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Chuco Co., Ltd.

Chuco Co., Ltd.

TTSE:2139
497.00
JPY
-2.00
(-0.40%)
3.38BMarket 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
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
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
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
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
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
- -
Dividend per Share
4.97
5.9
7.94
9.98
10.87
11.97
11.97
0.03
- -
4.98
9.97
11.91
11.99
- -
Book Value per Share
157.87
197.09
236.19
277.08
287.87
328.12
297.8
252.48
260.72
268.37
285.49
297.51
319.76
- -
Tangible Book Value per Share
151.07
191.76
223.97
260.44
273.51
320.3
289.43
239.95
246.27
241.27
257.4
279.58
294.86
- -
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
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
- -
Operating Margin (%)
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
- -
Depreciation Expense
38
44
46
60
73
54
46
58
53
74
95
103
132
- -
Net Income, GAAP
276
303
322
350
149
266
-19
-368
101
85
193
164
188
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
35.28
35.92
33.6
31.19
35.75
36.35
428.3
- -
18.54
46.89
37.4
37.92
46.5
- -
Profit Margin (%)
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
- -
Working Capital
197
376
423
669
924
1,115
908
692
978
1,004
1,259
1,262
1,307
- -
LT Debt
427
289
184
204
223
169
117
178
462
479
525
448
489
- -
Total Equity
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
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
15.02
14.97
13.61
12.61
4.97
1.49
6.38
- -
2.25
3.23
5.79
5.6
5.61
- -
Return on Capital (%)
16.05
15.61
14.38
13.65
5.55
9.6
-0.93
- -
3.73
2.61
6.04
4.52
5.12
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
30.54
25.58
21.89
20.04
7.75
12.68
-0.9
-19.66
5.8
4.72
10.24
8.26
8.97
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Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
ST Debt
851
814
- -
LT Borrowings
544
462
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
27
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
7
7
7
Market Capitalization
2,965
3,380
3,454

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
Total Current Assets
3,599
3,879
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
1,892
2,078
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
1,484
1,628
- -
Inventories
31
21
- -
Total Current Liabilities
2,443
2,572
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
851
814
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

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

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
11,333
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
12,153
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
24.08
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
27.69
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
11.91
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
11.99
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Hitoshi Ohshima
Full Time Employees
588
Sector
Distribution services
Industry
Wholesale distributors
Address
27 Tokomachi Gifu Japan 500-8137
IPO Date
Feb 19, 2007
Website
chuco.co.jp
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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.