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KOURAKUEN CORPORATION

Kourakuen Corporation operates a nationwide chain of ramen restaurants across Japan, with over 350 locations spanning from Aomori to Shizuoka, serving approximately 34 million customers annually. The company's core offering centers on ramen and gyoza, supported by in-house manufacturing of noodles and soups, proprietary quality control systems, and a franchise business model that includes food material supply and store management support. Beyond domestic operations, the company has established an overseas presence in Thailand through a joint venture with President Foods (PRESIDENT KOURAKUEN Co., Ltd.), with ambitions to expand ramen culture across Southeast Asia.

Market Cap
¥23.1B
US$147M
EV
¥19.9B
US$127M
Stock¥1,208▲+0.58%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
8.6
x
LTM EV/EBIT
12.7
x
LTM PER
19.3
x
LTM PBR
3.2
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-6.7%pt
1001
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Nov 13, 25Positive reaction to interim earnings
MC → EV Bridge
23.1BUS$147MMarket Cap0.34BUS$2.15M+ Debt3.38BUS$21.6M− Cash0.10BUS$0.61M− Inv. Sec.19.9BUS$127MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
25.0US$160M'22/325.5US$162M'23/326.8US$171M'24/318.8US$120M'25/329.4US$188M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
-0.76-US$4.82M'22/3-0.47-US$3.01M'23/31.04US$6.66M'24/31.20US$7.67M'25/32.25US$14.4M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
0.37US$2.39M'22/3-2.86-US$18.2M'23/30.09US$0.60M'24/30.80US$5.10M'25/31.16US$7.37M'26/3
Capital Structure
95%
EquityD/E 0.05xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
1.33US$8.47M5.88US$37.5M'22/31.41US$9.02M5.65US$36.1M'23/31.17US$7.43M3.99US$25.5M'24/34.80US$30.6M1.79US$11.4M'25/34.77US$30.4M1.34US$8.55M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 32.3%
1
Ranikea Corporation
11.34%
2
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
7.46%
3
ARIAKE JAPAN Co.,Ltd.
2.32%
4
NITTO FUJI FLOUR MILLING CO.,LTD.
2.29%
5
The Toho Bank,Ltd.
2.06%
6
Asahi Breweries, Ltd.
1.88%
7
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account E)
1.67%
8
THE DAITO BANK,LTD.
1.37%
9
NN Asset Management Co., Ltd.
1.01%
10
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
0.85%
Management
14 officers
Tsutomu NIIDA
Representative Director, Chairman
Apr 1966 Joined Ajiyoshi Shokudo (now the Company) Nov 1970 Established the Company; appointed Representative Director, Senior Managing Director Sep 1978 Appointed Representative Director, President Nov 2018 Appointed Representative Director, Chairman Jun 2021 Retired as Representative Director, Chairman; appointed Adviser Jun 2023 Appointed Representative Director, Chairman and President (current) Jun 2026 Appointed Representative Director, Chairman
1944-05-10
Masahiko HAGA
Representative Director, President, General Manager of Sales Division
Apr 1999 Joined the Company Apr 2009 District Manager, Saitama Prefecture Apr 2010 District Manager, Shizuoka Prefecture Apr 2011 District Manager, Osaka and Hokuriku Area Jun 2011 District Manager, Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefectures Apr 2015 District Manager, Western Japan Operations Department Apr 2017 District Manager, Kanto Area Jun 2020 General Manager, FC Business Promotion Department Jul 2021 General Manager, New Business Format Promotion Department and FC Business Promotion Department Oct 2022 General Manager, Finance and Accounting Department Jun 2023 Appointed Director, General Manager, Management Strategy Department Sep 2023 Appointed Director, General Manager, Management Strategy Department and Store Operations Department Nov 2023 Appointed Director, General Manager, Administration Division and Management Strategy Department Jun 2024 Appointed Managing Director, General Manager, Administration Division and Management Strategy Department Nov 2024 Appointed Managing Director, General Manager, Sales Division and Management Strategy Department Apr 2025 Appointed Managing Director, General Manager, Sales Division Jun 2025 Appointed Senior Managing Director, General Manager, Sales Division (current) Jun 2026 Appointed Representative Director, President, General Manager, Sales Division
1976-12-14
Hideo WATANABE
Senior Managing Director
Apr 1975 Joined Toho Bank, Ltd. Jun 2005 General Manager, General Affairs Department, Toho Bank Jun 2007 Managing Director, Toho Credit Guarantee Co., Ltd. May 2011 General Manager, General Affairs Department, the Company Feb 2012 Executive Officer, General Manager, General Affairs Department Jun 2012 Director, General Manager, General Affairs Department Apr 2015 Director, General Manager, Internal Audit Office Jun 2018 Director, General Manager, Management Planning Department and General Manager, Personnel and General Affairs Department Oct 2018 Director, in charge of Personnel and General Affairs Jun 2019 Managing Director, General Manager, Internal Audit Office Jul 2019 Managing Director, General Manager, Finance and Accounting Department Dec 2019 Managing Director Jul 2020 Managing Director, General Manager, Internal Audit Office Jun 2021 Managing Director Sep 2021 Managing Director, General Manager, Internal Audit Office Jun 2022 Senior Managing Director, General Manager, Internal Audit Office Mar 2023 Senior Managing Director Nov 2024 Senior Managing Director, General Manager, Administration Division Aug 2025 Senior Managing Director (current)
1952-01-13
Atsushi SANO
Managing Director, General Manager of Administration Division
Feb 2003 Joined the Company Oct 2004 Specialist Manager, President's Office Apr 2011 General Manager, President's Office Jun 2018 Manager in charge of Public Relations, Public Relations and Marketing Office Oct 2018 General Manager, Public Relations Office, Public Relations and Marketing Department Jun 2020 Left the Company Feb 2024 Rejoined the Company; General Manager, President's Office Jun 2024 Appointed Director, General Manager, President's Office Jun 2025 Appointed Managing Director, General Manager, President's Office Aug 2025 Appointed Managing Director, General Manager, Administration Division and President's Office May 2026 Appointed Managing Director, General Manager, Administration Division (current)
1962-11-07
Masahiko KANO
Director, Deputy General Manager of Sales Division, General Manager of First Store Operations Department
Apr 1997 Joined the Company Apr 2015 District Manager, North Kanto and Koshinetsu Operations Department Nov 2015 District Manager, Gunma, Nagano and Yamanashi Operations Department Jun 2020 Senior Manager, Human Resources Department Nov 2021 General Manager, Customer Support Office and Helpdesk Jun 2022 General Manager, President's Office Sep 2023 General Manager, Store Operations Department Jun 2024 General Manager, First Store Operations Department and Store Operations Planning Department Nov 2024 Deputy General Manager, Sales Division, General Manager, First Store Operations Department and Store Operations Planning Department Apr 2025 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Sales Division, General Manager, First Store Operations Department and Store Operations Planning Department Jun 2025 Appointed Director, Deputy General Manager, Sales Division, General Manager, First Store Operations Department and Store Operations Planning Department Aug 2025 Appointed Director, Deputy General Manager, Sales Division, General Manager, First Store Operations Department (current)
1975-02-26
Hiroyuki KONDO
Director, General Manager of Finance and Accounting Department
Apr 1990 Joined Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Oct 1996 Finance Manager, OKI Hong Kong Ltd. Jan 2005 General Manager, Finance Department, Oki Jitsugyo (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. Jun 2008 Joined RIKEN TECHNOS Corporation; General Manager, Administration Department, Riken Food Packaging (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. Jan 2023 General Manager, Finance and Accounting Department, the Company Apr 2025 Executive Officer, General Manager, Finance and Accounting Department (current) Jun 2026 Appointed Director, General Manager, Finance and Accounting Department
1967-04-30
Masahiro HOSHINO
Outside Director
Apr 1968 Joined The Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. Jun 1997 Director, Yokosuka Branch Manager, The Bank of Yokohama Nov 1998 Joined Deposit Insurance Corporation of Japan Jun 2001 Representative Director, Hoei Corporation Jun 2001 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Gunei Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. Jun 2003 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Yokohama Minatomirai 21 Corporation Jun 2012 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2020 Retired as Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2025 Appointed Outside Director, the Company (current)
1945-01-05
Hisashi KATAGIRI
Director, General Manager of Management Strategy Department
Apr 1991 Joined The Daito Bank, Ltd. Jul 2024 Executive Officer, Kanto Block Manager, Daito Bank Apr 2025 Executive Officer, General Manager, Management Strategy Department, the Company (current) Jun 2026 Appointed Director, General Manager, Management Strategy Department
1967-04-25
Keiko OGAWARA
Outside Director
Oct 1996 Part-time Assistant, Department of Health and Nutrition, Health and Living Sciences, Musashigaoka Junior College Apr 1997 Full-time Assistant, Department of Health and Nutrition, Health and Living Sciences, Musashigaoka Junior College May 2002 Part-time Registered Dietitian, Medical Corporation Tsurukame Shinjuku Kaijo Building Clinic Sep 2004 Full-time Lecturer, Department of Health and Nutrition, Health and Living Sciences, Musashigaoka Junior College Apr 2013 Associate Professor, Department of Health and Nutrition, Health and Living Sciences, Musashigaoka Junior College Apr 2018 Professor, Department of Health and Nutrition, Health and Living Sciences, Musashigaoka Junior College (current) Jun 2021 Appointed Outside Director, the Company (current) Apr 2026 Assistant to the President, Musashigaoka Junior College (current)
1972-12-17
Hiroaki SUZUKI
Outside Director
Apr 1978 Joined Toho Bank, Ltd. Jun 2009 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Toho Bank Jun 2013 Representative Director, Toho Tochi Tatemono Co., Ltd. and Toho Building Co., Ltd. Apr 2018 Representative Director, Kurashima Shoten (now Kurashima Co., Ltd.) Apr 2022 Outside Director (part-time), Fukushima University (current) Jul 2022 Adviser, the Company Jun 2023 Appointed Outside Director, the Company (current)
1955-05-18
Chie AIHARA
Outside Director
Sep 2013 Joined Tax Accountant Akira Imai Office Dec 2020 Certified Tax Accountant, Imai Accounting Office Tax Corporation Oct 2023 Member, Fukushima City Fixed Assets Evaluation Review Committee (current) Oct 2023 Head, Chie Imai Tax Accountant Office (current) Jun 2025 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Fukushima City Promotion Corporation (current) Jun 2026 Appointed Outside Director, the Company
1988-08-06
Kenji SATO
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1980 Joined Toho Bank, Ltd. Jun 2016 Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Sales Division and Executive Officer, General Manager, Card Business Division, Toho Bank Jun 2019 Representative Director, Toho Credit Service Co., Ltd. and Toho Card Co., Ltd. Jun 2021 Chairman, Director, Toho Lease Co., Ltd. Jun 2023 Appointed Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)
1957-07-11
Yutaka HAGA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Jan 1975 Established Yutaka Haga Judicial Scrivener and Administrative Scrivener Office May 2001 President, Fukushima Prefectural Association of Judicial Scriveners Jun 2004 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Toho Bank, Ltd. May 2013 Vice President, National Association of Boards of Education of Municipalities May 2015 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Daiyu Eight Co., Ltd. Jun 2023 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)
1952-02-11
Kenzo YOSHIZU
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1989 Joined Fukushima Prefectural Government Apr 2002 Left Fukushima Prefectural Government Oct 2003 Joined Endo Daisuke Law Office Dec 2006 Head, Kitsu Law Office (current) Jun 2023 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)
1966-05-20
Large Shareholding Reports
No filings
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-08-06
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-06-17
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2026-02-10
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2025-08-07
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-18
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-02-12
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINETAmended
2024-12-25
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINETAmended
2024-12-17
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINETAmended
2024-12-17
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2024-12-09
Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2024-12-09
Securities Registration Statement
EDINETAmended
2024-12-09
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Sep 2024
TDnet
2024-08-08
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-22
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-27
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-13
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-06-21
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-02-12
Quarterly Securities Report
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