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Kotobuki Spirits Co.,Ltd.

Kotobuki Spirits Co., Ltd. is a pure holding company that oversees the manufacture and sale of confectionery products through 18 subsidiaries across Japan. The group operates multiple regional and brand-specific subsidiaries, offering premium gift confectionery under well-known shop brands including 'The Maple Mania,' 'Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory,' 'LeTAO,' and 'Akaifusen,' targeting domestic tourism, gifting, and souvenir markets. The group's competitive strength lies in its portfolio of differentiated regional and specialty sweet brands distributed through airport, resort, and high-traffic retail locations throughout Japan, with a subsidiary also operating in Taiwan.

Market Cap
¥398B
US$2.54B
EV
¥369B
US$2.35B
Stock¥2,577.5▼-0.35%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
17.5
x
LTM EV/EBIT
19.1
x
LTM PER
30.7
x
LTM PBR
8.8
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+16.9%pt
100
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
398BUS$2.54BMarket Cap0.01BUS$0.09M+ Debt28.8BUS$184M− Cash0.27BUS$1.72M− Inv. Sec.0.01BUS$0.04M+ NCI369BUS$2.35BEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
32.2US$205M'22/350.2US$320M'23/364.0US$408M'24/372.3US$461M'25/378.8US$502M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
2.62US$16.7M'22/311.1US$70.7M'23/316.9US$108M'24/319.1US$122M'25/320.3US$129M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
1.92US$12.2M'22/37.02US$44.8M'23/310.8US$69.1M'24/312.1US$77.3M'25/312.6US$80.1M'26/3
Capital Structure
100%
EquityD/E 0.00xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
10.1US$64.1M0.73US$4.63M'22/317.3US$110M0.44US$2.81M'23/323.9US$152M0.30US$1.91M'24/326.3US$168M0.31US$1.98M'25/332.5US$207M0.01US$0.09M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 53.2%
1
Escawagoe Co., Ltd.
29.46%
2
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
6.88%
3
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
3.68%
4
INDUS SELECT MASTER FUND,LTD. (Standing Proxy: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Tokyo Branch)
3.19%
5
The San-in Godo Bank,Ltd.
2.37%
6
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
2.10%
7
NORTHERN TRUST CO.(AVFC) RE FIDELITY FUNDS (Standing Proxy: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Tokyo Branch)
1.64%
8
Torigin Lease Co., Ltd.
1.45%
9
Kotobuki Spirits Co.,Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Association
1.22%
10
The Shoko Chukin Bank, Ltd.
1.17%
Management
9 officers
Seigo KAWAGOE
Representative Director, President
Apr 1987 Joined the Company Mar 1989 Senior Managing Director Mar 1989 Representative Director, Executive Vice President Jun 1994 Representative Director, President (current) Concurrently serves as Representative Director, President of the following subsidiary: Junai Co., Ltd. (Sep 2014)
1960-11-21
Shinji MATSUMOTO
Managing Director, General Manager of Group Management Division
Mar 1990 Joined the Company Jul 2004 Manager, Accounting Department Oct 2006 Person in charge of Business Planning Jun 2010 General Manager, Business Planning Department Jun 2012 Director, General Manager, Business Planning Department Jun 2022 Managing Director, General Manager, Business Planning Department and General Manager, Administration Department Oct 2022 Managing Director, General Manager, Group Management Division (current) Concurrently serves as Representative Director, President of the following subsidiary: KSK Co., Ltd. (May 2022)
1967-03-25
Masayuki JONAI
Director
Mar 1991 Joined the Company Feb 2005 General Manager, Sales Division, Kujukushima Group Co., Ltd. Sep 2006 Managing Director, Tsukiji Chitose Co., Ltd. Sep 2012 General Manager, Sales Department, Kotobuki Seika Co., Ltd. Apr 2014 Director, General Manager, Sales Department, Kotobuki Seika Co., Ltd. Jun 2020 Director of the Company (current) Concurrently serves as Representative Director, President of the following subsidiaries: Kotobuki Seika Co., Ltd. (May 2015) Tajima Kotobuki Co., Ltd. (May 2016) KMF Co., Ltd. (Jul 2024)
1965-12-09
Ryoichi SAKAMOTO
Director
Nov 1987 Joined Tajima Kotobuki Co., Ltd. May 2007 Managing Director, Tajima Kotobuki Co., Ltd. May 2009 Managing Director, KCC Co., Ltd. Jul 2014 Director, General Manager, Sales Department, Shukurei Co., Ltd. Apr 2017 Senior Managing Director, Shukurei Co., Ltd. May 2019 Representative Director, President, Shukurei Co., Ltd. Jun 2020 Director of the Company (current) Concurrently serves as Representative Director, President of the following subsidiaries: Shukurei Co., Ltd. (May 2019) Kujukushima Group Co., Ltd. (Mar 2023)
1969-01-04
Atsushi EITO
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Mar 1987 Joined the Company Jul 2001 Person in charge of Business Planning Apr 2007 General Manager, Internal Audit Office Jun 2012 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member Jun 2016 Managing Director, General Manager, Administration Department, Kotobuki Seika Co., Ltd. May 2026 Attached to Internal Audit Office of the Company Jun 2026 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (current)
1967-03-12
Matsuo IWATA
Director
Apr 1982 Joined Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Feb 1995 Joined Gemini Consulting Japan Oct 1996 Joined Nippon Coca-Cola Co., Ltd. Jul 1999 Managing Executive Officer, Coca-Cola Beverages Service Co., Ltd. Apr 2001 Representative Director, President, Atlas Co., Ltd. Jun 2003 Managing Executive Officer, Takara Co., Ltd. (now Takara Tomy Co., Ltd.) Apr 2005 Representative Director, President, AEON Forest Co., Ltd. Jun 2009 Representative Director, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Starbucks Coffee Japan, Ltd. Jun 2012 Outside Director, Ootoya Holdings Co., Ltd. Oct 2013 Representative Director, President, Leadership Consulting Co., Ltd. (current) May 2014 Outside Director, Tokyo Kobetsu Shidou Gakuin Co., Ltd. Jun 2015 Director of the Company (current) Significant concurrent position: Representative Director, President, Leadership Consulting Co., Ltd.
1958-06-02
Megumi YOSHIMOTO
Director
Apr 1976 Joined Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK) Jun 1981 Freelance announcer (current) Apr 2000 Lecturer, NHK Culture Center (current) Apr 2002 Part-time lecturer, Waseda University, Faculty of Education; part-time lecturer, Jumonji University Apr 2007 Part-time lecturer, Rissho University, Special Lectures on Teaching Profession (current) Apr 2008 Member, Steering Committee, Animal Experiment Facility Accreditation Center, Human Science Foundation (now Japan Pharmaceutical Information Center) (current) Apr 2015 Professor, Department of Literature and Culture, Faculty of Human Life Sciences, Jumonji University Apr 2020 Professor, Department of Literature and Culture, Faculty of Education and Humanities, Jumonji University Jun 2021 Director of the Company (current) Apr 2024 Professor Emeritus, Jumonji University (current) Significant concurrent position: Professor Emeritus, Jumonji University
1954-01-05
Yasuhiro TANAKA
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1990 Joined Yasuharu Tanaka Tax Accountant Office (now Tanaka Jimusho Tax Corporation) Jun 2003 Senior Partner, Tanaka Jimusho Tax Corporation (current) Jun 2016 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current) Significant concurrent position: Senior Partner, Tanaka Jimusho Tax Corporation
1963-08-08
Keiko UEDA
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1999 Joined Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited Nov 2008 Completed training at the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan Jan 2010 Registered as attorney-at-law (Tokyo Bar Association); joined Nakamura Sogo Law Office Jan 2013 Partner, Umemoto Kurihara Ueda Law Office (now Kyobashi Takaracho Law Office) (current) Aug 2016 Director, Habilis Japan General Incorporated Association (current) Mar 2024 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Nihon Techno Co., Ltd. Jun 2024 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current) Sep 2024 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Nihon Techno Co., Ltd. (current) Significant concurrent positions: Partner, Kyobashi Takaracho Law Office; Director, Habilis Japan General Incorporated Association; Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Nihon Techno Co., Ltd.
1976-01-21
Large Shareholding Reports
Capital Research and Management Company
2026-09-25
6.87%→5.63%
Capital Research and Management Company
2026-09-07
6.90%→6.87%
Capital Research and Management Company
2026-04-22
6.94%→6.90%
Capital Research and Management Company
2026-04-07
6.68%→7.20%
Capital Research and Management Company
2026-04-07
7.20%→6.94%
Escawagoe Co., Ltd.
2026-03-06
29.23%→29.23%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 29.46%
Escawagoe Co., Ltd.
2026-02-20
29.23%→29.23%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 29.46%
Capital Research and Management Company
2026-01-22
6.68%→7.20%
Capital Research and Management Company
2025-08-07
7.82%→6.68%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-09-25
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-09-07
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-08-03
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-06-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-04-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-04-07
Change Report
EDINET
2026-04-07
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-06
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-02-20
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-02-02
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-01-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-08-07
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-08-01
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-02-03
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-08-01
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-27
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-12
Quarterly Securities Report
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