1. Japan Stocks

  2. •

    Consumer Defensive

  3. •

    Food Confectioners
Kanro Inc.

Kanro Inc.

2216.T
Kanro Inc.JP flagTokyo Stock Exchange
1,063.00
JPY
-11.00
- -
44.84BMarket Cap
Kanro Inc.
2216.T
(Tokyo Stock Exchange)

Recent

price

1,063.00

P/E

ratio

- -

div

yld

- -

ROIC.AI

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
TTM
FRC
449.75
1,378.64
460.15
1,262.13
1,296.7
1,357.46
453.38
493.65
533.84
1,702.73
551.26
510.33
597.54
695.53
- -
- -
723.77
Revenue per Share
13.91
27.27
6.82
3.18
-34.17
5.99
11.51
13.76
23.53
46.18
14.43
20.78
32.03
59.03
- -
- -
71.53
Basic EPS, GAAP
-40.92
-0.83
22.64
41.26
-45.55
-25.34
34.88
18.5
-40.28
-4.35
-6.73
34.57
29.58
50.3
- -
- -
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
4.98
14.95
5
20.03
14.92
14.93
4.97
5.02
5.04
16.52
5.05
5.38
8.51
13.39
- -
- -
- -
Dividend per Share
184.94
567.14
190.94
565.12
516.14
492.9
104.99
92.78
102.85
295.04
94.26
102.6
115.14
149.9
- -
- -
332.89
Book Value per Share
236.05
719.96
241.87
718.19
658.61
638.58
220.49
226.8
242.81
752.96
259.63
272.96
293.24
339.4
- -
- -
367.98
Tangible Book Value per Share
44
15
44
15
15
14
43
43
43
14
42
42
42
42
- -
- -
42
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
19,901
20,332
20,351
18,310
18,805
19,683
19,717
21,302
22,950
24,039
23,321
21,590
25,118
29,016
31,778
34,772
30,287
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
6.04
4.57
3.05
0.91
-0.76
1.69
3
4.45
4.37
3.84
3.59
5.81
7.7
11.68
13.48
13.49
13.07
Operating Margin (%)
856
1,106
1,138
1,068
1,030
986
999
963
934
1,102
1,183
1,116
1,150
1,216
1,509
1,614
- -
Depreciation Expense
616
402
302
46
-496
87
501
594
1,012
652
611
879
1,346
2,463
3,260
3,379
2,993
Net Income, GAAP
43.59
51.1
52.89
76.24
- -
54.72
- -
30.66
23.28
25.99
32.87
29.57
30.29
27.25
25.12
28.24
25.96
Effective Tax Rate (%)
3.09
1.98
1.48
0.25
-2.64
0.44
2.54
2.79
4.41
2.71
2.62
4.07
5.36
8.49
10.26
9.72
9.88
Profit Margin (%)
2,756
2,331
2,528
2,496
1,258
2,781
3,466
3,262
1,988
2,690
2,277
3,119
4,144
5,305
6,321
4,747
6,241
Working Capital
1,718
1,312
922
490
47
1,786
1,275
798
318
68
57
28
34
116
73
29
- -
LT Debt
10,521
10,690
10,766
10,513
9,706
9,417
9,737
9,936
10,657
10,828
11,175
11,751
12,555
14,534
16,831
18,985
15,843
Total Equity
5.77
3.56
2.34
0.33
- -
1.24
- -
5.56
6.34
5.52
4.58
6.94
10.35
17.18
19.29
17.23
19.08
Return on Invested Capital (%)
6.79
4.06
3.12
0.53
- -
0.95
- -
10.27
17.61
11.62
12.08
17.64
27.48
43.54
46.54
26.54
22.86
Return on Capital (%)
7.71
4.86
3.59
0.55
-6.32
1.19
8.55
13.86
24.02
15.19
14.98
21.11
29.33
44.4
47.5
27.82
23.29
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'23
Mar'24
Jun'24
ST Debt
48
500
- -
LT Borrowings
- -
- -
- -
LT Finance Leases
116
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
14
14
42
Market Capitalization
84,181
101,650
115,579

Working Capital

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'23
Mar'24
Jun'24
Total Current Assets
13,936
13,334
13,607
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
3,822
3,348
4,334
Accounts Receivable, Net
8,558
8,285
7,527
Inventories
1,368
1,565
1,473
Total Current Liabilities
8,632
8,016
7,366
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
48
500
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
7.39%
11.27%
12.8%
Free Cash Flow
-129.33%
-136.75%
-112.17%
Net Income, GAAP
73.92%
43.22%
3.64%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
6.11%
8.67%
9.42%
Total Cash Common Dividend
24.77%
49.67%
41.26%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
7,614
7,950
- -
- -
31,778
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
34,772
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
22.5
- -
- -
- -
- -
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Similar Companies
Bourbon Corporation (2208.T)
Key Coffee Inc. (2594.T)
Sakthi Sugars Limited (SAKHTISUG.BO)
Prima Industries Limited (PRIMAIN.BO)
Salomon A. Angel Ltd. (ANGL.TA)
Semba Tohka Industries Co., Ltd (2916.T)
Business
Kanro Inc. operates as a prominent Japanese manufacturer and distributor within the confectionery and food sector. The company's diverse product range features a variety of sweets, including traditional hard candies, specialized throat lozenges, chewy gummies, soft marshmallows, and a selection of distinctive ingredient-focused snacks. These offerings are marketed under well-known labels such as Puré Gummy, Kin no Milk, Candemina, and Kenko Nodoame, alongside other popular brand lines. Kanro also engages in direct-to-consumer sales through its HITOTUBU KANRO retail locations and digital commerce platforms. Established in 1912 and later incorporated in 1950, the company maintains its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Under its "Medium-term Corporate Strategy 2030," formulated in February 2025, Kanro is strategically expanding its domestic gummy business and accelerating its global presence, particularly in the United States, where it established Kanro America Inc. in 2025. The company plans to boost production capacity with a new gummy manufacturing line by 2027 and is focusing on product innovation, including functional additions to its hard candies and gummies. Kanro recorded strong financial performance in the first half of 2025, with increased net sales and operating profit, and implemented a three-for-one stock split effective July 1, 2025. With a target of JPY 50 billion in sales by 2030, Kanro emphasizes consumer-driven product development to forge emotional connections with its broad customer base, including a growing focus on adult and Gen Z consumers.