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Aoba-BBT, Inc.

Aoba-BBT, Inc.

2464.T
Aoba-BBT, Inc.JP flagTokyo Stock Exchange
315.00
JPY
-2.00
- -
3.99BMarket Cap
Aoba-BBT, Inc.
2464.T
(Tokyo Stock Exchange)

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315.00

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2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
TTM
FRC
178.33
213.31
235.65
267.73
330.54
354.74
345.26
357.09
376.48
402.59
424.76
480.7
515.02
539.56
584.39
- -
274.04
Revenue per Share
12.83
15.91
17.84
11.9
19.04
21.52
15.92
16.69
16.81
3.16
7.24
15.77
51.38
17.52
18.42
- -
9.46
Basic EPS, GAAP
-72.76
18.53
17.02
-1.85
-32.83
22
-9.71
-14.22
24.21
3.62
37.68
-4.6
67.9
-42.29
75.41
- -
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
4.94
4.59
5.02
5.47
5.49
4.92
7.93
9.93
10
11.07
10.99
10.81
10.78
16.06
12.02
- -
- -
Dividend per Share
161.02
175.42
189.3
196.25
210.88
234.67
87.27
221.4
228.58
226.69
223.72
208.25
248.11
253.61
273.33
- -
256.15
Book Value per Share
213.2
222.78
235.69
191.89
189.21
216.22
204.86
222.16
230.57
192.98
199.51
173.86
224.72
223.35
227.14
- -
225.93
Tangible Book Value per Share
12
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
- -
13
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
2,098
2,464
2,706
3,065
3,763
4,456
4,922
5,090
5,361
5,601
5,889
6,757
7,257
7,475
7,700
7,669
3,699
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
20.69
22.43
19.49
16.49
15.69
14.88
6.85
8.48
8.56
2.86
3.4
6.97
4.54
5.13
5.72
5.94
4.36
Operating Margin (%)
83
112
129
155
191
281
298
311
331
353
380
413
396
391
389
381
- -
Depreciation Expense
151
184
205
136
217
270
227
238
239
44
100
222
724
243
243
274
128
Net Income, GAAP
43.3
43.7
40.41
45.13
16.79
20.41
34.74
39.36
48.52
83.31
- -
47.1
34.14
33.32
42.86
40.85
8.07
Effective Tax Rate (%)
7.19
7.46
7.57
4.44
5.76
6.07
4.61
4.68
4.46
0.78
1.7
3.28
9.98
3.25
3.15
3.58
3.45
Profit Margin (%)
1,281
1,237
1,264
546
-145
221
169
-477
-427
-620
-474
-746
558
706
727
1,100
688
Working Capital
- -
- -
- -
- -
350
250
150
50
- -
565
782
1,085
174
112
88
62
100
LT Debt
2,759
2,866
3,002
3,077
3,197
4,516
4,628
4,724
4,747
4,574
4,505
4,430
5,005
4,774
4,563
4,685
4,711
Total Equity
8.72
10.76
10.4
8.95
14.43
12.22
4.32
4.68
4.02
0.45
- -
3.95
3.62
4.82
5.12
5.55
2.94
Return on Invested Capital (%)
8.16
9.38
9.75
6.21
8.55
8.9
9
7.94
5.71
1.31
- -
4.75
16.88
6.45
6.61
7.32
3.49
Return on Capital (%)
8.16
9.38
9.75
6.16
9.33
10.11
10.83
10.82
7.47
1.37
3.21
7.35
22.54
6.92
6.82
7.49
3.73
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'24
Jun'25
Sep'25
ST Debt
25
- -
25
LT Borrowings
112
- -
100
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
13
- -
13
Market Capitalization
5,467
4,859
4,386

Working Capital

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'24
Jun'25
Sep'25
Total Current Assets
2,998
- -
3,390
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
2,292
- -
2,889
Accounts Receivable, Net
250
- -
290
Inventories
60
- -
44
Total Current Liabilities
2,293
- -
2,702
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
25
- -
25
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
0.49%
0.99%
2.68%
Free Cash Flow
-170.07%
-435.98%
-58.01%
Net Income, GAAP
33.04%
58.83%
13.06%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
5.65%
5.55%
-0.41%
Total Cash Common Dividend
12.95%
2.69%
-3.85%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
1,766
2,010
1,885
1,814
7,475
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
7,700
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
7,669

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
0.17
- -
- -
- -
17.52
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
18.42
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
16.06
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
12.02
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
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Business
Aoba-BBT, Inc. Aoba-BBT, Inc. (2464.T) engages primarily in the education sector in Japan, operating through two main segments: recurrent education for working adults and platform services for K-12 international schooling; the recurrent education business delivers over 10,000 hours of online management training content via internet and satellite, including programs from Business Breakthrough University (Japan's first 100% online bachelor's in business management), BBT Graduate School (online MBA), BOND-BBT MBA (internationally accredited overseas MBA), corporate talent development solutions in hard skills (IT, finance, statistics, marketing), soft skills (leadership, English communication), problem-solving, and conceptual thinking, as well as DX/IT services through subsidiary IT Planners Japan-Asia Pacific; the platform service business manages international schools such as Aoba-Japan International School (full IB curriculum, Asia's first online IBDP pilot), Aoba-Japan Bilingual Preschool (IB PYP), Summerhill International School and Musashi International School Tokyo (Cambridge A-Level), plus online bilingual extracurriculars like GO School and Hatchlink Jr., book publishing, and leasing. Founded in April 1998 and headquartered at Ohmae@work Building in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, the company targets professionals, executives, university students, and children from preschool to high school, with operations centered in Japan and a workforce of approximately 667 employees as of March 2023. In October 2023, it changed its name from Business Breakthrough, Inc. to better reflect its dual focus on international K-12 and recurrent education under the "Lifetime Empowerment" vision; recent developments include a completed equity buyback in November 2024 acquiring 188,000 shares (1.39% of capital for ¥60.16 million), strengthened digital marketing for corporate orders (up 32% growth in 2022), investments in DX talent programs and AI-enhanced learning systems like AirCampus with ChatGPT integration, expansion of international school enrollments exceeding 1,500 students, and acquisitions of six international school operators plus two IT firms to bolster AI/DX capabilities.