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Japanese (NIKKEI) Food Distributors Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 27, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies34
  • 7D-1.0%
  • 3M16.4%
  • 1Y35.2%
  • YTDn/a

In the last week, the Food Distributors industry is flat overall, with Kitoku Shinryo standing out by going down 12%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 33% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are expected to remain mostly flat in the next few years.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Japanese Food Distributors Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 27 Sep 2025JP¥928.7bJP¥5.0tJP¥74.7b13.1x12.4x0.2x
Mon, 25 Aug 2025JP¥922.8bJP¥5.0tJP¥75.1b12.8x12.3x0.2x
Wed, 23 Jul 2025JP¥846.0bJP¥4.9tJP¥70.8b12.9x11.9x0.2x
Fri, 20 Jun 2025JP¥1.1tJP¥7.0tJP¥93.8b11.7x11.5x0.2x
Sun, 18 May 2025JP¥1.1tJP¥7.1tJP¥94.3b11.7x11.5x0.2x
Tue, 15 Apr 2025JP¥1.1tJP¥7.4tJP¥92.5b11x11.4x0.1x
Thu, 13 Mar 2025JP¥1.0tJP¥7.4tJP¥91.6b10.5x11.3x0.1x
Sat, 08 Feb 2025JP¥1.0tJP¥7.3tJP¥94.1b10.1x10.8x0.1x
Mon, 06 Jan 2025JP¥998.9bJP¥7.3tJP¥93.1b9.7x10.7x0.1x
Wed, 04 Dec 2024JP¥998.4bJP¥7.3tJP¥93.5b10.3x10.7x0.1x
Fri, 01 Nov 2024JP¥960.2bJP¥7.3tJP¥93.5b9.7x10.3x0.1x
Sun, 29 Sep 2024JP¥1.0tJP¥7.2tJP¥93.0b10.6x10.8x0.1x
Tue, 27 Aug 2024JP¥995.5bJP¥7.2tJP¥92.9b11x10.7x0.1x
Thu, 25 Jul 2024JP¥1.0tJP¥7.2tJP¥93.7b10.9x10.8x0.1x
Sat, 22 Jun 2024JP¥1.0tJP¥7.2tJP¥93.2b11.1x10.8x0.1x
Mon, 20 May 2024JP¥1.0tJP¥7.2tJP¥92.8b10.9x10.9x0.1x
Wed, 17 Apr 2024JP¥1.1tJP¥7.1tJP¥87.8b10.5x12x0.1x
Fri, 15 Mar 2024JP¥1.0tJP¥7.1tJP¥87.3b10.8x12x0.1x
Sun, 11 Feb 2024JP¥1.0tJP¥7.1tJP¥87.3b10.3x11.8x0.1x
Tue, 09 Jan 2024JP¥1.0tJP¥7.0tJP¥84.7b10.6x12x0.1x
Thu, 07 Dec 2023JP¥1.0tJP¥7.0tJP¥83.4b10.9x12.5x0.1x
Sat, 04 Nov 2023JP¥983.5bJP¥6.9tJP¥79.7b11.6x12.3x0.1x
Mon, 02 Oct 2023JP¥943.1bJP¥6.9tJP¥77.6b10.8x12.2x0.1x
Wed, 30 Aug 2023JP¥923.2bJP¥6.9tJP¥76.8b10.7x12x0.1x
Fri, 28 Jul 2023JP¥863.5bJP¥6.8tJP¥73.0b10.6x11.8x0.1x
Sun, 25 Jun 2023JP¥858.3bJP¥6.8tJP¥73.0b10.6x11.8x0.1x
Tue, 23 May 2023JP¥829.8bJP¥6.8tJP¥72.1b10.6x11.5x0.1x
Thu, 20 Apr 2023JP¥795.2bJP¥6.7tJP¥69.3b10.6x11.5x0.1x
Sat, 18 Mar 2023JP¥756.9bJP¥6.6tJP¥69.0b9.9x11x0.1x
Mon, 13 Feb 2023JP¥779.0bJP¥6.6tJP¥72.7b8.9x10.7x0.1x
Wed, 11 Jan 2023JP¥743.5bJP¥6.5tJP¥67.4b10.6x11x0.1x
Fri, 09 Dec 2022JP¥743.5bJP¥6.5tJP¥66.3b11.3x11.2x0.1x
Sun, 06 Nov 2022JP¥739.1bJP¥6.5tJP¥64.8b12x11.4x0.1x
Tue, 04 Oct 2022JP¥734.9bJP¥6.5tJP¥63.0b11.7x11.7x0.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

11.7x


Total Market Cap: JP¥734.9bTotal Earnings: JP¥63.0bTotal Revenue: JP¥6.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Japanese Food Distributors Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 11.4x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Japanese Food Distributors industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 11.4x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.14x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Food Distributors industry have grown 5.8% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have declined 8.2% per year.
  • This means that less sales are being generated overall, but since cost of doing business is lower, profits have been increasing.

Industry Comparison

How does Japanese Food Distributors compare with similar industries?

JP Market1.03%
Consumer Staples1.53%
Food and Staples Retail1.15%
Food Distributors-0.96%
Big Box Super Stores1.68%
Food Retail1.34%
Drug Retail0.63%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
9869 Kato SangyoJP¥6.00k0.8%
+JP¥1.5b		39.9%PE13.1x
3139 Lacto JapanJP¥4.27k3.0%
+JP¥1.2b		42.5%PE9.9x
8079 Shoei FoodsJP¥4.29k1.8%
+JP¥1.2b		-8.3%PE23.5x
8142 TohoJP¥3.49k2.5%
+JP¥903.4m		24.1%PE9.3x
8006 Yuasa FunashokuJP¥6.48k2.7%
+JP¥750.2m		75.6%PE13x

Latest News

9305
JP¥3,050.00
Yamatane
7D
-1.1%
1Y
97.1%
2586
JP¥206.00
Fruta Fruta
7D
-9.6%
1Y
77.6%
9869
JP¥6,000.00
Kato Sangyo
7D
0.8%
1Y
39.9%

Kato Sangyo (TSE:9869) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥70.00

Sep 25
Kato Sangyo (TSE:9869) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥70.00
7698
JP¥2,072.00
Iceco
7D
3.7%
1Y
28.7%

Iceco Inc.'s (TSE:7698) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk

Sep 24
Iceco Inc.'s (TSE:7698) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk
2874
JP¥1,232.00
YokoreiLtd
7D
-5.2%
1Y
28.1%
2692
JP¥10,540.00
ITOCHU-SHOKUHIN
7D
-1.2%
1Y
42.6%
8006
JP¥6,480.00
Yuasa Funashoku
7D
2.7%
1Y
75.6%
8142
JP¥3,490.00
Toho
7D
2.5%
1Y
24.1%

Toho's (TSE:8142) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings

Sep 18
Toho's (TSE:8142) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings
8079
JP¥4,290.00
Shoei Foods
7D
1.8%
1Y
-8.3%
2708
JP¥1,966.00
Kuze
7D
2.6%
1Y
15.4%
2750
JP¥1,337.00
S.IshimitsuLtd
7D
-6.3%
1Y
64.0%
2700
JP¥4,650.00
Kitoku Shinryo
7D
-12.1%
1Y
313.0%
3139
JP¥4,270.00
Lacto Japan
7D
3.0%
1Y
42.5%

Lacto Japan's (TSE:3139) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Aug 26
Lacto Japan's (TSE:3139) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
7114
JP¥990.00
Foodison
7D
5.5%
1Y
-20.7%
7451
JP¥6,320.00
Mitsubishi Shokuhin
7D
-0.2%
1Y
14.5%
7675
JP¥2,759.00
Central Forest Group
7D
-1.8%
1Y
12.8%