Overview
Retail Trade

HALOWS CO.,LTD.

Halows operates a chain of 107 food supermarkets across the Seto Inland Sea coastal region of western Japan, spanning Hiroshima, Okayama, Kagawa, Ehime, Tokushima, Hyogo, and Yamaguchi prefectures. The company's core format is a 24-hour food supermarket (600- or 450-tsubo sales floor) anchoring open-mall-type neighborhood shopping centers (NSC), with a product range covering fresh produce, seafood, prepared foods, meat, dairy, general food, confectionery, alcoholic beverages, and sundries. Competitive strengths include a dominant store-clustering strategy targeting suburban and urban residential trade areas, spacious parking, and a bright in-store environment designed to minimize customer stress.

Market Cap
¥79.9B
US$509M
EV
¥77.4B
US$493M
Stock¥3,740▲+0.54%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
4.3
x
LTM EV/EBIT
6.3
x
LTM PER
8.8
x
LTM PBR
1.0
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-41.0%pt
100
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
79.9BUS$509MMarket Cap11.3BUS$72.1M+ Debt13.8BUS$88.0M− Cash0.00BUS$0.01M− Inv. Sec.77.4BUS$493MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
163US$1.04B'22/2174US$1.11B'23/2195US$1.25B'24/2211US$1.34B'25/2226US$1.44B'26/2
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
12.2US$77.9M'22/212.7US$81.3M'23/215.1US$96.5M'24/216.7US$107M'25/217.6US$112M'26/2
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
5.93US$37.8M'22/26.20US$39.5M'23/28.59US$54.8M'24/28.91US$56.8M'25/28.99US$57.3M'26/2
Capital Structure
88%
EquityD/E 0.14xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
13.4US$85.4M14.1US$89.8M'22/216.7US$107M19.4US$124M'23/217.1US$109M15.1US$96.5M'24/213.9US$88.3M11.1US$71.0M'25/223.1US$147M10.9US$69.7M'26/2
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 65.6%
1
Sanrose Co., Ltd.
22.80%
2
Toshiyuki SATO
11.70%
3
AEON CO.,LTD.
8.50%
4
BBH FOR FIDELITY LOW-PRICED STOCK FUND (Standing Proxy: MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
6.20%
5
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
4.90%
6
HALOWS CO.,LTD. Employee Stock Ownership Association
3.80%
7
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
2.70%
8
Taishi SATO
1.90%
9
Harrows Foundation (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation)
1.80%
10
Nomura Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. (Investment Trust Account)
1.30%
Management
15 officers
Toshiyuki SATO
Representative Director, President
Oct 1971 Joined the Company Jul 1991 Representative Director, President of the Company (current) Oct 2012 Chairman, Harrows Foundation (formerly General Incorporated Foundation Harrows Foundation) (current) Sep 2016 Representative Director, President, Saijo Plaza Co., Ltd. (current) Dec 2020 Member, Nomination and Compensation Committee of the Company (current) Dec 2022 Representative Director, Sanrose Co., Ltd. (current) Dec 2022 Representative Director, Sanrose Kosan Co., Ltd. (current)
1949-01-27
Taishi SATO
Director, Vice President in charge of Sales; in charge of Development Department
Sep 1975 Joined the Company Jun 1990 General Manager, Business Administration Department Jul 1995 Director, General Manager, Merchandise Department of the Company Jul 1999 Managing Director, General Manager, Merchandise Division May 2009 Director, Vice President May 2011 Director, Vice President, General Manager, Administration Division Sep 2019 Director, Vice President in charge of Sales, in charge of Business Planning Office May 2022 Director, Vice President in charge of Sales, in charge of Business Planning Office and Development Department May 2023 Director, Vice President in charge of Sales, in charge of Development Department and Corporate Branding Jun 2023 Representative Director, San Mirrors Co., Ltd. (current) May 2025 Director, Vice President in charge of Sales; in charge of Development Department (current)
1952-09-02
Hidenori HANAOKA
Senior Managing Director, General Manager, Administration Division; General Manager, General Affairs Department; in charge of BCP
Apr 1979 Joined Okano Food Industry Co., Ltd. Feb 1981 Joined the Company Sep 2001 General Manager, Store Operations Department Jun 2002 Executive Officer, General Manager, Store Operations Department May 2009 Director, General Manager, Merchandise Division; General Manager, Merchandise Department Apr 2014 Managing Director, Deputy General Manager, Merchandise Line Division; General Manager, Fresh Food Division Sep 2019 Managing Director, General Manager, Administration Division; General Manager, General Affairs Department May 2021 Senior Managing Director, General Manager, Administration Division; General Manager, General Affairs Department Jul 2023 Representative Director, Sunpolaris Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2024 Senior Managing Director, General Manager, Administration Division; in charge of BCP Jan 2026 Senior Managing Director, General Manager, Administration Division; General Manager, General Affairs Department; in charge of BCP (current)
1956-07-02
Masana TAKAHASHI
Senior Managing Director, General Manager, Merchandise Line Division; General Manager, Merchandise Management Department; in charge of Sales Planning Department
Mar 1981 Joined the Company Nov 1998 General Manager, Merchandise Department Jun 2002 Executive Officer, General Manager, Merchandise Department May 2009 Director, General Manager, Logistics Planning Department Apr 2014 Managing Director, Deputy General Manager, Merchandise Line Division; General Manager, Dry Goods Division; in charge of Business Systems Department Mar 2019 Managing Director, Deputy General Manager, Merchandise Line Division; General Manager, Merchandise Management Department; in charge of Business Systems Department May 2021 Senior Managing Director, General Manager, Merchandise Line Division; General Manager, Merchandise Management Department; in charge of Sales Planning Department (current)
1959-03-14
Kenji SUEMITSU
Managing Director, General Manager, Store Operations Line Division; Head of Store Operations Support Office
Mar 1984 Joined the Company Nov 2007 General Manager, Store Operations Department, Store Operations Division May 2011 Director, General Manager, Store Operations Department Jun 2013 Director, Deputy General Manager, Store Operations Line Division; Regional General Manager, Shikoku Region May 2021 Managing Director, General Manager, Store Operations Line Division; Head of Store Operations Support Office; Regional General Manager, Okayama Region May 2022 Managing Director, General Manager, Store Operations Line Division; Head of Store Operations Support Office (current)
1961-08-28
Shinzo SATO
Managing Director, Deputy General Manager, Merchandise Line Division; General Manager, Merchandise Planning Department
Apr 2011 Joined the Company May 2021 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Store Operations Line Division; Regional General Manager, Kurashiki Region Feb 2023 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Merchandise Line Division; General Manager, Merchandise Planning Department May 2023 Director, Deputy General Manager, Merchandise Line Division; General Manager, Merchandise Planning Department Jun 2024 Representative Director, President, Fujiya Co., Ltd. (current) May 2025 Managing Director, Deputy General Manager, Merchandise Line Division; General Manager, Merchandise Planning Department (current)
1979-03-23
Kenji SUNADA
Director, Deputy General Manager, Administration Division; General Manager, Human Resources and Education Department
Apr 1996 Joined the Company Apr 2014 General Manager, Human Resources and Education Department, Administration Division Mar 2016 Executive Officer, General Manager, Human Resources and Education Department, Administration Division May 2021 Director, General Manager, Human Resources and Education Department, Administration Division May 2025 Director, Deputy General Manager, Administration Division; General Manager, Human Resources and Education Department (current) May 2025 Member, Nomination and Compensation Committee of the Company (current)
1972-01-01
Takanori OHARA
Director, General Manager, Comprehensive Planning Office
Apr 1999 Joined the Company Sep 2019 General Manager, Business Planning Office May 2021 Executive Officer, General Manager, Business Planning Office May 2023 Director, General Manager, Comprehensive Planning Office (current)
1974-03-08
Mizue UEHARA
Director (Part-time), in charge of Corporate Branding
Jan 2001 Joined Trend Pro Co., Ltd. Nov 2022 Project Director, Trend Pro Co., Ltd. (current) May 2025 Director of the Company, in charge of Corporate Branding (current)
1974-12-22
Yoshinori FUJII
Director
Oct 1994 Joined Asahi Audit Corporation (currently Azusa Audit LLC), Hiroshima Office Apr 1998 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Jul 2006 Opened Yoshinori Fujii CPA Office (currently Bizlink CPA Joint Office) (current) Jul 2008 Representative Director, Bizlink Advisory Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2011 Established Ibuki Tax Corporation, Senior Partner (current) Oct 2012 Auditor, Harrows Foundation (current) May 2015 Director of the Company (current) Dec 2020 Member, Nomination and Compensation Committee of the Company (current)
1970-10-02
Chiaki IKEDA
Director
Apr 2006 Judicial Apprentice, Supreme Court of Japan Oct 2007 Registered as Attorney-at-Law (Okayama Bar Association; joined Itano Law Office) (current) May 2015 Director of the Company (current) Dec 2020 Member, Nomination and Compensation Committee of the Company (current) Dec 2022 Outside Director, HINODE & SONS Co., Ltd. (current)
1978-07-26
Kazumasa OZAKI
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (Full-time)
Jul 2006 Financial Inspector, General Affairs Division, Inspection Bureau, Financial Services Agency Jul 2008 Chief, Financial Supervision Section 2, Finance Division, Chugoku Finance Bureau, Ministry of Finance Jul 2010 Chief, Personnel Section, General Affairs Division, Chugoku Finance Bureau, Ministry of Finance Jun 2015 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, TOMATO Bank, Ltd. Sep 2019 Representative Director, President, Tomato Business Co., Ltd. May 2021 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current) Feb 2022 Member, Nomination and Compensation Committee of the Company (current)
1958-01-05
Hitoshi OKAMOTO
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Feb 2012 Executive Officer, General Manager, General Affairs Department, TOMATO Bank, Ltd. May 2013 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company May 2021 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)
1956-02-13
Shinsaku SUGIYAMA
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1971 Assistant, Faculty of Law and Letters, Okayama University (national university) Apr 1973 Joined Shiseido Co., Ltd. Apr 1995 Executive Officer, Nippon Lever K.K. Mar 1999 Representative Director, President, Mattel Japan K.K. Jan 2001 Director, Senior Vice President, L'Oréal Japan, Inc. Aug 2001 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, E.I.S. Co., Ltd. (current) Jan 2005 Visiting Professor, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (national university corporation) Apr 2006 Professor, Graduate School of Management, Ritsumeikan University Apr 2011 Professor, Career Development Center, Okayama University (national university corporation) Nov 2012 Director, WATER Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2013 Professor, Faculty of Humanities, Shujitsu University Oct 2013 Trustee, Nakajima Memorial Foundation (current) Apr 2014 Dean, Faculty of Business Administration, and Professor, Shujitsu University Nov 2014 Member, Basic Policy Deliberation Council, Okayama City Apr 2015 Vice President, Shujitsu University and Shujitsu Junior College Apr 2019 Professor Emeritus, Shujitsu University Nov 2019 Trustee and Vice President, Chugoku Gakuen University and Chugoku Junior College Apr 2020 Dean, Faculty of International Liberal Arts, Chugoku Gakuen University Apr 2020 Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School, Okayama Prefectural University (current) May 2020 Trustee, Kokusai Kodomo Forum Okayama (NPO) (current) Jan 2022 President, Okayama Citizens' Cultural University (current) Oct 2023 Vice Chairman, Okayama Prefecture SME Promotion Council (current) Jun 2024 Trustee, Okayama International Exchange Association (current) Nov 2024 Vice Chairman, Basic Policy Deliberation Council, Okayama City (current) May 2025 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current) Oct 2025 Adviser, Kamo Seni Co., Ltd. (current)
1949-01-18
Eiko TOYAMA
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 2010 Professor, Graduate School of Business Creation, Niigata Sogo Gakuen (currently Kaishi Creative University) (current) Apr 2014 Vice President in charge of Regional and International Affairs, Niigata Sogo Gakuen (currently Kaishi Creative University) Jun 2018 Outside Director, Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd. Jun 2019 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2025 Vice President in charge of Regional, Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration and International Affairs, Niigata Sogo Gakuen (currently Kaishi Creative University) May 2025 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current) Apr 2026 Vice President in charge of International Affairs and Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration, Kaishi Creative University (formerly Graduate School of Business Creation); Professor, Graduate School (current) May 2026 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Twinbird Corporation (scheduled)
1963-10-31
Large Shareholding Reports
Sunrose Co., Ltd.
2026-10-01
22.44%→22.18%
Annual report (as of 2026-08-31): 22.80%
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2026-06-19
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Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
2026-06-19
7.93%→7.94%
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2026-06-19
7.94%→7.70%
FMR LLC
2026-06-19
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FMR LLC
2026-06-19
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Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
2026-06-19
7.70%→7.70%
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
2026-06-10
9.37%→7.93%
FMR LLC
2026-06-10
9.37%→8.07%
FMR LLC
2026-03-23
10.00%→10.00%
FMR LLC
2026-03-06
9.07%→10.00%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-10-13
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2026 – Feb 2027
EDINET
2026-10-01
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-09-25
Q2 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2027
TDnet
2026-06-24
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2027
EDINET
2026-06-19
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-19
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-19
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-06-19
Change Report
EDINETAmended
2026-06-19
Change Report
EDINETAmended
2026-06-19
Change Report
EDINET
2026-06-10
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-10
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-05-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
EDINET
2026-03-23
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-06
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-12-26
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2026
EDINET
2025-10-10
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
TDnet
2025-06-26
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2026
EDINET
2025-05-30
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – Feb 2025
TDnet
2024-12-27
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2025
EDINET
2024-10-15
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – Feb 2025
EDINET
2024-07-12
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – May 2024
TDnet
2024-06-27
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2025
EDINET
2024-05-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2023 – Feb 2024
EDINET
2024-01-12
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Sep 2023 – Nov 2023
EDINET
2023-10-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jun 2023 – Aug 2023
EDINET
2023-07-11
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Mar 2023 – May 2023
EDINET
2023-05-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2022 – Feb 2023
EDINET
2023-01-12
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Sep 2022 – Nov 2022
EDINET
2022-10-11
Quarterly Securities Report
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