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OIE SANGYO CO., LTD.

7481・Standard Market・Wholesale Trade

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OIE SANGYO CO., LTD.7481

Business

Since its founding in 1947, Oie Sangyo has operated a commercial food wholesale business targeting restaurant-type customers such as hotels, restaurants, izakaya, and workplace cafeterias, the healthcare food industry including hospitals and elderly care facilities, and the prepared-food (nakashoku) sector such as takeout and delivery services. The company maintains multiple sales offices nationwide and has built a logistics network capable of handling three temperature zones: ambient, refrigerated, and frozen. It is also engaged in the development and sale of Private Brand (PB) Products "Sun Home" and "Sanhomu", operation of C&C (Cash & Carry) Stores "Sun Plaza" and "Momohikoya", EC Business (Rakuten Ichiba "Sun Plaza Rakuten Ichiba Store"), and warehousing. Net sales reached ¥129,321 million (FY2026 (ending March 2026)), and the company has established a solid business foundation as one of the few nationwide-scale commercial food wholesalers.

Business Model

A wholesale model that procures food products from manufacturers and delivers them via a proprietary three-temperature-zone logistics network to customers in the Restaurant & Lodging, Healthcare Food, and Ready-to-Eat industries. New customers are acquired through large-scale proposal events held twice a year (spanning 30 venues in total, drawing over 14,000 attendees) as well as individual presentations, while Private Brand (PB) products and the EC channel are used to create added value and differentiation. Working capital and capital expenditures are, in principle, funded through internal resources, building up earnings while maintaining financial soundness.

Company Strengths

Since its founding in 1947, the company has expanded its sales bases nationwide from northern Japan to Kyushu, building a tri-temperature (ambient, chilled, frozen) segregated delivery system. In FY2026 (ending March 2026), the Nagoya and Fukuoka branches additionally obtained FSSC22000 certification, bringing the total number of certified sites to six. Through continuous expansion of its base network, including the establishment of a new Miyazaki sales office (February 2025), the company possesses a logistics quality foundation that is difficult for competitors to replicate.

The company has continued to expand its Private Brand (PB) "Sun Home," launched in 1966, introducing 31 new items in FY2026 (ending March 2026) as part of an ongoing lineup expansion. For the Wholesale for Healthcare Food Industry segment, it introduced elderly-focused products such as mousse-based New Year's osechi dishes and the "Raku Chin! Frozen Side Dish Set B," achieving 109% year-on-year growth. The company is enhancing its proposal capabilities to hospitals and elderly care facilities through differentiation using products bearing the "Yasashii Menu" (Gentle Menu) logo.

The company holds proposal events twice a year (autumn and spring) at a total of 30 venues nationwide. In FY2026 (ending March 2026), over 14,000 visitors attended, with new visitor attendance reaching a record high of approximately 1,100 companies. Through meticulous follow-up support—including logistics and order-processing systems—starting from the pre-opening preparation stage, the company achieved new transactions with approximately 1,000 new users during the fiscal year.

ENVALITH's Perspective

In FY2026 (ending March 2026), the core business expanded steadily with revenue up 8.4%, operating profit up 7.0%, and ordinary profit up 7.2%. On the other hand, net income attributable to owners of the parent came to ¥2,806 million (down 0.2% year on year), a slight decline for the second consecutive period. The main reason was that the ¥249 million gain on sale of investment securities (extraordinary income) recorded in the previous period was zero in the current period; on an ordinary profit basis, the company secured a profit increase. The earnings power of the core business is steadily improving, and it is commendable that the growth of the core business nearly offset the drop-off in reliance on extraordinary income.

Cash flow from investing activities in FY2026 (ending March 2026) was ¥-2,980 million (compared with ¥-546 million in the previous period), a sharp increase, but the main cause was ¥2,502 million placed into time deposits, which represents a substantive accumulation of assets. The balance of cash and cash equivalents at period-end decreased to ¥5,394 million (from ¥6,089 million in the previous period), but the equity ratio improved to 41.3% (from 38.5% in the previous period), and the market-value-based equity ratio also rose to 50.5%. Financial soundness has improved, which can be viewed favorably as capacity for future capital expenditure and M&A.

The consolidated earnings forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027) calls for revenue of ¥136,800 million (up 5.8% year on year), operating profit of ¥4,090 million (up 7.2%), ordinary profit of ¥4,210 million (up 8.7%), and net income of ¥2,860 million (up 1.9%). While the expanding trend in the restaurant market and continued inbound demand following the Osaka-Kansai Expo serve as tailwinds, downside risks remain from rising food, raw material, and energy prices stemming from U.S. tariffs, Japan-China relations, and the situation in the Middle East, as well as a cooling of consumer sentiment due to a severe labor shortage. With the operating profit margin remaining at a low level of 3.0%, progress in passing on costs will be key to achieving the profit targets.

Growth Strategy

Pursuing stable growth under the three pillars of the 6th Medium-Term Management Plan: "Strengthening Profitability," "Expanding Business Domains," and "Reinforcing Management Foundations"

Business resources are being concentrated on "Healthcare Food" and "PB Products" as priority initiatives. In FY2026 (ending March 2026), the Healthcare Food segment achieved 109% year-on-year growth, and 14 new PB products were launched. In FY2027 (ending March 2027), the company will continue to expand its product lineup and promote sales channel expansion through individual presentations to hospitals and elderly care facilities.

The C&C (Cash & Carry) format stores "Sun Plaza" and "Momohikoya" achieved 105% year-on-year growth through initiatives such as launching in-store prepared deli sales. "Sun Plaza Rakuten Ichiba Store" saw significant sales growth driven by a substantial expansion of product offerings. Supply of products to overseas markets remains in a challenging phase. The Miyazaki branch office exceeded its first-year plan, confirming the effectiveness of expanding the branch network.

To improve logistics quality, FSSC22000 certification was expanded from 4 sites in the previous period to 6 sites in the current period. The company is advancing health management initiatives, engagement improvement, and the formulation and implementation of action plans for core talent development and promotion of women's advancement. Ongoing reviews of organizational and site policies for future growth are also being carried out.

Last updated: July 19, 2026