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Kakaku.com, Inc.

Kakaku.com, Inc.

KKKUF
Kakaku.com, Inc.US flagOther OTC
22.68
USD
+2.08
- -
4.49BMarket Cap
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
2026 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
133.05
161.65
187.76
199.87
220.38
261.74
293.29
248.06
252.05
298.95
334.55
396.76
475.82
178.29
Basic EPS, GAAP
40.46
49.19
59.59
68.11
73.96
79.7
88.25
57.13
69.66
79.39
90.45
101.33
95.05
51.13
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
36.15
47.43
54.07
67.76
68.97
78.51
102.42
73.27
69.49
100.28
87.08
124.02
- -
55.97
Dividend per Share
8.75
12.64
16
35.06
30.4
34.05
38.13
39.99
40.04
40.23
43.2
47.98
- -
23.22
Book Value per Share
113.07
120.61
145.09
170.47
160.06
197.65
213.7
232.84
241.4
241.11
260.44
316.74
330.71
287.04
Tangible Book Value per Share
113.52
113.45
137.07
152.69
125.6
161.56
174.33
195.12
201.15
200.15
221.12
277.84
271.79
249.81
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
224
221
220
217
212
209
208
206
205
203
200
198
198
199
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
29,814
35,787
41,275
43,464
46,782
54,832
60,978
51,077
51,723
60,820
66,928
78,435
94,127
35,493
Operating Margin (%)
49.24
46.97
47.33
49.35
48.9
45.72
44.64
36.17
37.02
39.46
38.7
38.1
29.02
41.15
Depreciation Expense
628
849
1,037
1,325
1,581
1,766
3,219
3,568
3,503
3,563
3,649
3,915
- -
1,780
Net Income, GAAP
9,066
10,890
13,100
14,812
15,699
16,697
18,348
11,763
14,294
16,152
18,095
20,032
18,803
10,179
Effective Tax Rate (%)
38.82
36.64
32.95
30.79
31.04
32.6
31.11
35.04
31.6
30.43
30.63
30.34
31.05
30.23
Profit Margin (%)
30.41
30.43
31.74
34.08
33.56
30.45
30.09
23.03
27.64
26.56
27.04
25.54
19.98
28.68
Working Capital
24,148
23,725
28,051
29,953
21,268
26,827
26,238
30,289
30,487
30,412
33,920
44,027
42,744
38,889
LT Debt
74
- -
- -
- -
235
139
6,417
6,099
4,888
4,391
3,834
2,871
2,154
3,562
Total Equity
26,430
26,631
32,111
35,380
33,908
40,941
43,303
47,141
48,164
48,165
51,691
62,134
65,170
56,751
Return on Invested Capital (%)
34.16
34.54
38.74
39.43
40.89
40.33
36.84
20.98
22.55
28.57
29.95
31.37
26.12
15.94
Return on Capital (%)
40.17
41.58
44.38
42.59
43.5
43.26
38.78
21.84
25.34
29.54
32.11
32.81
27.93
16.86
Return on Common Equity (%)
40.47
41.85
44.71
42.96
44.19
44.3
42.75
25.47
29.33
32.77
35.78
34.92
29.37
18.49

Capital Structure

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'24
Jun'25
Sep'25
ST Debt
1,342
- -
1,400
LT Borrowings
134
- -
121
LT Finance Leases
3,700
- -
3,441
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
198
- -
198
Market Capitalization
346,717
414,148
393,452

Working Capital

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'24
Jun'25
Sep'25
Total Current Assets
60,692
- -
71,617
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
38,144
- -
45,328
Accounts Receivable, Net
11,808
- -
11,727
Inventories
- -
- -
- -
Total Current Liabilities
26,772
- -
32,728
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
1,342
- -
1,400
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
- -
- -
4.89%
Free Cash Flow
- -
- -
- -
Net Income, GAAP
5.05%
10.22%
-6.14%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
9.12%
13.22%
20.01%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
15,362
16,073
17,244
18,249
66,928
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
78,435
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
94,127

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
18.15
21.21
23.77
- -
90.45
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
101.33
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
95.05

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
19.91
0.08
23.06
- -
43.2
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
47.98
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

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CEO
Atsuhiro Murakami
Full Time Employees
1,421
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Internet Content & Information
Address
Digital Gate Building Tokyo TY Japan 150-0022
IPO Date
Jun 9, 2015
Website
kakaku.com
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Business
Kakaku.com, Inc. (ticker: KKKUF) operates Japan's largest price comparison platform and related internet services focused on consumer purchasing support, restaurant reviews, job searches, and incubation ventures. The company provides comprehensive product and service information through its flagship Kakaku.com site, which offers prices, specifications, user reviews, and comparisons for consumer electronics, home appliances, computers, smartphones, cameras, mobile devices, interiors, fashion, internet providers, insurance, food and beverages, cosmetics, broadband contracts, housing loans, and offline retailer products; Tabelog, a leading restaurant review, search, and reservation platform covering all 47 prefectures in Japan with online booking features like Cena, availability checks, and international expansion to the United States; Kyujin Box and its U.S. counterpart Jobcube, comprehensive job search services launched in April 2024; and incubation businesses including real estate site Smity, travel review site 4Travel, movie information site Movie.com, automotive site WebCG, dynamic package systems, and bus comparison service Bus Comparison Navi. Headquartered in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Kakaku.com conducts primary operations in Japan with expansions to the United States, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and India, serving over 150 million unique monthly users. Founded in 1997 as one of Digital Garage's group companies, the firm generates revenue from advertising, affiliate commissions, and data-driven marketing while recently finalizing stock acquisition rights issuance in June 2025 to boost growth, issuing stock options in May 2025, receiving subsidiary dividends, strengthening ties with Digital Garage and KDDI, launching Jobcube in the U.S., adding housing loan calculators and offline retailer data to Kakaku.com, and closing its Akiba Souken anime site in September 2024.

Company News

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    Sweden's EQT launches $3.76 billion tender offer to take Japan's Kakaku.com private

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