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SHOEI FOODS CORPORATION

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SHOEI FOODS CORPORATION8079

Business

Shoei Foods Corporation is a food specialty trading company established in 1947 that procures, processes, and sells Dairy Products & Fats/Oils, Confectionery Raw Materials, Dried Fruits & Canned Goods, and Confectionery & Retail Products to the food industry, centered on the confectionery and baking industries. Domestically, the company has production subsidiaries such as Tsukuba Dairy, Kyo Maron Co., Ltd., and Shoei Delicy Co., Ltd. In the United States, it operates a vertically integrated business spanning orchard management (walnuts, prunes, almonds) through processing and sales. In China, it combines production bases in Qingdao and Yanji with sales bases in Shanghai and Hong Kong, conducting business across three segments: Japan, the United States, and China. Consolidated net sales for FY2025 (ending October 2025) were ¥124,897 million.

Business Model

The company procures agricultural products and food raw materials from overseas production areas through a multi-origin sourcing system, adds value through processing and manufacturing at its own production subsidiaries in Japan and overseas, and sells to food industry customers such as confectionery and bakery manufacturers. It secures profit through both a wide-ranging procurement network based on its trading function and its own processed products based on its manufacturing function, with maximization of gross profit and operating profit as its primary management goal.

Company Strengths

The company has built a vertically integrated model that combines the wide-area procurement functions of a specialized food trading company with domestic production subsidiaries such as Tsukuba Dairy, Kyo Maron Co., Ltd., and Shoei Delicy Co., Ltd., as well as overseas production sites in the United States and China. In FY2025 (ending October 2025), total in-house production reached ¥63,739 million (on a selling price basis), with the internalization of processing value-added supporting the company's earnings base.

The company operates three segments: Japan (net sales of ¥109,128 million), the United States (¥9,984 million), and China (¥11,681 million), with an integrated system in the United States spanning from orchard management to processing and sales. This structure achieves both diversification of production-area risk and stabilization of internal demand, and in FY2025 (ending October 2025), the company achieved sales growth across all three segments.

Net sales grew for five consecutive fiscal years, from ¥99,631 million in FY2021 (ending October 2021) to ¥124,897 million in FY2025 (ending October 2025). In FY2025 (ending October 2025), operating profit of ¥4,942 million exceeded the initial plan of ¥4,400 million by 112.3%, and ordinary profit of ¥4,992 million exceeded the plan of ¥4,500 million by 110.9%, substantially surpassing targets, and the company also revised its earnings forecast upward.

ENVALITH's Perspective

Operating profit of ¥3,730 million for the interim period of FY2026 (ending October 2026) reached 64.3% of the full-year forecast of ¥5,800 million, representing a substantial 28.0% year-on-year increase. Profit attributable to owners of parent also showed strong progress, up 47.0% to ¥2,546 million. The company has revised its full-year earnings forecast upward, and earnings momentum is clearly accelerating. While it should be noted that a bumper harvest of US walnuts—an external factor—provided a tailwind, the Japan and China segments also both posted profit increases, which can be assessed as a structural improvement.

Operating cash flow for the interim period of FY2026 (ending October 2026) was a positive ¥1,492 million, a substantial improvement from ¥(3,635) million in the same period of the prior year. The main drivers were an increase in trade payables (¥2,257 million) and a smaller increase in trade receivables and inventories. The equity ratio remained at a high level of 56.9%. On the other hand, inventories (merchandise and finished goods of ¥24,594 million, raw materials of ¥5,197 million, etc.) remain at elevated levels, and continued monitoring of inventory management trends is warranted.

The annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending October 2026) is ¥90 (interim ¥45), a 50% increase from ¥60 in the prior fiscal year. Against the full-year EPS forecast of ¥241.33, this implies a payout ratio of approximately 37%. A solid financial base—net assets of ¥60,002 million and an equity ratio of 56.9%—supports the dividend increase. However, based on the full-year net profit forecast of ¥4,000 million, ROE is estimated at only around 7%, meaning further profit growth is still needed to achieve the 8% target; balancing the dividend increase with profit growth remains a challenge.

Growth Strategy

Aiming for early achievement of ROE 8% through the trinity strengthening of food specialty trading, processing manufacturing, and management foundation

Continuing to raise sales prices in response to rising raw material prices to expand gross profit. In the first half of FY2026 (ending March 2026), revenue increased across all items and all segments, with gross profit expanding from ¥10,192 million to ¥11,078 million. The effectiveness of price pass-through has been confirmed.

Expanding processed products using own factories in Japan, the United States, and China to differentiate from pure trading companies and enhance added value. In the first half of FY2026 (ending March 2026), capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment acquisition increased to approximately double the previous year at ¥1,099 million, with production capacity enhancement progressing through capital investment.

Continuing to promote diversification of overseas production areas and suppliers to address geopolitical and climate change risks. Increased exports of Chinese-origin seeds and expansion of processed almond products, among other diversifications in procurement and sales, have contributed to revenue growth in the China Segment (up 5.3% year-on-year).

Aiming to reduce procurement costs and improve profit margins through improved management efficiency and stabilized harvest yields at U.S. walnut orchards. In the first half of FY2026 (ending March 2026), a bountiful harvest improved the profitability of the orchard business, with United States Segment profit reaching ¥566 million, up 113.2% year-on-year. However, harvest yields remain subject to external factors such as climate conditions.

Last updated: July 17, 2026