Overview
Retail Trade

KU HOLDINGS CO.,LTD.

KU Holdings is a pure holding company overseeing a group engaged in the sale and repair of both domestic and imported automobiles across Japan. The group operates two core business segments: a domestic vehicle sales business (under KU Co., Ltd.) and an imported car dealer business, handling premium brands including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, MINI, Jeep, and Volkswagen. The group leverages an integrated used vehicle reconditioning and redistribution network across its subsidiaries to optimize inventory quality and profitability.

Market Cap
¥37.1B
US$236M
EV
¥36.4B
US$232M
Stock¥1,182▼-0.84%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
2.9
x
LTM EV/EBIT
4.1
x
LTM PER
6.2
x
LTM PBR
0.5
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-21.0%pt
100
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
37.1BUS$236MMarket Cap12.0BUS$76.4M+ Debt11.2BUS$71.4M− Cash1.42BUS$9.04M− Inv. Sec.36.4BUS$232MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
131US$836M'22/3153US$978M'23/3155US$986M'24/3160US$1.02B'25/3169US$1.08B'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
10.5US$66.7M'22/312.0US$76.8M'23/312.1US$77.0M'24/312.5US$79.7M'25/312.0US$76.6M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
5.74US$36.6M'22/36.70US$42.7M'23/36.17US$39.4M'24/36.53US$41.6M'25/35.70US$36.4M'26/3
Capital Structure
85%
EquityD/E 0.17xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
14.4US$91.5M10.9US$69.5M'22/38.69US$55.4M10.3US$65.7M'23/311.6US$73.8M10.6US$67.3M'24/314.4US$91.6M9.23US$58.9M'25/313.9US$88.8M13.2US$84.3M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 60.1%
1
Yamasan Co., Ltd.
28.48%
2
Ragna Co., Ltd.
11.16%
3
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
4.92%
4
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
3.46%
5
Tetsuyuki BANDO
3.19%
6
Junko INOUE
2.43%
7
Shu-Two Co., Ltd.
1.95%
8
Employee Stock Ownership Association
1.64%
9
Seigo NAITO
1.47%
10
INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC
1.44%
Management
8 officers
Tetsuyuki BANDO
Representative Director, President
Jan 2003 Joined Stern Setagaya Co., Ltd. as Senior Managing Director Jan 2003 Joined the Company as Senior Managing Executive Officer Jun 2004 Representative Director, President, Stern Setagaya Co., Ltd. (current) Jul 2004 Executive Vice President, the Company Dec 2004 Director, Tau Co., Ltd. Jun 2005 Director, Motoren Tomei Yokohama Co., Ltd. Jun 2007 Director and Executive Vice President, the Company Oct 2007 Representative Director, Vice President, the Company Jun 2008 Representative Director, President, Five Star Setagaya Co., Ltd. (now Five Star Tomei Yokohama Co., Ltd.) (current) Jun 2010 Representative Director, President, Motoren Tomei Yokohama Co., Ltd. (current) Dec 2021 Representative Director, President, the Company (current) Sep 2025 Representative Director, President, Stern Chuo Co., Ltd. (current)
1962-03-02
Hisanao INOUE
Representative Director, Vice President
Jul 2000 Joined the Company Jun 2001 Executive Officer, the Company Jun 2002 Managing Director, the Company Jun 2003 Senior Managing Director, the Company Nov 2004 Director, Motoren Tomei Yokohama Co., Ltd. Jul 2005 Representative Director, Executive Vice President, the Company Oct 2007 Representative Director, Executive Vice President, KU Co., Ltd. Representative Director, Vice President, the Company (current) Jan 2009 Director, Five Star Tomei Yokohama Co., Ltd. (formerly Faren Kanagawa Chuo Co., Ltd.) Jun 2010 Representative Director, President, KU Co., Ltd. (current)
1968-05-06
Masayoshi INAGAKI
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer
Apr 1987 Joined the Company Jun 2007 Director, the Company Oct 2007 Director, General Manager, Store Development Department, the Company Jun 2014 Director, Executive Officer, General Manager, Store Development Department, the Company Sep 2014 Director, Executive Officer, General Manager, Store Development Department and General Manager, KU Administration Department, the Company Jun 2016 Director, Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, General Planning Department, the Company Apr 2017 Director, Managing Executive Officer, the Company Dec 2021 Director, Five Star Tomei Yokohama Co., Ltd. Jun 2022 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, the Company (current) Oct 2025 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Administration Division, KU Co., Ltd. (current)
1965-01-02
Shozo MATSUMOTO
Director, Senior Executive Officer
Apr 1990 Joined Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (now Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.) Jul 2001 Section Manager, Business Planning Department, Tokio Marine Asset Management Co., Ltd. Jul 2012 General Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Department, Tokio Marine Asset Management Co., Ltd. Apr 2019 Joined the Company as General Manager, General Planning Department Apr 2022 Senior Executive Officer, General Manager, Imported Car Business Support Department, the Company Apr 2024 Senior Executive Officer, the Company Jun 2025 Director, Senior Executive Officer, the Company (current)
1968-03-28
Hirofumi HAGIWARA
Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Oct 2002 Joined the Company Apr 2003 Deputy General Manager, General Affairs Department, the Company Apr 2010 Management Group, KU Administration Department Jun 2012 Full-time Audit and Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2020 Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)
1964-06-16
Taiji HOSONO
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
May 1970 Established Yugen Kaisha Hosono Concrete (now Hosono Concrete Co., Ltd.); Representative Director (current) Aug 1984 Established Hosono Shoji Co., Ltd.; Representative Director (current) Dec 1986 Established Hosono Unso Co., Ltd.; Representative Director (current) Jun 1992 Audit and Supervisory Board Member, the Company Jun 2020 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)
1948-02-10
Mitsuhiro AMIYA
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1985 Registered as attorney-at-law; joined Sotate Law Office Nov 1989 Joined Wakita Law Office Mar 1990 Partner Attorney, Shimada, Seno & Amiya Law Office Apr 1995 Partner Attorney, Hitotsubashi Sogo Law Office (current) Jun 2006 Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member, Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. Jun 2018 Outside Director, Sigmaxis Inc. (now Sigmaxis Holdings Inc.) Jun 2022 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Sigmaxis Holdings Inc. (current) Jun 2025 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)
1956-06-02
Masashi SUDA
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1984 Joined Nippon Yusen Kaisha Jun 2008 Director, NYK Global Bulk Ltd. Apr 2013 Managing Director, NYK Global Bulk Ltd. Apr 2016 Director and Executive Officer, NYK Bulk & Project Carriers Ltd. (now NYK Bulk & Project Carriers Co., Ltd.) Apr 2018 Management Committee Member, Nippon Yusen Kaisha Jun 2020 Executive Officer, Nippon Yusen Kaisha Apr 2022 Representative Director, Vice President, NYK Bulk & Project Carriers Co., Ltd. Apr 2023 Representative Director, President, NYK Bulk & Project Carriers Co., Ltd. Apr 2025 Senior Advisor, NYK Bulk & Project Carriers Co., Ltd. (current)
1960-09-25
Large Shareholding Reports
No filings
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-08-12
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-06-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2026-02-12
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-13
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2025-08-13
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-02-07
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-08-13
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
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2024-02-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
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2023-11-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
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2023-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
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2023-06-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
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2023-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
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2022-11-11
Quarterly Securities Report
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2022-08-12
Quarterly Securities Report
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2022-06-28
Annual Securities Report
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2022-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
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2021-11-12
Quarterly Securities Report
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2021-08-13
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-06-24
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-02-12
Quarterly Securities Report
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