Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Café & Bakery-Café Chains
Doutor Nichires is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥159.1B — 1.8x Saint Marc's ¥88.4B.
Doutor Nichires earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 6.4% — 0.6 points above Saint Marc (5.8%).
Revenue growth in the latest results: Saint Marc +24.7%, Doutor Nichires +6.9%. For next year, Doutor Nichires guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+8.8%).
Over the past year the shares moved Doutor Nichires +49.7%, Saint Marc −1.3%.
Head-to-head wins14 metrics
One win per metric for the company with the best value. Metrics with no better or worse (P/E, average age, employees) are excluded.
ScaleInvestors
Doutor Nichires aheadDoutor Nichires 3 : Saint Marc 0
Revenue: Doutor Nichires ¥159.1B / Saint Marc ¥88.4B
ProfitabilityInvestors
Doutor Nichires aheadDoutor Nichires 2 : Saint Marc 1
Operating margin: Doutor Nichires 6.4% / Saint Marc 5.8%
GrowthInvestors
Saint Marc aheadDoutor Nichires 1 : Saint Marc 3
Revenue growth (YoY): Doutor Nichires +6.9% / Saint Marc +24.7%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Doutor Nichires aheadDoutor Nichires 3 : Saint Marc 0
Share price, 1 year: Doutor Nichires +49.7% / Saint Marc −1.3%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Doutor Nichires aheadDoutor Nichires 1 : Saint Marc 0
Average tenure: Doutor Nichires 9.3 yrs / Saint Marc 7.5 yrs
| Metric | Doutor Nichires | Saint Marc | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥159.1B | ¥88.4B | 1.8x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥10.2B | ¥5.1B | 2.0x |
| Net income | ◎¥7.2B | ¥2.7B | 2.7x |
| Metric | Doutor Nichires | Saint Marc | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | ◎6.4% | 5.8% | 0.6pt |
| Net margin | ◎4.5% | 3.1% | 1.5pt |
| ROE | 6.9% | ◎8.7% | 1.8pt |
| Revenue per employee | — | ¥249M |
| Metric | Doutor Nichires | Saint Marc | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +6.9% | ◎+24.7% | 17.8pt |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | +5.8% | ◎+41.3% | 35.5pt |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +4.6% | ◎+5.2% | 0.5pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+8.8% | +2.9% | 5.9pt |
| Metric | Doutor Nichires | Saint Marc | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+49.7% | −1.3% | 51.0pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+7.9% | −2.6% | 10.5pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 20.9x | 20.6x | |
| Equity ratio | ◎77.3% | 44.7% | 32.6pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥3,565 | ¥2,575 |
◎ marks the best value for each metric. Revenue and profit are from the latest full-year earnings release; share prices are closing-price references; P/E = latest close ÷ trailing EPS. For banks and some other financials, revenue means ordinary income.
| Metric | Doutor Nichires | Saint Marc | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | — | ¥5.60M | |
| Starting salary (monthly) | — | ¥259,000 | |
| Average tenure | ◎9.3 yrs | 7.5 yrs | 1.8 |
| Average age | 43.4 | 42.5 | 0.9 |
| Employees | 22 | 355 | 16.1x |
Average salary is for the reporting (parent) company and is affected by average age and job mix. Holding companies with few employees are left out of the salary comparison.
Close (Oct 30, 2026)
¥3,565+49.7% (1Y)
Doutor Nichires +49.7% over 1Y. Compared: Saint Marc -1.3%.
Reference chart of daily closing prices, not real-time quotes (split-adjusted; weekly closes before the last year). Each line shows the % change from the start of the period. Updated Oct 30, 2026.
ARevenue in the latest results: Doutor Nichires ¥159.1B, Saint Marc ¥88.4B. Doutor Nichires is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥159.1B — 1.8x Saint Marc's ¥88.4B.
AOperating margins: Doutor Nichires 6.4%, Saint Marc 5.8%. Doutor Nichires turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Doutor Nichires +49.7%, Saint Marc −1.3%. Doutor Nichires has risen the most.
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Sources: earnings releases (kessan tanshin), annual securities reports and other public information. Share prices are closing-price references, not real-time. Our data may contain errors; investment decisions are your own responsibility.
