Overview
Retail Trade

WATTS CO.,LTD.

Watts Co., Ltd. operates a nationwide chain of 100-yen discount stores in Japan under brand names including 'Watts,' 'Watts with,' 'meets.,' and 'silk,' primarily as tenant-format stores within shopping centers, supermarkets, and department stores. The company's product assortment is centered on everyday consumables such as stationery, cleaning supplies, kitchenware, and hygiene products, with a total of 1,877 stores as of August 31, 2025. In addition to its core retail operations, the company conducts wholesale distribution to other retailers through subsidiary Nippan Co., Ltd., and operates variety/lifestyle formats including 'Buona Vita,' 'Real' discount shops, and international 100-yen format stores in Thailand and Peru.

Market Cap
¥10.2B
US$64.8M
EV
¥6.23B
US$39.8M
Stock¥765▲+1.46%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
2.4
x
LTM EV/EBIT
3.8
x
LTM PER
8.9
x
LTM PBR
0.7
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-5.7%pt
1001
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Oct 13, 26Full-year FY2026/08 earnings announced; Board approved share buyback
MC → EV Bridge
10.2BUS$64.8MMarket Cap1.14BUS$7.29M+ Debt4.74BUS$30.2M− Cash0.33BUS$2.08M− Inv. Sec.6.23BUS$39.8MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
58.3US$372M'22/859.3US$378M'23/861.3US$391M'24/861.6US$393M'25/864.5US$411M'26/8
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
1.57US$10.0M'22/81.24US$7.89M'23/81.85US$11.8M'24/82.23US$14.3M'25/82.44US$15.6M'26/8
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
0.78US$4.98M'22/80.25US$1.59M'23/80.90US$5.77M'24/80.87US$5.55M'25/81.14US$7.27M'26/8
Capital Structure
92%
EquityD/E 0.08xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
7.04US$44.9M3.01US$19.2M'22/85.99US$38.2M2.88US$18.4M'23/89.73US$62.1M3.29US$21.0M'24/86.55US$41.8M3.34US$21.3M'25/85.06US$32.3M1.14US$7.29M'26/8
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 45.2%
1
Cassiopeia Co., Ltd.
15.29%
2
Osaka Small and Medium Business Investment & Consultation Co., Ltd.
4.88%
3
Mitsuko HIRAOKA
4.54%
4
Akari Co., Ltd.
4.23%
5
Fumio HIRAOKA
3.72%
6
Atsuo KINUGASA
2.81%
7
Noriko HIRAOKA
2.77%
8
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
2.41%
9
WATTS CO.,LTD. Employee Stock Ownership Association
2.28%
10
Hiroshi FUKUMITSU
2.23%
Management
6 officers
Fumio HIRAOKA
Representative Director, President and Executive Officer
Apr 1998 Joined the Company Mar 2000 Director, in charge of Kyushu Region Aug 2000 Director, General Manager of Corporate Planning Office Mar 2002 Representative Director, Executive Vice President, General Manager of Corporate Planning Office Mar 2003 Representative Director, President May 2006 Director, Value 100 Co., Ltd. (current) Jan 2009 Director, Thai Watts Co., Ltd. (current) Sep 2024 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer (current)
1960-07-04
Hiroyuki YAMANO
Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Business Division and General Manager of Overseas Business Department
May 1995 Joined the Company Apr 2004 Deputy Manager, Store Department Jun 2008 Director, Watts 3 Hanbai Co., Ltd. (now Watts East Japan Hanbai Co., Ltd.) Sep 2009 Managing Director, Watts 3 Hanbai Co., Ltd. Apr 2014 General Manager, Merchandising Department Nov 2015 Director, General Manager of Merchandising Department Sep 2017 Director, General Manager of First Business Division Sep 2019 Director, General Manager of Business Division Nov 2019 Representative Director, President, Watts East Japan Hanbai Co., Ltd.; Representative Director, President, Watts West Japan Hanbai Co., Ltd. Oct 2021 Director, Nippan Co., Ltd. (current) Sep 2024 Director, Executive Officer, General Manager of Business Division; Director, Watts East Japan Hanbai Co., Ltd. (current); Director, Watts West Japan Hanbai Co., Ltd. (current) Nov 2025 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Business Division and General Manager of Overseas Business Department (current)
1967-12-09
Masaya KADOMOTO
Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning Division and General Manager of DX Promotion Department
Apr 1997 Joined Autobacs Seven Co., Ltd. Oct 2003 Joined O-Three Co., Ltd. Sep 2008 Joined the Company Sep 2011 Assistant Manager, Administration Department Apr 2014 General Manager, Administration Department Jun 2015 General Manager, Business Strategy Department Sep 2017 Deputy General Manager, First Business Division; Director, Watts East Japan Hanbai Co., Ltd.; Director, Watts West Japan Hanbai Co., Ltd. Nov 2017 Director, Deputy General Manager of First Business Division and General Manager of Business Strategy Department Apr 2018 Representative Director, President, Real Co., Ltd. Sep 2019 Director, Deputy General Manager of Business Division and General Manager of Business Strategy Department Nov 2019 Director, General Manager of Merchandising Department Oct 2021 Director, Nippan Co., Ltd. Nov 2023 Director, Real Co., Ltd. (current) Sep 2024 Director, Executive Officer, General Manager of Administration Division and General Manager of General Affairs Department Nov 2024 Auditor, Watts West Japan Hanbai Co., Ltd. (current) Nov 2024 Auditor, Nippan Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2025 Director, Executive Officer, General Manager of Administration Division May 2025 Auditor, Watts East Japan Hanbai Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2025 Auditor, Value 100 Co., Ltd. (current) Nov 2025 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning Division and General Manager of DX Promotion Department (current)
1973-04-30
Hideto MORI
Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1984 Joined The Sanwa Bank, Ltd. (now MUFG Bank, Ltd.) Following postings in the UK, Spain, the US and Canada Oct 2006 General Manager, Osaka Office, International Business Department, the Bank Oct 2011 Deputy General Manager, Global Service Center, the Bank Mar 2013 Seconded from the Bank to the Company; Deputy Manager, Corporate Planning Office Nov 2013 Joined the Company; Director, General Manager of Corporate Planning Office Nov 2017 Managing Director, General Manager of Corporate Planning Office Sep 2024 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning Office Nov 2025 Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (current)
1960-04-12
Yoshihiro SAKATANI
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Oct 1979 Joined Nissin Audit Corporation (now EY ShinNihon LLC) Mar 1982 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Aug 1998 Partner, Century Audit Corporation (now EY ShinNihon LLC) Jul 2004 Established Japan Management Consulting Co., Ltd.; Representative Director (current) Jun 2005 Outside Auditor, SRG Takamiya Co., Ltd. (now Takamiya Co., Ltd.) Feb 2006 Outside Auditor, Hokkei Co., Ltd. (current) Nov 2010 Outside Auditor, the Company Mar 2011 Outside Auditor, SHO-BI Co., Ltd. (now Shobido Co., Ltd.) Nov 2015 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current) Dec 2015 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Shobido Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2022 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Kuriyama Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2022 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Takamiya Co., Ltd. (current)
1957-03-11
Akiko TANABE
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Oct 1993 Joined Century Audit Corporation (now EY ShinNihon LLC) May 1997 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Jan 2012 Opened Akiko Tanabe CPA Office (current) Jun 2015 Outside Director, Oie Sangyo Co., Ltd. (current) Jul 2019 Member (Partner), Midosuji Audit Corporation (current) Jun 2020 Outside Auditor, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (current) Nov 2025 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)
1970-06-15
Large Shareholding Reports
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Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-10-09
Full-Year Earnings Flash
FY ending Aug 2026
TDnetAmended
2026-07-10
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Aug 2026
TDnet
2026-07-09
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Aug 2026
EDINET
2026-04-10
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
TDnet
2026-01-09
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Aug 2026
EDINET
2025-11-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Sep 2024 – Aug 2025
TDnet
2025-07-10
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Aug 2025
EDINETAmended
2025-04-18
Amended Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Sep 2024 – Aug 2025
EDINET
2025-04-10
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Sep 2024 – Aug 2025
TDnet
2025-01-10
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Aug 2025
EDINET
2024-11-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Sep 2023 – Aug 2024
EDINET
2024-07-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – May 2024
EDINET
2024-04-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Dec 2023 – Feb 2024
EDINET
2024-01-12
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Sep 2023 – Nov 2023
EDINET
2023-11-28
Annual Securities Report
Period: Sep 2022 – Aug 2023
EDINET
2023-07-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Mar 2023 – May 2023
EDINET
2023-04-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Dec 2022 – Feb 2023
EDINET
2023-01-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Sep 2022 – Nov 2022
EDINET
2022-11-25
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-07-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-04-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-01-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-25
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-07-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-04-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-01-12
Quarterly Securities Report
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