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KU Holdings Co., Ltd.

9856.T

JPXConsumer CyclicalAuto - Dealerships

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¥1,252

+¥9.00 · +0.72%

Aug 24, 1:24 PM JST

9856.T company overview

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Company profile

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Ku Holdings Co., Ltd. is a Japanese automotive retailer that commenced operations in 1972. The company specializes in offering both brand-new and pre-owned vehicles, with its main offices located in Machida, Japan.

Industry
Auto - Dealerships
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Headquarters
JP
CEO
Toruyuki Bando
Listed since
Jan 5, 2001
Employees
1,461

Market position

Day range

Current ¥1,252

52-week range

Current ¥1,252

Open
¥1,247
Previous close
¥1,243
Volume
17.8K
0.54× average
Average volume
32.96K
Average daily volume
Market cap
39.26B JPY
Beta
0.67
Market reference 1
50-day average
¥1,176.14
+6.45% above average
200-day average
¥1,208.52
+3.60% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
38.44B JPY
EV / EBITDA
3.18×
Earnings yield
15.00%
Free cash flow yield
7.88%

Profitability & efficiency

Return on equity
8.15%
Return on assets
5.95%
Return on invested capital
6.54%

Financial health

Current ratio
2.76×
Altman Z-score
4.34
Piotroski F-score
5 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends19%13%8%2%Gross margin, FY2021: 17.23%Gross margin, FY2022: 16.22%Gross margin, FY2023: 16.05%Gross margin, FY2024: 15.81%Gross margin, FY2025: 15.07%Operating margin, FY2021: 6.33%Operating margin, FY2022: 6.31%Operating margin, FY2023: 5.88%Operating margin, FY2024: 5.74%Operating margin, FY2025: 4.95%Net margin, FY2021: 4.38%Net margin, FY2022: 4.37%Net margin, FY2023: 3.99%Net margin, FY2024: 4.08%Net margin, FY2025: 3.37%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 17.23%. Gross margin FY2022 16.22%. Gross margin FY2023 16.05%. Gross margin FY2024 15.81%. Gross margin FY2025 15.07%. Operating margin FY2021 6.33%. Operating margin FY2022 6.31%. Operating margin FY2023 5.88%. Operating margin FY2024 5.74%. Operating margin FY2025 4.95%. Net margin FY2021 4.38%. Net margin FY2022 4.37%. Net margin FY2023 3.99%. Net margin FY2024 4.08%. Net margin FY2025 3.37%.

Income trends

Revenue

169.09B JPY+5.71%

Operating income

8.38B JPY-8.73%

Net income

5.7B JPY-12.70%
Income trends across reported periods185.43B JPY120.08B JPY54.72B JPY−10.64B JPYRevenue, FY2021: 131.12B JPYRevenue, FY2022: 153.35B JPYRevenue, FY2023: 154.56B JPYRevenue, FY2024: 159.96B JPYRevenue, FY2025: 169.09B JPYOperating income, FY2021: 8.3B JPYOperating income, FY2022: 9.68B JPYOperating income, FY2023: 9.1B JPYOperating income, FY2024: 9.18B JPYOperating income, FY2025: 8.38B JPYNet income, FY2021: 5.74B JPYNet income, FY2022: 6.7B JPYNet income, FY2023: 6.17B JPYNet income, FY2024: 6.53B JPYNet income, FY2025: 5.7B JPYFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 131.12B JPY. Revenue FY2022 153.35B JPY. Revenue FY2023 154.56B JPY. Revenue FY2024 159.96B JPY. Revenue FY2025 169.09B JPY. Operating income FY2021 8.3B JPY. Operating income FY2022 9.68B JPY. Operating income FY2023 9.1B JPY. Operating income FY2024 9.18B JPY. Operating income FY2025 8.38B JPY. Net income FY2021 5.74B JPY. Net income FY2022 6.7B JPY. Net income FY2023 6.17B JPY. Net income FY2024 6.53B JPY. Net income FY2025 5.7B JPY.
Metric (JPY)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue169.09B JPY159.96B JPY154.56B JPY153.35B JPY131.12B JPY
Cost of goods sold143.61B JPY134.67B JPY129.75B JPY128.47B JPY108.53B JPY
Gross profit25.49B JPY25.3B JPY24.82B JPY24.87B JPY22.59B JPY
Selling, general, and administrative16.4B JPY15.46B JPY15.05B JPY14.53B JPY13.72B JPY
Operating expenses17.11B JPY16.12B JPY15.72B JPY15.19B JPY14.29B JPY
Interest income36M JPY15M JPY9M JPY7M JPY6M JPY
Interest expense88M JPY40M JPY27M JPY24M JPY25M JPY
Depreciation and amortization3.72B JPY3.31B JPY2.97B JPY2.36B JPY2.49B JPY
Operating income8.38B JPY9.18B JPY9.1B JPY9.68B JPY8.3B JPY
Net income5.7B JPY6.53B JPY6.17B JPY6.7B JPY5.74B JPY

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

Latest EPS result
44.33

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates57.2249.0540.8932.72Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Nov 11, 2024: actual 55.02, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Feb 7, 2025: actual 53.35, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported May 13, 2025: actual 44.16, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Aug 13, 2025: actual 34.92, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Nov 10, 2025: actual 49.66, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Feb 12, 2026: actual 47.16, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported May 13, 2026: actual 44.51, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Aug 12, 2026: actual 44.33, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates45.38B42.86B40.33B37.8BQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Nov 11, 2024: actual 41.66B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Feb 7, 2025: actual 41.41B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported May 13, 2025: actual 39.54B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Aug 13, 2025: actual 41.2B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Nov 10, 2025: actual 40.72B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Feb 12, 2026: actual 43.54B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported May 13, 2026: actual 43.64B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Aug 12, 2026: actual 42.49B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

¥64.00

2025 complete year+82.9% since 2021

2026 partial: ¥38.00

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Sep 29, 2026

¥20.00

Semi-Annual

Record Sep 30, 2026 · Payment Sep 29, 2026

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2027

¥38.00

Semi-Annual

Record Mar 31, 2027 · Payment Mar 30, 2027

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2026

¥38.00

Semi-Annual

Record Mar 31, 2026 · Payment Jun 26, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Sep 29, 2025

¥20.00

Semi-Annual

Record Sep 30, 2025 · Payment Dec 8, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 28, 2025

¥44.00

Semi-Annual

Record Mar 31, 2025 · Payment Jun 27, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Sep 27, 2024

¥20.00

Semi-Annual

Record Sep 30, 2024 · Payment Dec 6, 2024

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