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Maruzen CHI Holdings Co.,Ltd.

Maruzen CHI Holdings is a holding company operating across five core segments: academic and institutional book sales (Maruzen Yushodo), retail and online book sales (Maruzen Junkudo), library support services including outsourced library management and designated manager operations (Maruzen Yushodo, Toshokan Ryutsu Center), academic and specialist publishing (Maruzen Publishing, Iwasaki Shoten), and other services including IT support, childcare staffing, and cloud-based research tools. The Group serves universities, government research institutions, public libraries, and general consumers primarily across Japan. Its competitive strengths lie in its integrated value chain spanning book distribution, library construction and operation, and academic publishing, underpinned by longstanding brand equity of the 150-year-old Maruzen brand.

Market Cap

¥33.8B

US$215M

¥28.8B

US$184M

Stock¥365▼-1.62%

US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)

LTM EV/EBITDA

3.6

LTM EV/EBIT

4.9

LTM PER

10.2

LTM PBR

0.6

Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-13.3%pt

Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX

1Mar 16, 26Earnings: Full-year guidance downward revision

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Performance & Balance

Revenue 5Y (¥B)

EBITDA 5Y (¥B)

Net Income 5Y (¥B)

Capital Structure

62%

38%

EquityD/E 0.61xDebt

Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash

CashInv. Sec.Debt

Shareholders

Top 10 hold 76.3%

as of 2026-07-31 · Source: Annual Securities Report

Dai Nippon Printing Co.,Ltd.

54.92%

Fortuna Co., Ltd.

4.54%

KODANSHA LTD.

3.91%

TOHAN CORPORATION

3.56%

Junkudo Ltd.

2.45%

Shogakukan Inc.

2.38%

Akira ISHII

1.41%

Maruzen CHI Holdings Co.,Ltd. Employee Stock Ownership Association

1.13%

Maruzen CHI Holdings Co.,Ltd. Business Partners' Stock Ownership Association

1.01%

Library Promotion Foundation (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation)

0.99%

Management

9 officers

Hirofumi HASHIMOTO

Representative Director, Chairman

Apr 1981 Joined Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. Jan 1997 Finance Manager, P.T. DNP Indonesia Jun 2008 Director, Tosho Inc. Nov 2009 General Manager, Business Planning Promotion Office, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. Feb 2010 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Feb 2010 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Tosho Inc. Apr 2011 Director, the Company Jun 2015 Officer, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. Mar 2018 Director, Hokkaido Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd. Jun 2018 Managing Executive Officer, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. Jun 2018 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Nihon Unisys, Ltd. (now BIPROGY Inc.) (current) Apr 2019 Director, Tosho Inc. Jun 2020 Managing Director, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (in charge of Business Promotion Headquarters and Value Creation Promotion Headquarters) Apr 2023 Managing Director, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (in charge of IR & PR Headquarters, General Affairs Dept., Legal Dept. and Internal Audit Office) Apr 2024 Managing Director, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. Apr 2024 Advisor, the Company Apr 2024 Director, Maruzen Publishing Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2024 Director, Maruzen Yushodo Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2024 Representative Director, Chairman, the Company (current) Apr 2024 Director, Tosho Inc. (current) Apr 2024 Chairman of the Board, Maruzen Junkudo Bookstore Co., Ltd. (current)

1957-07-08

Hidetaka GOMI

Representative Director, President

Apr 1986 Joined Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. Oct 2012 Unit Manager, Channel Solutions Unit, honto Business Division, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. Jul 2014 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Dept., the Company Jul 2014 Deputy General Manager, honto Business Division, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. Apr 2015 Director, the Company Apr 2015 Representative Director, President, honto Book Service Co., Ltd. (now Maruzen Research Service Co., Ltd.) (current) Nov 2017 Director, Maruzen Junkudo Bookstore Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2018 General Manager, honto Business Division, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. Apr 2019 Director, Maruzen Publishing Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2019 Director, Maruzen Yushodo Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2019 Managing Director, the Company Oct 2019 Deputy General Manager, Publishing Innovation Business Division, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. Apr 2023 Representative Director, President, the Company (current) Apr 2023 Director, Tosho Inc. (current)

1960-10-01

Masaya YANO

Director

Apr 1987 Joined Maruzen Co., Ltd. (now Maruzen Yushodo Co., Ltd.) Aug 2005 General Manager, E&L Development Dept., Educational Business Division, Maruzen Co., Ltd. Feb 2012 General Manager, Library Outsourcing (now Academic Process Solutions) Business Division, Maruzen Co., Ltd. Apr 2016 Executive Officer, Maruzen Co., Ltd. Apr 2018 Managing Executive Officer, Maruzen Co., Ltd. Apr 2019 Representative Director, President, Maruzen Yushodo Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2019 Director, the Company (current)

1963-04-25

Hitoshi NISHIKAWA

Director

Apr 1989 Joined Maruzen Co., Ltd. (now Maruzen Yushodo Co., Ltd.) Jun 2006 Deputy Store Manager, Marunouchi Main Store, Store Business Division, Maruzen Co., Ltd. Sep 2008 General Manager, Sales Planning Office, Store Business Division, Maruzen Co., Ltd. Jul 2010 Deputy General Manager, Store Business Division, and Store Manager, Marunouchi Main Store, Maruzen Co., Ltd. Aug 2010 General Manager, Sales Promotion Office, and Store Manager, Ikebukuro Main Store, Maruzen Bookstore Co., Ltd. (now Maruzen Junkudo Bookstore Co., Ltd.) Aug 2015 Store Manager, Maruzen Kyoto Main Store, Maruzen Junkudo Bookstore Co., Ltd. Nov 2017 General Manager, West Japan Sales Dept., Sales Division, Maruzen Junkudo Bookstore Co., Ltd. May 2021 Director, Deputy General Manager, Sales Division, and General Manager, West Japan Sales Dept., Maruzen Junkudo Bookstore Co., Ltd. Apr 2023 Managing Director, in charge of Sales Division and Corporate Planning Dept., Maruzen Junkudo Bookstore Co., Ltd. Apr 2024 Director, the Company (current) Apr 2024 Representative Director, President, Maruzen Junkudo Bookstore Co., Ltd. (current)

1966-06-18

Shinichi YOSHIDA

Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Apr 1985 Joined Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. Apr 2000 Related Business Division, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. Apr 2010 Managing Executive Officer and Director, DNP Bookbinding Co., Ltd. (now DNP Publishing Products Co., Ltd.) Oct 2010 Managing Director, DNP Book Factory Co., Ltd. (now DNP Publishing Products Co., Ltd.) Oct 2011 Internal Audit Office, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. May 2015 General Manager, Internal Audit Office, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. Apr 2022 Attached to Internal Audit Office, Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. Apr 2022 Outside Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current) Apr 2022 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Tosho Inc. (current)

1962-08-24

Koichi KANNO

Director

Apr 1996 Joined Kyushu Bank, Ltd. (now The Juhachi-Oyama Bank, Ltd.) Apr 2002 Joined Shinkanai Town Office Apr 2008 Joined Tosho Inc. Apr 2017 General Manager, Hokkaido Branch, Tosho Inc. Sep 2018 General Manager, Saitama Sales Dept., Tosho Inc. Jul 2019 General Manager, East Japan Branch, Tosho Inc. Apr 2020 Director, General Manager, East Japan Sales, Tosho Inc. Oct 2021 Senior Managing Director, General Manager, Public Library Division, Tosho Inc. Apr 2022 Director, General Manager, Public Library Division, Tosho Inc. Apr 2026 Director, the Company (current) Apr 2026 Representative Director, President, Tosho Inc. (current)

1972-12-04

Hirokazu FUNABASHI

Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Apr 1995 Joined Daiwa Bank, Ltd. (now Resona Bank, Limited) Sep 2003 Seconded to Resona Capital Co., Ltd. Jul 2004 Joined Global Management Directions, Inc. (now KPMG FAS Co., Ltd.) Mar 2019 Managing Director, Business Execution Support Dept., Frontier Management Inc. Apr 2021 Outside Director, the Company Jan 2022 Managing Director, Deputy General Manager, Business Execution Support Division, and General Manager, Cross-Border Business Execution Support Dept., Frontier Management Inc. Apr 2022 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current) Mar 2025 Managing Director, Deputy General Manager, Principal Management Division, and General Manager, Analytics Support Dept., Frontier Management Inc. (current)

1972-07-24

Yoshihiro SUGITA

Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Apr 1994 Registered as attorney-at-law (Daini Tokyo Bar Association); joined Soma Law Office Apr 2003 Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Chuo University Apr 2003 Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School of Engineering Intellectual Property Program, Tokyo Institute of Technology Oct 2005 Joined Toranomon Sogo Law Office (current) Apr 2010 Chairperson, Training Center Committee, Daini Tokyo Bar Association Apr 2015 Director of Research Office, Daini Tokyo Bar Association Apr 2023 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)

1962-10-11

Naoko MORI

Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Apr 1990 Joined Tokyu Corporation (formerly Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway Co., Ltd.) Nov 1999 Joined Seishin Certified Public Tax Accountant Corporation (now Moore Seishin Tax Corporation) Feb 2000 Registered as certified public tax accountant Dec 2005 Joined MIT Corporate Advisory Services Co., Ltd. Feb 2009 Joined SN Corporate Advisory Co., Ltd. Sep 2010 Joined Frontier Management Inc. Apr 2013 Director, Maxus Corporate Advisory Co., Ltd. Aug 2024 Executive Advisor, Maxus Corporate Advisory Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2026 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)

1972-03-21

Large Shareholding Reports

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Primary Source Filings

EDINET

2026-09-11

Semi-Annual Securities Report

Period: Feb 2026 – Jan 2027

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