Overview
Retail Trade

PEPPER FOOD SERVICE CO.,LTD.

Pepper Food Service operates the 'Ikinari! Steak' chain, which offers affordable order-cut steaks and grilled meat dishes using a proprietary induction cooker system with thermal sensors. The company runs 181 'Ikinari! Steak' locations (as of December 31, 2024) through direct management, franchise, and commissioned operation models, alongside other restaurant brands including 'Sumiyaki Steak Kuni,' 'Kodawari Tonkatsu Katsukitei,' and 'Sukihana.' In addition to its restaurant operations, the company sells frozen foods, sauces, and seasonings via online retail and wholesale channels, and licenses its brand for ghost restaurant and delivery concepts.

Market Cap
¥12.7B
US$81.1M
EV
¥10.6B
US$67.4M
Stock¥207▲+0.98%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
21.6
x
LTM EV/EBIT
35.8
x
LTM PER
76.6
x
LTM PBR
3.7
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-7.6%pt
1001
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Aug 17, 26Q2 FY2026/12 earnings announced
MC → EV Bridge
12.7BUS$81.1MMarket Cap0.00BUS$0.00M+ Debt2.10BUS$13.4M− Cash0.05BUS$0.30M− Inv. Sec.10.6BUS$67.4MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
19.0US$121M'21/1214.8US$94.2M'22/1214.6US$93.0M'23/1214.0US$89.2M'24/1214.6US$92.8M'25/12
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
-0.80-US$5.10M'21/12-0.94-US$5.98M'22/12-0.27-US$1.69M'23/120.26US$1.64M'24/120.23US$1.46M'25/12
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
0.39US$2.47M'21/12-1.93-US$12.3M'22/12-0.71-US$4.53M'23/120.03US$0.18M'24/12-0.11-US$0.73M'25/12
Capital Structure
100%
EquityD/E 0.00xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
4.37US$27.9M4.07US$25.9M'21/121.90US$12.1M1.77US$11.3M'22/122.14US$13.6M0.56US$3.55M'23/122.20US$14.0M'24/122.04US$13.0M'25/12
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 22.1%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
6.62%
2
Kunio ICHINOSE
5.87%
3
s foods inc.
4.01%
4
Rakuten Securities, Inc.
1.07%
5
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
0.96%
6
Kensaku ICHINOSE
0.87%
7
Takahisa USAMI
0.81%
8
Yugen Kaisha KI
0.80%
9
Mitsubishi UFJ eSmart Securities Co., Ltd.
0.63%
10
MARUZEN CO.,LTD.
0.50%
Management
8 officers
Kensaku ICHINOSE
Representative Director, President and CEO
Apr 1993 Joined Sawayaka Corporation Nov 1999 Joined the Company Mar 2005 Director, Head of Pepper Lunch Operations Division Jan 2012 Director, Head of Administration Division and CFO Jan 2012 Senior Managing Director, Head of Administration Division and CFO Jan 2019 Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Head of Administration Division and CFO Jun 2020 Director, JP Co., Ltd. (now Hot Palette Co., Ltd.) Aug 2022 Representative Director, President and CEO, Head of Administration Division and CFO Aug 2022 Representative Director, President and CEO (current)
1972-06-26
Hiroto SARUYAMA
Managing Director, Head of Development Division and Head of General Affairs Division
Feb 1990 Joined Bic Camera Inc. Sep 2006 Joined the Company Jan 2012 Executive Officer, General Affairs Department Manager, Administration Division Jan 2014 Executive Officer, General Affairs and Human Resources Department Manager, Administration Division, Crisis Management Office Manager, Assistant to Head of Administration Division Mar 2015 Director, General Affairs and Human Resources Department Manager, Crisis Management Office Manager, Assistant to Head of Administration Division Jul 2016 Director, General Affairs and Human Resources Department Manager, Crisis Management Office Manager Apr 2017 Director, Head of General Affairs and Human Resources Division Sep 2017 Director, Head of General Affairs Division Jan 2019 Managing Director, Head of Management Planning Office Mar 2019 Managing Director, Head of Management Planning Promotion Office Jan 2020 Managing Director, Head of General Affairs Division Oct 2022 Managing Director, Head of Development Division Oct 2023 Managing Director, Head of Development Division and Head of General Affairs and Human Resources Division Jan 2025 Managing Director, Head of Development Division and Head of General Affairs Division (current)
1970-10-20
Yuta SANO
Managing Director, Head of Administration Division, CFO and Head of Corporate Planning Office
Apr 2006 Joined the Company Jan 2016 Executive Officer, Accounting Department Manager, Administration Division Jan 2019 Senior Executive Officer, Accounting Department Manager, Administration Division Mar 2020 Director, Accounting Department Manager, Administration Division Aug 2022 Director, Head of Administration Division, CFO and Accounting Department Manager Oct 2022 Director, Head of Administration Division, CFO and Head of Corporate Planning Office Apr 2024 Managing Director, Head of Administration Division, CFO and Head of Corporate Planning Office (current)
1985-10-17
Yasuhiro TACHIKAWA
Director, Head of Sales Division
Mar 1997 Joined Victoria Station Japan Co., Ltd. Apr 2000 Joined the Company Apr 2015 Executive Officer, Sales Support Department Manager, Sales Division Jan 2016 Executive Officer, Second Sales Department Manager, Ikinari! Steak Business Division, Sales Division Oct 2017 Executive Officer, Store Facilities Department Manager, Development Division May 2019 Senior Executive Officer, Head of Sales Planning Division Oct 2022 Senior Executive Officer, Head of Sales Division, Head of Ikinari! Steak Business Division and Head of Overseas Business Division and Head of Sales Planning Division Nov 2022 Director, Head of Sales Division, Head of Ikinari! Steak Business Division, Head of Overseas Business Division and Head of Sales Planning Division Mar 2023 Director, Head of Sales Division, Head of Overseas Business Division and Head of Sales Planning Division Jul 2023 Director, Head of Sales Division (current)
1972-02-19
Masato INADA
Outside Director
Apr 1983 Joined Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, Ltd. Mar 1990 Joined McKinsey & Company, Inc. Japan Jun 1996 Director, Aoki International Co., Ltd. Jun 2007 Representative Director, President, Himiko Co., Ltd. Aug 2008 Established RE-Engineering Partners Co., Ltd., Representative Director, President (current) Mar 2015 Outside Director of the Company (current) May 2016 Outside Director, Takakyu Co., Ltd. May 2024 Outside Director, Super Value Co., Ltd. (current)
1959-03-01
Yukinobu OTA
Outside Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1982 Joined Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (now Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited) Mar 1993 Joined Citibank, N.A. May 1998 Joined UBS Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. Sep 2000 Established Nihon Trade Works Co., Ltd. May 2007 Joined Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. Mar 2018 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Jun 2020 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, JP Co., Ltd. (now Hot Palette Co., Ltd.) Apr 2023 Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School, Showa Women's University (current) Mar 2025 Outside Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)
1958-07-18
Kyoko YOKOTA
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1999 Joined Recruit Co., Ltd. May 2006 Established Collabolab Inc., Representative Director (current) May 2007 Launched the women's executive website "Josei Shachou.net" as its host Aug 2017 Visiting Associate Professor, Career Support Center for Students, Ochanomizu University Mar 2021 Director, Japan Association for the 2027 International Garden and Greenery Exposition (current) Mar 2022 Outside Director of the Company Aug 2024 Outside Director, Kosel Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2025 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)
1976-06-14
Ryosuke MIKI
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Jul 1981 Joined Fujifilm Corporation Jul 2013 President, Fujifilm's South African subsidiary Jun 2018 Joined Zensho Holdings Co., Ltd. Mar 2022 President, Zensho's UK subsidiary Mar 2025 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current) Jan 2026 Joined H Partners Co., Ltd. (current)
1958-04-11
Large Shareholding Reports
InfleXion II GP, Inc.
2026-06-08
5.62%→4.79%
Rakuten Securities, Inc.
2026-01-07
5.06%→1.75%
Annual report (as of 2026-06-30): 1.07%
Rakuten Securities, Inc.
2025-12-02
5.06%
Annual report (as of 2026-06-30): 1.07%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-08-14
Q2 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2026
EDINET
2026-08-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2026 – Dec 2026
EDINET
2026-06-08
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-05-15
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2026
EDINET
2026-03-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
EDINET
2026-01-07
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-12-02
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-11-14
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2025
EDINET
2025-08-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
TDnet
2025-05-15
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2025
EDINET
2025-03-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
EDINET
2024-08-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Jun 2024
EDINET
2024-05-15
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-03-28
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 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
2023-05-15
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jan 2023 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-03-30
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-05-13
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-03-29
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-13
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-05-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-03-26
Annual Securities Report
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