Overview
Textiles and Apparels

SANYO SHOKAI LTD.

Sanyo Shokai is a comprehensive Japanese apparel manufacturer engaged in the design, manufacturing, and retail of men's and women's clothing and accessories across 21 brands. The company distributes its products through department stores, specialty stores, and directly operated stores nationwide, as well as through its own online store. Its competitive strengths lie in its multi-brand portfolio, domestic manufacturing capabilities via subsidiary Sanyo Sewing, and international sourcing supported by its Shanghai-based production subsidiary.

Market Cap
¥35.6B
US$226M
EV
¥17.5B
US$111M
Stock¥1,217▲+0.25%
US$1 = ¥157.05 (2026-10-22)
LTM EV/EBITDA
8.0
x
LTM EV/EBIT
17.3
x
LTM PER
9.2
x
LTM PBR
1.0
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-15.4%pt
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Oct 23, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Dec 5, 25Asset Value Investors Limited filed large shareholding report
2Dec 16, 25Asset Value Investors Limited changed stake (5.36%→6.38%)
3Dec 25, 25Asset Value Investors Limited changed stake (6.38%→7.41%)
4Jan 13, 26Asset Value Investors Limited changed stake (7.41%→8.44%)
5Jan 23, 26Asset Value Investors Limited changed stake (8.44%→9.6%)
MC → EV Bridge
35.6BUS$226MMarket Cap8.47BUS$53.9M+ Debt19.8BUS$126M− Cash6.75BUS$43.0M− Inv. Sec.0.02BUS$0.13M+ NCI17.5BUS$111MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
38.6US$246M'22/258.3US$371M'23/261.4US$391M'24/260.5US$385M'25/258.4US$372M'26/2
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
-0.02-US$0.12M'22/23.19US$20.3M'23/23.98US$25.3M'24/23.73US$23.8M'25/22.43US$15.5M'26/2
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
0.66US$4.21M'22/22.16US$13.7M'23/22.79US$17.7M'24/24.01US$25.5M'25/24.11US$26.2M'26/2
Capital Structure
81%
19%
EquityD/E 0.23xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
23.6US$150M7.76US$49.4M'22/226.6US$170M7.57US$48.2M'23/232.9US$209M7.16US$45.6M'24/230.0US$191M7.63US$48.6M'25/231.8US$203M8.58US$54.6M'26/2
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 57.8%
1
AVI JAPAN OPPORTUNITY TRUST PLC (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
12.32%
2
YAGI TSUSHO LIMITED
11.61%
3
BNP PARIBAS SINGAPORE/2S/JASDEC/TD SECURITIES(USA)LLC/BOOK-ENTRY JGBS+CORPORATE BONDS/TAXABLE (Standing Proxy: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Tokyo Branch)
8.83%
4
株式会社日本カストディ銀行(三井住友信託銀行再信託分・三井物産株式会社退職給付信託口)
7.78%
5
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
7.62%
6
MITSUI & CO.,LTD. (Standing Proxy: Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
3.55%
7
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company (Standing Proxy: Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.)
1.85%
8
SG/UCITS V/INV (Standing Proxy: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Tokyo Branch)
1.58%
9
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
1.57%
10
BNP PARIBAS LONDON BRANCH FOR PRIME BROKERAGE CLEARANCE ACC FOR THIRD PARTY (Standing Proxy: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Tokyo Branch)
1.13%
Management
10 officers
Shinji OE
Representative Director, Chairman
Apr 1971 Joined Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Jul 1997 General Manager, Textile Division No. 3, Textile Division, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Jul 2004 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Consumer Services Business Division, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Jun 2007 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division, Goldwin Inc. Apr 2010 Director, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division and General Manager, Business Integration Division, Goldwin Inc. Apr 2014 Director, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Assistant to the President, Goldwin Inc. Jun 2016 Director, Adviser, Goldwin Inc. Jun 2018 Adviser, Goldwin Inc. Apr 2019 Advisor, Goldwin Inc. Mar 2020 Joined the Company, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer Apr 2020 Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager, Management Integration Division, the Company May 2020 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, General Manager, Management Integration Division, the Company Mar 2023 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, the Company May 2026 Representative Director, Chairman, the Company (current)
1947-08-27
Yoshiki HIRABAYASHI
Representative Director, President and Executive Officer
Apr 1986 Joined Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Jul 2008 Vice President, Mitsui & Co. Moscow LLC Oct 2012 General Manager, Service Business Division, Consumer Services Business Unit, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Apr 2015 General Manager, Consumer Services Business Administration Division, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Apr 2016 General Manager, Consumer & Healthcare Business Administration Division, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Apr 2017 Executive Officer, General Manager, Distribution Business Division, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Apr 2021 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Human Resources & General Affairs Division, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Apr 2023 Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Human Resources & General Affairs Division, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Apr 2025 Adviser, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. May 2025 Outside Director, the Company May 2026 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, the Company (current)
1963-02-01
Ikuro KATO
Director, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer; General Manager, Business Integration Division and General Manager, Business Division
Apr 1985 Joined the Company Jul 2008 General Manager, Evex Division, Women's Wear Business Division No. 2, Business Division, the Company Jul 2010 General Manager, Planning Division No. 1, Women's Wear Business Division, Business Division, the Company Jan 2012 Executive Officer, General Manager, Women's Wear Planning Department, Planning & Product Integration Business Division, Business Division, the Company Jul 2014 Executive Officer, General Manager, Business Development Division, Business Division, the Company Jul 2016 Executive Officer, General Manager, Women's Wear Planning Department, Planning Integration Business Division, Business Division, the Company Jan 2017 Executive Officer, General Manager, Brand Business Department, Business Division, the Company Jan 2019 Executive Officer, General Manager, Business Division No. 2, the Company Apr 2020 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Business Division, the Company May 2020 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Business Division, the Company Apr 2021 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Business Division and General Manager, Digital Marketing Strategy Division, the Company Mar 2022 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Business Division and General Manager, Marketing & Digital Strategy Division, the Company Mar 2024 Director, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager, Business Integration Division and General Manager, Business Division, the Company (current)
1961-01-04
Chihiro NIHASHI
Director
Apr 1976 Joined Isetan Co., Ltd. Jun 2002 Executive Officer, Group Leader, Women's Sales Group, MD Division, Sales Division, Isetan Co., Ltd. Jun 2004 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, MD Division, Sales Division, Isetan Co., Ltd. Feb 2006 Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Division, Isetan Co., Ltd. Jun 2006 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Division, Isetan Co., Ltd. Apr 2008 Director, Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. Jun 2008 Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Division, Isetan Co., Ltd. Jan 2010 Senior Managing Executive Officer, Isetan Co., Ltd. Jan 2010 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer, Tokyu Department Store Co., Ltd. Apr 2011 Senior Managing Executive Officer, Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. Feb 2018 Chairman of the Board, Tokyu Department Store Co., Ltd. Apr 2019 Adviser, Tokyu Department Store Co., Ltd. Apr 2020 Special Adviser, Tokyu Department Store Co., Ltd. May 2020 Outside Director, the Company (current) Apr 2022 Honorary Adviser, Tokyu Department Store Co., Ltd.
1954-01-26
Ikuo YASUDA
Director
Apr 1977 Joined The Japan Long-Term Credit Bank, Ltd. Jul 1998 Joined General Electric International, Inc. Jan 2000 Japan Representative, Lehman Brothers Securities Ltd. May 2003 Visiting Professor, Renaissance Center, Tama University Sep 2004 Founded Pinnacle Inc., Representative Director, Chairman May 2005 Director, T2 Co., Ltd. Apr 2006 Specially Appointed Professor, Kyushu University Nov 2009 Representative Director, Chairman, President and CEO, Pinnacle Inc. (current) Mar 2012 Director, Tokyo New Business Council Sep 2015 Outside Director, HOUSEDO Co., Ltd. (now And Do Holdings Co., Ltd.) Oct 2017 Adviser, Tokaitokyo Financial Holdings, Inc. Apr 2018 Special Director, Tokyo New Business Council (current) Apr 2018 Director, Japan Association of Corporate Executives Dec 2018 Chairman, Pinnacle TT Solutions Co., Ltd. Mar 2019 Adviser, TKP Corporation May 2020 Outside Director, the Company (current) Jan 2021 Representative Director, Chairman, Mafolova Co., Ltd.
1953-04-28
Kayo MURAKAMI
Director
Sep 1990 Joined AG Co., Ltd. Dec 1996 Founded MK Connect Co., Ltd. May 2001 Joined NetYear Group Co., Ltd. Mar 2007 Joined Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. Sep 2012 Joined Rakuten, Inc. (now Rakuten Group, Inc.) Sep 2013 Joined P.G.C.D Japan K.K. Oct 2016 Joined Synapse Co., Ltd. Jun 2020 Outside Director, En Japan Inc. (now en Co., Ltd.) Jul 2020 Representative Member and CEO, Kazu and Company LLC (current) Apr 2023 Advisory Fellow, Okinawa IT Innovation Strategy Center (current) May 2023 Outside Director, the Company (current) Jun 2024 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Press Kogyo Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director, Bunka Shutter Co., Ltd. (current)
1967-09-16
Yoshiro HAMADA
Director
Apr 1973 Joined Yagi & Co., Ltd. Aug 1990 Office Manager, Milan Office, Yagi & Co., Ltd. Jun 1994 Head, Europe and Americas Office, Yagi & Co., Ltd. Jun 1999 Executive Officer, in charge of Imported Apparel, and General Manager, Osaka Brand Business Division, Yagi & Co., Ltd. Jun 2005 Director, in charge of Imported Apparel and Licensing Divisions, Yagi & Co., Ltd. Apr 2008 Director, Yagi & Co., Ltd.; Managing Director, InterBridge Inc. Jun 2009 Director, Yagi & Co., Ltd.; Representative Director, Senior Managing Director, InterBridge Inc. Jun 2015 Executive Officer, in charge of Europe, Americas Apparel and Asian Market Development, Yagi & Co., Ltd. May 2026 Outside Director, the Company (current)
1950-03-30
Rokuichi ITO
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1984 Joined the Company Jul 2003 Deputy General Manager, Human Resources Department, Human Resources & General Affairs Division, the Company Feb 2004 General Manager, Human Resources Department, Human Resources & General Affairs Division, the Company Jul 2014 Executive Officer, Assistant to General Manager, Accounting & Finance Division, the Company Apr 2015 Executive Officer, Assistant to General Manager, Accounting & Finance Division, and General Manager, Accounting Department, the Company Jan 2017 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Accounting & Finance Division, and General Manager, Accounting Department, the Company Mar 2018 Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)
1961-06-21
Kita IIMURA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1986 Joined Masuda & Ejiri Law Office Oct 1988 Seconded to Rogers Wells LLP, USA (now Clifford Chance LLP) Jan 1992 Partner Attorney, Masuda & Ejiri Law Office Jul 2007 Partner Attorney, Nishimura & Asahi Jun 2014 Outside Director, Maruha Nichiro Corporation (now Umios, Inc.) Feb 2017 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Fujikoshi Ltd. Jan 2020 Senior Partner, Natori Law Office (ITN Law Office) May 2020 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current) Jun 2020 Outside Director, Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. Dec 2020 Representative Attorney, ITN Law Office Jun 2024 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Yamada Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Dec 2025 Executive Partner, EST Partners Law Office (current)
1953-04-14
Akihiro OTANI
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Oct 1985 Joined Eiwa Audit Corporation (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC, Azusa Audit) Mar 1990 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Jun 1999 Partner, Asahi Audit Corporation (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC, Azusa Audit) Jun 2006 Partner, Azusa Audit LLC Jul 2013 Managing Executive Director and Director of Tokyo IT Audit Department, Azusa Audit LLC Jul 2018 Managing Executive Director and Director of Internal Audit Office, Azusa Audit LLC Jul 2021 Senior Executive Director, Azusa Audit LLC Jun 2024 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Japan Finance Corporation May 2026 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)
1961-09-16
Large Shareholding Reports
Asset Value Investors Limited
2026-09-07
13.07%→7.74%
Sapphireterra Capital, LLC
2026-06-29
7.04%→8.12%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-06-22
3.98%→3.65%
Asset Value Investors Limited
2026-04-30
12.05%→13.07%
Asset Value Investors Limited
2026-03-17
10.77%→12.05%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-03-04
3.98%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-02-20
4.23%→3.95%
Asset Value Investors Limited
2026-02-06
9.60%→10.77%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-02-05
4.57%→4.23%
Asset Value Investors Limited
2026-01-23
8.44%→9.60%
Yagi Tsusho Co., Ltd.
2026-01-20
9.51%→11.55%
Annual report (as of 2026-08-31): 11.61%
Asset Value Investors Limited
2026-01-13
7.41%→8.44%
Asset Value Investors Limited
2025-12-25
6.38%→7.41%
Sapphireterra Capital, LLC
2025-12-16
5.05%→7.08%
Asset Value Investors Limited
2025-12-16
5.36%→6.38%
Asset Value Investors Limited
2025-12-05
5.36%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2025-12-04
4.57%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2025-10-21
4.23%→3.69%
Yagi Tsusho Co., Ltd.
2025-10-17
13.22%→9.51%
Annual report (as of 2026-08-31): 11.61%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-10-15
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2026 – Feb 2027
TDnet
2026-10-06
Q2 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2027
EDINET
2026-09-07
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-06-30
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2027
EDINET
2026-06-29
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-05-28
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
EDINET
2026-04-30
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-17
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-04
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-02-20
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-02-06
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-02-05
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-01-23
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-01-20
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-01-13
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-12-26
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2026
EDINET
2025-12-25
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-12-16
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-12-16
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-12-05
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-12-04
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-10-21
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-10-17
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-10-10
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
TDnet
2025-06-30
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2026
EDINET
2025-05-29
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – Feb 2025
TDnet
2024-12-27
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2025
EDINET
2024-10-11
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – Feb 2025
EDINET
2024-07-12
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – May 2024
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