Overview
Foods

S&B FOODS INC.

S&B Foods Inc. is a leading Japanese manufacturer and marketer of spices, herbs, and curry products, offering a broad portfolio including ground spices, curry roux, retort curry, tube condiments, and fresh herbs for both retail and foodservice markets. The company leverages its deep expertise in spice sourcing and blending to deliver quality, safety, and health-conscious products to consumers in Japan and internationally. Its competitive strengths include strong brand recognition under the S&B name, vertically integrated operations from raw material procurement to manufacturing and sales, and an established global distribution network spanning the Americas, Southeast Asia, Oceania, and Canada.

Market Cap
¥157B
US$1.00B
EV
¥130B
US$832M
Stock¥6,500▲+7.97%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
8.4
x
LTM EV/EBIT
10.9
x
LTM PER
15.8
x
LTM PBR
1.6
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+78.1%pt
10012
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Jan 19, 26Related to SMDAM large shareholding report
2Jul 31, 26Q1 FY2027/03 earnings announced
MC → EV Bridge
157BUS$1.00BMarket Cap26.1BUS$166M+ Debt29.7BUS$189M− Cash23.0BUS$147M− Inv. Sec.130BUS$832MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
118US$753M'22/3121US$769M'23/3126US$806M'24/3124US$788M'25/3129US$823M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
13.3US$84.6M'22/310.1US$64.2M'23/312.1US$77.3M'24/313.1US$83.6M'25/313.9US$88.5M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
6.23US$39.7M'22/34.08US$26.0M'23/36.72US$42.8M'24/37.57US$48.2M'25/38.41US$53.6M'26/3
Capital Structure
79%
21%
EquityD/E 0.26xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
34.7US$221M33.7US$215M'22/330.9US$197M31.7US$202M'23/337.1US$237M28.1US$179M'24/335.1US$224M20.3US$129M'25/351.0US$325M23.1US$147M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 37.5%
1
Yamasaki Brothers Association
9.93%
2
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
4.48%
3
The Norinchukin Bank
4.48%
4
Kiraboshi Bank, Ltd.
3.58%
5
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
3.27%
6
SECOM General Insurance Co., Ltd.
2.92%
7
Nippon Life Insurance Company
2.70%
8
Dai Nippon Printing Co.,Ltd.
2.48%
9
The Joyo Bank, Ltd.
1.82%
10
Yamasaki Spice Promotion Foundation (Public Interest Foundation)
1.82%
Management
12 officers
Yoko OKU
Representative Director, President, Chief Executive Officer
Apr 1993 Joined the Company Apr 2017 General Manager, Communications Planning Office Jun 2019 Executive Officer, in charge of Product Division, Development and Production Group Apr 2021 In charge of Marketing Planning Office Apr 2023 General Manager, Central Research Institute, Development and Production Group Jun 2026 Representative Director, President, Chief Executive Officer (scheduled)
1970-08-20
Takahiro YAMASAKI
Representative Director, Chief Financial Officer, in charge of Overseas Business
Apr 1999 Joined the Company Apr 2018 General Manager, Finance and Accounting Office Jun 2019 Executive Officer Apr 2021 In charge of Legal and Governance Office, Administrative Support Group Jun 2024 Director and Executive Officer Apr 2026 In charge of Overseas Business (current); in charge of Finance and Accounting Office, Administrative Support Group Jun 2026 Representative Director, Chief Financial Officer (scheduled)
1977-01-27
Yuji TAGUCHI
Senior Managing Director, in charge of Sales Group, Herb Business Division, and Marketing Planning Office
Apr 1985 Joined the Company Oct 2011 Senior Manager, Product Division Jun 2013 Executive Officer Jun 2017 Managing Director and Executive Officer Jun 2019 Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer Apr 2020 In charge of Herb Business Division (current) Jun 2020 Managing Director Apr 2022 In charge of Sales Group (current) Jun 2025 Senior Managing Director (current) Apr 2026 In charge of Marketing Planning Office (current)
1962-10-25
Kazuhiko KOJIMA
Managing Director, in charge of Development and Production Group and Quality Assurance Office
Apr 1985 Joined the Company Oct 2009 Senior Manager, Product Headquarters Jun 2015 Executive Officer Apr 2017 In charge of Development and Production Group (current) Jun 2019 Director and Executive Officer Jun 2021 Director and Senior Executive Officer Jun 2022 Managing Director (current); in charge of Quality Assurance Office (current)
1960-09-19
Masato KAJI
Director, Chief Human Resources Officer, in charge of Administrative Support Group
Apr 1993 Joined the Company Apr 2018 General Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Office Jun 2019 Executive Officer, in charge of Administrative Support Group (current) Jun 2021 Director and Executive Officer Jun 2023 Director (current) Jun 2026 Chief Human Resources Officer (scheduled)
1970-10-09
Minoru YOKOI
Director, in charge of Corporate Planning Office, Business Process Reform Promotion Office, and Administrative Support Group; Executive Officer in charge of Information Management
Apr 1995 Joined the Company Apr 2017 General Manager, Corporate Planning Office Jun 2020 Executive Officer Jun 2021 Executive Officer in charge of Information Management (current) Jun 2022 Director and Executive Officer Apr 2023 In charge of Business Process Reform Promotion Office (current) Jun 2024 Director and Senior Executive Officer Apr 2025 In charge of Corporate Planning Office (current) Apr 2026 In charge of Administrative Support Group (current) Jun 2026 Director (current)
1971-07-26
Masatoshi NISHIMURA
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1987 Joined the Company Apr 2017 General Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Office; Unit Manager, Legal Unit Jun 2018 Executive Officer Jun 2019 Corporate Auditor (full-time) Jun 2024 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (full-time) (current)
1964-09-06
Risa TANAKA
Director
Feb 2001 Director and Editor-in-Chief, Sendenkaigi Inc. Nov 2008 Director and Vice President; General Manager, Editorial Office, Sendenkaigi Inc. Apr 2012 Professor, Jigyo Kosō Graduate School, Sentan Kyoiku Kiko Gakko Hojin Apr 2016 President, Jigyo Kosō Graduate School, Sentan Kyoiku Kiko Gakko Hojin (current) Jan 2019 Member, Central Environment Council, Ministry of the Environment (current) Feb 2019 Member, Social Infrastructure Development Council and Transport Policy Council, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (current) Apr 2021 Vice President and Executive Director, Mie University (current) Jun 2021 Outside Director, Imuraya Group Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2024 Outside Director, Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (current); Outside Director, ALSOK Co., Ltd. (current); Outside Director, The Akita Bank, Ltd. (current) Apr 2025 Member, Fiscal System Council, Ministry of Finance (current) Jun 2026 Part-time Outside Director of the Company (scheduled)
1966-11-14
Gun YAMANA
Director
Jan 2011 Vice President, Goldman Sachs Securities Co., Ltd. Apr 2014 Executive Director, Nomura Holdings, Inc. Nov 2019 Founded Seisansei Garden Co., Ltd.; Representative Director, President (current) Aug 2020 Director, Chief Financial Officer, Hollywood Co., Ltd. Jun 2024 Outside Director, Nippon Noyaku Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2026 Part-time Outside Director of the Company (scheduled)
1971-09-20
Yasunori KATSURAYAMA
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1993 Assistant, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University Apr 1996 Full-time Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Waseda University Apr 1998 Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, Waseda University Apr 2003 Professor, School of Social Sciences, Waseda University (current, now Faculty of Social Sciences) Jun 2010 Substitute Corporate Auditor of the Company Jun 2012 Corporate Auditor of the Company Jun 2024 Part-time Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current)
1965-07-27
Hajime MATSUKA
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1992 Registered as attorney-at-law (Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association); joined Matsuka Law Office Apr 1998 Attached to Legal Training and Research Institute, Supreme Court of Japan (Civil Advocacy Instructors Office) Apr 2009 Instructor, Legal Training and Research Institute, Supreme Court of Japan (Civil Advocacy Instructors Office) Apr 2012 Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of Law, Rikkyo University Jun 2013 Corporate Auditor of the Company Apr 2018 Full-time Professor, Law School, University of Tsukuba Oct 2019 Head, Matsuka Law Office (current) May 2021 Visiting Professor, Law School, University of Tsukuba (current) Jun 2024 Part-time Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current)
1964-05-07
Ritsuko OTA
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1981 Joined Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau Jul 2016 Director-General, General Education Department, National Tax College Jul 2017 Director-General, Third Investigation Department, Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau Aug 2018 Registered as certified tax accountant; opened Ritsuko Ota Tax Accountant Office (current) Jun 2019 Outside Corporate Auditor, Yonex Co., Ltd. (current); Outside Corporate Auditor, Yamatane Corporation Jun 2023 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Yamatane Corporation Jun 2026 Part-time Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (scheduled)
1957-11-19
Large Shareholding Reports
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited
2025-08-22
3.55%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-06-22
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2026-01-30
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-11
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-08-22
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-01-31
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
2024-06-27
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
EDINET
2023-08-08
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
2022-11-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-08
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-29
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-06-29
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
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