Overview
Wholesale Trade

KUZE CO.,LTD.

Kuze Co., Ltd. is a wholesale distributor of food ingredients and materials for the foodservice industry, primarily serving restaurants, hotels, and other food operators in the Kanto, Chubu, and Kansai regions of Japan, with a focus on the Greater Tokyo area. Through its subsidiary Kisco Foods Co., Ltd., the company also manufactures and sells high-quality soups, sauces, and bouillons for professional use in hotels and restaurants. The group further extends its reach internationally through operations in Hong Kong and equity-method affiliates in China (Shanghai and Chengdu), as well as operating a seafood wholesale business at Toyosu Market through its subsidiary Asahi Suisan Co., Ltd.

Market Cap
¥8.80B
US$56.1M
EV
¥4.18B
US$26.7M
Stock¥1,903▲+0.00%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
1.7
x
LTM EV/EBIT
2.1
x
LTM PER
5.4
x
LTM PBR
0.9
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-24.4%pt
100
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
8.80BUS$56.1MMarket Cap1.58BUS$10.1M+ Debt4.33BUS$27.6M− Cash1.87BUS$12.0M− Inv. Sec.4.18BUS$26.7MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
43.9US$280M'22/356.5US$360M'23/364.5US$411M'24/368.6US$437M'25/373.5US$469M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
-0.58-US$3.70M'22/31.16US$7.40M'23/32.21US$14.1M'24/32.26US$14.4M'25/32.58US$16.5M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
-0.73-US$4.64M'22/30.83US$5.31M'23/32.01US$12.8M'24/31.75US$11.2M'25/31.76US$11.2M'26/3
Capital Structure
86%
EquityD/E 0.16xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
4.77US$30.4M6.38US$40.7M'22/35.64US$36.0M4.89US$31.2M'23/38.20US$52.3M4.56US$29.1M'24/35.74US$36.6M1.85US$11.8M'25/36.31US$40.2M1.74US$11.1M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 58.7%
1
KOKUBU GROUP CORP.
19.99%
2
Kenkichi KUZE
10.28%
3
Shinya KUZE
6.30%
4
Junko KUZE
4.70%
5
Partner Co., Ltd.
3.10%
6
KUZE CO.,LTD. Employee Stock Ownership Association
3.10%
7
TOHO Co.,Ltd.
2.91%
8
Masahiro KUZE
2.82%
9
Kosuke KUZE
2.76%
10
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
2.70%
Management
11 officers
Kenkichi KUZE
Director and Chairman of the Board
Apr 1970 Joined the Company May 1974 Senior Managing Director, the Company May 1978 Representative Director and Executive Vice President, the Company Aug 1979 Representative Director and President, Kisco Foods Co., Ltd. Jun 1989 Representative Director and President, Across Co., Ltd. Apr 1990 Representative Director and President, the Company Apr 1999 Representative Director and Chairman, Kisco Foods Co., Ltd. Jun 2010 Director, Kisco Foods Co., Ltd. May 2012 Chairman, Kuze Huashi (Chengdu) Trading Co., Ltd. Apr 2013 Director, Kuze Huashi (Chengdu) Trading Co., Ltd. Jun 2017 Representative Director and Chairman, the Company Jun 2024 Director and Chairman of the Board, the Company (current)
1945-08-30
Shinya KUZE
Representative Director, President
Oct 2002 Joined the Company Jun 2007 Director, Deputy Branch Manager of Tokyo Branch, Sales Division, the Company Dec 2007 Director, General Manager of Corporate Planning Office, the Company May 2009 Director, Deputy General Manager of Wide-Area Sales Division and General Manager of Wide-Area Sales Department, the Company Jul 2009 Managing Director, Deputy General Manager of Wide-Area Sales Division and General Manager of Wide-Area Sales Department, the Company Mar 2010 Managing Director, General Manager of Wide-Area Sales Division and General Manager of Wide-Area Sales Department, the Company Jun 2010 Representative Director and President, Kisco Foods Co., Ltd. Jul 2010 Managing Director, the Company May 2011 Representative Director and President, KISCO FOODS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Jul 2011 Director, the Company May 2012 Director, Kuze (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2014 Director, Asahi Suisan Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2014 Executive Vice President and Director, the Company Jun 2014 Director, Kisco Foods Co., Ltd. Jun 2014 Director, Kuze Fresh One Co., Ltd. Apr 2015 Executive Vice President and Director, General Manager of Sales Division, the Company Apr 2015 Director, Kuze Huashi (Chengdu) Trading Co., Ltd. Aug 2015 Statutory Auditor, Kuze Fresh One Co., Ltd. Mar 2016 Statutory Auditor, Shanghai Nissei Food Logistics Co., Ltd. Jun 2017 Representative Director and President, the Company (current) Oct 2017 Director, Shanghai Nissei Food Logistics Co., Ltd. Jun 2019 Director, KISCO FOODS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (current) May 2020 Director, Jefsa Co., Ltd. Apr 2023 Statutory Auditor, Jefsa Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2023 Director, Kuze Fresh One Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2024 Representative Director and President, Kisco Foods Co., Ltd. Jun 2026 Director and Chairman, Kisco Foods Co., Ltd. (current)
1972-09-27
Hiroyuki YOSHIDA
Senior Managing Director
Apr 1990 Joined Nakano Vinegar Co., Ltd. (now Mizkan Holdings Co., Ltd.) Apr 2011 Joined the Company, General Manager, Overseas Business Division May 2012 Director, Kuze (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. May 2012 Director and General Manager, Kuze Huashi (Chengdu) Trading Co., Ltd. Jan 2013 Chairman and General Manager, Kuze Huashi (Chengdu) Trading Co., Ltd. Jan 2016 Director, Shanghai Nissei Food Logistics Co., Ltd. Aug 2016 General Manager, Overseas Business Division and Deputy General Manager, Marketing Division, the Company Mar 2017 Chairman, Kuze Huashi (Chengdu) Trading Co., Ltd. Oct 2017 Chairman, Shanghai Nissei Food Logistics Co., Ltd. Apr 2020 General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, the Company Apr 2021 Deputy General Manager, Corporate Support Division and General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, the Company Jun 2021 Director and General Manager, Business Strategy Promotion Office, the Company Jun 2021 Director, Kisco Foods Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2022 Director, the Company Jun 2023 Managing Director, the Company Jun 2024 Director, Kuze Huashi (Chengdu) Trading Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2024 Director, Shanghai Nissei Food Logistics Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2024 Senior Managing Director, the Company (current) Apr 2025 Representative Director and President, Kuze Regional Company Co., Ltd. (now Saito Shogyo Co., Ltd.) (current) May 2026 Chairman, Kuze (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. (current)
1967-10-18
Hirotada KATO
Managing Director
Jul 1979 Joined the Company Apr 1998 General Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Department, the Company Jun 2004 Director, General Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Department, the Company Jul 2004 Director, General Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Department, Business Division, the Company Jun 2007 Director, Kisco Foods Co., Ltd. (current) May 2008 Director, General Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Department, the Company May 2009 Director, General Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Department, Business Division, the Company Oct 2009 Director, Kuze Fresh One Co., Ltd. Jul 2010 Director, General Manager, Business Division and Human Resources and General Affairs Department, the Company Jul 2011 Director, General Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Department, Corporate Support Division, the Company Apr 2012 Director, General Manager, Corporate Support Division and Human Resources and General Affairs Department, the Company Apr 2016 Director, General Manager, Corporate Support Division, the Company Jun 2017 Managing Director, General Manager, Corporate Support Division, the Company Jun 2017 Director, Asahi Suisan Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2017 Statutory Auditor, Kuze Fresh One Co., Ltd. (current) Oct 2017 Director, Shanghai Nissei Food Logistics Co., Ltd. Mar 2018 Director, Kuze Huashi (Chengdu) Trading Co., Ltd. Apr 2018 Director, Kuze (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. Jun 2019 Chairman, Kuze (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2021 Managing Director, the Company (current)
1955-11-22
Joji IDE
Director
Sep 2000 Joined Plaza Create Co., Ltd. Apr 2009 General Manager, President's Office and General Manager, Human Resources Department, Plaza Create Co., Ltd. Sep 2013 Joined the Company Apr 2016 General Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Department, the Company Apr 2021 Joined Toyo Corporation Feb 2024 Joined the Company, Senior Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Department, Corporate Support Division May 2024 General Manager, Corporate Support Division, the Company Apr 2025 Director, Kuze Regional Company Co., Ltd. (now Saito Shogyo Co., Ltd.) (current) Jun 2025 Director, the Company (current) Jun 2026 Director, Asahi Suisan Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2026 Director, Kisco Foods Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2026 Director, Kuze Fresh One Co., Ltd. (current)
1973-11-27
Yoshikazu SUZUKI
Outside Director
Apr 1985 Joined Kokubu & Co., Ltd. (now Kokubu Group Corporation) Apr 2010 General Manager, Liquor Division, Kokubu & Co., Ltd. Jan 2011 General Manager, Overall Management and Product Development Division, Liquor Division, Kokubu & Co., Ltd. Jan 2012 General Manager, Food Service Division, Kokubu & Co., Ltd. Jan 2014 General Manager, Food Service Division and General Manager, Logistics Division, Kokubu & Co., Ltd. Jan 2015 General Manager, Food Service Division, General Manager, Low-Temperature Fresh Food Service Division, and General Manager, Logistics Division, Kokubu & Co., Ltd. May 2015 Outside Director, Nikkoku Trust Co., Ltd. Jan 2016 Executive Officer, General Manager, Food Service Division, Kokubu Group Corporation Mar 2019 Executive Officer, General Manager, Food Service Division and General Manager, Group Strategy Promotion Office, Kokubu Group Corporation Mar 2019 Director and Executive Officer, Kokubu Group Corporation Mar 2019 Director, Delicious Cook Co., Ltd. Jan 2021 Director and Executive Officer, Kokubu Group Corporation Mar 2021 Managing Executive Officer, Kokubu Group Corporation Mar 2021 Director, Kokubu Shuto-ken Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2021 Director, Kokubu Nishi-Nihon Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2021 Director, Asahi Trust Foods Co., Ltd. Mar 2021 Director, Chubu Shokuryo Co., Ltd. Mar 2021 Director, Yamayoshi Co., Ltd. Mar 2021 Director, Niigata Shuhan Co., Ltd. Jun 2022 Outside Director, the Company (current) Mar 2023 Director, Kokubu Tohoku Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2023 Director, Kokubu Kanshinetsu Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2023 Director, Kokubu Food Create Co., Ltd. (now Kokubu Fresh Food Trans Co., Ltd.) (current) May 2024 Outside Director, Nikkoku Trust Co., Ltd. Mar 2025 Managing Executive Officer, Kokubu Group Corporation (current) Mar 2025 Director, Kokubu Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2025 Director, Kokubu Hokkaido Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2025 Director, Kokubu Chubu Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2025 Director, Kokubu Kyushu Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2025 Director, Logistrust Partners Co., Ltd. (current)
1962-04-02
Miwako INO
Outside Director
Apr 1987 Joined Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) Jul 1999 Joined NTT Communications Corporation (following company split) Apr 2004 Transferred to NTT (holding company) Jul 2012 Transferred to NTT DOCOMO, INC. Aug 2015 Representative Director and President, docomo gacco, Inc. Jul 2017 Representative Director and Executive Vice President, Tower Records Japan Inc. Jan 2020 Joined TEPCO Ventures Co., Ltd. Jan 2020 Director, TEPCO Life Service Co., Ltd. Jun 2020 Outside Director, TOMY Company, Ltd. (current) Jun 2020 Outside Director, Yamano Holdings Co., Ltd. Dec 2020 Outside Director, Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Feb 2022 Representative Director, Yokogushist Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2022 Outside Director, Gifty Inc. (current) Aug 2023 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), B-With Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director, the Company (current)
1964-10-11
Akihiko GOTO
Full-time Statutory Auditor
Mar 2006 Joined the Company Jun 2006 General Manager, Accounting Department and Chief Manager, Financial Management Section, Business Division, the Company Dec 2007 Statutory Auditor, Kisco Foods Co., Ltd. May 2009 General Manager, Accounting Department, Business Division, the Company Oct 2009 Director, Kuze Fresh One Co., Ltd. Jul 2010 General Manager, Accounting Department and Chief Manager, Financial Management Section, Business Division, the Company Apr 2011 General Manager, Accounting Department, Corporate Support Division, the Company May 2012 Statutory Auditor, Kuze Huashi (Chengdu) Trading Co., Ltd. Jun 2013 Director and General Manager, Accounting Department, Corporate Support Division, the Company Oct 2017 Statutory Auditor, Shanghai Nissei Food Logistics Co., Ltd. Jun 2019 Statutory Auditor, the Company (current)
1954-08-27
Akio ICHIKAWA
Full-time Statutory Auditor
Mar 1987 Joined the Company Feb 2010 Chief Manager, Merchandise Section, Merchandise Department, Sales Division, the Company Jan 2013 General Manager, Merchandise Department and Chief Manager, Supplies Section, Sales Division, the Company Apr 2015 General Manager, Merchandise Division, the Company Jun 2019 Director and General Manager, Merchandise Division, the Company Apr 2021 Director and General Manager, Corporate Support Division, the Company Jun 2021 Director and General Manager, Corporate Support Division, the Company Jun 2024 Director, the Company Apr 2025 Statutory Auditor, Kuze Regional Company Co., Ltd. (now Saito Shogyo Co., Ltd.) (current) Jun 2025 Statutory Auditor, the Company (current)
1962-10-19
Takahiko WAIDA
Statutory Auditor
Apr 1966 Joined Kewpie Corporation Dec 1988 General Manager, Research Department 4, Research Laboratory, Kewpie Corporation Sep 1994 General Manager, New Product Planning Office, Kewpie Corporation Feb 1997 Director and General Manager, New Product Planning Office, Kewpie Corporation Jul 2000 Director and General Manager, Merchandise Department, Sales Division, Kewpie Corporation Feb 2001 Managing Director and General Manager, Merchandise Division, Kewpie Corporation Feb 2005 Retired from Kewpie Corporation Jun 2010 Outside Statutory Auditor, the Company (current) Jun 2013 Statutory Auditor, Kisco Foods Co., Ltd. (current)
1942-05-22
Yasuhiro YOSHITAKE
Statutory Auditor
Apr 1993 Joined The Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited (now Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.) Sep 2000 Joined PwC Japan Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers Financial Advisory Services Co., Ltd. (now PwC Advisory LLC), Business Turnaround Team Jul 2001 Manager, PwC Advisory LLC Jul 2003 Director (former title), PwC Advisory LLC Jul 2008 Managing Director (former title), PwC Advisory LLC Nov 2012 Joined PwC SME Support Office (joint organization of PwC Advisory LLC and PwC Aarata LLC) Jul 2016 Transferred to PwC Aarata LLC (now PwC Japan LLC) Apr 2018 Established Mainstreet Advisory LLC, Designated Member (current) Jun 2024 Outside Statutory Auditor, the Company (current)
1967-11-22
Large Shareholding Reports
No filings
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-08-14
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-06-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2026-06-03
株主総会招集通知
TDnet
2026-02-13
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-13
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2025-08-13
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-02-14
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-08-14
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-28
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
2023-08-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-29
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINETAmended
2022-10-04
Amended Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINETAmended
2022-07-04
Amended Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-27
Annual Securities Report
EDINETAmended
2022-03-29
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2022-03-18
Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2022-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-13
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-06-25
Annual Securities Report
EDINETAmended
2021-03-31
Amended Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-02-12
Quarterly Securities Report
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