Overview
Wholesale Trade

cotta CO.,LTD

cotta Co., Ltd. operates Japan's largest e-commerce platform for confectionery and bread-making materials, serving both individual consumers (BtoC) and professional bakeries and pastry shops (BtoB) through its internet shopping site 'cotta.' The company offers a broad product lineup including packaging materials, food ingredients, and tools, complemented by recipe content and video distribution, positioning itself as a comprehensive platform for the baking and confectionery industry. Beyond its core business, the group has expanded into human resources solutions (remote worker staffing via 'Remoters') and beauty salon product wholesale through recent acquisitions.

Market Cap
¥5.15B
US$32.8M
EV
¥6.17B
US$39.4M
Stock¥485▼-0.21%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
5.5
x
LTM EV/EBIT
6.8
x
LTM PER
11.9
x
LTM PBR
1.1
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-28.4%pt
10012
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Nov 17, 25Post-earnings decline on performance concerns
2Feb 16, 26Q4 earnings release drives gains
MC → EV Bridge
5.15BUS$32.8MMarket Cap3.60BUS$23.0M+ Debt2.68BUS$17.1M− Cash0.00BUS$0.00M− Inv. Sec.0.10BUS$0.64M+ NCI6.17BUS$39.4MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
9.26US$59.0M'21/98.84US$56.4M'22/98.62US$54.9M'23/98.95US$57.1M'24/913.7US$87.2M'25/9
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
0.59US$3.74M'21/90.69US$4.38M'22/90.92US$5.88M'23/90.60US$3.80M'24/90.92US$5.86M'25/9
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
0.32US$2.07M'21/90.40US$2.54M'22/90.57US$3.64M'23/90.34US$2.17M'24/90.42US$2.66M'25/9
Capital Structure
57%
43%
EquityD/E 0.75xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
1.62US$10.3M1.44US$9.21M'21/91.80US$11.5M1.48US$9.42M'22/91.93US$12.3M1.43US$9.09M'23/91.83US$11.6M1.20US$7.66M'24/92.54US$16.2M3.97US$25.3M'25/9
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 39.7%
1
Ayako KUROSU
11.07%
2
Takahiro SATO
5.54%
3
FUJI OIL CO.,LTD.
5.18%
4
SHIMOJIMA Co.,Ltd.
4.75%
5
Seiichi SATO
3.48%
6
SBI SECURITIES Co., Ltd.
3.27%
7
Yoshiko KODAMA
2.41%
8
Norihiko KUROSU
1.42%
9
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
1.40%
10
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account E)
1.14%
Management
8 officers
Seiichi SATO
Representative Director, Chairman
Apr 1980 Joined Sansei Co., Ltd. Apr 1983 Joined Torishige Sangyo (currently Torishige Sangyo Co., Ltd.) Jun 1992 Assumed office as Director, Torishige Sangyo Dec 1998 Established the Company; assumed office as Representative Director, President Jun 2010 Assumed office as Representative Director, President, Petit Pa Co., Ltd. Oct 2010 Assumed office as Representative Director, President, TSUKUMI BRAND Co., Ltd. Jan 2015 Assumed office as Representative Director, President, Shuyo Shoji Co., Ltd. Feb 2016 Assumed office as Representative Director, President, TUKURU Co., Ltd. Aug 2016 Assumed office as Representative Director, President, Hirakawa Co., Ltd. Jan 2020 Assumed office as Director, TUKURU Co., Ltd. Jan 2020 Assumed office as Representative Director, Chairman, the Company (current) Oct 2025 Assumed office as Representative Director, Chairman, Shuyo Shoji Co., Ltd. (current)
1958-01-15
Ayako KUROSU
Representative Director, President
Apr 2007 Joined Intelligence Co., Ltd. Apr 2010 Joined the Company Jan 2014 Assumed office as Director, TUKURU Co., Ltd. Dec 2016 Assumed office as Director, the Company Jan 2020 Assumed office as Representative Director, President, TUKURU Co., Ltd. Jan 2020 Assumed office as Representative Director, President, the Company (current) May 2022 Assumed office as Outside Director, AEON Kyushu Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2024 Assumed office as Representative Director, President, Hirakawa Co., Ltd. (current) Oct 2024 Assumed office as Director, TEREZ Co., Ltd. (current) Nov 2024 Assumed office as Representative Director, President, COWA Co., Ltd. Nov 2024 Assumed office as Director, Works Co., Ltd. (current)
1984-08-27
Fumihiro YOSHIDA
Senior Managing Director
Mar 1989 Joined Oita Kotsu Co., Ltd. Nov 1994 Joined Minami Kyushu ThreeBond Co., Ltd. Aug 1999 Joined Shoji Liquor Store Co., Ltd. Jun 2005 Joined the Company Dec 2009 Assumed office as Director, the Company Jan 2010 General Manager, Product Center, the Company Oct 2010 Assumed office as Representative Director, President, Petit Pa Co., Ltd. (current) Oct 2017 Assumed office as Representative Director, President, Shuyo Shoji Co., Ltd. Jul 2020 Assumed office as Senior Managing Director, the Company (current)
1970-12-22
Shinjiro GOTO
Director, General Manager, General Affairs Department
Apr 1988 Joined Edwin Co., Ltd. Sep 2001 Joined Shoji Liquor Store Co., Ltd. Sep 2002 Joined Video Active Tsukumi Co., Ltd. Sep 2003 Joined the Company Dec 2005 Assumed office as Director, the Company (current) Jan 2010 General Manager, Product Development Department, the Company Jun 2010 General Manager, Data Management Department, the Company May 2012 General Manager, General Affairs Department, the Company (current) Feb 2016 Assumed office as Director, TUKURU Co., Ltd.
1963-09-05
Norihiko KUROSU
Director, General Manager, E-Commerce Business Division
Apr 2007 Joined Yuasa Trading Co., Ltd. Sep 2011 Joined Accenture K.K. Jun 2016 Joined TUKURU Co., Ltd. Jun 2021 Concurrently General Manager, E-Commerce Business Division, the Company Dec 2021 Assumed office as Director, the Company (current) Nov 2024 Assumed office as Director, Works Co., Ltd. (current) Oct 2025 General Manager, E-Commerce Business Division, the Company (current)
1984-10-06
Kazuo KODAMA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Mar 1972 Joined Onoda Cement Co., Ltd. (currently Taiheiyo Cement Corporation) Sep 2004 General Manager, General Affairs, Kansai Matek Co., Ltd. (seconded) Jun 2007 Director, General Manager, General Affairs, Kansai Matek Co., Ltd. (seconded) Sep 2009 Director, General Manager, General Affairs, Kansai Matek Co., Ltd. (transferred) Jun 2012 Managing Director, General Manager, General Affairs, Kansai Matek Co., Ltd. Jun 2017 Full-time Advisor, Kansai Matek Co., Ltd. Sep 2019 Advisor, the Company Dec 2019 Assumed office as Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)
1953-08-19
Toshiyasu KISHIHARA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1997 Joined Yaohan Japan Co., Ltd. Aug 1999 Joined D-Brain Kyushu Co., Ltd. (currently Growth Assist Co., Ltd.) Jun 2000 Assumed office as Director, D-Brain Kyushu Co., Ltd. Apr 2005 Seconded to D-Brain Securities Co., Ltd. (currently Nippon Cloud Securities Co., Ltd.) Jul 2009 Assumed office as Representative Director, D-Brain Kyushu Co., Ltd. (currently Growth Assist Co., Ltd.) (current) Jan 2016 Assumed office as Representative Director, Startup GoGo General Incorporated Association (current) Jan 2018 Member, GxPartners LLP (current) Dec 2019 Assumed office as Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current) May 2021 Assumed office as Outside Director, Revorn Co., Ltd. Mar 2022 Assumed office as Auditor, F.MED Co., Ltd. (current) Jan 2024 Assumed office as Auditor, Revorn Co., Ltd. (current)
1973-06-25
Hideya AKIYOSHI
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1984 Joined The Oita Bank, Ltd. Apr 1999 Seconded to Oita Industrial Creation Foundation Apr 2001 Seconded to Oita Venture Capital Co., Ltd. Apr 2006 Promotion Leader and Deputy General Manager, Sales Support Department, The Oita Bank, Ltd. Apr 2014 General Manager, Osaka Branch, The Oita Bank, Ltd. Jul 2016 Seconded to Daigin Computer Service Co., Ltd. Jul 2017 CIO, CFO, and head of System Development and Management Administration, Daigin Computer Service Co., Ltd. Apr 2022 Representative Member, Office Akiyoshi LLC (current) Jul 2022 Sub-manager, Oita Prefecture SME Revitalization Council (current) Dec 2023 Assumed office as Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)
1962-02-12
Large Shareholding Reports
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Disclosures
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Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-08-12
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Sep 2026
EDINET
2026-05-15
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
TDnet
2026-02-13
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Sep 2026
EDINET
2025-12-22
Annual Securities Report
Period: Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
TDnet
2025-08-12
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Sep 2025
EDINET
2025-05-15
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
TDnet
2025-02-14
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Sep 2025
EDINET
2024-12-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Sep 2024
EDINET
2024-11-14
Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2024-05-15
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
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2023-12-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Sep 2023
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2023-08-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
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2023-05-15
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jan 2023 – Mar 2023
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2023-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-12-26
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-15
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-05-16
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-12-27
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-13
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-05-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-02-12
Quarterly Securities Report
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