Hikari Food Service Co., Ltd.

TSE:138A Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥2.7b

Hikari Food Service Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Hikari Food Service has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 16.6%, while the Hospitality industry saw earnings growing at 47.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 16.2% per year. Hikari Food Service's return on equity is 9.7%, and it has net margins of 4.6%.

Key information

16.59%

Earnings growth rate

6.57%

EPS growth rate

Hospitality Industry Growth7.31%
Revenue growth rate16.23%
Return on equity9.69%
Net Margin4.61%
Next Earnings Update14 Jan 2026

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

The Return Trends At Hikari Food Service (TSE:138A) Look Promising

Oct 01
The Return Trends At Hikari Food Service (TSE:138A) Look Promising

Hikari Food Service's (TSE:138A) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Jun 19
Hikari Food Service's (TSE:138A) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Getting In Cheap On Hikari Food Service Co., Ltd. (TSE:138A) Might Be Difficult

Apr 07
Getting In Cheap On Hikari Food Service Co., Ltd. (TSE:138A) Might Be Difficult

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Hikari Food Service makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

TSE:138A Revenue, expenses and earnings (JPY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Aug 252,7871281,8270
31 May 252,7241121,7980
28 Feb 252,6451061,7330
30 Nov 242,5671001,6670
30 Nov 232,2252011,3460
30 Nov 221,684631,1660
30 Nov 21868419110

Quality Earnings: 138A has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 138A's current net profit margins (4.6%) are lower than last year (5.1%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 138A's earnings have grown by 16.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 138A's earnings growth over the past year (2.4%) is below its 5-year average (16.6% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 138A earnings growth over the past year (2.4%) did not outperform the Hospitality industry 3.5%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: 138A's Return on Equity (9.7%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/11/29 03:13
End of Day Share Price 2025/11/28 00:00
Earnings2025/08/31
Annual Earnings2024/11/30

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Analyst Sources

Hikari Food Service Co., Ltd. is covered by 1 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Seiichiro SamejimaIchiyoshi Research Institute Inc.