Overview
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KIBUN FOODS INC.

Kibun Foods is a leading Japanese food manufacturer specializing in Surimi (seafood paste) products such as kamaboko, chikuwa, crab sticks, and fish cakes, as well as prepared foods (souzai) and seafood delicacies. The company operates domestically through multiple production facilities across Japan and internationally through subsidiaries in Thailand, the USA, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands, China, and Korea, supplying Surimi products to markets in North/Central America, Asia, Oceania, and Europe. Additional business segments include food trading (import/export of surimi, marine products, and agricultural commodities) and food-related services including chilled food logistics (3PL), information systems, and food safety testing.

Market Cap
¥24.4B
US$156M
EV
¥46.2B
US$295M
Stock¥1,069▼-0.93%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
8.9
x
LTM EV/EBIT
15.5
x
LTM PER
27.2
x
LTM PBR
1.0
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-24.6%pt
100
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
24.4BUS$156MMarket Cap29.5BUS$188M+ Debt6.06BUS$38.6M− Cash2.29BUS$14.6M− Inv. Sec.0.68BUS$4.36M+ NCI46.2BUS$295MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
99.2US$633M'22/3106US$674M'23/3107US$680M'24/3109US$695M'25/3111US$708M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
5.72US$36.5M'22/33.95US$25.2M'23/36.56US$41.9M'24/36.43US$41.0M'25/35.48US$34.9M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
1.90US$12.1M'22/30.44US$2.82M'23/32.84US$18.1M'24/32.59US$16.5M'25/31.10US$7.01M'26/3
Capital Structure
46%
54%
EquityD/E 1.18xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
9.60US$61.2M29.0US$185M'22/38.44US$53.8M29.1US$186M'23/310.8US$69.2M27.6US$176M'24/311.2US$71.2M26.8US$171M'25/310.6US$67.7M29.5US$188M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 48.3%
1
Kibun-Hoashi Memorial Foundation (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation)
15.92%
2
Umios Corporation
9.90%
3
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
7.58%
4
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
3.99%
5
Masayuki OCHIAI
2.58%
6
KIKKOMAN CORPORATION
2.49%
7
Employee Stock Ownership Association
1.60%
8
Kikkoman Soyfoods Co., Ltd.
1.53%
9
PRONEXUS INC.
1.36%
10
Keiko HOASHI
1.36%
Management
11 officers
Masayuki OCHIAI
Representative Director, Chairman, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Apr 1976 Joined Mitsukoshi Ltd. (now Isetan Mitsukoshi Ltd.) Nov 1982 Joined the Company Feb 1983 Representative Director, President, International Computer Systems Corp. (now Kibun Fresh System Co., Ltd.) Jan 1997 Direct Sales Project Leader, Presidential Office, the Company Jun 1997 Director, the Company Sep 1997 Representative Director, President, Kibun Honten Co., Ltd. Jun 2003 Director, the Company (retired) Jun 2009 Representative Director, Chairman, Kibun Honten Co., Ltd. Jun 2012 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2017 Director and Advisor, the Company Jun 2018 Director and Vice Chairman (Executive), the Company Jun 2019 Director and Vice Chairman, the Company Apr 2023 Representative Director, Kibun Scholarship Foundation (now Kibun-Hoashi Memorial Foundation, Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) (current) Jun 2023 Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Company Jun 2023 Director (Part-time), Kibun Fresh System Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2023 Director (Part-time), Kibun Sangyo Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2023 Director (Part-time), Hoju Kosan Co., Ltd. (now Kibun Business Create Co., Ltd.) (current) Jun 2023 Director (Part-time), Kibun Food Safety Center Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2023 Senior Adviser and Director (Part-time), Kaiyo Foods Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2026 Representative Director, Chairman, Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Company (current)
1951-07-05
Yutaka TSUTSUMI
Director, Vice Chairman
Apr 1980 Joined the Company Mar 1996 Seconded to Kaiyo Foods Co., Ltd. Feb 2005 General Manager, Product Development Department, Sales Division, the Company Sep 2006 Deputy Head, General Affairs Division and General Manager, General Affairs Department Jun 2007 Director; Head, General Affairs Division, General Manager, General Affairs Department and General Manager, Legal Department Jun 2010 Managing Director; General Manager, Marketing Office and General Manager, New Channel Development Department Apr 2011 Managing Director; General Manager, Secretarial Office and Human Resources & General Affairs Office Jun 2011 Director and Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Secretarial Office and Human Resources & General Affairs Office Jun 2016 Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Secretarial Office Dec 2017 Representative Director; General Manager, Second Group Management Office Apr 2019 Representative Director, President and COO Jun 2023 Representative Director, President Apr 2024 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer; Head, Marketing Division Apr 2025 Representative Director, President Nov 2025 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer; General Manager, International Business Office and Head, Business Development Division Apr 2026 Representative Director, President Jun 2026 Director, Vice Chairman (current)
1956-07-12
Hiroshi KUNIMATSU
Representative Director, President; General Manager, Sales & Category Promotion Office
Apr 1984 Joined Kamishinetsu Kibun Co., Ltd. (now Kibun Foods Inc.) Apr 2010 General Manager, Eastern Sales Division, Eastern Business Division, the Company Apr 2014 Head of Regional Branch No. 1, Wide-Area Management Department, the Company Feb 2017 Deputy Head, Sales Division Aug 2017 Executive Officer; Deputy Head, Sales Division Jun 2018 Managing Executive Officer; Head, Sales Division Jun 2019 Director and Managing Executive Officer; Head, Sales Division Apr 2025 Director and Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Sales & Category Promotion Office Jun 2026 Representative Director, President; General Manager, Sales & Category Promotion Office (current)
1962-02-26
Masaru UENO
Director and Executive Vice President; General Manager, Group Management Office
Apr 1986 Joined Kibun Versante Foods Co., Ltd. Sep 1997 Transferred to Kibun Honten Co., Ltd. Jun 2008 Director, Kibun Honten Co., Ltd.; General Manager, Business Department and Sales Planning Office Oct 2012 Joined the Company Jun 2015 Executive Officer; Deputy General Manager, Group Planning Office Jun 2018 Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Management Office Jun 2022 Director and Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Group Management Office Apr 2025 Director and Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Group Management Office and General Manager, Finance Department Oct 2025 Director and Managing Executive Officer; General Manager, Group Management Office Jun 2026 Director and Executive Vice President; General Manager, Group Management Office (current)
1962-08-06
Takeshi MATSUDA
Director and Managing Executive Officer; Head, Eastern Japan Supply Division
Apr 1994 Joined the Company Jan 2007 Seconded to Toyota Motor Corporation Apr 2013 General Manager, Production Survey Department, Supply Promotion Office, the Company Apr 2015 General Manager, Supply Promotion Office Apr 2016 Tokyo Plant Manager, Supply Division Apr 2021 Deputy Head, Supply Division Jun 2022 Executive Officer; Head, Supply Division Apr 2024 Managing Executive Officer; Head, Supply Division Apr 2025 Managing Executive Officer; Head, Eastern Japan Supply Division Jun 2026 Director and Managing Executive Officer; Head, Eastern Japan Supply Division (current)
1972-02-20
Fumio INAGAWA
Director (Part-time)
Apr 1985 Joined Fuji Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) Apr 2014 General Manager, Global Project Finance Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Oct 2014 Director (Part-time), Overseas Transportation and Urban Development Business Support Organization, Inc. Jun 2018 Managing Director, Overseas Transportation and Urban Development Business Support Organization, Inc. Jun 2020 Senior Managing Director, Overseas Transportation and Urban Development Business Support Organization, Inc. Jun 2022 Director (Part-time), the Company (current) Jun 2023 Outside Director, Kuroda Precision Industries Ltd. (current)
1961-06-06
Itaru KAWADA
Director (Part-time)
Apr 1986 Joined Taiyo Fishery Co., Ltd. (now Umios, Inc.) Apr 2004 Surimi Section Manager, Fisheries Department No. 1, Maruha Co., Ltd. (now Umios, Inc.) Apr 2007 Seconded to Westward Seafoods, Inc. as Vice President Apr 2014 Seconded to Trans-Ocean Products, Inc. as Senior Executive Vice President Apr 2021 Seconded to Maruha Capital Investment, Inc. as President Apr 2023 Executive Officer (based in North America), Maruha Nichiro Corporation (now Umios, Inc.) Apr 2024 Executive Officer; North America Unit Head, Maruha Nichiro Corporation Jun 2024 Director (Part-time), the Company (current) Apr 2025 Managing Executive Officer; Head, Marine Resources Segment and North America Unit, Maruha Nichiro Corporation Apr 2026 Managing Executive Officer; Head, Marine Resources Segment and Fishing Unit, Maruha Nichiro Corporation (current)
1963-04-30
Yoshitatsu IWASA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Full-time)
Apr 1989 Joined the Company Oct 1996 Seconded to KIBUN (THAILAND) CO., LTD. Feb 2009 Seconded to Kibun Sangyo Co., Ltd. Jan 2010 Overseas Business Office, the Company Feb 2014 Credit Management Section, Finance Office, the Company Apr 2017 Internal Audit Office, the Company Jun 2023 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Full-time), the Company (current) Jun 2023 Part-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kibun Fresh System Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2023 Part-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kibun Food Safety Center Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2026 Part-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kibun Sangyo Co., Ltd. (current) Part-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kibun Business Create Co., Ltd. (current)
1963-08-20
Eiichi MATSUMOTO
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Part-time)
Apr 1974 Joined Showa Audit Corporation (now Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC) Jan 1980 Principal, Matsumoto Accounting Office (current) Aug 1980 Registered Certified Public Accountant Sep 1980 Registered Tax Accountant Jun 2007 Part-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kyoritsu Printing Co., Ltd. Jun 2010 Part-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2019 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Part-time), the Company (current)
1948-03-18
Koichi IINO
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Part-time)
Oct 1989 Joined Ota Showa & Co. (now Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC) Mar 1993 Registered Certified Public Accountant Jan 1997 Joined Certified Public Accountant & Tax Accountant Yukio Iino Office May 1997 Registered Tax Accountant Oct 2010 Opened Certified Public Accountant Koichi Iino Office Aug 2012 Representative Partner, Yuwa Tax Corporation (current) Jun 2022 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Part-time), the Company (current)
1965-03-28
Hiroko KANEKO
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Part-time)
Apr 1997 Registered as Attorney-at-Law (Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association) Apr 1998 Joined Matsuo Sogo Law Office (now Matsuo Sogo Law Firm LLP) Mar 2006 Registered as Attorney in New York State Jun 2019 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Shinko Shoji Co., Ltd. Jun 2021 Outside Director, Topy Industries, Ltd. Jun 2023 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Part-time), the Company (current) Jun 2024 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Shinko Shoji Co., Ltd. (current)
1964-10-15
Large Shareholding Reports
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
2026-10-07
3.99%→3.99%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 3.99%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-10-07
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-08-12
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-06-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2026-05-27
株主総会招集通知
TDnet
2026-02-12
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2025-08-12
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-25
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
TDnetAmended
2024-08-13
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-08-13
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-26
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
2023-08-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-28
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINETAmended
2022-09-30
Amended Annual Securities Report
EDINETAmended
2022-09-30
Amended Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-28
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-15
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-16
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-06-29
Annual Securities Report
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