Overview
Retail Trade

OCEAN SYSTEM CORPORATION

Ocean System is a diversified food-related business group headquartered in Niigata, Japan, operating across five segments: supermarket retail under the 'Challenger' banner, business-use supermarkets under the 'Gyomu Super' franchise (as a franchisee of Kobe Bussan Co., Ltd.) across 11 prefectures, corporate lunch delivery under the 'Fresh Lunch 39' brand, meal-kit home delivery under the 'Yoshikei' franchise, and a ryokan/restaurant business. The company also operates as a franchisor for the 'Fresh Lunch 39' brand through its consolidated subsidiary SankYu All Japan Co., Ltd., and manufactures prepared foods on a contract basis through its Delica Foods division.

Market Cap
¥14.0B
US$89.2M
EV
¥11.8B
US$75.1M
Stock¥1,500▲+0.13%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
4.1
x
LTM EV/EBIT
6.6
x
LTM PER
12.7
x
LTM PBR
1.1
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-14.5%pt
100
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
14.0BUS$89.2MMarket Cap3.03BUS$19.3M+ Debt4.31BUS$27.5M− Cash0.92BUS$5.89M− Inv. Sec.11.8BUS$75.1MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
72.7US$464M'22/377.7US$496M'23/385.9US$548M'24/391.1US$581M'25/396.1US$613M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
2.39US$15.3M'22/32.09US$13.3M'23/32.89US$18.4M'24/32.76US$17.6M'25/32.88US$18.3M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
0.80US$5.09M'22/30.36US$2.28M'23/31.34US$8.53M'24/31.05US$6.69M'25/31.14US$7.30M'26/3
Capital Structure
80%
20%
EquityD/E 0.25xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
4.24US$27.0M3.83US$24.4M'22/34.11US$26.2M4.81US$30.7M'23/35.51US$35.1M4.00US$25.5M'24/35.36US$34.2M3.34US$21.3M'25/35.64US$36.0M3.21US$20.5M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 47.6%
1
Higuchi Co., Ltd.
28.91%
2
Tsutomu HIGUCHI
7.71%
3
Tomoaki HIGUCHI
1.94%
4
OCEAN SYSTEM CORPORATION Employee Stock Ownership Association
1.87%
5
The Daishi Hokuetsu Bank, Ltd.
1.71%
6
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
1.60%
7
Mika HORIGUCHI
1.43%
8
Sayuri HIGUCHI
1.38%
9
HKY Co., Ltd.
0.55%
10
Niigata Liquor Distribution Co., Ltd.
0.53%
Management
12 officers
Katsuhito HIGUCHI
Representative Director, President
May 1997 Joined Nihon Ryori Shimaya May 1999 Joined the Company Jan 2002 Niigata Store Manager, Gurumeshi Honpo, Lunch Service Business Division of the Company Oct 2008 Niigata Store Manager, Lunch Service Business Division of the Company Jun 2010 Director and Head of President's Office of the Company Apr 2011 Director of the Company Apr 2012 Director and Deputy Head of Sales Headquarters of the Company Apr 2013 Representative Director, Executive Vice President of the Company Jun 2015 Representative Director, President of the Company (current) May 2025 Representative Director, President, Kawasaki Co., Ltd. (current)
1975-04-22
Hitoshi SUGITA
Director
Jul 2000 Joined Thank You All Japan Co., Ltd. Jun 2009 Director of the Company Apr 2013 Director and Executive Officer, Department General Manager, Sales Headquarters of the Company Apr 2014 Director and Executive Officer, Department General Manager, FC Development Department of the Company Apr 2014 Director and Executive Officer, General Manager, FC Development Division of the Company Apr 2016 Director of the Company Jun 2024 Senior Managing Director, Thank You All Japan Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2024 Director and Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Office of the Company Apr 2025 Director of the Company (current)
1961-10-02
Yoshihiro HASEGAWA
Director and Executive Officer, General Manager, ODX Promotion Headquarters
May 1983 Joined Family Department Store Eguchiya (now AEON Retail Co., Ltd.) May 2001 Joined the Company Apr 2010 Deputy Manager, Challenger Business Division of the Company Apr 2016 Executive Officer, General Manager, Challenger Business Division of the Company Jun 2020 Director and Executive Officer, General Manager, Challenger Business Division of the Company Apr 2022 Director and Executive Officer, General Manager, ODX Promotion Headquarters of the Company (current)
1964-03-27
Takeshi HONMA
Director and Executive Officer, General Manager, Administration Headquarters
Jan 1992 Joined Shibuya Accounting Co., Ltd. Sep 2001 Joined the Company Apr 2013 Deputy General Manager, Administration Headquarters of the Company Apr 2014 General Manager, Administration Department of the Company Jun 2018 Executive Officer, General Manager, Administration Department of the Company May 2024 Director, Kawasaki Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2024 Director and Executive Officer, General Manager, Administration Headquarters of the Company (current)
1971-05-11
Mamoru NAGAI
Director
Apr 1990 Joined Sogo Co., Ltd. Dec 1997 Joined the Company Apr 2009 Deputy Manager, Lunch Service Business Division of the Company Apr 2011 General Manager, Lunch Service Business Division of the Company Jun 2013 Executive Officer, General Manager, Lunch Service Business Division of the Company Jun 2024 Director of the Company (current)
1967-04-28
Kiyoki KOIKE
Director and Executive Officer, General Manager, Gyomu Super Business Division
May 2000 Joined M.P. Airport Service Co., Ltd. Aug 2003 Joined Kawasaki Co., Ltd. Feb 2017 Senior Managing Director, Kawasaki Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2022 Executive Officer, General Manager, Gyomu Super Business Division of the Company Jun 2025 Director and Executive Officer, General Manager, Gyomu Super Business Division of the Company (current)
1975-03-15
Yoshihiro SAITO
Director
Apr 1991 Joined Hitachi, Ltd. Sep 2002 Joined Sanjo City Labor Management Association Sep 2004 Registered as Social Insurance Labor Consultant Nov 2006 Registered as Specially Certified Social Insurance Labor Consultant Apr 2009 Established Aoba Social Insurance Labor Consultant Office and assumed office as Director (current) Sep 2010 Established Aoba Chuo Jinji Roumu Co., Ltd. and assumed office as Representative Director (current) Jun 2014 Outside Director of the Company (current) Jan 2019 Representative Partner, Aoba Investment LLC (current) Jul 2023 Representative Director, Niigata Disability Pension Consultation Center, General Incorporated Association (current)
1967-07-22
Tetsuya TAIRA
Director
Apr 1995 Registered as Attorney at Law Apr 1995 Joined Higashi-Ikebukuro Law Office (now Ikebukuro Sogo Law Office) Apr 1999 Established Tetsuya Taira Law Office and assumed office as Director (current) Jun 2022 Outside Director of the Company (current)
1967-08-14
Tsutomu HIGUCHI
Chairman of the Board, Director
Apr 1969 Joined Higuchi Foods Nov 1977 Assumed office as Director upon establishment of Higuchi Foods Co., Ltd. Nov 1978 Assumed office as Senior Managing Director upon establishment of the Company Apr 1998 Representative Director, Executive Vice President of the Company Sep 2003 Representative Director, President, Kawasaki Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2009 Representative Director, President of the Company Jun 2015 Representative Director, Chairman of the Company Jun 2017 Chairman of the Board, Director of the Company (current)
1950-06-25
Hideki YAMADA
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1988 Joined Hokuetsu Bank, Ltd. (now Dai-4 Hokuetsu Bank, Ltd.) Mar 2003 Joined Prudential Life Insurance Company, Ltd. Dec 2007 Joined Sanno-cho Hospital, Shakai Iryo Hojin Ranyokai May 2016 Joined the Company May 2016 Associate General Manager, Administration Department of the Company Aug 2016 General Manager, Internal Audit Office of the Company Jun 2017 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kawasaki Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2017 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Jun 2018 Director and Executive Officer, General Manager, Office of the President of the Company May 2024 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kawasaki Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2024 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Jun 2026 Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Director of the Company (current)
1964-01-01
Toshio SASAGE
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Sep 1984 Joined Shinko Audit Corporation (now Chuo Shinko Audit Corporation) Feb 1988 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Mar 1991 Established Sasage Certified Public Accountant Office and assumed office as Representative (current) Apr 1991 Established Toshio Sasage Certified Tax Accountant Office and assumed office as Representative (current) Jun 2008 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Feb 2014 Established Asahi Accounting Co., Ltd. and assumed office as Representative Director (current) Jun 2026 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current)
1961-07-31
Kazuhiro HEMI
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Mar 1983 Joined Dai-ichi Audit Office (now EY ShinNihon LLC) Mar 1985 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Aug 1992 Registered as Certified Tax Accountant Jul 2007 Established Kazuhiro Hemi Certified Public Accountant Office and assumed office as Representative (current) Jun 2015 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Jan 2018 Established Hemi Accounting Certified Tax Accountant Corporation and assumed office as Representative Partner (current) Jun 2019 Non-Board Auditor, Niigata Shinkin Bank (current) Jun 2026 Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current)
1958-11-16
Large Shareholding Reports
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Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-08-12
Q1 Earnings Flash
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2026-06-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
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2026-02-13
Q3 Earnings Flash
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2025-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
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2025-08-12
Q1 Earnings Flash
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2025-06-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
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2025-02-14
Q3 Earnings Flash
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2024-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
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2024-08-09
Q1 Earnings Flash
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2024-06-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
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2024-02-14
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Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
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2023-11-14
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Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
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2023-08-10
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Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
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2023-06-28
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Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
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2023-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
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2022-11-14
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2022-08-12
Quarterly Securities Report
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2022-06-23
Annual Securities Report
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2022-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
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2021-11-12
Quarterly Securities Report
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2021-08-12
Quarterly Securities Report
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2021-06-24
Annual Securities Report
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2021-02-12
Quarterly Securities Report
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