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Fishery, Agriculture and Forestry

KANEKO SEEDS CO.,LTD.

Kaneko Seeds Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based seed company engaged in the development, production, and sale of vegetable seeds, forage crop seeds, and virus-free seedlings/seed potatoes, distributed both domestically and internationally through a nationwide network. The company also operates in floriculture products, selling flower and vegetable seeds/seedlings to home gardeners via home centers and specialty stores, as well as proprietary varieties such as Eustoma and Carnation to commercial flower growers. Additionally, the company provides agrochemicals, coated fertilizers, agricultural materials, and designs and constructs hydroponic cultivation plants and greenhouses, leveraging its proprietary cultivation technology developed over many years.

Market Cap

¥15.9B

US$102M

¥14.4B

US$92.1M

Stock¥1,454▼-0.89%

US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)

LTM EV/EBITDA

6.3

LTM EV/EBIT

8.1

LTM PER

10.2

LTM PBR

0.6

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Performance & Balance

Revenue 5Y (¥B)

EBITDA 5Y (¥B)

Net Income 5Y (¥B)

Capital Structure

86%

EquityD/E 0.17xDebt

Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash

CashInv. Sec.Debt

Shareholders

Top 10 hold 33.6%

as of 2026-05-31 · Source: Annual Securities Report

The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)

6.55%

Akagi Kogyo Co., Ltd.

5.36%

The Gunma Bank,Ltd.

4.43%

KANEKO SEEDS CO.,LTD. Employee Stock Ownership Association

4.29%

THE TOWA BANK,LTD.

2.81%

INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC (Standing Proxy: Interactive Brokers Securities Japan Inc.)

2.30%

Kaneko Seeds Midorikai

2.27%

Kazuyo KANEKO

1.99%

Noriko KANEKO

1.91%

Mikako KANEKO

1.68%

Management

13 officers

Masahiko KANEKO

Representative Director, President; in charge of Planning and Promotion Office

Apr 1978 Joined Gunma Prefectural Government Apr 1987 Joined the Company Apr 1991 General Manager, President's Office Aug 1993 Director Jun 1994 Director, General Manager, Biological Nursery Department Sep 1996 Director, General Manager, Seed and Seedling Department Sep 1998 Managing Director Aug 2004 Senior Managing Director, in charge of Domestic Seeds Aug 2012 Representative Director, President Aug 2023 Representative Director, President; in charge of Planning and Promotion Office (current)

1956-01-25

Hirokatsu HASE

Senior Managing Director; in charge of Administration and Risk Management

Apr 1985 Joined The Gunma Bank, Ltd. Oct 1993 Joined the Company Oct 1995 General Manager, President's Office Aug 1997 General Manager, Finance Department Aug 1997 Director, General Manager, Finance Department Aug 2004 Managing Director, General Manager, Finance Department Aug 2012 Senior Managing Director, General Manager, Finance Department Aug 2019 Senior Managing Director; in charge of Administration, Compliance and IT Promotion Aug 2025 Senior Managing Director; in charge of Administration and Risk Management (current)

1961-11-14

Kazutaka ITO

Senior Managing Director; in charge of Agricultural Materials Business and Facility Materials Business

Apr 1985 Joined the Company Dec 1991 General Manager, Kofu Branch Apr 1997 General Manager, Utsunomiya Branch Jun 2003 Deputy General Manager, Facilities Department Aug 2003 Director, General Manager, Facilities Department Aug 2012 Managing Director, General Manager, Facilities Department Aug 2018 Senior Managing Director, General Manager, Pesticide Department; in charge of Facilities Aug 2019 Senior Managing Director; in charge of Agricultural Materials and Facility Materials Aug 2021 Senior Managing Director; in charge of Agricultural Materials, Facility Materials and Development Department Aug 2022 Senior Managing Director; in charge of Agricultural Materials and Facility Materials Aug 2024 Senior Managing Director; in charge of Agricultural Materials Business and Facility Materials Business (current)

1960-05-30

Tsuyoshi MIYASHITA

Managing Director; in charge of Seeds and Seedlings Business and Flowers Business

Apr 1990 Joined the Company Apr 1997 General Manager, Kofu Branch Jun 2005 General Manager, Shizuoka Branch Aug 2011 Director, General Manager, Shizuoka Branch Sep 2011 Director, General Manager, Nagoya Branch Aug 2016 Director, General Manager, General Affairs Department Jun 2017 Director, General Manager, General Affairs Department; in charge of Human Resources Department Aug 2017 Managing Director, General Manager, General Affairs Department; in charge of Human Resources Department Aug 2019 Managing Director; in charge of Seeds and Planning and Promotion Office Aug 2023 Managing Director; in charge of Seeds Aug 2024 Managing Director; in charge of Seeds and Seedlings Business and Flowers Business (current)

1964-05-10

Hideaki HARUSAWA

Director; General Manager, Kunisada Breeding Farm; in charge of Hoshie Research Institute

Apr 1985 Joined the Company Apr 2008 Deputy General Manager, Kunisada Breeding Farm Oct 2012 General Manager, Kunisada Breeding Farm Aug 2013 Director, General Manager, Kunisada Breeding Farm Aug 2021 Director, General Manager, Kunisada Breeding Farm; in charge of Hoshie Research Institute (current)

1962-12-03

Tomoyuki SHIMAKAWA

Director; General Manager, Overseas Department

Apr 1994 Joined the Company Apr 2019 Deputy General Manager, Overseas Department Aug 2021 General Manager, Overseas Department Apr 2024 Executive Officer, General Manager, Overseas Department Jun 2025 Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Overseas Department Aug 2025 Director, General Manager, Overseas Department (current)

1969-07-13

Kazuki MARUYAMA

Outside Director

Apr 1981 Registered as Attorney-at-Law Jun 2004 Outside Corporate Auditor, Sata Construction Co., Ltd. Apr 2006 President, Gunma Bar Association Aug 2015 Director of the Company (current) Jul 2017 Chairman, Gunma Prefectural Public Safety Commission Jun 2024 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Sata Construction Co., Ltd. Jun 2026 Outside Director, Sata Construction Co., Ltd. (current)

1951-06-24

Emiko YAMAGUCHI

Outside Director

Feb 2001 Registered as Certified Social Insurance and Labor Consultant Jul 2006 Registered as Certified Administrative Scrivener Apr 2014 Mentor for Working Women, Saitama Prefecture (current) May 2021 Member, Saitama City Civic Activity Promotion Committee (current) Aug 2021 Director of the Company (current)

1966-09-14

Yuri TAKESHITA

Outside Director

Apr 2002 Caster, NHK Maebashi Broadcasting Station Apr 2010 Freelance Announcer (current) Apr 2021 Director, Gunma Slow Food Association, NPO (current) May 2023 Member, Annaka City General Plan Deliberation Council Aug 2023 Director of the Company (current) Apr 2025 Member, Annaka City Digital Garden City Vision Comprehensive Strategy Promotion Council (current)

1977-03-30

Isamu YAMAGUCHI

Full-time Corporate Auditor

Apr 1977 Joined the Company Dec 1997 Deputy General Manager, Kawasaki Branch Apr 2010 Deputy General Manager, Flower and Horticulture Department Apr 2017 General Manager, Flower and Horticulture Department Aug 2017 Director, General Manager, Flower and Horticulture Department; in charge of Flower Breeding Laboratory Aug 2024 Full-time Corporate Auditor (current)

1958-06-21

Shinichi KATO

Corporate Auditor

Oct 2000 Joined Chuo Aoyama Audit Corporation Jun 2004 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Oct 2005 Registered as Certified Tax Accountant Jan 2012 Representative Partner, Kato Accounting Office Tax Accountant Corporation (current) May 2012 Temporary Corporate Auditor of the Company Aug 2012 Corporate Auditor (current) Jun 2014 Outside Corporate Auditor, Towa Bank, Ltd.

1974-08-06

Hatsuo HOSONO

Corporate Auditor

Apr 1975 Joined Gunma Prefectural Government Aug 2007 Head of Budget Division, General Affairs Department, Gunma Prefectural Government Apr 2009 Director-General, Planning Department, Gunma Prefectural Government Apr 2012 Deputy Mayor, Maebashi City Aug 2016 Corporate Auditor (current)

1951-11-25

Shinya KOITABASHI

Corporate Auditor

Apr 1984 Joined The Gunma Bank, Ltd. Aug 2007 Chief Inspector, Audit Department, The Gunma Bank, Ltd. Jun 2008 Deputy Branch Manager, Prefectural Government Branch, The Gunma Bank, Ltd. Feb 2010 Deputy General Manager, Personal Financial Assets Department, The Gunma Bank, Ltd. Jun 2012 Branch Manager, Prefectural Government Branch, The Gunma Bank, Ltd. Jun 2014 General Manager, Corporate Banking Department, The Gunma Bank, Ltd. Jun 2016 General Manager, General Affairs Department, The Gunma Bank, Ltd. Jun 2017 Executive Officer, General Manager, General Affairs Department, The Gunma Bank, Ltd. Jun 2019 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, General Affairs Department, The Gunma Bank, Ltd. Jun 2020 Full-time Corporate Auditor, The Gunma Bank, Ltd. Jun 2024 Representative Director, President, Gunma Shinko Co., Ltd. Jun 2024 Representative Director, President, Gunma Chuo Warehouse Co., Ltd. Aug 2024 Corporate Auditor of the Company (current) Jun 2025 Representative Director, President, Gunma Land Co., Ltd. Jun 2025 Representative Director, President, Gunma Sogo Facilities Co., Ltd.

1961-03-28

Large Shareholding Reports

No filings

Disclosures

No disclosures

Primary Source Filings

TDnet

2026-10-05

Q1 Earnings Flash

FY ending May 2027

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