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USS Co.,Ltd.

USS Co., Ltd. operates Japan's largest used vehicle auction network, running 19 auction venues nationwide and offering remote participation via satellite TV and internet connections. The company's core auto auction business is supported by proprietary IT systems enabling fair and efficient price discovery, complemented by logistics, financial services for members, and a used motorcycle auction platform. Beyond auctions, USS operates used car retail stores under the 'Rabbit' brand and conducts automotive recycling and industrial plant disposal businesses.

Market Cap
¥816B
US$5.21B
EV
¥740B
US$4.72B
Stock¥1,797.5▲+0.03%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
11.2
x
LTM EV/EBIT
12.0
x
LTM PER
19.4
x
LTM PBR
4.4
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-16.5%pt
100
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
816BUS$5.21BMarket Cap2.12BUS$13.5M+ Debt81.7BUS$521M− Cash0.49BUS$3.14M− Inv. Sec.3.33BUS$21.2M+ NCI740BUS$4.72BEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
81.5US$520M'22/388.8US$566M'23/397.6US$622M'24/3104US$663M'25/3114US$726M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
46.7US$298M'22/348.5US$310M'23/353.6US$342M'24/359.0US$376M'25/365.0US$415M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
29.7US$190M'22/330.0US$191M'23/332.9US$210M'24/337.6US$240M'25/341.4US$264M'26/3
Capital Structure
99%
EquityD/E 0.01xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
81.3US$518M2.83US$18.0M'22/395.2US$607M2.42US$15.4M'23/3110US$702M2.66US$17.0M'24/3114US$725M2.25US$14.3M'25/3111US$707M2.10US$13.4M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 47.3%
1
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
14.36%
2
State Street Bank and Trust Company 505001 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Settlement & Clearing Services Department)
7.00%
3
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
4.95%
4
Mamoru SETA
3.96%
5
Hattori Motors Co., Ltd.
3.13%
6
Hattori International Scholarship Foundation
3.12%
7
Dai SETA
3.05%
8
Yukihiro ANDO
2.98%
9
Eighteen Co., Ltd.
2.58%
10
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 380055 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
2.13%
Management
11 officers
Yukihiro ANDO
Representative Director, Chairman and CEO
Jul 1982 Director, the Company Nov 1989 Senior Managing Director, the Company Jun 1995 Vice President and Director, the Company Jun 2000 Vice President and Director, Head of Nagoya Business Division, the Company Jun 2006 Representative Director, President, the Company; Representative Director, President, U.S. Logistics Co., Ltd. Jun 2007 Representative Director, President and CEO, the Company Jun 2012 Representative Director, Chairman and President, the Company Jun 2014 Representative Director, President, the Company Feb 2018 Representative Director, President, J.A.A. Co., Ltd.; Representative Director, President, HAA Kobe Co., Ltd. Jun 2019 Representative Director, Chairman and CEO, the Company (current)
1946-12-02
Dai SETA
Representative Director, President and COO
Jan 2004 Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Nagoya Business Division, the Company Jun 2004 Director, Deputy Head of Nagoya Business Division, the Company Jun 2006 Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Head of Auction Operations and Head of Nagoya Business Division, the Company Jun 2012 Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Head of Auction Operations, the Company Jun 2015 Representative Director, Executive Vice President, the Company Jun 2019 Representative Director, President and COO, the Company (current) Other Representative Positions: Mar 2006 Representative Director, President, U.S. Support Service Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2008 Representative Director, President, Abizu Co., Ltd. (current)
1966-12-23
Hiroteru IKEDA
Managing Director
Jan 2001 Head of Operations Department, Nagoya Business Division, the Company Jan 2004 Executive Officer, Head of Operations Department, Nagoya Business Division, the Company Jun 2004 Director, Head of Operations Department, Nagoya Business Division, the Company Jun 2006 Managing Director, Head of Systems Division, the Company Oct 2010 Managing Director, Head of Systems Division and in charge of Tohoku Venues, the Company Jun 2012 Managing Director, Head of Tohoku Venues, the Company Apr 2015 Managing Director, Head of Osaka and Kobe Venues, the Company Apr 2018 Managing Director, the Company; Managing Director, HAA Kobe Co., Ltd. Oct 2019 Managing Director, Head of Shikoku Venue, the Company Apr 2021 Managing Director, Head of Nagoya and R-Nagoya Venues, the Company Jan 2022 Managing Director, Head of Auction Operations Division, the Company Jan 2024 Managing Director, the Company (current) Other Representative Positions: Jan 2024 Representative Director, President, U.S. Logistics Co., Ltd. (current)
1961-05-03
Yukio NIIMI
Director
Apr 2014 Sales and Operations Department Head, R-Nagoya Venue, the Company Apr 2015 Head of R-Nagoya Venue, the Company Oct 2016 Head of Shizuoka Venue, the Company Oct 2019 Head of Kyushu Venue, the Company Jun 2020 Head of Kyushu Venue and Head of Fukuoka Venue, the Company Jun 2023 Executive Officer, Head of Kyushu Venue and Head of Fukuoka Venue, the Company (current) Jun 2026 Director, Head of Kyushu Venue and Head of Fukuoka Venue, the Company
1965-04-05
Masahiro MIKAMI
Director
Apr 2014 Head of Auction Operations Division, the Company Oct 2016 Head of Yokohama Venue, the Company Oct 2019 Head of Tokyo Venue, the Company Jun 2023 Executive Officer, Head of Auction Operations Division and Head of Tokyo Venue, the Company (current) Jun 2026 Director, Head of Auction Operations Division and Head of Tokyo Venue, the Company
1972-03-06
Etsuko NISHIJIMA
Director
Sep 2004 Joined Mitsui Fudosan Commercial Management Co., Ltd. Apr 2009 Deputy Manager, Sales Section, Sales Department, Mitsui Fudosan Commercial Management Co., Ltd. Apr 2014 Seconded to Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd., Commercial Facilities Division, Sales Department, as Senior Manager Apr 2015 General Manager, Lalaport TOKYO-BAY, Mitsui Fudosan Commercial Management Co., Ltd. Apr 2018 Head of Operations Office, First Operations Division, Mitsui Fudosan Commercial Management Co., Ltd. Apr 2019 Executive Officer, Head of Operations Office, First Operations Division, Mitsui Fudosan Commercial Management Co., Ltd. Apr 2022 Executive Officer, General Manager, D&I Planning Department, and Head of Operations Office, First Operations Division, Mitsui Fudosan Commercial Management Co., Ltd. Apr 2023 Executive Officer, General Manager, D&I Planning Department, Mitsui Fudosan Commercial Management Co., Ltd. Apr 2024 Counselor, Mitsui Fudosan Commercial Management Co., Ltd. Jun 2025 Director, the Company (current) Other Representative Positions: Mar 2026 Representative Director, Works for You Co., Ltd. (current)
1960-01-06
Hisao TAKAHASHI
Director
Apr 1983 Joined Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. (now Mazda Motor Corporation) Jan 1989 Joined Honda R&D Co., Ltd. Apr 2010 President, Honda R&D Asia Pacific Co., Ltd. Apr 2014 Managing Executive Officer, Honda R&D Co., Ltd. Apr 2015 China Production Director, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.; Deputy General Manager, Honda (China) Investment Co., Ltd.; Deputy General Manager, Honda Technology (China) Co., Ltd. Apr 2018 Director, Managing Executive Officer, Honda R&D Co., Ltd. Apr 2019 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Honda R&D Co., Ltd. Apr 2020 Director, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.; Managing Executive Officer, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Apr 2022 Director, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.; Senior Managing Executive Officer, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Aug 2023 Specially Appointed Professor, Nagaoka University of Technology (current) Mar 2024 Outside Director, Unisol Holdings Co., Ltd. (formerly Furusato Marukaha Holdings Co., Ltd.) (current) Jun 2024 Outside Director, Nitta Gelatin Inc. (current) Jun 2025 Director, the Company (current) Other Representative Positions: Apr 2023 Designated Member, CO-SAKU LLC (current)
1961-02-24
Nobuko SOWA
Director
Apr 1985 Joined IBM Japan, Ltd. Jan 2012 Executive, Financial Application Development, Global Business Services Division, IBM Japan, Ltd. Mar 2014 President and Representative Director, IBM Japan Services Ltd. Jan 2017 Financial Strategy Project, Global Business Services Division, IBM Japan, Ltd. Jun 2017 Visiting Professor, Center for Gender Equality Promotion (now Center for Diversity and Inclusion), Osaka University (current) Oct 2018 Executive Officer, in charge of Insurance and Postal Group Services Division, Global Business Services Division, IBM Japan, Ltd. Apr 2022 Senior Delivery Executive, Consulting Division, IBM Japan, Ltd. (current) May 2023 Outside Director, Yoshinoya Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2025 Director, the Company (current)
1962-11-02
Kenichi GOTO
Full-time Corporate Auditor
Apr 1978 Joined Nagoya Regional Taxation Bureau Jul 2009 Deputy Head, Mishima Tax Office Jul 2011 Chief Tax Investigator, Investigation Department, Nagoya Regional Taxation Bureau Jul 2015 Head of Information Division, Investigation Department, Nagoya Regional Taxation Bureau Jul 2016 Head of General Investigation Division No. 1, Investigation Department, Nagoya Regional Taxation Bureau Jul 2018 Head, Gifu Minami Tax Office Jul 2020 Retired as Head, Gifu Minami Tax Office Aug 2020 Registered as Certified Tax Accountant; Principal, Kenichi Goto Tax Accountant Office (current) Jun 2021 Full-time Corporate Auditor, the Company (current)
1959-09-07
Keiji MIYAKE
Corporate Auditor
Apr 1978 Joined Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. Oct 1984 Joined Marunouchi Accounting Office (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC) May 1988 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Jul 2009 Joined Seiyo Audit Corporation Oct 2010 Partner, Seiyo Audit Corporation Oct 2020 Principal, Keiji Miyake CPA Office (current) Jun 2021 Corporate Auditor, the Company (current) Jul 2023 Partner, Hokushin Tax Corporation (current) Jun 2024 External Committee Member, Sakae Audit Corporation (current)
1954-10-26
Jun OGAWA
Corporate Auditor
Oct 1987 Passed the National Bar Examination Apr 1990 Registered with Nagoya Bar Association (now Aichi Bar Association); joined Tomishima Law Office (now Tomishima, Ogawa & Mori Law Office) (current) Apr 2005 Vice President, Aichi Bar Association Apr 2006 Conciliation Commissioner, Ichinomiya Branch, Nagoya Family Court (current) Apr 2008 Chair, Human Rights Protection Committee, Aichi Bar Association Apr 2021 Chair, Editorial Committee, Aichi Bar Association Jun 2021 Corporate Auditor, the Company (current) Nov 2021 Corporate Auditor, Dairei Kogyo Co., Ltd. Apr 2023 Vice President, Japan Federation of Bar Associations; President, Aichi Bar Association Oct 2024 Part-time Audit Committee Member, Aichi Prefecture (current)
1960-08-28
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Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-08-04
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-07-23
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-06-24
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2026-06-23
Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2026-06-22
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINETAmended
2026-06-09
Change Report
EDINET
2026-06-09
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-04-20
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-02-10
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-13
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2025-08-05
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINETAmended
2025-06-25
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2025-06-24
Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2025-06-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
EDINET
2025-05-30
Securities Registration Statement
TDnet
2025-02-04
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-07
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
EDINETAmended
2024-10-07
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2020 – Mar 2021
EDINETAmended
2024-10-07
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINETAmended
2024-10-07
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINETAmended
2024-10-07
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2019 – Mar 2020
EDINETAmended
2024-10-07
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2021 – Mar 2022
TDnet
2024-08-06
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-08
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINETAmended
2023-09-21
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-20
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-02-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
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