Employees: 4,533
Size Kameda Seika (2220.T) is a Japan Consumer Staples company (Food: Specialty/Candy) with a market value of $525M, the 1044th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥1,311 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 8.2%, against -6.8% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 10th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 17.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.4%); the operating margin is 5.5% (peer median 6.3%).
Valuation It trades at 18.0× forward earnings against a peer median of 18.1× (8th cheapest of 16).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 0% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +6%, so the hurdle is -6 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.9 points below its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 29 Jan 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ¥141B | ¥138B | ¥103B | ¥95.5B | ¥95.0B |
| Revenue growth | — | +34% | +8% | +1% | — |
| Gross profit | ¥40.0B | ¥39.8B | ¥28.1B | ¥25.8B | ¥24.5B |
| EBITDA | ¥18.7B | ¥18.0B | ¥11.8B | ¥10.6B | ¥9.66B |
| Net income | ¥3.84B | ¥24.6B | ¥5.42B | ¥2.26B | ¥1.89B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | ¥4.22B | ¥1.54B | ¥2.31B | ¥935M |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | ¥7.99B | ¥8.47B | ¥7.77B | ¥7.75B |
| Total debt | ¥42.4B | ¥50.2B | ¥24.7B | ¥23.8B | ¥23.5B |
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| Measure | 2220.T | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +6.2% | -1.9% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -8.2% | -6.8% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -14.8% | -27.0% | 8th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +17.3% | +5.4% | 5th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 5.5% | 6.3% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 18.0× | 18.1× | 8th cheapest of 16 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 0.3% | 5.9% | 5th least demanding of 17 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +6.0% | +5.6% | 9th highest of 17 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -5.7 pp | -1.8 pp | 7th least demanding of 17 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -0.9 pp | +1.3 pp | 6th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.9× | 12.0× | 4th cheapest of 13 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.3× | -0.1× | 3rd most indebted of 13 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kameda Seika 2220.T | Japan | $525M | -8% | +17% | 6% | 18.0× | 0.3% | +6.0% |
| Riken Vitamin 4526.T | Japan | $516M | +29% | +3% | 7% | 11.8× | -3.9% | +4.4% |
| Vadilal Industries VADILALIND.NS | India | $541M | +53% | +31% | 16% | n/a | 17.3% | +26.5% |
| Baolingbao Biology 002286.SZ | China | $500M | -15% | +9% | 6% | 18.1× | 10.0% | +6.0% |
| Ganyuan Foods 002991.SZ | China | $552M | -22% | 0% | 10% | 17.1× | 4.8% | +12.4% |
| Haoxiangni Health Food 002582.SZ | China | $558M | -21% | -17% | -11% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Apple Flavor & Fragrance 603020.SS | China | $570M | -7% | +3% | 4% | n/a | 16.4% | -1.5% |
| Zhongjing Food 300908.SZ | China | $579M | -31% | +6% | 19% | 19.7× | 6.9% | +8.3% |
| Nitto Fuji Flour Milling 2003.T | Japan | $472M | +14% | 0% | 6% | n/a | 3.0% | +5.2% |
| Ganso 603886.SS | China | $464M | +1% | +5% | 6% | 11.4× | -11.0% | -1.9% |
| Daesang 001680.KS | South Korea | $459M | -16% | +2% | 4% | 8.1× | -5.6% | +7.2% |
| Ligao Foods 300973.SZ | China | $604M | -19% | +5% | 7% | 17.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Bourbon 2208.T | Japan | $451M | +3% | +7% | 6% | 20.4× | -12.1% | +0.3% |
| Zhengzhou Qianweiyangchu Food 001215.SZ | China | $451M | -34% | +13% | 5% | 42.5× | 13.9% | +15.0% |
| Petpal Pet Nutrition Technology 300673.SZ | China | $444M | -26% | +2% | 6% | 45.6× | 7.5% | +1.6% |
| Jiahe Foods Industry 605300.SS | China | $623M | -17% | -7% | 1% | 25.0× | 18.9% | +3.7% |
| Yasho Industries YASHO.NS | India | $441M | +122% | +35% | 14% | n/a | 33.4% | +17.7% |
| YouYou Foods 603697.SS | China | $627M | -7% | +30% | 11% | 18.7× | 2.5% | +7.8% |
| Shoei Foods 8079.T | Japan | $435M | +1% | +8% | 4% | 17.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Gift 9279.T | Japan | $635M | +31% | +24% | 11% | 31.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Gourmet Master 2723.TW | Taiwan | $431M | +19% | -11% | 5% | 14.8× | 0.9% | -1.7% |