Why is Kura Sushi, Inc. ?
1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -0.69% of over the last 5 years
2
The company has declared Negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At JPY 573 MM has Fallen at -52.63%
3
With ROE of 6.72%, it has a attractive valuation with a 2.12 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 9.54%, its profits have risen by 15% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2.1
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 62.9
4
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 9.54% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (Japan Nikkei 225) returns of 36.73%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Kura Sushi, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Leisure Services should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Leisure Services)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Kura Sushi, Inc. for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Kura Sushi, Inc.
9.54%
-0.84
26.80%
Japan Nikkei 225
36.73%
1.30
28.24%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
11.37%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-0.69%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.99
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.43
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.67
Tax Ratio
69.97%
Dividend Payout Ratio
22.04%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
7.27%
ROE (avg)
3.79%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
32
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.12
EV to EBIT
19.83
EV to EBITDA
6.58
EV to Capital Employed
2.98
EV to Sales
0.44
PEG Ratio
2.10
Dividend Yield
62.89%
ROCE (Latest)
15.04%
ROE (Latest)
6.72%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
8What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)
Higher at JPY 3,143.82 MM
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 548.19%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 0.14% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at JPY 50,884 MM
-3What is not working for the Company
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At JPY 573 MM has Fallen at -52.63%
Here's what is working for Kura Sushi, Inc.
Net Profit
At JPY 3,143.82 MM has Grown at 207.61%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Net Profit
Higher at JPY 3,143.82 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Oct 2025MOJO Watch
In the half year the company has already crossed Net Profit of the previous twelve months
Net Profit (JPY MM)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at JPY 50,884 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 548.19%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.14% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Depreciation
Highest at JPY 3,328 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (JPY MM)
Depreciation
At JPY 3,328 MM has Grown at 59.23%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales
Depreciation (JPY MM)
Here's what is not working for Kura Sushi, Inc.
Pre-Tax Profit
At JPY 573 MM has Fallen at -52.63%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of JPY 1,209.5 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (JPY MM)






