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CHORI CO.,LTD.

Chori is a specialized composite trading company operating across three core segments: textiles, chemicals, and machinery. The company handles a broad range of products and services within these segments, serving diverse industrial and consumer markets globally. Chori differentiates itself through its multi-segment expertise and its sustainability initiative 'BLUE CHAIN®', which aims to build a sustainable textile supply chain.

Market Cap
¥106B
US$674M
EV
¥67.8B
US$432M
Stock¥4,290▲+1.06%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
4.5
x
LTM EV/EBIT
5.0
x
LTM PER
8.4
x
LTM PBR
1.0
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-12.4%pt
1001
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Oct 30, 25Profit-taking decline
MC → EV Bridge
106BUS$674MMarket Cap0.84BUS$5.36M+ Debt26.9BUS$172M− Cash12.0BUS$76.5M− Inv. Sec.0.13BUS$0.80M+ NCI67.8BUS$432MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
284US$1.81B'22/3329US$2.10B'23/3308US$1.96B'24/3312US$1.99B'25/3299US$1.91B'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
10.1US$64.6M'22/313.5US$85.9M'23/315.9US$102M'24/315.4US$98.2M'25/314.8US$94.4M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
6.81US$43.4M'22/38.12US$51.8M'23/39.62US$61.4M'24/311.7US$74.3M'25/312.0US$76.6M'26/3
Capital Structure
99%
EquityD/E 0.01xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
22.9US$146M5.30US$33.8M'22/327.2US$174M5.06US$32.3M'23/330.7US$196M2.76US$17.6M'24/333.2US$212M1.66US$10.6M'25/341.5US$265M0.78US$4.96M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 76.1%
1
TORAY INDUSTRIES,INC.
52.33%
2
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
6.32%
3
BBH FOR FIDELITY LOW-PRICED STOCK FUND (Standing Proxy: MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
3.84%
4
MSIP CLIENT SECURITIES (Standing Proxy: Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd.)
2.79%
5
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
2.70%
6
Nomura Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. (Investment Trust Account)
2.25%
7
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST CLIENT OMNIBUS ACCOUNT OM02 505002 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Settlement Operations Department)
2.08%
8
Hurex Co., Ltd.
1.32%
9
BNYM SA/NV BNYM IL WUS XENOA JAPAN EQUITY INCOME FUND (Standing Proxy: MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
1.26%
10
NORTHERN TRUST CO.(AVFC)RE IEDP AIF CLIENTS NON TREATY ACCOUNT (Standing Proxy: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Tokyo Branch)
1.19%
Management
9 officers
Tatsuyuki SAKODA
Representative Director, President, CEO and COO
Apr 1989 Joined the Company Jun 2015 Managing Officer; General Manager, Textile Materials Business Planning Department Jul 2017 Managing Officer; Deputy General Manager, Accounting Department Apr 2018 Managing Officer; Deputy General Manager, Accounting Department; General Manager, Management Policy Department; President, Chori America Jun 2018 Executive Officer; Deputy General Head, Management Policy Headquarters; General Manager, Management Control Department; President, Chori America Jun 2019 Executive Officer; Deputy General Head, Management Policy Headquarters; General Manager, Management Control Department Jun 2020 Executive Officer; Representative Director, President, Miyako Chemical Co., Ltd. Jun 2021 Senior Executive Officer; Representative Director, President, Miyako Chemical Co., Ltd. Jun 2022 Director, Managing Executive Officer; General Head, Management Policy Headquarters; China General Representative; in charge of Pharmaceutical Affairs Management Office Jun 2024 Representative Director, President (current)
1964-11-04
Yasutaka KAWAMURA
Director; General Head, Management Policy Headquarters; China General Representative; General Manager, Related Business Office; in charge of Pharmaceutical Affairs Management Office
Apr 1996 Joined the Company Jun 2013 General Manager, Management Policy Department Apr 2018 Deputy General Manager, Chori (China) Commercial Co., Ltd.; Deputy General Manager, Chori (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.; Assistant to China General Representative Apr 2020 General Manager, Management Control Department Jun 2024 Executive Officer; Deputy General Head, Management Policy Headquarters; President, Chori Machinery Co., Ltd. Apr 2025 Executive Officer; Deputy General Head, Management Policy Headquarters; General Supervisor, Company-wide Business Transformation Project; President, Chori Machinery Co., Ltd. Apr 2026 Senior Executive Officer; General Head, Management Policy Headquarters; China General Representative; General Manager, Related Business Office Jun 2026 Director, Senior Executive Officer; General Head, Management Policy Headquarters; China General Representative; General Manager, Related Business Office; in charge of Pharmaceutical Affairs Management Office (current)
1970-06-28
Kiyofumi NOMA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1991 Joined the Company Apr 2013 General Manager, Accounting Department Jun 2018 President, Business Anchor Co., Ltd. Jun 2022 Director, Executive Officer; General Head, Administration Headquarters, Sumitex International Co., Ltd. (now STX Co., Ltd.) Jun 2026 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (current)
1967-10-14
Hiroshi YAMADA
Director; Special Assignment to the President (Textile Division-related)
Apr 1990 Joined Toray Industries, Inc. Jun 2013 General Manager, Women's and Men's Apparel Business Division, Toray Industries, Inc. Apr 2016 Director, Toray Jiuyi Dyeing (Nantong) Co., Ltd. Dec 2017 Director and Deputy General Manager, Toray Jiuyi Dyeing (Nantong) Co., Ltd. Dec 2022 Deputy President, Toray Textiles (Thailand) Co., Ltd. May 2023 Director, Toray Industries (Thailand) Co., Ltd.; President, Toray Textiles (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Apr 2025 Managing Director, Toray Industries, Inc.; Toray Representative in Thailand; President, Toray Industries (Thailand) Co., Ltd.; President, Toray Textiles (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Apr 2026 Advisor, Related Business Headquarters, Toray Industries, Inc. Jun 2026 Director, Chori (current)
1965-01-30
Kaoru INOUE
Director
Apr 1994 Joined Toray Industries, Inc. May 2015 Deputy Manager, Planning and Administration Department, Toray Film Processing Co., Ltd. Apr 2019 Chief, Corporate Strategy Office and IR Office, Toray Industries, Inc. Apr 2025 Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy Office; in charge of Corporate Communications (IR/SR), Toray Industries, Inc. Apr 2026 Senior Executive Officer; General Head, Related Business Headquarters, Toray Industries, Inc. (current) Jun 2026 Director, Chori (current)
1971-07-26
Chizu SEKINE
Director
Apr 1989 Joined Sumitomo Chemical Industries, Ltd. (now Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.) Apr 2013 Managing Officer; Research Manager, Advanced Materials Research Laboratory, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. Apr 2019 Vice President and Director, Sumika Technical Information Center Co., Ltd. Jun 2020 President and Representative Director, Sumika Technical Information Center Co., Ltd. Jun 2024 Outside Director, KOKUSAI ELECTRIC Corporation Jul 2024 Outside Director, R-Hydrogen Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2025 Outside Director, SBS Holdings, Inc. (current) Jun 2025 Director, Chori (current); Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), KOKUSAI ELECTRIC Corporation (current)
1963-08-11
Masaaki SAWANO
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1985 Registered as Attorney-at-Law Apr 1990 Joined Ito & Matsuda Law Office Feb 2003 Founding Partner, City-Yuwa Partners (current) Sep 2012 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Home Made Cooking Co., Ltd. Apr 2014 Member, Management Basic Issues Advisory Council, Urban Renewal Organization (UR); Chair, Rent Subcommittee of the same council Jun 2015 Substitute Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Chori Jun 2016 Substitute Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Chori Apr 2017 President, First Tokyo Bar Association; Vice President, Japan Federation of Bar Associations Apr 2018 Member, Selection Committee for Summary Court Judges, Supreme Court of Japan Apr 2018 Member, Project Evaluation and Monitoring Committee, Urban Renewal Organization (UR) (current) Jun 2018 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Chori (current) Jun 2019 External Auditor, Japan Federation of Tax Accountants Associations (current) Jun 2019 Member, Kanto Regional Council on National Property, Kanto Finance Bureau, Ministry of Finance Dec 2019 Chairman, Tokyo Metropolitan Election Management Committee (current) Oct 2021 Director, Japan Lawyers Association (general incorporated foundation) Jun 2023 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Nihon Sogo Jusei Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2024 Chair, Rent Subcommittee, Management Basic Issues Advisory Council, Urban Renewal Organization (UR) (current)
1954-03-02
Hiromasa SUZUKI
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1981 Joined Fuji Zoki Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Mar 2001 Director, Fujirebio Inc.; Director, Fujirebio America Inc. Feb 2002 Managing Director, Fujirebio Inc. Mar 2003 President and Representative Director, Fujirebio Inc. Jun 2005 Director and Representative Executive Officer, President, Miraca Holdings Inc. (establishment) Jul 2005 President and Representative Director, Fujirebio Inc. Jun 2006 Director, SRL, Inc. Jun 2010 Chairman and Representative Director, Fujirebio Inc. Jun 2014 Chairman and Director, Fujirebio Inc. Oct 2016 Director and Executive Officer, Miraca Holdings Inc. Jun 2017 Director, Miraca Holdings Inc. Jun 2018 Senior Adviser, Miraca Holdings Inc. Jun 2021 Director, Chori Jun 2022 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Chori (current) Jun 2022 Outside Director, Nitta Gelatin Inc. (current)
1956-09-21
Hiroko NODA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1987 Joined Minato Audit Corporation (now Azusa Audit LLC) Aug 1987 Joined Prudential Securities Inc., Tokyo Branch Mar 1990 Registered as Certified Public Accountant; Representative, Noda CPA Office (current) Aug 1992 Joined Indosuez Bank (now Credit Agricole CIB), Tokyo Branch Jun 2000 Joined Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Tokyo Branch Jul 2006 Joined Busicom Co., Ltd. Sep 2007 Established Prominent Consulting Co., Ltd.; Representative Director May 2010 Established Provity Consulting Co., Ltd.; Representative Director (current) Apr 2014 Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School of Asian and International Management Strategy, Asia University (current) Mar 2019 Outside Director, Mitsui Ocean Development & Engineering Co., Ltd. Mar 2019 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Okabe Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2021 Outside Director, S.T Corporation (current) Jun 2022 Director, Chori Mar 2024 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Mitsui Ocean Development & Engineering Co., Ltd. Jun 2024 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Chori (current)
1960-07-03
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Disclosures
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