Overview
Retail Trade

GIFT HOLDINGS INC.

Gift Holdings operates and franchises ramen restaurant chains in Japan and internationally, with its flagship brand 'Machida Shoten' specializing in Yokohama Ie-kei (creamy tonkotsu-soy) ramen across 100+ domestic locations. The company runs a vertically integrated model with in-house production of noodles, chashu pork, and soup at multiple owned factories, enabling consistent quality supply to directly operated stores, produced stores, and franchise (FC) stores. Beyond its core domestic business, the group is actively expanding overseas through directly operated stores and franchise models in the USA, China, Switzerland, Philippines, Canada, and other markets, under brands including E.A.K. RAMEN and Machida Shoten.

Market Cap
¥93.6B
US$597M
EV
¥97.3B
US$620M
Stock¥2,333▲+2.46%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
15.7
x
LTM EV/EBIT
20.6
x
LTM PER
30.5
x
LTM PBR
7.5
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+17.6%pt
100
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
93.6BUS$597MMarket Cap7.15BUS$45.6M+ Debt3.28BUS$20.9M− Cash0.26BUS$1.67M− Inv. Sec.0.09BUS$0.58M+ NCI97.3BUS$620MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
13.5US$85.9M'21/1017.0US$109M'22/1023.0US$147M'23/1028.5US$182M'24/1035.9US$229M'25/10
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
1.33US$8.49M'21/102.04US$13.0M'22/102.97US$18.9M'23/103.72US$23.7M'24/104.55US$29.0M'25/10
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
1.08US$6.86M'21/101.54US$9.81M'22/101.60US$10.2M'23/101.88US$12.0M'24/102.19US$13.9M'25/10
Capital Structure
64%
36%
EquityD/E 0.57xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
1.87US$11.9M1.81US$11.5M'21/102.01US$12.8M1.75US$11.2M'22/102.22US$14.2M2.30US$14.7M'23/102.48US$15.8M4.00US$25.5M'24/102.69US$17.2M5.80US$37.0M'25/10
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 66.5%
1
Growing Co., Ltd.
43.89%
2
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
6.96%
3
Tatsuya SASAJIMA
4.75%
4
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
4.22%
5
THE BANK OF NEW YORK 133652 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
2.21%
6
BNY GCM CLIENT ACCOUNT JPRD AC ISG (FE-AC; Standing Proxy: MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
1.01%
7
Sho TAGAWA
0.94%
8
JP JPMSE LUX RE NOMURA INT PLC 1 EQ CO (Standing Proxy: MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
0.89%
9
NORTHERN TRUST CO.(AVFC)RE FIDELITY FUNDS (Standing Proxy: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited)
0.83%
10
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON 140051 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
0.83%
Management
9 officers
Sho TAGAWA
Representative Director, President
Nov 2001 Joined Yugen Kaisha Hiroki Advance Jul 2005 Store Manager, Head Store, Hiroki Advance Jan 2008 Founded Machida Shoten Dec 2009 Established Machida Shoten Co., Ltd. (current company); Representative Director, President of the Company (current) Jan 2010 Established Final Three Feet Co., Ltd.; Representative Director, President Mar 2015 Established Shitenno Co., Ltd.; Representative Director May 2021 Representative Director, GIFT JAPAN Co., Ltd. (currently GIFT Co., Ltd.) (current) Feb 2023 General Manager, Development Division of the Company
1982-11-08
Tatsuya SASAJIMA
Director, Vice President
Dec 1994 Joined Yugen Kaisha Utopia Jan 1996 Joined Yugen Kaisha Ishikawa Shoji Jul 1997 Joined Eight Co., Ltd. Aug 2000 Joined Yugen Kaisha Hiroki Advance Feb 2005 Store Development Manager and General Manager, Company-Operated Stores, Hiroki Advance Jan 2006 General Manager, Franchise Business Division and General Manager, Company-Operated Stores, Hiroki Advance Sep 2008 Joined Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Jan 2011 Joined Final Three Feet Co., Ltd.; Director Jan 2016 Director, Vice President of the Company (current) Jan 2016 Representative Director, Final Three Feet Co., Ltd. Mar 2016 Representative Director, GIFT USA INC. Jun 2016 Representative Director, Shitenno Co., Ltd. Aug 2021 General Manager, Produce Business Division, GIFT JAPAN Co., Ltd. (currently GIFT Co., Ltd.) (current) Nov 2022 Representative Director, GIFT SOUTHEAST ASIA (THAILAND) CO., LTD (current) Mar 2024 Representative Director, GIFT USA FRANCHISE INC. (current) Apr 2024 Representative Director, GIFT EUROPE AG (current) Oct 2024 Representative Director, Machida Shoten Philippines Inc. (current) Dec 2024 Representative Director, Ramen Master Switzerland AG (current)
1974-07-17
Seiji FUJII
Senior Managing Director, General Manager, Company-Operated Store Operations Division
Apr 2001 Joined Daido Kigyo Co., Ltd. Apr 2005 Joined Ryowa Co., Ltd. Sep 2009 Joined Machida Shoten (current company) Jan 2012 Store Manager, Tsunashima Shoten, the Company Jan 2014 Director of the Company Jan 2015 Senior Managing Director of the Company Mar 2015 Director, Shitenno Co., Ltd. Jun 2016 Senior Managing Director, General Manager, Company-Operated Store Business Division of the Company Aug 2019 Representative Director, Ramen Tenka Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2021 Representative Director, Amazing Co., Ltd. (current) Aug 2021 Senior Managing Director, General Manager, Business Support Division of the Company Aug 2021 General Manager, Company-Operated Store Business Division, GIFT JAPAN Co., Ltd. (currently GIFT Co., Ltd.) (current) Nov 2022 Representative Director, Craft Co., Ltd. (current) Feb 2023 Senior Managing Director, General Manager, Company-Operated Store Operations Division of the Company (current) Feb 2023 General Manager, Company-Operated Store Business Division and General Manager, Overseas Sales Department, GIFT Co., Ltd. May 2024 Director, GIFT USA INC. (current) Jun 2024 Chairman, Shanghai Jifutao Catering Management Co., Ltd. (current) Oct 2024 Director, GIFT TORONTO INC. (current) Nov 2024 General Manager, Company-Operated Store Business Division 1 and General Manager, Company-Operated Store Business Division 2, GIFT Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2025 General Manager, Human Resources Development Division of the Company (current) Jun 2025 Representative Director, Brand Co., Ltd. (current)
1980-09-22
Norihiko SUEHIRO
Managing Director, General Manager, Administration Division
Apr 1984 Joined Seiko Denshi Kogyo Co., Ltd. (currently Seiko Instruments Inc.) Oct 1993 Joined Kyowa Consultants Co., Ltd.; Executive Officer, General Manager, Management Planning Office Jun 2003 Joined Find Device Co., Ltd.; Director, CFO Oct 2005 Joined Nihon Manufacturing Service Co., Ltd. (currently nms Holdings Co., Ltd.); Managing Director, General Manager, Corporate Division Aug 2015 Joined Jiban Net Holdings Co., Ltd.; CFO and Executive Officer, General Manager, Administration Division Jan 2016 Joined the Company; General Manager, Administration Division Sep 2016 Director, General Manager, Administration Division of the Company Feb 2020 Managing Director, General Manager, Administration Division of the Company (current) Jun 2022 Representative Director, Gift Diversity Solutions Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2024 Director, Shanghai Jifutao Catering Management Co., Ltd. (current) Oct 2024 Director, GIFT TORONTO INC. (current); Director, Machida Shoten Philippines Inc. (current) Dec 2024 Director, Ramen Master Switzerland AG (current)
1960-10-04
Masanori ENOKI
Director, General Manager, Corporate Planning Office
Dec 2005 Joined Deloitte Tohmatsu (currently Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC) Apr 2010 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Mar 2013 Partner, Hinode Audit Corporation (currently Keyaki Audit Corporation) Oct 2013 Established Nihonbashi Keiei Kaikei Consulting Tax Accountant Corporation; Partner Apr 2016 Joined the Company; General Manager, Management Planning Department and General Manager, Accounting Department, Administration Division Jan 2017 Director, General Manager, Corporate Planning Office of the Company (current)
1981-09-10
Mitsuo TERADA
Director, General Manager, Manufacturing Division
Apr 1990 Joined Hotel Pacific Tokyo Co., Ltd. Dec 1990 Joined Ariake Japan Co., Ltd. Jun 2009 General Manager, Development Division of the same company Dec 2018 Joined the Company; General Manager, Development Division of the Company Jan 2019 Director of the Company Apr 2019 Director, General Manager, Product Development Division of the Company Aug 2019 Representative Director, KIK Foods Co., Ltd. (currently Gift Food Material Co., Ltd.) (current) Nov 2020 Director, General Manager, Product Division of the Company Jul 2022 Director, General Manager, Product Development Division of the Company Feb 2023 Director, General Manager, Manufacturing Division of the Company (current)
1971-08-19
Yuka KATSUKI
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Jul 1989 Analyst, Investment Banking Division, CS First Boston Securities Co., Ltd. (currently Credit Suisse Securities (Japan) Limited) Jul 1998 Capital Markets Department, Deutsche Securities Inc. (currently Deutsche Securities) Feb 2002 Private Equity Department, HSBC Securities (Japan) Limited Jul 2007 Managing Director, Polaris Principal Finance Co., Ltd. (currently Polaris Capital Group Co., Ltd.) Dec 2016 Managing Director, New Horizon Capital Co., Ltd.; Registered as Attorney-at-Law Oct 2019 General Manager, Planning and Management Department, Mizuho Securities Principal Investment Co., Ltd. Dec 2021 General Manager, Strategic Investment Department and General Manager, Planning and Management Department, Mizuho Securities Principal Investment Co., Ltd. Dec 2022 Outside Director, Pair Capital Co., Ltd. (current) Jan 2023 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current) Dec 2023 Outside Director, CrowdWorks Inc.; Legal Counsel, Legal Council Co., Ltd.; Outside Director, Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group, Inc. and Kiraboshi Bank, Ltd. Mar 2025 CSO and Legal Counsel, Polaris Capital Group Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2025 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), ACSL Ltd. (current)
1966-06-30
Yukinori HANABUSA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1998 Joined Aoyama Audit Corporation Jul 2001 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Jul 2003 Joined Nihon Asia Holdings Co., Ltd. Jul 2007 Joined Kaikei Kobo Co., Ltd. Aug 2009 Established Accounting Works Co., Ltd.; Representative Director (current) Mar 2015 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Arkland Service Co., Ltd. (currently Arkland Service Holdings Co., Ltd.) Mar 2016 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Arkland Service Co., Ltd. Sep 2017 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), PeptiDream Inc. (current) May 2018 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Jan 2019 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company Jun 2020 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current) Jun 2020 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Aizawa Securities Co., Ltd. (current)
1975-05-10
Yoshio FUSE
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1981 Joined Suntory Ltd. Oct 2001 Managing Director, First Kitchen Co., Ltd. Nov 2004 Representative Director, President, First Kitchen Co., Ltd. Nov 2008 Representative Director, President, Komeda Co., Ltd. Oct 2011 Chairman, Komeda Co., Ltd. Jun 2012 Advisor, Product Division, Mos Food Services, Inc. Jun 2013 General Manager, Product Division, Mos Food Services, Inc. Feb 2017 Head of Corporate Planning Office, Chateraise Co., Ltd. May 2018 General Manager, Product Division, Chanoir Co., Ltd. (currently C-United Corporation) Apr 2021 General Manager, Product Division, C-United Corporation Apr 2022 Senior Executive, C-United Corporation Jan 2023 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)
1958-11-14
Large Shareholding Reports
GW&K INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC
2026-10-19
6.16%→5.10%
FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited
2026-09-24
3.69%→2.18%
Sasajima Tatsuya
2026-08-04
5.25%→4.75%
Annual report (as of 2026-04-30): 4.75%
FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited
2026-07-23
4.73%
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
2026-06-22
5.45%→5.32%
FMR LLC
2026-06-12
7.47%→8.10%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
2026-06-12
4.98%→4.98%
FMR LLC
2026-06-12
—
FMR LLC
2026-06-12
—
FMR LLC
2026-06-12
8.08%→7.98%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
FMR LLC
2026-06-12
7.02%→7.47%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
2026-06-12
5.43%→5.43%
FMR LLC
2026-06-12
—
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
2026-06-12
4.90%→4.98%
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
2026-06-12
3.90%→3.95%
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
2026-06-12
5.45%→5.45%
FMR LLC
2026-06-12
—
FMR LLC
2026-06-12
—
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
2026-06-12
4.10%→4.90%
FMR LLC
2026-06-12
7.47%→7.47%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
2026-06-12
3.95%→4.10%
FMR LLC
2026-06-12
8.10%→8.08%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
2026-06-12
5.43%→5.45%
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
2026-06-12
4.98%→5.43%
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
2026-06-12
5.45%→5.45%
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
2026-06-08
3.90%
FMR LLC
2026-06-08
—
FMR LLC
2026-05-22
8.08%→7.98%
Growing Co., Ltd.
2026-05-21
43.96%→43.89%
Annual report (as of 2026-04-30): 43.89%
FMR LLC
2026-05-12
8.10%→8.08%
FMR LLC
2026-04-22
7.47%→8.10%
FMR LLC
2025-11-21
7.47%→7.47%
Growing Co., Ltd.
2025-11-21
43.99%→43.96%
Annual report (as of 2026-04-30): 43.89%
FMR LLC
2025-11-10
7.02%→7.47%
Tatsuya SASAJIMA
2025-08-14
6.26%→5.25%
Annual report (as of 2026-04-30): 4.75%
Growing Co., Ltd.
2025-08-13
44.00%→43.99%
Annual report (as of 2026-04-30): 43.89%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-10-19
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-09-24
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-09-14
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Oct 2026
EDINET
2026-08-04
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-07-23
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-15
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
EDINETAmended
2026-06-12
Change Report
EDINETAmended
2026-06-12
Change Report
EDINETAmended
2026-06-12
Change Report
EDINETAmended
2026-06-12
Change Report
EDINET
2026-06-12
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-12
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-12
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-12
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-12
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-12
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-12
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-12
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-12
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-12
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-06-12
Change Report
EDINETAmended
2026-06-12
Change Report
EDINETAmended
2026-06-12
Change Report
EDINETAmended
2026-06-12
Change Report
EDINETAmended
2026-06-12
Change Report
EDINETAmended
2026-06-12
Change Report
EDINET
2026-06-08
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-06-08
Change Report
EDINET
2026-05-22
Large Shareholding Report
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