Prices as of 2026/10/30 close
Company comparison · Home Improvement Centers
Kohnan is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥519.8B — 3.9x Joyful Honda's ¥132.8B.
Joyful Honda earns more on each yen of sales, with an operating margin of 6.6% — 2.3 points above Kohnan (4.3%).
For next year, Kohnan guides for the fastest operating profit growth (+2.7%).
Kohnan pays more on average — ¥5.37M against ¥5.21M at Joyful Honda.
Over the past year the shares moved Kohnan +24.1%, Joyful Honda +12.9%.
Head-to-head wins15 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
Kohnan aheadKohnan 3 : Joyful Honda 0
Revenue: Kohnan ¥519.8B / Joyful Honda ¥132.8B
ProfitabilityInvestors
EvenKohnan 2 : Joyful Honda 2
Operating margin: Kohnan 4.3% / Joyful Honda 6.6%
GrowthInvestors
EvenKohnan 1 : Joyful Honda 1
Guidance: revenue growth: Kohnan +4.6% / Joyful Honda +5.4%
Stock & balance sheetInvestors
Kohnan aheadKohnan 2 : Joyful Honda 1
Share price, 1 year: Kohnan +24.1% / Joyful Honda +12.9%
Pay & workforceJob seekers
Joyful Honda aheadKohnan 1 : Joyful Honda 2
Average salary: Kohnan ¥5.37M / Joyful Honda ¥5.21M
| Metric | Kohnan | Joyful Honda | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ◎¥519.8B | ¥132.8B | 3.9x |
| Operating profit | ◎¥22.4B | ¥8.7B | 2.6x |
| Net income | ◎¥12.3B | ¥9.0B | 1.4x |
| Metric | Kohnan | Joyful Honda | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.3% | ◎6.6% | 2.3pt |
| Net margin | 2.4% | ◎6.8% | 4.4pt |
| ROE | ◎7.2% | 7.1% | 0.1pt |
| Revenue per employee | ◎¥146M | ¥72M | 2.0x |
| Metric | Kohnan | Joyful Honda | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +3.7% | — | |
| Operating profit growth (YoY) | −10.4% | — | |
| Guidance: revenue growthnext FY plan | +4.6% | ◎+5.4% | 0.8pt |
| Guidance: op. profit growthnext FY plan | ◎+2.7% | −1.5% | 4.2pt |
| Metric | Kohnan | Joyful Honda | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | ◎+24.1% | +12.9% | 11.2pt |
| Share price, 3 months | ◎+7.7% | −7.3% | 15.0pt |
| P/E (trailing)lower = cheaper | 10.8x | 15.6x | |
| Equity ratio | 34.4% | ◎75.4% | 41.0pt |
| Share price (close) | ¥4,660 | ¥2,328 |
◎ 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 | Kohnan | Joyful Honda | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average salary | ◎¥5.37M | ¥5.21M | ¥0.16M |
| Starting salary (monthly) | ¥237,000 | ◎¥241,550 | ¥4,550 |
| Average tenure | 15.6 yrs | ◎17.0 yrs | 1.4 |
| Average age | 41.6 | 42.2 | 0.6 |
| Employees | 3,567 | 1,848 | 1.9x |
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)
¥4,660+24.1% (1Y)
Kohnan +24.1% over 1Y. Compared: Joyful Honda +12.9%.
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.
Kohnan1 segments
Joyful Honda1 segments
AAverage annual salary from the securities filings: Kohnan ¥5.37M, Joyful Honda ¥5.21M. Kohnan pays the most. Averages also depend on staff age and job mix, so check the average age too (Kohnan 41.6, Joyful Honda 42.2).
ARevenue in the latest results: Kohnan ¥519.8B, Joyful Honda ¥132.8B. Kohnan is the bigger company, with revenue of ¥519.8B — 3.9x Joyful Honda's ¥132.8B.
AOperating margins: Joyful Honda 6.6%, Kohnan 4.3%. Joyful Honda turns the highest share of sales into operating profit.
AShare price change over the past year (closing prices, for reference): Kohnan +24.1%, Joyful Honda +12.9%. Kohnan has risen the most.
Comparing 2 companies (up to 4)
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.
