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Chuco Co., Ltd.

Chuco Co., Ltd.

2139.T
Chuco Co., Ltd.JP flagTokyo Stock Exchange
505.00
JPY
-1.00
- -
3.43BMarket Cap
Chuco Co., Ltd.
2139.T
(Tokyo Stock Exchange)

Recent

price

505.00

P/E

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2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
TTM
FRC
616.28
702.21
789.7
967.98
970.92
1,001.03
1,091.98
1,088.27
1,049.01
1,020.1
963.41
1,038.34
1,252.53
1,505.51
1,666.61
1,787.26
830.95
Revenue per Share
13.16
22.24
20.91
42.49
45.92
47.41
51.44
21.89
39.05
-2.8
-54.1
14.89
12.49
28.35
24.08
27.69
19.42
Basic EPS, GAAP
16.57
35.26
24.33
27.69
44.67
26.4
44.84
51.3
3.39
-55.42
-2.82
-8.37
24.84
68.39
-7.13
57.83
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
0.01
2.54
4
4.97
5.9
7.94
9.98
10.87
11.97
11.97
0.03
- -
4.98
9.97
11.91
11.99
- -
Dividend per Share
76.11
94.57
111.11
148.64
189.49
223.07
205.07
275.42
302.47
287.67
235.05
249.94
257.43
275.78
287.86
303.55
270.47
Book Value per Share
78.53
97.19
114.27
151.62
197.73
223.95
260.44
273.51
320.3
289.43
239.95
246.27
249.4
267.64
292.93
310.69
264.88
Tangible Book Value per Share
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
3,942
4,538
5,104
6,279
6,403
6,808
7,426
7,400
7,133
6,937
6,551
7,061
8,517
10,238
11,333
12,153
5,650
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
6.14
8.2
8.77
17.99
18.38
7.11
6.6
2.92
0.95
-0.79
-4.46
1.16
2.22
2.97
2.73
3.18
3.74
Operating Margin (%)
27
25
30
38
44
46
60
73
54
46
58
53
74
95
103
132
- -
Depreciation Expense
84
144
135
276
303
322
350
149
266
-19
-368
101
85
193
164
188
132
Net Income, GAAP
18.68
23.01
45.53
35.28
35.92
33.6
31.19
35.75
36.35
428.3
- -
18.54
46.89
37.4
37.92
46.5
37.11
Effective Tax Rate (%)
2.14
3.17
2.65
4.39
4.73
4.74
4.71
2.01
3.72
-0.27
-5.62
1.43
1
1.88
1.44
1.55
2.34
Profit Margin (%)
-158
-65
-81
197
376
423
669
924
1,115
908
692
978
1,004
1,259
1,262
1,307
1,158
Working Capital
528
461
331
427
289
184
204
223
169
117
178
462
479
525
448
489
492
LT Debt
536
663
777
1,028
1,340
1,606
1,884
1,958
2,231
2,025
1,717
1,773
1,880
2,011
2,114
2,282
1,965
Total Equity
10.82
15.77
13.64
38.99
36.33
13.61
12.61
4.97
1.49
6.38
- -
2.25
3.23
5.79
5.6
5.61
4.33
Return on Invested Capital (%)
6.09
9.63
8.95
16.63
16.25
14.98
15.37
6.2
10.07
-0.98
- -
3.87
2.67
6.18
4.61
5.26
4.66
Return on Capital (%)
18.93
26.19
20.33
32.77
27.36
23.31
24.03
9.11
13.52
-0.95
-20.7
6.14
4.92
10.63
8.54
9.37
7.37
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'24
Jun'25
Sep'25
ST Debt
634
- -
639
LT Borrowings
520
- -
492
LT Finance Leases
6
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
7
- -
7
Market Capitalization
2,795
3,563
3,414

Working Capital

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'24
Jun'25
Sep'25
Total Current Assets
3,760
- -
3,300
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
2,055
- -
1,721
Accounts Receivable, Net
1,497
- -
1,333
Inventories
28
- -
61
Total Current Liabilities
2,500
- -
2,142
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
634
- -
639
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
4.01%
5.87%
7.95%
Free Cash Flow
-288.32%
-209.26%
-910.57%
Net Income, GAAP
173.58%
-3.35%
15.01%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
6.34%
13.31%
7.24%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
0.64%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
2,258
2,329
2,476
3,174
10,238
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
11,333
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
12,153

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
3.71
- -
- -
- -
28.35
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
24.08
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
27.69

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
9.97
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
11.91
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
11.99
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Business
Chuco Co., Ltd. (2139.T) engages primarily in the media and advertising business, publishing and operating free regional magazines under the Happy Media brand, including titles such as Chiiki Mitchaku Seikatsu Johoshi and Start!; providing internet media platforms like the Furimo application, Machi JOB job information site, and Free Mall website; and offering sales promotion services encompassing advertising agency operations, planning and execution of promotional measures, wide-area sales and joint media distribution, production and sales of promotional tools, digital transformation (DX) product sales and crowdfunding, advertising strategy development, and online mail order operations. The company also delivers transportation advertising, digital media solutions, event promotion, creative design, video and mass media advertising, and office solutions. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Gifu, Japan, Chuco operates across the country from Hokkaido to Okinawa, targeting regional communities, businesses, and local governments with its integrated media-advertising model that leverages AI-driven analysis of advertising data and response trends to optimize promotions across paper, digital, and other channels. In a recent major development, the company announced the acquisition of the Recruitment Media Business from Kosaido Business Support Co., Ltd. on March 31, 2025, for JPY 1.87 million, expanding its portfolio in job-related media services.