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SATO FOODS CO.,LTD.

Sato Foods Co., Ltd. is a leading Japanese manufacturer and seller of packaged cooked rice and packaged rice cake (mochi) products, best known for its flagship 'Sato no Gohan' aseptic packaged rice brand. The company operates multiple production facilities across Japan, including plants in Niigata, Hokkaido, Saga, and Seiryo, leveraging proprietary aseptic packaging technology to deliver shelf-stable, ready-to-eat rice and mochi products. Its consolidated subsidiary, Usagimochi Co., Ltd., specializes in the manufacture and sale of packaged mochi products, reinforcing the group's dominant position in Japan's packaged rice and mochi market.

Market Cap

¥36.4B

US$232M

¥55.4B

US$353M

Stock¥7,210▼-0.28%

US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)

LTM EV/EBITDA

10.1

LTM EV/EBIT

21.5

LTM PER

19.8

LTM PBR

1.5

Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-33.9%pt

Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX

1Dec 11, 25Continued selling on earnings concerns

2Jun 15, 26Full-year FY2026/04 earnings announced

3Sep 11, 26Q1 FY2027/04 earnings announced

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Performance & Balance

Revenue 5Y (¥B)

EBITDA 5Y (¥B)

Net Income 5Y (¥B)

Capital Structure

52%

48%

EquityD/E 0.92xDebt

Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt

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Shareholders

Top 10 hold 65.9%

as of 2026-04-30 · Source: Annual Securities Report

Sumiyoshi Shokuhin Ltd.

35.60%

National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations

4.90%

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings,Ltd.

4.80%

Enomoto Takehei Shoten Co., Ltd.

4.60%

SATO FOODS CO.,LTD. Business Partners' Stock Ownership Association

4.50%

The Daishi Hokuetsu Bank, Ltd.

3.70%

ICHIMASA KAMABOKO CO.,LTD.

3.20%

SATO FOODS CO.,LTD. Employee Stock Ownership Association

2.70%

Fujii Shoten Co., Ltd.

1.20%

Fujiya Danboru Co., Ltd.

0.70%

Management

13 officers

Hajime SATO

Representative Director, President

Apr 1987 Joined Kameda Seika Co., Ltd. Apr 1990 Joined the Company Jul 1992 Director, Sumiyoshi Shokuhin Ltd. (current) Mar 1993 General Manager, Management Planning Office, the Company Jun 1995 Director, General Manager, Management Planning Office, the Company Feb 1998 Representative Director, President, Powers Fujimi Co., Ltd. Jun 1999 Director, Fujimi Planning Ltd. Jun 2002 Managing Director, General Manager, Management Planning Office, the Company Jan 2008 Managing Director, General Manager, Sales Headquarters, the Company Jul 2010 Representative Director, President, the Company (current) Sep 2014 Director, Usagimochi Co., Ltd. (current) May 2021 Chairman, National Mochi Industry Cooperative Association (current) May 2022 President, National Association of Packaged Cooked Rice (current)

1965-02-24

Takeyuki YORITA

Senior Managing Director, in charge of Sales

Apr 1984 Joined the Company Mar 2006 General Manager, Wide-Area Distribution Department, Sales Headquarters, the Company Mar 2010 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Sales Headquarters and General Manager, Wide-Area Distribution Department, the Company Mar 2013 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Sales Headquarters, the Company Apr 2015 Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Headquarters, the Company Jul 2015 Director, General Manager, Sales Headquarters, the Company Jul 2020 Managing Director, General Manager, Sales Headquarters, the Company Jul 2024 Senior Managing Director, General Manager, Sales Headquarters, the Company Apr 2026 Senior Managing Director, in charge of Sales, the Company (current)

1961-09-24

Hitoshi KATO

Managing Director

Apr 1985 Joined Niigata Prefectural Police Nov 1995 Joined the Company Jul 1998 Corporate Auditor, the Company Jun 1999 President, Fujimi Planning Ltd. Jul 1999 Director, General Manager, Raw Materials Department, the Company Aug 2002 Director, Sumiyoshi Shokuhin Ltd. (current) Sep 2014 Representative Director, Usagimochi Co., Ltd. (current) Sep 2014 Director, the Company Jul 2017 Managing Director, the Company (current)

1967-03-15

Koichi SATO

Managing Director in charge of Corporate; General Manager, Production Headquarters

Feb 1998 Joined Powers Fujimi Co., Ltd. Sep 2001 Director, General Manager, Store Operations Department, Powers Fujimi Co., Ltd. May 2009 Joined the Company, General Manager, Management Planning Department May 2009 Director, Sumiyoshi Shokuhin Ltd. (current) Jul 2010 Director, General Manager, Management Planning Department, the Company Apr 2015 Director, Deputy General Manager, Management Planning Headquarters and General Manager, Management Planning Department, the Company Jul 2017 Managing Director, General Manager, Management Planning Headquarters and General Manager, Management Planning Department, the Company Apr 2018 Managing Director, General Manager, Management Planning Headquarters, the Company Apr 2020 Managing Director in charge of Corporate and General Manager, Management Planning Headquarters, the Company Apr 2021 Managing Director in charge of Corporate and General Manager, Administration Headquarters, the Company Apr 2023 Managing Director in charge of Corporate and General Manager, Production Headquarters, the Company (current)

1971-08-31

Shoichi AKATSUKA

Director, General Manager, Quality Assurance and Product Development Headquarters; General Manager, Product Development Department

Apr 1985 Joined the Company Mar 2007 General Manager, Development Department, Production Headquarters, the Company Mar 2010 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Production Headquarters and General Manager, Development Department, the Company Sep 2014 Executive Officer, General Manager, Production Headquarters and General Manager, Development Department, the Company Apr 2015 Executive Officer, General Manager, Production Headquarters, the Company Jul 2015 Director, General Manager, Production Headquarters and General Manager, Development Department, the Company Apr 2020 Director, General Manager, Production Headquarters, the Company Apr 2021 Director, General Manager, Production Headquarters and General Manager, Quality Assurance Department, the Company Apr 2023 Director, General Manager, Quality Assurance and Product Development Headquarters, General Manager, Quality Assurance Department and General Manager, Product Development Department, the Company Apr 2025 Director, General Manager, Quality Assurance and Product Development Headquarters and General Manager, Product Development Department, the Company Jun 2025 Director, General Manager, Quality Assurance and Product Development Headquarters, General Manager, Quality Assurance Department and General Manager, Product Development Department, the Company Apr 2026 Director, General Manager, Quality Assurance and Product Development Headquarters and General Manager, Product Development Department, the Company (current)

1962-08-18

Kyoko WATANABE

Director, General Manager, Management Planning Headquarters

Apr 1990 Joined the Company Apr 2015 General Manager, Quality Assurance Department, Production Headquarters, the Company Apr 2018 Deputy General Manager, Management Planning Headquarters, General Manager, Accounting Planning Department and General Manager, Related Business Division, the Company Mar 2019 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Management Planning Headquarters and General Manager, Management Planning Department, the Company Apr 2020 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Management Planning Headquarters, the Company Jul 2020 Director, Deputy General Manager, Management Planning Headquarters, the Company Apr 2021 Director, General Manager, Management Planning Headquarters, the Company (current)

1967-08-12

Hiroyasu SATO

Director in charge of Corporate; Deputy General Manager, Management Planning Headquarters; General Manager, Branding Strategy Department; in charge of System Planning

Apr 2015 Joined House Foods Group Inc. Apr 2019 Joined dely Inc. Mar 2020 Joined the Company Apr 2021 Deputy General Manager, Management Planning Headquarters, the Company Mar 2022 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Management Planning Headquarters, the Company Apr 2022 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Management Planning Headquarters, General Manager, Marketing Department and General Manager, Systems Department, the Company Jul 2022 Director, Deputy General Manager, Management Planning Headquarters, General Manager, Marketing Department and General Manager, Systems Department, the Company Apr 2023 Director in charge of Corporate, Deputy General Manager, Management Planning Headquarters, General Manager, Marketing Department and General Manager, Systems Department, the Company Apr 2024 Director in charge of Corporate, Deputy General Manager, Management Planning Headquarters, General Manager, Marketing Department and in charge of System Planning, the Company Sep 2024 Director in charge of Corporate, Deputy General Manager, Management Planning Headquarters, General Manager, Management Planning Department, General Manager, Marketing Department and in charge of System Planning, the Company Apr 2026 Director in charge of Corporate, Deputy General Manager, Management Planning Headquarters, General Manager, Branding Strategy Department and in charge of System Planning, the Company (current)

1992-06-30

Takasuke SAITO

Director

Mar 2003 Registered as Attorney at Law Jan 2009 Established Hokushin Law Office Apr 2012 Established Hokushin Law Office (Attorney Corporation), Senior Partner (current) Apr 2022 President, Niigata Bar Association Jul 2022 Director, the Company (current)

1974-11-12

Makoto ASAZUMA

Director

Sep 1996 Joined Asazuma Real Estate Appraisal Co., Ltd. Apr 2011 Registered as Real Estate Appraiser Apr 2011 Representative Director, Asazuma Real Estate Appraisal Co., Ltd. (current) Jul 2024 Director, the Company (current) May 2025 President, Niigata Prefectural Association of Real Estate Appraisers (current)

1968-09-13

Masanori ITO

Full-time Corporate Auditor

Jul 1992 Joined Shinei Sogyo Co., Ltd. Mar 2006 Joined the Company Jun 2010 Director, Sumiyoshi Shokuhin Ltd. (current) Apr 2015 General Manager, Internal Control and Audit Office, the Company Jul 2017 Full-time Corporate Auditor, the Company (current) Jul 2019 Corporate Auditor, Usagimochi Co., Ltd. (current)

1967-01-05

Mitsuru KONDO

Corporate Auditor

Mar 1978 Joined the Company Mar 2006 General Manager, Accounting Department, Administration Headquarters, the Company Mar 2010 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Administration Headquarters and General Manager, Accounting Department, the Company Jul 2013 Executive Officer, General Manager, Administration Headquarters and General Manager, Accounting Department, the Company Jul 2015 Director, General Manager, Administration Headquarters and General Manager, Accounting Department, the Company Apr 2017 Director, General Manager, Administration Headquarters, the Company Apr 2021 Director, the Company Jul 2021 Full-time Corporate Auditor, the Company Jul 2025 Corporate Auditor, the Company (current)

1959-09-04

Toshitaka KOMATA

Corporate Auditor

Apr 1970 Joined Kanto-Shinetsu Regional Taxation Bureau Jul 2011 Director, Nagano Tax Office Sep 2012 Opened Certified Tax Accountant Office (current) Jul 2016 Corporate Auditor, the Company (current)

1951-05-03

Kazuhiro DEGUCHI

Corporate Auditor

Jun 2010 President, Niigata Prefectural FM Broadcasting Co., Ltd. Aug 2020 Retired at mandatory retirement age, Chuetsu Unso Co., Ltd. Jul 2021 Corporate Auditor, the Company (current)

1955-08-15

Large Shareholding Reports

No filings

Disclosures

No disclosures

Primary Source Filings

TDnet

2026-09-10

Q1 Earnings Flash

FY ending Apr 2027

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