Overview
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The Monogatari Corporation

Monogatari Corporation operates a multi-brand restaurant chain primarily through suburban large-format directly managed and franchised stores across Japan, with overseas presence in China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, the USA, and other markets. Its flagship brands include 'Yakiniku King,' a table-order all-you-can-eat yakiniku (grilled meat) chain targeting families, and 'Marugenmaru Ramen,' a ramen specialty chain, alongside 13 other distinct food-and-beverage concepts spanning sushi, shabu-shabu, okonomiyaki, and café formats. As of the latest fiscal year-end, the group operates 810 restaurants (499 directly managed domestic, 252 franchised domestic, and 59 overseas), generating franchise revenue through royalties, membership fees, and operational service fees.

Market Cap
¥231B
US$1.47B
EV
¥232B
US$1.48B
Stock¥6,020▲+1.52%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
12.6
x
LTM EV/EBIT
19.1
x
LTM PER
26.4
x
LTM PBR
4.9
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+31.9%pt
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Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Feb 10, 26Q3 strong earnings, significant profit growth
2Aug 12, 26Full-year FY2026/06 earnings announced
MC → EV Bridge
231BUS$1.47BMarket Cap17.4BUS$111M+ Debt17.0BUS$108M− Cash0.06BUS$0.36M− Inv. Sec.0.06BUS$0.39M+ NCI232BUS$1.48BEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
73.3US$467M'22/692.3US$588M'23/6107US$683M'24/6124US$790M'25/6152US$967M'26/6
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
6.02US$38.4M'22/610.9US$69.8M'23/612.6US$80.5M'24/614.3US$91.1M'25/618.2US$116M'26/6
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
3.73US$23.8M'22/64.69US$29.9M'23/65.64US$36.0M'24/66.16US$39.3M'25/68.74US$55.8M'26/6
Capital Structure
73%
27%
EquityD/E 0.37xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
8.65US$55.1M9.59US$61.1M'22/67.53US$48.0M10.3US$65.8M'23/612.4US$79.2M14.9US$95.3M'24/612.6US$80.2M15.3US$97.9M'25/617.0US$109M17.4US$111M'26/6
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 30.9%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
10.14%
2
Yusuke KOBAYASHI
4.13%
3
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
2.95%
4
Yoshio KOBAYASHI
2.89%
5
NORTHERN TRUST CO.(AVFC) RE FIDELITY FUNDS (Standing Proxy: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Tokyo Branch)
2.61%
6
Sanae KOBAYASHI
2.02%
7
Kota KOBAYASHI
1.62%
8
Yohei KOBAYASHI
1.62%
9
KANEMATSU CORPORATION
1.56%
10
Shunichi KAMITONO
1.40%
Management
11 officers
Hiroyuki KATO
Representative Director, President
Apr 2009 Joined the Company Jul 2019 General Manager, Okonomiyaki Business Division Feb 2020 General Manager, Business Format Development Headquarters; General Manager, Development Planning and Digital Marketing Department Jul 2020 Senior Vice President, Executive Officer; Representative Director, Storyteller Inc.; Director, Monogatari (Shanghai) Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. (current) Sep 2020 Representative Director, President Jan 2021 Representative Director, President; in charge of Management Philosophy Promotion and CSR Jul 2023 Representative Director, President; in charge of Management Philosophy Promotion and Sustainability; in charge of Marketing Jul 2025 Representative Director, President; Supervisor of Domestic Business; in charge of Marketing Jul 2026 Representative Director, President (current)
1986-04-14
Masamichi OKADA
Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; Head of Overseas Business
Nov 2001 Joined the Company Feb 2011 General Manager, Specialty Store Business Division Jan 2013 Executive Officer; General Manager, Specialty Store Business Division Jul 2016 Executive Officer; General Manager, Monogatari (Shanghai) Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. Sep 2016 Senior Executive Officer Jul 2017 Senior Executive Officer; General Manager, Specialty Store Business Division Aug 2018 Representative Director, President, Storyteller Inc. Sep 2018 Director; General Manager, Specialty Store and New Format Business Division Sep 2019 Managing Director; General Manager, Specialty Store and New Format Business Division Jul 2020 Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Global Marketing and Sales; in charge of New Format Development; Chairman, Monogatari (Shanghai) Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. (current) Jul 2021 Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Global Marketing and Sales; in charge of Marketing Apr 2023 Director, PT. Agrapana Niaga Gemilang (current) Jul 2023 Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Overseas Business and Sales; General Manager, Specialty Store and New Format Business Division May 2024 Director, Monogatari Hong Kong Ltd. (current) Jul 2024 Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Overseas Business and Sales; General Manager, Overseas Business Headquarters Mar 2025 CEO, Storytellers USA, Inc. (current); Chairman, Monogatari Taiwan Co., Ltd. (current) Jul 2025 Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; Head of Overseas Business; in charge of Overseas Sales Jan 2026 Director, Storytellers (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (current) Jul 2026 Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer; Head of Overseas Business (current)
1977-11-07
Takeshi TSUDERA
Director, Managing Executive Officer; in charge of Finance and Growth Strategy
May 1998 Joined the Company Oct 2011 General Manager, Growth Strategy Office Jul 2015 Executive Officer; General Manager, Growth Strategy Office Sep 2016 Senior Executive Officer; General Manager, Growth Strategy Office Aug 2018 Director, Storyteller Inc. Sep 2018 Director, in charge of Finance and Growth Strategy; General Manager, Administration Division and General Manager, Growth Strategy Office Jul 2020 Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Finance and Growth Strategy; General Manager, Administration Division and General Manager, Growth Strategy Office; Director, Monogatari (Shanghai) Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. (current) Jul 2021 Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Finance and Growth Strategy; General Manager, Administration Division Apr 2023 Commissaris (Audit Officer), PT. Agrapana Niaga Gemilang (current) May 2024 Director, Monogatari Hong Kong Ltd. (current) Mar 2025 Director, Monogatari Taiwan Co., Ltd. (current) Jul 2025 Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Finance and Growth Strategy (current) Jan 2026 Director, Storytellers (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (current)
1974-08-01
Koji KIMURA
Director, Senior Executive Officer; in charge of FC Business Promotion, Store and Site Development, and New Business
Apr 1999 Joined the Company Jul 2011 Executive Officer; General Manager, Development Division Sep 2013 Director and Executive Officer; General Manager, Development Division Jan 2014 Director, Executive Officer; General Manager, Monogatari (Shanghai) Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. Feb 2015 Director, Executive Officer; General Manager, Yakiniku Business Division Sep 2015 Executive Officer, assigned to Growth Strategy Office Jul 2016 Executive Officer; General Manager, Corporate Strategy Office Jul 2017 Executive Officer; General Manager, Sales Planning Department Jul 2018 Senior Executive Officer; in charge of Sales Sep 2020 Director, Senior Executive Officer; in charge of FC Business and Sales Jul 2023 Director, Senior Executive Officer; in charge of FC, Store and Site Development, and New Business Jul 2025 Director, Senior Executive Officer; in charge of FC Business Promotion, Store and Site Development, and New Business (current)
1975-03-16
Kana YASUDA
Outside Director
Oct 1993 Joined Century Audit Corporation (currently EY ShinNihon LLC) Apr 1997 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Mar 2000 Established Yasuda Accounting Office; Principal (current) Mar 2004 Registered as Certified Tax Accountant Sep 2009 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Shinpo Corporation May 2010 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Sugi Holdings Co., Ltd. Jun 2016 Outside Director, GEO Holdings Corporation (current) Jun 2019 Outside Director, Chuo Hatsujo Co., Ltd. (current); Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Condotec Inc. Jun 2020 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Condotec Inc. (current) Sep 2021 Outside Director, the Company (current)
1969-04-10
Kaoru KURASHIMA
Outside Director
Apr 1984 Joined Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Jul 2011 President, Ajinomoto Peru S.A. Jul 2013 President, PT Ajinomoto Indonesia Jun 2015 Executive Officer, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Jun 2016 Managing Executive Officer, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.; President, Ajinomoto Thailand Co., Ltd.; President, Ajinomoto ASEAN Regional Holding Co. Jun 2019 Senior Managing Executive Officer, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.; General Manager, Food Business Headquarters Jun 2020 Outside Director, J-Oil Mills, Inc. Apr 2021 General Manager, Global Corporate Headquarters; General Manager, Corporate Services Headquarters, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Jun 2021 Director, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Jun 2022 Chairman, Ajinomoto Foundation Jun 2023 Chairman, Japan Umami Seasoning Association Sep 2023 Outside Director, the Company (current) Jun 2024 Outside Director, JSP Corporation (current) Sep 2025 Outside Director, King Jim Co., Ltd. (current)
1960-05-05
Kuniko USAGAWA
Outside Director
Apr 1992 Joined Recruit From A Corporation (currently Recruit Co., Ltd.) Apr 2014 Appointed Director, Jobs Research Center Jun 2020 Outside Director, The Yamaguchi Bank, Ltd. (current) Apr 2021 Director, Jobs Research Center, HR Division, Division Headquarters, Recruit Co., Ltd.; Senior Assessment Service, Next-Generation Business Development Office; Research Office, Public Relations and Government Affairs Policy Planning Office; Corporate Communications Office, Public Relations and Government Affairs Policy Planning Office May 2021 Visiting Researcher, Spatiotemporal and Behavioral Chain Research Institute (current) Jun 2022 Outside Director, Trancom Co., Ltd. Jul 2023 Chair, Study Group on Promoting Women's Empowerment, Japan Association of Corporate Executives (current) Apr 2025 Senior Chief Researcher, Jobs Research Center; Research Planning Office, Research Department, Indeed Recruit Partners Inc.; Research Division, Indeed Inc. (current) Jun 2025 Member, Study Committee on the Comprehensive Information Provision Program for Women's Empowerment and Work-Life Balance Support, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (current) Sep 2025 Outside Director, the Company (current)
1970-03-11
Ayako NAKAGAWA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Oct 2003 Passed the National Bar Examination Oct 2005 Registered as Attorney-at-Law; joined Akita Law Office Jan 2009 Joined Shibata Nakagawa Law and Patent Office (current) Sep 2014 Part-time Judge, Nagoya Family Court Sep 2017 Alternate Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Sep 2019 Part-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current) Nov 2021 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Autoserver Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2023 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Yume Corporation (current)
1979-06-22
Megumi YASUDA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Oct 1999 Joined Chuo Audit Corporation Apr 2004 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Sep 2006 Joined Arata Audit Corporation (currently PwC Japan LLC) Jul 2008 Joined Seisen Audit Corporation Jul 2016 Principal, Megumi Yasuda Certified Public Accountant Office (current) Apr 2020 Part-time Lecturer, Showa Women's University Jun 2021 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Soken Chemical & Engineering Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2022 Member, Bid Monitoring Committee, Japan Meteorological Agency (current) Apr 2023 Sep 2023 Associate Professor (Visiting), Showa Women's University (current); Part-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current) Jun 2024 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Avex Inc. (current) Apr 2025 Part-time Lecturer, Meiji Gakuin University (current) Jul 2025 Member of the Board of Councilors, Nakayama Hayao Science and Technology Culture Foundation (current) Jun 2026 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Marvelous Inc. (current) Jul 2026 Auditor, National Institute for Environmental Studies (current)
1973-01-21
Toshinori SHIRAI
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1982 Joined Isetan Co., Ltd. (currently Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.) Apr 2008 General Manager, Planning and Promotion Department, Management Strategy Division, Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. Apr 2017 General Manager, Management Strategy Division, Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.; Non-Executive Director, Shinkong Mitsukoshi Apr 2018 Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Structural Reform Officer, Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.; Non-Executive Director, Shinkong Mitsukoshi Jun 2019 Chairman of the Board of Audit & Supervisory Board Members, Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.; Non-Executive Director, Shinkong Mitsukoshi Jun 2020 Chairman of the Audit Committee, Director, Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.; Non-Executive Director, Shinkong Mitsukoshi Aug 2021 Senior Advisor and Director, Shinkong Mitsukoshi Apr 2023 Representative, FaSINg Management Design; Designer (current) Mar 2024 Outside Director, Nakano Refrigerators, Ltd. Sep 2024 Part-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current) Jun 2025 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Shinden Hightex Corporation (current)
1959-01-28
Koichi ENOMOTO
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1984 Joined Mitsubishi Corporation Apr 2012 General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., Ltd. Apr 2013 General Manager, Corporate Planning Division, Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., Ltd. Apr 2014 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division, Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., Ltd. Apr 2016 Managing Executive Officer, Corporate Officer (General Affairs and Personnel) and Compliance Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division, Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., Ltd. Jun 2016 Director and Managing Executive Officer, Corporate Officer (General Affairs and Personnel) and Compliance Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Division, Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., Ltd. Apr 2023 Director and Managing Executive Officer, Corporate Officer (General Affairs, Personnel and Compliance), Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., Ltd. Apr 2024 Director and Managing Executive Officer, Corporate Officer (General Affairs, Personnel and Compliance); CHRO; CHO (Health Promotion), Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co., Ltd.
Large Shareholding Reports
No filings
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-09-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
TDnet
2026-09-03
株主総会招集通知
TDnet
2026-08-10
Full-Year Earnings Flash
FY ending Jun 2026
TDnet
2026-05-08
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Jun 2026
EDINET
2026-02-09
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
TDnet
2025-11-07
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Jun 2026
EDINET
2025-09-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jul 2024 – Jun 2025
TDnet
2025-05-09
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Jun 2025
EDINETAmended
2025-02-21
Amended Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jul 2024 – Jun 2025
EDINET
2025-02-10
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jul 2024 – Dec 2024
TDnet
2024-11-08
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Jun 2025
EDINET
2024-09-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Jun 2024
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2024-05-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Mar 2024
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2024-02-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
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2023-11-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
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2023-09-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jul 2022 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-05-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jan 2023 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-09-27
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-05-13
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-09-28
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-05-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-02-12
Quarterly Securities Report
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