Overview
Retail Trade

j-Group Holdings Corp.

J Group Holdings operates a diversified restaurant and food service business, running 101 outlets across 60 distinct concepts in Japan and overseas, including izakayas (e.g., Imozou, Hakata Kawaya), cafes, and specialty restaurants. The company's core philosophy, 'individual store principle' (kotenсhugi), focuses on developing unique, location-optimized concepts rather than standardized chain expansion, targeting a wide range of dining occasions from casual dining to specialty cuisine. In addition to its flagship food service segment, the group operates a real estate leasing and management business and ancillary businesses including food wholesale and staffing services.

Market Cap
¥13.5B
US$86.0M
EV
¥17.5B
US$112M
Stock¥1,083▼-0.55%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
32.1
x
LTM EV/EBIT
65.3
x
LTM PER
64.8
x
LTM PBR
7.4
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+21.2%pt
100
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
13.5BUS$86.0MMarket Cap5.96BUS$38.0M+ Debt1.97BUS$12.6M− Cash0.01BUS$0.05M− Inv. Sec.0.04BUS$0.25M+ NCI17.5BUS$112MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
4.70US$30.0M'22/28.01US$51.1M'23/210.4US$66.5M'24/210.7US$68.5M'25/213.0US$83.2M'26/2
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
-1.62-US$10.3M'22/2-0.69-US$4.42M'23/20.59US$3.79M'24/20.67US$4.26M'25/20.72US$4.60M'26/2
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
-0.60-US$3.84M'22/2-0.55-US$3.50M'23/20.25US$1.58M'24/20.46US$2.92M'25/20.31US$1.99M'26/2
Capital Structure
23%
77%
EquityD/E 3.29xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
2.27US$14.5M6.98US$44.5M'22/21.37US$8.71M5.79US$36.9M'23/21.27US$8.11M5.58US$35.6M'24/21.65US$10.5M5.80US$37.0M'25/22.46US$15.7M6.34US$40.4M'26/2
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 27.7%
1
New Field Co., Ltd.
12.96%
2
Jiro NITTA
3.13%
3
Keiji MATSUNAGA
2.63%
4
Suntory Holdings Limited
2.41%
5
Yoshio HAYASHI
1.66%
6
Hiroshi YASUDA
1.65%
7
Yuji HAYASHI
1.28%
8
Tomomi ISHIKAWA
0.81%
9
Atsushi NIMURA
0.66%
10
Hiromasa NITTA
0.48%
Management
7 officers
Jiro NITTA
Representative Director, Chairman
Mar 1991 Representative Director, Nagoya Leisure Development Co., Ltd. Mar 1997 Established J Project Co., Ltd. (Limited Company); Representative Director Mar 2001 Reorganized J Project Co., Ltd. into the Company; Representative Director, President Apr 2002 Director, J Bridal Co., Ltd. (Limited Company) Nov 2005 Director, J Bridal Co., Ltd. Mar 2016 Director, J Project Co., Ltd. May 2020 Representative Director, the Company May 2022 Representative Director, Chairman, the Company (current)
1966-10-12
Yuji HAYASHI
Representative Director, President
Aug 1992 Joined Nagoya Leisure Development Co., Ltd. Mar 1997 Joined J Project Co., Ltd. Mar 2001 Joined the Company; General Manager, Third Sales Division and Head of President's Office Mar 2003 General Manager, Tokyo Branch, the Company May 2004 Director, General Manager, Tokyo Branch, the Company Apr 2005 Managing Director, General Manager, Tokyo Branch, the Company Jan 2007 Managing Director in charge of Sales, the Company Sep 2012 Managing Director, the Company; Representative Director, J Project Co., Ltd. Aug 2017 Representative Director, Second ENGINE Co., Ltd. Jul 2019 Director, Managing Executive Officer, the Company May 2020 Managing Director, the Company Mar 2025 Director, President, the Company Apr 2026 Representative Director, President, the Company (current)
1972-04-26
Yoshio HAYASHI
Director, Vice President
Jun 1988 Joined Nagoya Leisure Development Co., Ltd. Mar 1997 Joined J Project Co., Ltd. Mar 2001 Director, the Company Apr 2002 Established J Bridal Co., Ltd. (Limited Company); Representative Director; also Managing Director, the Company Apr 2005 Senior Managing Director, General Manager, Corporate Planning Office, the Company Nov 2005 Representative Director, J Bridal Co., Ltd. Aug 2006 Senior Managing Director in charge of Corporate Planning, the Company Aug 2008 Senior Managing Director in charge of Corporate Planning and Store Development, the Company Sep 2012 Director, Vice President, the Company Feb 2014 Representative Director, J Group International Co., Ltd. Mar 2016 Representative Director, J Field Co., Ltd. (current) Nov 2017 Representative Director, Kawaya International Co., Ltd. (current) Jul 2019 Director, Vice President Executive Officer, the Company May 2020 Director, Vice President, the Company (current) May 2022 Director, J Project Co., Ltd.; Director, J Bridal Co., Ltd. Jan 2025 Director, Edge of Cliff & Comrade Co., Ltd. (current)
1965-05-11
Kota SARUWATARI
Director
Apr 1996 Joined Daiwa Securities Co., Ltd. Mar 2001 Established Create Works Co., Ltd. (Limited Company); Representative Director, President Sep 2013 Joined the Company; Executive Officer Mar 2018 Resigned from the Company Apr 2018 Joined TBI Holdings Co., Ltd. Apr 2022 Joined Manfuku Holdings Co., Ltd. Aug 2022 Director, Vice Chairman, Ogura Dolphin Co., Ltd. Dec 2023 Representative Director, President, Otsuka Co., Ltd. May 2024 Representative Director, President, Sakuraya Shokusan Co., Ltd. Sep 2024 Representative Director, President, Ogura Dolphin Co., Ltd. Mar 2025 Resigned from Manfuku Holdings Co., Ltd.; also resigned as Representative Director, President of Otsuka Co., Ltd., Sakuraya Shokusan Co., Ltd., and Ogura Dolphin Co., Ltd. Apr 2025 Joined the Company; General Manager, President's Office May 2025 Director, the Company (current) Feb 2026 Representative Director, President, Mountain Coffee Co., Ltd. (current)
1973-08-05
Takahiko TAMADA
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Nov 1999 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Sep 2000 Joined Asahi Audit Corporation (now Azsa LLC) Jul 2006 Joined the Company Jul 2009 Registered as Certified Tax Accountant; Opened Takahiko Tamada Tax Accounting Office, Principal (current) May 2020 Director, the Company May 2023 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current) Jan 2026 Auditor, Edge of Cliff & Comrade Co., Ltd. (current)
1970-09-29
Sachiko ADACHI
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1976 Joined Victor Music Industries Co., Ltd. Dec 1985 Joined Nihon Reja Kaihatsu Co., Ltd. Mar 1992 Director, General Manager of Operations, Nova Trading Co., Ltd. Aug 1996 Director, General Manager of Operations, Ichihana Co., Ltd. May 2005 Outside Auditor, the Company May 2007 Outside Auditor (full-time), the Company May 2020 Outside Auditor (part-time), the Company May 2023 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current)
1955-04-14
Junzo HOSONO
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 2005 Outside Auditor, Salt Consortium Co., Ltd. (current) Nov 2004 Representative Director, freebalance Co., Ltd. (current) May 2007 Outside Auditor, the Company May 2015 Outside Director, the Company Oct 2017 Outside Director, Fazz Co., Ltd. Nov 2017 Outside Auditor (part-time), TakeYou Co., Ltd. (current) May 2023 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, the Company (current) Aug 2023 Outside Auditor, Salt Group Co., Ltd. (current) Nov 2023 Outside Director, Ameba Holdings Co., Ltd. (current)
1971-10-26
Large Shareholding Reports
New Field Co., Ltd.
2026-10-05
16.31%→16.03%
Annual report (as of 2026-08-31): 12.96%
New Field Co., Ltd.
2026-10-02
16.15%→16.03%
Annual report (as of 2026-08-31): 12.96%
New Field Co., Ltd.
2026-10-02
16.15%→16.03%
Annual report (as of 2026-08-31): 12.96%
Tokai Tokyo Securities Co., Ltd.
2026-09-04
5.65%
Newfield Co., Ltd.
2026-09-03
16.31%→16.15%
Annual report (as of 2026-08-31): 12.96%
New Field Limited
2026-09-03
16.31%→16.15%
Tokai Tokyo Securities Co., Ltd.
2026-06-19
7.23%→0.00%
New Field Co., Ltd.
2025-09-05
16.31%→16.31%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
Annual report (as of 2026-08-31): 12.96%
New Field Co., Ltd.
2025-09-04
16.31%→16.31%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
Annual report (as of 2026-08-31): 12.96%
New Field Co., Ltd.
2025-09-02
16.31%→16.31%
Annual report (as of 2026-08-31): 12.96%
New Field Co., Ltd.
2025-09-01
16.31%→16.31%
Annual report (as of 2026-08-31): 12.96%
Tokai Tokyo Securities Co., Ltd.
2025-08-22
5.40%→5.70%
Tokai Tokyo Securities Co., Ltd.
2025-08-19
12.23%→7.23%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-10-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2026 – Feb 2027
TDnet
2026-10-09
Q2 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2027
EDINET
2026-10-05
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-10-02
Change Report
EDINETAmended
2026-10-02
Change Report
EDINET
2026-09-04
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-09-03
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-09-03
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-08-07
Securities Registration Statement
TDnet
2026-07-10
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2027
EDINET
2026-06-19
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-05-29
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
TDnet
2026-05-01
株主総会招集通知
TDnet
2026-01-13
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2026
EDINET
2025-10-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
EDINETAmended
2025-09-05
Change Report
EDINETAmended
2025-09-04
Change Report
EDINET
2025-09-02
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-09-01
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2025-08-22
Change Report
EDINET
2025-08-19
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-07-11
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2026
EDINET
2025-05-30
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – Feb 2025
TDnet
2025-01-14
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2025
EDINET
2024-10-11
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – Feb 2025
EDINET
2024-07-12
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Mar 2024 – May 2024
TDnet
2024-07-10
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Feb 2025
EDINET
2024-05-31
Annual Securities Report
Period: Mar 2023 – Feb 2024
EDINET
2024-01-12
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Sep 2023 – Nov 2023
EDINET
2023-10-23
Securities Registration Statement
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