B JPY53.02B JPY49.88B JPY43.91B JPY34.34B JPY
Gross profit17.17B JPY15.55B JPY14.6B JPY12.55B JPY9.51B JPY
Selling, general, and administrative14.97B JPY13.7B JPY12.55B JPY11.54B JPY10.23B JPY
Operating expenses14.97B JPY13.7B JPY12.74B JPY11.71B JPY10.41B JPY
Interest income4M JPY6M JPY9M JPY7M JPY5M JPY
Interest expense25M JPY34M JPY56M JPY55M JPY49M JPY
Depreciation and amortization381M JPY415M JPY353M JPY358M JPY361M JPY
Operating income2.2B JPY1.85B JPY1.86B JPY842M JPY−908M JPY
Net income1.76B JPY1.75B JPY2.01B JPY832M JPY−727M JPY

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

Latest EPS result
52.92

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates151.87113.1274.3735.61Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Nov 14, 2024: actual 58.79, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Feb 14, 2025: actual 143.72, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported May 15, 2025: actual 41.9, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Aug 13, 2025: actual 79.31, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Nov 13, 2025: actual 74.25, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Feb 13, 2026: actual 140.65, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported May 15, 2026: actual 85.99, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Aug 14, 2026: actual 52.92, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates21.4B14.5B7.6B697.17MQ4 '24No estimateQ1 '25No estimateQ2 '25No estimateQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25No estimateQ1 '26No estimateQ2 '26No estimateQ3 '26No estimate
Q4 2024, reported Nov 14, 2024: actual 16.42B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Feb 14, 2025: actual 18.54B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported May 15, 2025: actual 16.59B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Aug 13, 2025: actual 17.77B JPY, estimate 820.2M JPY, surprise +2067.03%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Nov 13, 2025: actual 18.37B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Feb 13, 2026: actual 19.88B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported May 15, 2026: actual 17.49B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Aug 14, 2026: actual 17.92B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

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

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2027

¥45.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2027 · Payment Mar 30, 2027

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2026

¥45.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2026 · Payment Jun 25, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 28, 2025

¥42.00

Special

Record Mar 31, 2025 · Payment Jun 27, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 28, 2024

¥42.00

Special

Record Mar 31, 2024 · Payment Jun 28, 2024

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2023

¥11.906

Irregular

Record Mar 31, 2023 · Payment Jun 29, 2023

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2020

¥5.953

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2020 · Payment Jun 25, 2020

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