Overview
Foods

Wakou Shokuhin Co.,Ltd.

Wakoh Foods is a specialist food manufacturer focused on seasonings, soups, and natural extracts primarily serving the foodservice (restaurant) and prepared food (meal kit/deli) industries. The company's core product lines include ramen and noodle soups, various seasoning sauces, natural meat and seafood extracts, and side-dish ingredients, with strong roots in Hokkaido-style ramen soup manufacturing. It procures a portion of raw materials from and sells finished products to Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd., a key affiliated company, leveraging an established supply chain relationship.

Market Cap
¥9.66B
US$61.6M
EV
¥8.64B
US$55.1M
Stock¥3,870▼-1.15%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
4.1
x
LTM EV/EBIT
5.4
x
LTM PER
8.2
x
LTM PBR
0.9
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+1.9%pt
100
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
9.66BUS$61.6MMarket Cap3.73BUS$23.8M+ Debt3.22BUS$20.5M− Cash1.53BUS$9.76M− Inv. Sec.8.64BUS$55.1MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
11.5US$73.3M'22/313.5US$86.1M'23/315.4US$98.3M'24/316.2US$104M'25/317.3US$111M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
0.94US$6.01M'22/31.43US$9.12M'23/31.94US$12.4M'24/32.05US$13.1M'25/32.05US$13.1M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
0.46US$2.94M'22/31.25US$7.97M'23/31.09US$6.95M'24/31.21US$7.70M'25/31.15US$7.35M'26/3
Capital Structure
74%
26%
EquityD/E 0.36xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
1.42US$9.06M2.84US$18.1M'22/32.00US$12.7M2.26US$14.4M'23/33.78US$24.1M3.37US$21.5M'24/34.31US$27.5M3.44US$22.0M'25/34.56US$29.1M3.19US$20.4M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 59.4%
1
Wakou Shoten Co., Ltd.
24.94%
2
The Nisshin OilliO Group,Ltd.
19.24%
3
Nomura Trust and Banking Co., Ltd.
4.92%
4
Akihiro WAKOU
2.87%
5
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd.
1.72%
6
The Hokkaido Bank, Ltd.
1.71%
7
Tokai Tokyo Securities Co., Ltd.
1.05%
8
Nanana KASEDA
1.02%
9
Masuhiro FUNAYAMA
0.99%
10
Nippon Life Insurance Company
0.96%
Management
12 officers
Akihiro WAKOU
Director, Chairman of the Board
Sep 1981 Joined the Company Apr 1985 Director of the Company Nov 1988 Managing Director of the Company Mar 1991 Representative Director, Executive Vice President of the Company Nov 1996 Representative Director, President of the Company Jun 2022 Representative Director, Chairman of the Company Jun 2026 Director, Chairman of the Board of the Company (current)
1957-06-28
Nanana KASEDA
Representative Director, President and CEO
Apr 1988 Joined Hokkaido Takushoku Bank, Ltd. Apr 2000 Joined Dentsu Hokkaido Inc. Jul 2017 Joined the Company as General Manager, General Affairs Department and Deputy General Manager, Corporate Planning Office Mar 2018 Executive Officer of the Company; Head of Administration Division, General Manager, General Affairs Department and Deputy General Manager, Corporate Planning Office Jun 2019 Director of the Company; Head of Administration Division, General Manager, General Affairs Department and General Manager, Corporate Planning Office Jun 2020 Managing Director of the Company; Head of Administration Division and General Manager, General Affairs Department Jan 2021 Vice President Director of the Company; Head of Administration Division Jun 2021 Director and Vice President of the Company Jun 2022 Representative Director, President and CEO of the Company (current) Feb 2025 Representative Director, President, Wakou Extract Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2025 Representative Director, Chairman, WAKOU RAMEN (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (current) Jan 2026 Director, WAKOU RAMEN UK LTD (current)
1965-01-19
Shinichiro WAKOU
Representative Director, Vice President
Apr 2010 Joined CGC Japan Co., Ltd. Apr 2016 Joined the Company Oct 2020 Deputy General Manager, Business Reform Promotion Department Jun 2021 Director; Head of Production Division and General Manager, Business Reform Promotion Department Apr 2022 Director; Head of Production Division and General Manager, Production Control Department Apr 2024 Director; Head of Production Division and General Manager, Purchasing Department Apr 2025 Director; Head of Business Strategy Office and General Manager, Development Department (current) Apr 2026 Director and COO, WAKOU USA INC. (current) Apr 2026 Director of the Company Jun 2026 Representative Director, Vice President of the Company (current)
1988-02-13
Kazuma FUJII
Managing Director
Dec 2012 Joined Hokuryo Co., Ltd. Dec 2019 Joined the Company as Senior Manager, Accounting Department, Administration Division Jul 2022 Head of Administration Division Jun 2024 Executive Officer; Head of Administration Division, General Manager, Human Resources and Labor Department and General Manager, Accounting Department Apr 2025 Executive Officer; Head of Production Division and General Manager, Accounting Department Jun 2025 Director; Head of Production Division, General Manager, Accounting Department and Business Strategy Office Apr 2026 Director; Head of Production Division, General Manager, Accounting Department and Head of Cost Control Preparation Office Jun 2026 Managing Director; Head of Production Division and Head of Cost Control Preparation Office (current)
1973-01-28
Yoshiyuki KAJI
Managing Director
Apr 1982 Joined The Hokkaido Bank, Ltd. Dec 2005 Branch Manager, Memuro Branch, The Hokkaido Bank, Ltd. Apr 2009 Regional Head, Aso Area and Branch Manager, Aso Branch, The Hokkaido Bank, Ltd. Apr 2011 General Manager, International Division, The Hokkaido Bank, Ltd. Oct 2013 General Manager, Internal Audit Division, The Hokkaido Bank, Ltd. Jun 2017 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, The Hokkaido Bank, Ltd. Jun 2018 Director (Risk Management and Audit Group), hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.; Director (part-time), The Hokuriku Bank, Ltd. Jun 2019 Director (Risk Management Group), hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.; Director and Executive Officer, The Hokuriku Bank, Ltd.; Executive Officer, The Hokkaido Bank, Ltd. Jun 2021 Representative Vice President and Director, Hokuhoku TT Securities Co., Ltd.; Director of the Company Jun 2025 Managing Director of the Company; Head of Administration Division Apr 2026 Managing Director of the Company; Head of Administration Division and General Manager, Business Strategy Office Jun 2026 Managing Director of the Company; General Manager, Business Strategy Office (current)
1960-03-16
Masahiro GOTO
Director
Apr 1980 Joined the Company Mar 2003 Director of the Company Mar 2011 Managing Director of the Company; General Manager, Merchandising Department, General Manager, Quality Assurance Office and in charge of CVS Department Jun 2014 President, WAKOU USA INC. (current) Mar 2017 Managing Director of the Company Jun 2020 Director of the Company (current)
1956-06-30
Hiroshi NAGAOKA
Managing Director
Apr 1985 Joined Nisshin Oil Mills, Ltd. Apr 2002 Seconded to Ryoshoku Ltd.; Procurement Management Center, Marketing Division Jun 2011 Sapporo Branch Manager, Nisshin Oillio Group, Ltd. Apr 2014 Nagoya Branch Manager, Nisshin Oillio Group, Ltd. Jun 2016 Executive Officer (Riji), Nisshin Oillio Group, Ltd. Apr 2020 Executive Officer; Osaka Branch Manager and Osaka Plant Manager, Nisshin Oillio Group, Ltd. Apr 2023 Seconded to the Company as Executive Officer and General Manager, Sales Department Jun 2023 Director of the Company; Head of Sales Division, Sapporo Branch Manager and General Manager, CVS Sales Department Sep 2023 Director of the Company; Head of Sales Division, Sapporo Branch Manager and General Manager, CVS Sales Department Apr 2024 Director of the Company; Head of Sales Division and General Manager, CVS Sales Department Apr 2025 Director of the Company; Head of Sales Division and General Manager, Sales Planning Department Apr 2026 Director of the Company; Head of Sales Division, General Manager, Sales Planning Department and General Manager, Wide-Area Distribution Sales Department Jun 2026 Managing Director of the Company; Head of Sales Division, General Manager, Sales Planning Department and General Manager, Wide-Area Distribution Sales Department (current)
1961-07-12
Yuka SANPEI
Director
Apr 1989 Joined The Hokkaido Bank, Ltd. Dec 2009 Manager, Compliance Division, The Hokkaido Bank, Ltd. Apr 2012 Manager, Integrated Risk Management Department, The Hokkaido Bank, Ltd. Jun 2018 Senior Manager, Integrated Risk Management Department, The Hokkaido Bank, Ltd. (current) Jun 2025 Director of the Company (current)
1966-11-10
Toshihiro KANEKO
Director
Apr 1990 Joined Marubeni Corporation Apr 2015 Seconded to Koshigaya Community Plaza Co., Ltd. as Director and Managing Executive Officer Apr 2019 Seconded to Marubeni Real Estate Management Co., Ltd. as Executive Officer and Sapporo Branch Manager Apr 2023 Seconded to Marubeni Real Estate Management Co., Ltd. as Director and Executive Officer, Head of Administration Division Jul 2024 Hokkaido Branch Manager, Marubeni Corporation Apr 2026 Head of Investment Management Division, Hokkaido Asset Management Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2026 Director of the Company (current)
1965-12-04
Mitsuo HASHIMOTO
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1983 Joined Hokkaido Local Finance Bureau, Ministry of Finance Jul 2011 Manager, Financial Management Section, Asset Management Division, Tokai Local Finance Bureau, Ministry of Finance Jul 2013 Manager, Financial Supervision Section II, Asset Management Division, Hokkaido Local Finance Bureau Jul 2014 Manager, Accounting Section, Asset Management Division, Hokkaido Local Finance Bureau Jul 2016 Director, Kitami Branch Office, Hokkaido Local Finance Bureau Jul 2018 Securities Examiner, Hokkaido Local Finance Bureau Jun 2020 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)
1960-07-18
Kiyohiro SAITO
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Oct 1986 Joined Eiko Audit Corporation (now EY ShinNihon LLC) Jun 2020 Retired from EY ShinNihon LLC Jul 2020 Head, Kiyohiro Saito Certified Public Accountant Office (current) Jun 2021 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)
1961-08-29
Yasuhiro KIKUKAWA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1977 Joined Sapporo Regional Taxation Bureau Jul 2013 Director, Wakkanai Tax Office Jul 2018 General Manager, Collection Department, Sapporo Regional Taxation Bureau Sep 2019 Head, Yasuhiro Kikukawa Certified Tax Accountant Office (current) Jun 2022 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current) Jun 2024 Non-Executive Auditor (part-time), Wakkanai Shinkin Bank (current) Sep 2024 Representative Director, Financial Data Office Co., Ltd. (current)
1958-11-04
Large Shareholding Reports
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-10-21
5.05%→3.79%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2025-09-04
4.81%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-10-21
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-08-07
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-06-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2026-02-13
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-09-04
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-08-08
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-26
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
2024-08-09
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
2023-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-26
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
2022-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINETAmended
2022-06-30
Amended Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-27
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-06-25
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-02-15
Quarterly Securities Report
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