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Prima Meat Packers,Ltd.

Prima Ham Co., Ltd. is a leading Japanese meat processing company engaged in the manufacture and sale of processed foods (ham, sausage, and related products) and the processing and sale of fresh meat. The company operates through two core segments: the Processed Food Division, which includes vendor operations supplying prepared foods to Seven-Eleven Japan via subsidiaries, and the Meat Division, covering hog production, processing, and distribution. The group also maintains international manufacturing operations in Thailand and Singapore.

Market Cap
¥116B
US$741M
EV
¥131B
US$838M
Stock¥2,311▲+0.26%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
6.3
x
LTM EV/EBIT
13.5
x
LTM PER
25.7
x
LTM PBR
1.0
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-21.6%pt
1001
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Aug 4, 26Q1 FY2027/03 earnings announced
MC → EV Bridge
116BUS$741MMarket Cap20.2BUS$129M+ Debt9.98BUS$63.7M− Cash3.70BUS$23.6M− Inv. Sec.8.73BUS$55.6M+ NCI131BUS$838MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
420US$2.68B'22/3431US$2.75B'23/3448US$2.86B'24/3458US$2.92B'25/3476US$3.03B'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
23.4US$149M'22/320.7US$132M'23/323.2US$148M'24/320.4US$130M'25/320.9US$134M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
9.72US$62.0M'22/34.51US$28.7M'23/37.49US$47.8M'24/37.08US$45.1M'25/34.59US$29.3M'26/3
Capital Structure
86%
EquityD/E 0.17xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
18.2US$116M20.6US$132M'22/317.0US$109M25.4US$162M'23/322.1US$141M21.7US$138M'24/321.6US$138M22.1US$141M'25/313.7US$87.1M19.9US$127M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 65.6%
1
ITOCHU Corporation
46.36%
2
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
6.39%
3
ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN Co.,Ltd.
4.50%
4
Takegishi Gakuen (School Corporation)
1.79%
5
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
1.70%
6
Sanshoku Co., Ltd.
1.39%
7
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001 (Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.01%
8
Nippon Life Insurance Company
0.89%
9
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 385781 (Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
0.78%
10
UBS AG LONDON A/C IPB SEGREGATEDCLIENT ACCOUNT (Citibank, N.A., Tokyo Branch)
0.78%
Management
10 officers
Naoto CHIBA
Director and Chairman of the Board
Apr 1983 Joined Itochu Corporation Apr 2004 General Manager, Feed & Grain Division, Itochu Corporation Apr 2005 General Manager, Food Business Planning Division, Itochu Corporation Apr 2007 General Manager, Fresh Produce & Ingredients Division, Itochu Corporation Apr 2013 General Manager, Fresh Food Division, Itochu Corporation Apr 2014 Executive Officer, General Manager, Food Distribution Division, Itochu Corporation Apr 2015 Seconded to Dole Asia Holdings Pte. Ltd. (Executive Vice President, Director) Apr 2016 Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Processed Foods Business Division, Meat Business Division and Internal Audit Department, the Company Jun 2016 Managing Director, General Manager, Processed Foods Business Division, the Company Jun 2018 Representative Director, President, the Company Jun 2019 President and Executive Officer, the Company Apr 2026 Representative Director, Chairman, the Company Jun 2026 Assumed current position (current)
1958-10-31
Kenichi TAI
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer
Apr 1989 Joined Itochu Corporation Apr 2010 Itochu Thailand Co., Ltd. (posted to Bangkok) Jul 2011 Itochu Management Thailand Co., Ltd. (posted to Bangkok), concurrently Itochu Thailand Co., Ltd. Apr 2014 General Manager, Livestock Division, Itochu Corporation Apr 2019 General Manager, Fresh Food Division, Itochu Corporation Jun 2019 Director, the Company Apr 2021 Executive Officer, Itochu Corporation Apr 2023 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Meat Sales Division, Meat Business Division, the Company Apr 2024 Managing Executive Officer, Head of East Japan Branch, Sales Division, the Company Aug 2024 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division, concurrently General Manager, Corporate Planning Department and Project Manager, PRIMA Next, the Company Apr 2025 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division, concurrently General Manager, Corporate Planning Department and Project Manager, PRIMA Next, the Company Jun 2025 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division, concurrently General Manager, Corporate Planning Department and Project Manager, PRIMA Next, the Company Oct 2025 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division, concurrently General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, General Manager, IT Promotion Department and Project Manager, PRIMA Next, the Company Apr 2026 Assumed current position (current)
1966-09-12
Yuzo IDE
Director
Apr 1977 Joined Wacoal Corp. (now Wacoal Holdings Corp.) Apr 2006 Executive Officer, Wacoal Corp. (operating company) Apr 2008 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Wacoal Corp. Apr 2014 Director, Senior Executive Vice President, Wacoal Corp. Jun 2014 Managing Director, Wacoal Holdings Corp. May 2020 Outside Director, Cosmo Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2020 Assumed current position (current)
1954-09-24
Yoshino TSUJITA
Director
Mar 1987 Joined Swiss Bank Corporation Securities Jan 1989 Joined Salomon Brothers Asia Securities Jun 1999 Vice President, Chase Manhattan Bank Feb 2001 Vice President, J.P. Morgan Securities Mar 2002 Joined Japan Tobacco Inc. Jun 2006 General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Japan Tobacco Inc. Sep 2014 General Manager, Compliance Division, Japan Tobacco Inc. Apr 2016 General Manager, Investor Relations & Public Relations Department, Japan Tobacco Inc. Mar 2020 Representative Director, Lourie Inc. (current) Apr 2020 Outside Director, Yukiguni Factory Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2022 Assumed current position (current) Sep 2022 Director, Yukai Engineering Inc. (current) Jun 2026 Outside Director, Matsukiyo Cocokara & Co., Ltd. (current)
1964-08-19
Naofumi SAKAI
Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Member
Sep 1987 Joined the Company Apr 2014 General Manager, Sales Coordination Department, Sales Division, the Company Apr 2019 General Manager, Meat Coordination Department, Meat Business Division, the Company Apr 2023 Assistant to General Manager, Corporate Planning Office, Corporate Planning Division, the Company Jun 2023 Assumed current position (current)
1963-12-18
Hideki SHIMOZAWA
Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1986 Joined Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (now Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited) Jul 2008 Branch Manager, Takamatsu Branch, Chuo Mitsui Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Nov 2009 General Manager, Business Division 5, Head Office, Chuo Mitsui Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Feb 2011 General Manager, Credit Planning Department, Chuo Mitsui Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Feb 2012 General Manager, Loan Business Promotion Department, Chuo Mitsui Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Oct 2012 Branch Manager, Fukuoka Tenjin Branch, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited Oct 2014 Supervisor, Private Trust Department, Private Banking Division, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited Jun 2019 Assumed current position (current)
1962-10-17
Akemi SUNAGA
Audit and Supervisory Board Member
Oct 1989 Joined Aoyama Audit Corporation, Audit Division Feb 1991 Joined Chuo Audit Corporation, Audit Division Aug 1993 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Oct 1994 Registered as Certified Tax Accountant Nov 1994 Opened Sunaga CPA Office, Principal (current) Nov 1996 Established Marunouchi Business Consulting Co., Ltd., Representative Director (current) Jan 2012 Established Marunouchi Business Consulting Tax Corporation, Representative Partner (current) Jun 2016 Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member, Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co., Ltd. Jun 2017 Chief Representative Partner, Marunouchi Audit Corporation Mar 2019 Substitute Audit and Supervisory Board Member, Lion Corporation Jun 2020 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Ushio Inc. (current) Jun 2020 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Yomeishu Seizo Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2021 Assumed current position (current) Jan 2022 Representative Partner, Marunouchi Audit Corporation (current) Jun 2022 Outside Director, Kayaba Ltd. (current) Mar 2023 Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member, Lion Corporation (current)
1961-08-14
Kuniaki ABE
Representative Director, President and Executive Officer
Apr 1991 Joined Itochu Corporation Jul 2011 General Manager, Food Distribution Strategy Office, Food Distribution Division, Itochu Corporation Apr 2016 General Manager, Food Development Department, Itochu Corporation Apr 2019 General Manager, Food Business Planning Department, Itochu Corporation Apr 2022 Executive Officer, General Manager, Food Business Planning Department, Itochu Corporation Apr 2023 Executive Officer, General Manager, Fresh Food Division, Itochu Corporation Jun 2023 Audit and Supervisory Board Member, the Company Apr 2024 Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Fresh Food Division, Itochu Corporation Apr 2026 President and Executive Officer, the Company (current) Jun 2026 Assumed current position (current)
1968-11-27
Tsuyoshi NISHIMOTO
Director
Apr 2000 Joined Nishimura & Partners Dec 2002 Joined Hibiya Park Law Offices May 2006 Completed LL.M. program, Columbia Law School Sep 2006 Visiting Attorney, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP (New York) Feb 2007 Registered as attorney in the State of New York Apr 2007 Returned to Hibiya Park Law Offices (current) Jan 2011 Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member, Enigmo Inc. Mar 2018 Auditor, Japan Football Association (public interest foundation) Mar 2018 Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member, Broadleaf Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2022 Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member, Shimadzu Corporation (current) Mar 2024 Director, Japan Football Association (public interest foundation) Mar 2026 Managing Director, Japan Football Association (public interest foundation) (current) Jun 2026 Assumed current position (current)
1973-11-21
Yoshihiro KAMIGAITO
Audit and Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1996 Joined Itochu Corporation Apr 2017 General Manager, Food Strategy Office, Food Division, Itochu Corporation Apr 2020 Acting General Manager, Food & Grain Division, Itochu Corporation Apr 2022 Acting General Manager, Food Business Planning Department, Itochu Corporation Apr 2023 General Manager, Food Business Planning Department, concurrently CP/CITIC Strategy Office, Itochu Corporation Apr 2023 Chairman, ITOCHU Taiwan Investment Corporation (current) Apr 2026 Executive Officer, General Manager, Fresh Food Division, Itochu Corporation (current) Apr 2026 Representative Director, Dole International Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2026 Director, Dole Asia Holdings Pte. Ltd. (current) Apr 2026 President Commissioner, PT Aneka Tuna Indonesia (current) Apr 2026 Director, HyLife Group Holdings Ltd. (current) Jun 2026 Assumed current position (current)
1972-08-02
Large Shareholding Reports
No filings
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-08-03
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-06-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnetAmended
2026-02-04
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
TDnet
2026-02-02
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-11
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2025-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-02-03
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-11
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINETAmended
2023-08-09
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-08-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-28
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINETAmended
2023-06-23
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2021 – Mar 2022
EDINET
2023-02-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINETAmended
2022-09-09
Amended Quarterly Securities Report
EDINETAmended
2022-09-09
Amended Quarterly Securities Report
EDINETAmended
2022-09-09
Amended Quarterly Securities Report
EDINETAmended
2022-09-09
Amended Annual Securities Report
EDINETAmended
2022-09-09
Amended Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-28
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-09
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-08
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-06-29
Annual Securities Report
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