Kuze Co., Ltd. stock analysis
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Kuze Co., Ltd. (2708) Stock Price & Analysis
2708 Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- JPY 1,860.00 - JPY 1,895.00
- 52-Week Range
- JPY 1,730.00 - JPY 2,449.00
- Previous Close
- JPY 1,896.00
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 1,627
- Market Cap
- JPY 8.43B
- Enterprise Value
- JPY 6.05B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- JPY 4.33B
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- JPY 1.54B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 5.3
- Beta
- 0.60
- Next Earnings
- Nov 13, 2026 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- N/A
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- Mar 30, 2027
- Dividend Yield
- 2.38%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Turnaround To Sustained Profitability
The company achieved a credible multi-year turnaround: revenues have grown since 2021 and earnings returned to positive from 2023. Durable profitability supports reinvestment in distribution capabilities, stabilizes supplier/customer relationships, and underpins longer-term cash generation.
Marked Deleveraging And Stronger Equity Base
Significantly lower leverage and a much stronger equity base materially reduce financial risk and increase flexibility. This improves the company's ability to fund working capital, withstand downturns, pursue selective investments, and sustain operations without relying on expensive short-term borrowing.
Consistent Positive Free Cash Flow
Reliable free cash flow over multiple years supports debt reduction, dividends, and modest reinvestment in logistics and services. Persistent cash generation enhances resilience to working-capital swings and provides a funding source for strategic initiatives without immediate equity dilution.
Bears Say
Thin Net Margins
Low net margins leave limited room to absorb cost inflation, freight or commodity spikes, and competitive price pressure. As a distributor with modest profitability, small adverse swings in input or logistics costs can materially compress earnings and constrain reinvestment over a medium-term horizon.
Choppy Cash-flow History
Volatile operating and free cash flow driven by working-capital swings makes forecasting and capital allocation harder. Intermittent cash troughs can force short-term financing or delay investments, increasing operational risk for a company relying on frequent inventory turns and narrowly spaced margins.
Profitability Not Yet Proven Through A Cycle
Historical swings from losses to profits indicate results may be cyclical and sensitive to external shocks. Until consistent performance is demonstrated across a full industry cycle, investors face execution and demand risk: temporary improvements may reverse under downturns or margin pressure.
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Company Description
Kuze Co., Ltd.
Kuze Co., Ltd., along with its subsidiaries, operates as a comprehensive food wholesaler, serving the hospitality and foodservice industries both domestically in Japan and internationally. Under its Kuze brand, the company offers an extensive catalog of commercial ingredients and prepared foods. This includes diverse items such as various dressing bases, specialty meats like Italian prosciutto and different sausages, a range of breads, and ready-to-serve options like rolled egg, smoked salmon, and scrambled eggs. They also provide sauces, prepared entrees such as pork cutlets and beef products, traditional Japanese dishes like kinpei burdock and boiled radish and carrot soup stock, along with culinary staples such as olive oil, tempura flour, and specialty dressings. Additionally, its Dolceze brand focuses on desserts and baking essentials, featuring items like a variety of chiffon and baked cakes, pound chocolate, shortcakes, roll cakes, mousses, and sponge sheets, alongside ice creams, beans, whipping creams, coffee powder, and rice flour. Beyond food items, Kuze supplies various non-food operational necessities, including commercial wraps, paper towels, cooking sheets, aluminum foil, alcohol spray bottles, and a range of cleaning and sanitization products such as neutral detergents, sterilizers, bleaches, liquid detergents, dishwasher rinses, and hand soaps. Its clientele spans a broad spectrum of the hospitality and food service sectors, including hotels, event venues, restaurants, pubs, fast food establishments, catering services, delicatessens, and even in-flight meal providers. Furthermore, Kuze assists its clients with menu development and facilitates product orders via a catalog-based sales system. Established in 1934, Kuze Co., Ltd. maintains its headquarters in Toshima, Japan.
- Sector
- Consumerdefensive
- Industry
- Food Distribution
- CEO
- Shinya Kuze
- Employees
- 649
- Website
- www.kuze.co.jp
- Address
- 2-29-7, Higashi Ikebukuro, Tokyo, TY, 170-0013, JP
Kuze Co., Ltd. (2708) Earnings & Revenues
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 10 | 5 | 7 |
| Technical Analysis | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Moving Averages | 6 | 0 | 6 |
