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KOBE BUSSAN CO.,LTD.

Kobe Bussan operates the 'Gyomu Super' (Business Supermarket) franchise chain across Japan, serving as the FC headquarters responsible for product planning, development, procurement, and manufacturing of both national brand and private brand food products. The company operates 1,118+ stores nationwide under FC and area license agreements, offering everyday low prices on a wide assortment of semi-processed and ready-to-cook food items targeting both commercial and general consumers. In addition to its core supermarket business, the company operates restaurant and prepared food businesses ('Kobe Cook World Buffet', 'Premium Karubi', and 'Chisona') as well as a renewable energy segment encompassing approximately 81.0 MW of solar power and 6.2 MW of biomass power generation.

Market Cap
¥668B
US$4.26B
EV
¥559B
US$3.56B
Stock¥3,013▲+1.07%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
11.8
x
LTM EV/EBIT
13.3
x
LTM PER
23.0
x
LTM PBR
3.8
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-40.0%pt
1001
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Sep 14, 26Q3 FY2026/10 earnings announced
MC → EV Bridge
668BUS$4.26BMarket Cap27.8BUS$177M+ Debt152BUS$968M− Cash0.01BUS$0.05M− Inv. Sec.14.5BUS$92.5M+ NCI559BUS$3.56BEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
362US$2.31B'21/10407US$2.59B'22/10462US$2.94B'23/10508US$3.24B'24/10552US$3.52B'25/10
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
31.5US$201M'21/1032.7US$209M'22/1035.9US$229M'23/1040.8US$260M'24/1046.4US$296M'25/10
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
19.6US$125M'21/1020.8US$133M'22/1020.6US$131M'23/1021.4US$137M'24/1031.9US$203M'25/10
Capital Structure
86%
EquityD/E 0.16xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
59.6US$380M34.7US$221M'21/1068.3US$436M34.5US$220M'22/1093.6US$597M38.3US$244M'23/10108US$687M37.0US$236M'24/10131US$835M30.1US$192M'25/10
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 58.7%
1
Gyomu Super Japan Dream Foundation
31.70%
2
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
11.37%
3
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
2.60%
4
SMBC Trust Bank Ltd. (Trustee of Specified Securities Trust)
2.58%
5
Coccolare Co., Ltd.
2.57%
6
CACEIS IRLAND BRANCH / UCITS - TREATY (Standing Proxy: Citibank, N.A., Tokyo Branch)
1.87%
7
Hirokazu NUMATA
1.71%
8
M&U Asset Management LLC
1.64%
9
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.54%
10
JP JPMSE LUX RE J.P. MORGAN SEC PLC EQ CO (Standing Proxy: MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
1.12%
Management
11 officers
Hirokazu NUMATA
Representative Director, President; Officer in charge of Quality Assurance Department; Officer in charge of East Japan Plant Management Department; Officer in charge of Product Development Department; Officer in charge of Domestic Agricultural Resources Department; Officer in charge of Restaurant Business Promotion Headquarters
Born Nov 1980 Apr 2009 Joined the Company Apr 2010 Head of STB Production Division, the Company Jan 2011 Director of the Company Feb 2012 Representative Director, President of the Company (current) Feb 2018 Officer in charge of Restaurant Business Promotion Headquarters (current) Jan 2025 Officer in charge of East Japan Plant Management Department (current); Officer in charge of Domestic Agricultural Resources Department (current) Feb 2025 Officer in charge of Product Development Department (current) Jul 2025 Officer in charge of Quality Assurance Department (current)
1980-11-16
Yasuhiro TANAKA
Representative Director, Executive Vice President; Officer in charge of General Affairs Department; Officer in charge of Legal Affairs Department; Officer in charge of and General Manager, Systems Department; Officer in charge of Human Resources Development Department; Officer in charge of Corporate Planning Department; Officer in charge of and General Manager, Communication Design Department; Officer in charge of Overseas Product Department; Officer in charge of Trade Department; Officer in charge of Overseas Agricultural Resources Department; Officer in charge of Eco Renewable Energy Department; Officer in charge of Yakiniku Business Division, Restaurant Business Promotion Headquarters
Born Jan 1969 Oct 2001 Joined the Company Jan 2007 Head of Business Management Systems Division, the Company Jan 2008 Director of the Company Dec 2008 Executive Vice President of the Company Feb 2012 Representative Director, Executive Vice President of the Company (current) Apr 2016 Head of Agricultural Resources Division Aug 2016 Head of Trade Division Feb 2017 Head of Corporate Planning Division Nov 2017 Officer in charge of and General Manager, Business Management Systems Department; Officer in charge of and General Manager, Trade Department; Officer in charge of and General Manager, Corporate Planning Department Dec 2017 Officer in charge of Human Resources Development Department (current) Jan 2018 Officer in charge of Corporate Planning Department (current) Jan 2019 Officer in charge of General Affairs Department; Officer in charge of and General Manager, Legal Affairs Department; Officer in charge of and General Manager, Systems Department (current); Officer in charge of Accounting Department Jul 2019 Officer in charge of and General Manager, Yakiniku Business Division, Restaurant Business Promotion Headquarters; Officer in charge of Accounting Department Nov 2020 Officer in charge of and General Manager, Communication Design Department (current) Nov 2021 Officer in charge of Yakiniku Business Division, Restaurant Business Promotion Headquarters (current) Mar 2022 Officer in charge of and General Manager, General Affairs Department Jan 2023 Officer in charge of General Affairs Department (current); Officer in charge of Legal Affairs Department (current) Jul 2025 Officer in charge of Trade Department (current); Officer in charge of Overseas Product Department (current); Officer in charge of Eco Renewable Energy Department (current); Officer in charge of Overseas Agricultural Resources Department (current); Officer in charge of Tourism Business Division (current)
1969-01-21
Yasuharu KIDO
Director; Officer in charge of and General Manager, Accounting Department; Officer in charge of and General Manager, Finance Department
Born Dec 1970 Jan 2018 Joined the Company Jul 2019 General Manager, Accounting Department, the Company Jan 2022 Director of the Company (current); Officer in charge of and General Manager, Accounting Department (current); Officer in charge of and General Manager, Finance Department (current)
1970-12-03
Kazuo ASAMI
Director; Officer in charge of and General Manager, West Japan Plant Management Department
Born Jun 1976 Jan 2005 Joined the Company Jan 2007 Director of the Company (current) Aug 2012 Head of STB Division, the Company Feb 2013 Head of STB Plant Division Aug 2015 Head of Plant Management Division Aug 2016 Head of Agricultural Resources Division Nov 2017 Officer in charge of and General Manager, Plant Management Department; Officer in charge of and General Manager, Domestic Agricultural Resources Department Dec 2017 Officer in charge of Product Development Department Mar 2023 Officer in charge of Plant Management Department Jan 2025 Officer in charge of and General Manager, West Japan Plant Management Department (current)
1976-06-12
Satoshi NISHIDA
Director; Officer in charge of West Japan Product MD Department; Officer in charge of East Japan Product MD Department; Officer in charge of Domestic Distribution Department; Officer in charge of Overseas Distribution Department; Officer in charge of and General Manager, Overseas Business Department
Born Mar 1978 Jul 2002 Joined the Company; assigned to Gyomu Super FC Business Division Sep 2004 Manager, Yokohama Sales Office, the Company Jan 2009 Director of the Company (current) Mar 2015 Head of Overseas Business Division Aug 2015 Head of Overseas Business Operations Division Oct 2015 Head of Import Retail Division Nov 2017 Officer in charge of and General Manager, Overseas Business Department (current); Officer in charge of and General Manager, Import Retail Business Department Dec 2017 Officer in charge of East Japan Product MD Department (current) Jul 2025 Officer in charge of Overseas Distribution Department (current); Officer in charge of Domestic Distribution Department (current); Officer in charge of West Japan Product MD Department (current)
1978-03-04
Akihito WATANABE
Director; Manager, Yokohama Sales Office; Officer in charge of West Japan Sales Headquarters and General Manager, Store Development Department; Officer in charge of East Japan Sales Headquarters and General Manager, Store Development Department; Officer in charge of and General Manager, CS Promotion Department; General Manager, Prepared Foods Business Department, Restaurant Business Promotion Headquarters
Born Nov 1977 Jun 2003 Joined the Company Apr 2015 Manager, Yokohama Sales Office, the Company (current) Nov 2016 Head of Gyomu Super FC Business Division, Kanto; Head of Kanto Store Development Division Nov 2017 General Manager, Gyomu Super FC Business Department and Store Development Department, West Japan Sales Headquarters (current); General Manager, Gyomu Super FC Business Department and Store Development Department, East Japan Sales Headquarters (current) Jan 2018 Director of the Company (current) Feb 2018 Officer in charge of East Japan Sales Headquarters (current) Apr 2018 General Manager, Prepared Foods Business Department, Restaurant Business Promotion Headquarters (current) Oct 2019 Officer in charge of West Japan Sales Headquarters (current); General Manager, CS Promotion Department Jan 2022 Officer in charge of and General Manager, CS Promotion Department (current)
1977-11-13
Koichi SHODA
Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Born Apr 1976 Sep 2016 Joined the Company Dec 2017 Executive Officer and General Manager, Finance Department, the Company Jan 2018 Alternate Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Jan 2022 Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)
1976-04-23
Takeshi IEKI
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Born May 1973 Apr 1996 Joined Daihyaku Seimei Hoken Mutual Life Insurance Company Oct 2002 Joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC) Aug 2010 Principal, Ieki Certified Public Accountant Office (current) Jan 2016 Outside Director of the Company Jan 2022 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)
1973-05-10
Shoko NOMURA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Born Dec 1973 Apr 2000 Registered as attorney; joined Dojima Law Office (current) Jun 2015 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd. Jan 2018 Outside Director of the Company; Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, B&P Co., Ltd. Jun 2019 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Shinobu Foods Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2020 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd. (current) Jan 2022 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current) Jan 2025 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), B&P Co., Ltd. (current)
1973-12-31
Misa MACHIDA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Born Oct 1978 Oct 2003 Joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC) Aug 2007 Representative, Machida Certified Public Accountant Office (current) Apr 2008 Part-time, Gyosei Audit Corporation Oct 2016 Part-time, Hibiki Audit Corporation Nov 2020 Outside Director, ING Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2024 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Nihon System Technique Co., Ltd. (current) Jan 2025 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)
1978-10-11
Yu INADA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Born Feb 1979 Sep 2007 Registered as attorney; joined Kobe City Law Office Jun 2012 Chief, Legal Affairs Section, General Affairs Bureau, Tokyo Metropolitan Government Apr 2017 Legal Affairs Specialist, City of Himeji Apr 2019 Part-time Associate Professor, Konan University Law School Apr 2022 Counsel Attorney, Kobe City Law Office (current); Part-time Legal Support Specialist, Administration and Finance Bureau, City of Kobe (current) Jan 2025 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)
1979-02-20
Large Shareholding Reports
Gyomu Super Japan Dream Foundation
2026-10-05
25.73%→25.73%
Annual report (as of 2026-04-30): 31.70%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-10-05
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-09-11
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Oct 2026
EDINET
2026-06-15
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
TDnet
2026-03-13
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Oct 2026
EDINET
2026-01-28
Annual Securities Report
Period: Nov 2024 – Oct 2025
EDINETAmended
2026-01-23
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Nov 2023 – Oct 2024
EDINETAmended
2026-01-23
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Nov 2022 – Oct 2023
EDINETAmended
2026-01-23
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Nov 2021 – Oct 2022
EDINETAmended
2026-01-23
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Nov 2020 – Oct 2021
EDINETAmended
2026-01-23
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Nov 2019 – Oct 2020
EDINET
2025-12-12
中期経営計画
FY ending Oct 2025
TDnet
2025-09-11
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Oct 2025
EDINET
2025-06-13
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Nov 2024 – Oct 2025
TDnet
2025-03-14
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Oct 2025
EDINET
2025-01-30
Annual Securities Report
Period: Nov 2023 – Oct 2024
EDINET
2024-06-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Feb 2024 – Apr 2024
EDINET
2024-03-15
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Nov 2023 – Jan 2024
EDINET
2024-01-31
Annual Securities Report
Period: Nov 2022 – Oct 2023
EDINET
2023-09-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: May 2023 – Jul 2023
EDINET
2023-06-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Feb 2023 – Apr 2023
EDINET
2023-03-15
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Nov 2022 – Jan 2023
EDINET
2023-01-31
Annual Securities Report
Period: Nov 2021 – Oct 2022
EDINET
2022-09-13
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-03-15
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-01-28
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-12-14
中期経営計画
FY ending Oct 2022
EDINET
2021-09-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-06-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-03-16
Quarterly Securities Report
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