Overview
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SATO FOODS INDUSTRIES CO.,LTD.

Sato Foods Industries manufactures and sells tea extracts, natural seasonings, plant-based extracts, and powdered alcohol products. The company offers a range of extract products including bonito, kelp, and shiitake mushroom extracts, as well as fermented seasonings, targeting health-conscious and quality-focused consumers. Its proprietary powder liquor technology represents a distinctive innovation in the food processing industry.

Market Cap
¥26.4B
US$168M
EV
¥12.0B
US$76.2M
Stock¥1,838▲+1.43%
US$1 = ¥157.05 (2026-10-22)
LTM EV/EBITDA
10.4
x
LTM EV/EBIT
13.3
x
LTM PER
33.0
x
LTM PBR
1.3
x
2026-08-25 closing price basis: ranked #55 in beluuga.ai's "Japanese listed companies with negative Enterprise Value" ranking (simplified EV ≈ ¥-21B).
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+143.3%pt
100
Oct 23, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
26.4BUS$168MMarket Cap0.67BUS$4.27M+ Debt8.34BUS$53.1M− Cash6.76BUS$43.0M− Inv. Sec.12.0BUS$76.2MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
5.64US$35.9M'22/35.88US$37.4M'23/36.10US$38.8M'24/36.36US$40.5M'25/36.83US$43.5M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
1.05US$6.70M'22/30.91US$5.78M'23/30.94US$6.00M'24/30.94US$6.01M'25/31.01US$6.43M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
0.73US$4.63M'22/30.38US$2.45M'23/30.77US$4.92M'24/30.60US$3.79M'25/30.74US$4.69M'26/3
Capital Structure
97%
EquityD/E 0.03xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
12.2US$77.6M0.67US$4.27M'22/312.4US$79.0M0.67US$4.27M'23/313.7US$87.3M0.67US$4.27M'24/313.2US$84.0M0.67US$4.27M'25/314.6US$93.1M0.67US$4.27M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 64.5%
1
YOKOREI CO.,LTD.
16.42%
2
BULL-DOG SAUCE CO.,LTD.
11.06%
3
Hikari Tsushin, Inc. Investment Business Limited Liability Partnership
8.77%
4
Yoshie YUHARA
4.43%
5
Sachiko YUHARA
4.31%
6
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account E)
4.28%
7
The Bank of Nagoya,Ltd.
4.03%
8
Aichi Bank, Ltd.
3.93%
9
The Juroku Bank, Ltd.
3.86%
10
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
3.45%
Management
10 officers
Masahiro UEDA
Representative Director, President and Executive Officer
Oct 2006 Joined the Company Mar 2007 Manager, Computer Systems Section, Administration Division Sep 2007 General Manager, Administration Division; Manager, Accounting Section; Manager, Computer Systems Section Jun 2009 Executive Officer; General Manager, Administration Division; Manager, Accounting Section Apr 2012 Executive Officer; General Manager, Administration Division; Deputy General Manager, Sales Division Jun 2015 Director; General Manager, Administration Division Jun 2017 Director Jun 2018 Director; General Manager, Administration Division Jun 2019 Managing Director; General Manager, Sales Division; General Manager, Administration Division Jun 2020 Managing Director, Senior Executive Officer Jun 2022 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer (current)
1970-06-15
Shinji OTSU
Director, Senior Executive Officer
Apr 2000 Joined the Company Jan 2008 Group Leader, Technology Division Feb 2009 Manager, Production Control Section, Production Division Jun 2018 Deputy General Manager, Sales Division; Manager, Sales Section 2 Jul 2019 General Manager, Production Control Division; Manager, Production Control Section Jun 2020 Executive Officer; General Manager, Production Control Division; Manager, Production Control Section Jun 2021 Executive Officer; General Manager, Quality Assurance Division; General Manager, Production Control Division; Manager, Production Control Section Jun 2022 Director, Senior Executive Officer; General Manager, Quality Assurance Division Jun 2025 Director, Senior Executive Officer Nov 2025 Director, Senior Executive Officer; General Manager, Administration Division
1976-01-16
Atsushi INAGAKI
Director, Senior Executive Officer
Apr 1994 Joined the Company Feb 2010 Section Manager, Equipment Division, Construction Department Apr 2012 Manager, Manufacturing Section, Second Plant, Manufacturing Division Nov 2013 Assistant Manager, Sales Section 2, Sales Division Jun 2018 Manager, Equipment Development Office Nov 2020 General Manager, Technology and Quality Assurance Division No. 2 Jun 2021 Executive Officer; General Manager, Technology Division No. 2; General Manager, Construction Department Jun 2023 Director, Senior Executive Officer; General Manager, Technology Division; General Manager, Construction Department Jul 2025 Director, Senior Executive Officer; General Manager, Technology Division (current)
1975-07-04
Kenji HASEGAWA
Director, Senior Advisor
Aug 1972 Opened tax accountant office Jan 1993 Tax Advisor to the Company Jun 2000 Audit & Supervisory Board Member Jun 2009 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member Oct 2010 Senior Advisor, Hokuto Chuo Tax Corporation (current) Jun 2011 Retired as Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member Jun 2011 Director Jun 2012 Managing Director Oct 2013 Representative Director, Senior Managing Director Jun 2017 Director, Senior Advisor Jun 2018 Director Jun 2019 Director, Senior Advisor
1943-01-03
Satoshi NASU
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full-time)
Apr 1995 Joined the Company Mar 2007 Group Leader, Quality Assurance Division May 2008 Technology Section Manager and Group Leader, Technology Division Feb 2009 Assistant Manager, Equipment Technology Office Feb 2010 Assistant Manager, Management Planning Section, Administration Division Apr 2014 Manager, Accounting Section, Administration Division Jun 2017 General Manager, Administration Division; Manager, Accounting Section Oct 2018 General Manager, Administration Division; Manager, General Affairs and Human Resources Section Apr 2020 General Manager, Administration Division Jun 2024 Head, Audit & Supervisory Board Office; Assistant Manager, Administration Division Jun 2025 Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Full-time)
1970-11-10
Masakatsu KUSHIDA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1986 Opened Kushida Law Office (now Kushida & Noguchi Law Office); Head of the Office (current) Jun 2001 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Seven Industry Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2011 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
1950-12-07
Junji INAISHI
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1974 Joined The Nagoya Bank, Ltd. Apr 1995 Branch Manager, Morokatsu Branch, The Nagoya Bank Apr 1998 Branch Manager, Kawaharadori Branch, The Nagoya Bank Jun 2000 Branch Manager, Higashi-Shinmachi Branch, The Nagoya Bank Jun 2002 Branch Manager, Toyota Minami Branch, The Nagoya Bank Apr 2004 Branch Manager, Hamamatsu Branch, The Nagoya Bank Jun 2007 Director, Nagoya Jutaku Ryutsu Service Co., Ltd. Jun 2012 Retired as Director, Nagoya Jutaku Ryutsu Service Co., Ltd. Jun 2017 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
1951-08-15
Hirofumi HATA
Director
Oct 1979 Joined Yagi Asano Audit Firm (now EY ShinNihon LLC) May 1999 Representative Partner, Ota Showa & Co. (now EY ShinNihon LLC) Jul 2007 Director, Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants Jun 2014 Left ShinNihon LLC (now EY ShinNihon LLC) Jul 2014 Head, Hirofumi Hata Certified Public Accountant Office (current) Jun 2015 Outside Director, Valor Co., Ltd. (now Valor Holdings Co., Ltd.) (current) Jun 2015 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Jun 2017 Retired as Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Jun 2017 Director
1951-12-16
Yasushi KAMIYA
Director
Apr 2006 Joined Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Feb 2017 Joined J-Will Partners Co., Ltd. Apr 2020 Director, J-Will Partners Co., Ltd. Jul 2022 Joined Mitsui & Co. Enterprise Investment Co., Ltd. Jun 2024 Director, Mitsui & Co. Enterprise Investment Co., Ltd. Nov 2025 Joined Japan Food Industry Investment Consortium Co., Ltd. Nov 2025 General Manager, Investment Division, Japan Food Industry Investment Consortium Co., Ltd. (current)
1983-09-24
Yasuhito SEKIYA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1981 Joined Marman Securities Co., Ltd. (now Tokai Tokyo Securities Co., Ltd.) Nov 2009 General Manager, Nagoya Corporate Finance Division, Tokai Tokyo Securities Co., Ltd. Apr 2014 General Manager, RM Division, Tokai Tokyo Securities Co., Ltd. Apr 2018 General Manager, CSR Promotion Division, Tokai Tokyo Securities Co., Ltd. Apr 2019 General Manager, Management Planning Division (on assignment), Tokai Tokyo Securities Co., Ltd. May 2022 Head, Senior Career Promotion Office, Human Resources Planning Division, Tokai Tokyo Securities Co., Ltd. Jun 2023 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company
1958-09-20
Large Shareholding Reports
Koutsushin Co., Ltd.
2026-09-15
5.44%→5.96%
Yokohama Reito Co., Ltd.
2026-06-24
6.21%→6.21%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 16.42%
Yokohama Reito Co., Ltd.
2026-06-24
6.21%→7.89%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 16.42%
Bulldog Sauce Co., Ltd.
2026-06-15
5.31%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 11.06%
Koutsushin Co., Ltd.
2026-01-09
5.44%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-09-15
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-08-07
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-06-24
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-24
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-06-15
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-05-01
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2026-02-06
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-01-09
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2025-08-08
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINETAmended
2025-06-24
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
EDINET
2025-06-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-02-07
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-08-02
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-10
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
EDINETAmended
2023-02-01
Amended Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2022 – Sep 2022
EDINET
2022-11-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINETAmended
2022-07-11
Amended Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-29
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-06
Quarterly Securities Report
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