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    Consumer non-durables

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    Food: specialty/candy
KANRO Co., Ltd.

KANRO Co., Ltd.

TTSE:2216
1,041.00
JPY
+2.00
(+0.19%)
45.89BMarket Cap
Oct 30Next Earn
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
420.71
432.23
452.49
453.38
493.65
533.84
567.58
551.26
510.33
597.54
695.53
755.64
825.18
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
1.06
-11.39
2
11.51
13.76
23.53
15.39
14.43
20.78
32.03
59.03
77.52
80.18
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
13.75
-15.18
-8.45
34.88
18.5
-40.28
-1.45
-6.73
34.57
29.58
50.3
43.98
-5.34
- -
Dividend per Share
6.68
4.97
4.98
4.97
5.02
5.04
5.51
5.05
5.38
8.51
13.39
24.87
35.06
- -
Book Value per Share
241.6
223.09
216.49
223.9
231.09
247.88
255.92
264.13
277.74
301.74
347.98
399.42
450.54
467.74
Tangible Book Value per Share
239.44
219.54
212.87
220.49
227.62
242.8
251.25
259.61
272.95
296.25
339
388.06
438.8
457.24
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
44
44
44
43
43
43
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
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
- -
Operating Margin (%)
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
- -
Depreciation Expense
1,068
1,030
986
999
963
934
1,102
1,183
1,116
1,150
1,216
1,509
1,614
- -
Net Income, GAAP
46
-496
87
501
594
1,012
652
611
879
1,346
2,463
3,260
3,379
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
76.24
- -
54.72
- -
30.66
23.28
25.99
32.87
29.57
30.29
27.25
25.12
28.24
- -
Profit Margin (%)
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
- -
Working Capital
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
3,922
LT Debt
490
47
1,786
1,275
798
318
68
57
28
34
116
73
29
- -
Total Equity
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
19,730
Return on Invested Capital (%)
0.33
- -
1.24
- -
5.56
6.34
5.52
4.58
6.94
10.35
17.18
19.29
17.23
- -
Return on Capital (%)
0.42
- -
0.77
- -
5.26
8.57
5.42
5.11
7.17
10.81
18.04
20.61
18.27
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
0.43
-4.9
0.91
5.23
6.04
9.83
6.07
5.55
7.67
11.08
18.18
20.79
18.87
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Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Jun'24
Mar'26
Jun'26
ST Debt
- -
- -
1,000
LT Borrowings
- -
- -
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
42
42
42
Market Capitalization
39,330
49,817
45,894

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Jun'24
Mar'26
Jun'26
Total Current Assets
13,607
- -
13,660
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
4,334
- -
3,101
Accounts Receivable, Net
7,527
- -
7,986
Inventories
1,473
- -
2,150
Total Current Liabilities
7,366
- -
9,739
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
- -
- -
1,000
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

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

JPY

•

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

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
22.5
19.61
- -
- -
77.52
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
80.18
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
24.87
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
35.06
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Tetsuya Murata
Full Time Employees
705
Sector
Consumer non-durables
Industry
Food: specialty/candy
Address
3-20-2, Tokyo Opera City Building Tokyo TY Japan 163-1437
IPO Date
Sep 28, 1962
Website
kanro.co.jp
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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.