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Yokohama Maruuo Co., Ltd.

8045・Standard Market・Wholesale Trade

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Yokohama Maruuo Co., Ltd.8045

Business

Yokohama Maruuo Co., Ltd. is a marine products distribution group founded in 1931. Centered on its Marine Products Wholesale Business based at the Yokohama City and Kawasaki City central wholesale markets and the Kawasaki City local wholesale market, the group operates four segments: off-market sales to mass retailers and the foodservice industry (Marine Products Sales Business), the Real Estate Leasing Business (Rental Apartments, etc.), and the Marine Products Transportation Service. Of consolidated net sales of ¥40,643 million, the Marine Products Wholesale Business accounts for ¥32,599 million (approximately 80%), with Ropia Co., Ltd. being a major customer accounting for 22.7% of net sales. Listed on the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Business Model

The company's primary revenue source is the wholesale margin earned by procuring marine products from production areas and fishery cooperatives at central and local wholesale markets, then selling to mass retailers, the foodservice industry, and intermediate wholesalers. Off-market sales subsidiaries (Hansui, Tateyama Maruuo) sell directly to mass retailers and foodservice customers, earning trading margins. An in-group transportation company handles logistics, while real estate leasing supplements stable cash flow, forming a multi-layered revenue structure.

Company Strengths

1931年創業以来90年超にわたり横浜・川崎の中央卸売市場で卸売業を営み、神奈川県内漁協とのネットワークを通じた地場水産物の安定集荷体制を構築。2026年3月期において水産物卸売事業の売上高は32,599百万円と前期比2.6%増を達成し、主要魚種・地場水産物の取扱いが年間を通じて堅調に推移した実績を持つ。

The Company has operated a wholesale business at the Yokohama and Kawasaki central wholesale markets for over 90 years since its founding in 1931, building a stable procurement system for locally sourced marine products through its network with fishery cooperatives in Kanagawa Prefecture. In FY2026 (ending March 2026), sales in the Marine Products Wholesale Business reached ¥32,599 million, up 2.6% year on year, reflecting steady handling of major fish species and local marine products throughout the year.

Sales to Ropia Co., Ltd. expanded from ¥7,733 million (19.4% of total sales) in the previous consolidated fiscal year to ¥9,244 million (22.7% of total sales) in the current consolidated fiscal year. The deepening of the relationship with this single customer has contributed to a stable increase in sales scale, demonstrating strong negotiating power and supply capability in large-scale transactions with mass retailers.

The equity ratio remained at a high level of 67.9% as of the end of FY2026 (ending March 2026). Net assets reached ¥21,051 million (up ¥3,622 million from the end of the previous fiscal year), and the Company held cash and cash equivalents of ¥2,783 million against short-term borrowings of ¥550 million. There was no outstanding balance of long-term borrowings, indicating a high level of financial soundness. The Real Estate Leasing Business (with an operating margin of 67.7%) complements the Company's stable cash flow.

ENVALITH's Perspective

Operating profit for FY2026 (ending March 2025) was ¥462 million (up 30.4% year on year), improving for the fourth consecutive period, and the operating margin on sales also rose to 1.1% (from 0.9% in the previous period). However, the structurally thin-margin nature of the marine products distribution business remains unchanged, and even the FY2027 (ending March 2026) forecast only calls for operating profit of around ¥480 million and a margin of around 1.2%. As external factors, declining catch volumes due to climate change and persistently high energy prices are affecting fish prices and costs, and a substantial improvement in margins remains structurally difficult to achieve.

Sales to the major customer Lopia increased approximately 19.5% year on year, from ¥7,733 million in the previous period to ¥9,244 million in the current period, and the proportion of consolidated net sales rose from 19.4% to 22.7%. While the expanded transaction volume has contributed to earnings, the potential business impact in the event of a change in Lopia's policy or a shift to competitors has grown, making the management of customer concentration risk a key issue.

Of the ¥907 million in ordinary income for FY2026 (ending March 2025), dividends received amounted to ¥447 million, accounting for approximately 49%. An increase in the mark-to-market valuation of investment securities (¥5,326 million) significantly boosted net assets, resulting in comprehensive income of ¥4,307 million. However, in a downturn in the stock market, valuation losses and reduced dividends would affect both the balance sheet and earnings. As an external factor, the high dependence of the earnings structure on stock market conditions complicates the evaluation of the true earnings power of the core marine products distribution business.

Growth Strategy

Under the new medium-term plan "Transform & Growth," the company is strengthening group collaboration, product competitiveness, and a transformation-oriented mindset

As a three-year plan spanning FY2026 to FY2028 (ending March 2029), the company has set forth flexible adaptation to an "ever-changing" era, aiming for sustainable growth with each executive and employee holding high aspirations and a "fearless of change" mindset. This transition follows the achievement of certain results in the final year of the previous medium-term plan "Rebirth."

Leveraging the fishery cooperative network within Kanagawa Prefecture and relationships with production areas, the company has built an efficient sourcing system through collaboration among the Marine Products Wholesale Business, Sales Business, and Transportation Business segments. Differentiation is being pursued through product offerings tailored to local regions and environments. In the current fiscal year, net sales in the Marine Products Wholesale Business increased 2.6% year on year, confirming certain results.

The basic policy is stable and progressive dividends targeting a consolidated dividend on equity (DOE) ratio of 1.2%, combined with agile share buybacks that take into account capital efficiency and market conditions. In the current fiscal year, the annual dividend was ¥34 (up from ¥30 in the previous fiscal year), and share buybacks of ¥375 million were executed. An annual dividend of ¥34 is planned for FY2027 (ending March 2027) as well.

The Marine Products Sales Business achieved a turnaround from an operating loss of ¥7 million in the previous fiscal year to operating income of ¥15 million in the current fiscal year. Asset retirement associated with closure decisions (recording an impairment loss of ¥10 million) was carried out, and business efficiency is being improved by proceeding with the streamlining of unprofitable locations.

Last updated: July 19, 2026