Overview
Wholesale Trade

CHARLE CO.,LTD.

Charle Co., Ltd. operates two core business segments: (1) Ladies' innerwear sales, distributing products manufactured at domestic and overseas partner factories through a network of Business Members to consumer members (Mates) and general consumers via home-party style fitting sessions and EC/mail-order channels; and (2) Ultra Fine Bubble (UFB) technology products manufacturing and sales, conducted through subsidiaries TKS Co., Ltd. and WATER CONNECT Co., Ltd., covering shower heads and other water-related products sold both directly and via e-commerce. The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market and is headquartered in Kobe, Japan.

Market Cap
¥4.88B
US$31.1M
EV
¥-1.32B
-US$8.40M
Stock¥328▼-0.30%
US$1 = ¥157.05 (2026-10-22)
LTM EV/EBITDA
2.4
x
LTM EV/EBIT
1.4
x
LTM PER
NM
LTM PBR
0.4
x
2026-08-25 closing price basis: ranked #113 in beluuga.ai's "Japanese listed companies with negative Enterprise Value" ranking (simplified EV ≈ ¥-4B).
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-33.7%pt
100
Oct 23, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
4.88BUS$31.1MMarket Cap1.09BUS$6.96M+ Debt3.94BUS$25.1M− Cash3.42BUS$21.8M− Inv. Sec.0.07BUS$0.42M+ NCI-1.32B-US$8.40MEV
AI Briefing
Generating insights…
Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
15.6US$99.1M'22/313.3US$84.4M'23/313.2US$83.8M'24/311.5US$73.5M'25/312.9US$82.3M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
2.29US$14.6M'22/30.77US$4.92M'23/31.03US$6.58M'24/3-0.50-US$3.16M'25/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
1.02US$6.47M'22/3-0.74-US$4.71M'23/30.59US$3.72M'24/3-1.01-US$6.44M'25/3-3.54-US$22.6M'26/3
Capital Structure
92%
EquityD/E 0.09xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
13.7US$86.9M0.11US$0.70M'22/311.6US$73.9M0.06US$0.38M'23/314.1US$89.5M0.03US$0.17M'24/310.6US$67.7M0.01US$0.08M'25/37.07US$45.0M1.34US$8.51M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 57.6%
1
Masaharu HAYASHI
10.12%
2
G&L Co., Ltd.
8.53%
3
Lam's Co., Ltd.
6.41%
4
INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC (Standing Proxy: Interactive Brokers Securities Japan Inc.)
5.90%
5
Katsuya HAYASHI
5.66%
6
Goyo SEZAKI
5.60%
7
Mitsutaka HAYASHI
5.40%
8
Hiroko HAYASHI
4.95%
9
Naoki HAYASHI
3.07%
10
Tatsuya HAYASHI
1.95%
Management
8 officers
Katsuya HAYASHI
Representative Director, President
Apr 1994 Joined Itochu Corporation Apr 2000 Joined the Company Jun 2004 Director Dec 2004 Representative Director, Executive Vice President Mar 2006 Representative Director, Gaiis Co., Ltd. (now Sanko IB Co., Ltd.) May 2006 Director, the Company (resigned) Jun 2007 Director and Representative Executive Officer, President, the Company Jun 2007 Representative Director, President, Charle Co., Ltd. (BC Co., Ltd.) Dec 2008 Director and Representative Executive Officer, President, the Company (resigned) Dec 2008 Representative Director, Southern Eagle Co., Ltd. (now G&L Co., Ltd.) (current) Jun 2021 Representative Director, President, the Company (current)
1969-02-03
Norio TAKAHATA
Director
Apr 1984 Joined Taisei Co., Ltd. Nov 1988 Joined the Company Apr 2018 Deputy General Manager, Sales Division, the Company Apr 2019 Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Division, the Company Jun 2019 Director, the Company (current) Apr 2021 Director, Tanaka Metal Works Co., Ltd. (now TKS Co., Ltd.) Jan 2023 Director, WATER CONNECT Co., Ltd. Apr 2026 Director, TKS Co., Ltd. (resigned) Director, WATER CONNECT Co., Ltd. (resigned)
1962-02-10
Shigeo SEMBONMATSU
Director
Jun 1995 Joined Chuo Shuppan Co., Ltd. Apr 1996 Joined the Company Apr 2013 General Manager, Sales Strategy Department, Sales Division, the Company Apr 2019 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department, the Company Aug 2020 Director, Tanaka Metal Works Co., Ltd. (now TKS Co., Ltd.) Jun 2021 Director, the Company (current) Apr 2022 Director, WATER CONNECT Co., Ltd. Apr 2023 Director, TKS Co., Ltd. (resigned) Apr 2023 Director, WATER CONNECT Co., Ltd. (resigned) May 2025 Director, Onyone Corporation (current)
1969-09-27
Masaharu HAMANO
Director
Apr 1984 Joined the Company Mar 2004 General Manager, General Affairs Group, the Company Apr 2005 General Manager, Administration Division, the Company Apr 2006 Head, Administration Division, the Company Apr 2007 Executive General Manager, Administration Department, Charle Co., Ltd. (BC Co., Ltd.) Apr 2010 General Manager, General Affairs and Human Resources Department, Management Division, the Company Apr 2013 General Manager, Internal Audit Department, the Company Apr 2021 Executive Officer, the Company Jun 2021 Director, the Company (current)
1962-01-03
Hiroyuki ISHIOKA
Director
Apr 1995 Joined F.L. Co., Ltd. Oct 2002 Joined the Company Apr 2007 Head, Inner Department, Product Division, Charle Co., Ltd. (BC Co., Ltd.) Apr 2008 General Manager, Product Development Department, Marketing Division, the Company Apr 2010 General Manager, Inner Marketing Department, Marketing Division, the Company Apr 2014 General Manager, Inner and Apparel Department, Marketing Division, the Company Aug 2019 General Manager, Product Management Department, Marketing Division, the Company Apr 2020 General Manager, Product Management Department, the Company Apr 2022 Special Assignment for Products, the Company Jun 2023 Director, the Company (current) May 2025 Director, Onyone Corporation (current)
1972-12-02
Minoru YOSHIDA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1983 Joined Teijin Shoji Co., Ltd. (now Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd.) Apr 2011 President, N.I. TEIJIN SHOJI (U.S.A.), INC. Oct 2012 President, TEIJIN FRONTIER (U.S.A.), INC. Jun 2020 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd. Aug 2024 Advisor, HOIST Co., Ltd. Jan 2025 Advisor, the Company Jun 2025 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)
1961-01-16
Takashi SHIGENAGA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Sep 2008 Joined Matsumura Takeshi Law Office (now Matsumura & Shigenaga Law Office) Apr 2016 Representative Attorney, Matsumura & Shigenaga Law Office (current) Apr 2018 Advisor, Sennan City Consumer Life Center Apr 2019 Civil Conciliation Commissioner, Osaka Summary Court (current) Apr 2019 Vice Chairperson, Consumer Protection Committee, Osaka Bar Association Jun 2021 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current) Jun 2025 Board Member, Osaka Prefecture Association of Clinical Laboratory Technologists (current)
1976-06-15
Ritsuko NAKANISHI
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1986 Joined Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd. Jan 1998 Secretary General, Japan-America Society of San Diego and Tijuana (U.S.A.) Jun 2011 Director in charge of Development, NTT Data University Co., Ltd. Jun 2015 Joined NEC Management Partner, Ltd. (now NEC Business Intelligence, Ltd.) Sep 2020 Non-Executive Director, NEC LifeCareer Co., Ltd. Apr 2022 Director, Executive Officer and CHRO, NEC Management Partner, Ltd. (now NEC Business Intelligence, Ltd.) Apr 2025 Director, NEC Management Partner, Ltd. Apr 2025 Advisor, the Company Jun 2025 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), the Company (current)
1963-09-28
Large Shareholding Reports
Mitsutaka HAYASHI
2026-03-23
5.00%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 5.40%
Mitsutaka HAYASHI
2026-03-23
5.00%→5.00%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 5.40%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-08-07
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-06-19
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINETAmended
2026-03-23
Change Report
EDINET
2026-03-23
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-02-10
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-12
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2025-08-08
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-17
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-02-14
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-08-09
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-19
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-28
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
2022-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-23
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-09
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-06-24
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-02-12
Quarterly Securities Report
Ask AI
I have this company's financials, ownership, and management on hand. Ask me anything from an M&A perspective.
End of Preview

Try the full product

Free demo (no time limit, up to 10 companies). Explore Comps, DCF, LBO, WACC on every screen. Excel export is on the paid plan.

Free Demo (No Time Limit, 10 Companies) →