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Forside Co., Ltd.

Forside Co., Ltd.

TTSE:2330
78.00
JPY
-1.00
(-1.27%)
3.31BMarket Cap
Nov 13Next Earn
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
21.04
22.04
32.9
37.65
116.27
126.53
128.09
124
150.41
153.3
140.24
135.39
201.9
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
-100.36
-35.7
-20.93
1.37
1.12
-19.13
-4.95
-10.72
2.64
-3.31
3.31
1.63
10.17
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
-74.49
-37.21
-18.62
0.78
-2.66
-12.54
-0.34
3.16
5.22
-10.24
1.32
3.27
14.14
- -
Dividend per Share
0.02
0.01
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Book Value per Share
58.28
22.74
17.95
35.44
53.57
55.02
43.81
33.65
35.76
32.44
41.82
58.56
70.61
68.87
Tangible Book Value per Share
58.28
13.92
17.86
34.74
40.49
44.79
36.61
32.32
34.29
32.06
41.33
58.28
63.93
63.08
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
22
22
23
25
27
31
32
33
33
33
34
39
43
44
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
462
483
757
936
3,091
3,921
4,040
4,033
4,894
4,988
4,817
5,340
8,749
- -
Operating Margin (%)
-308.47
-146.96
-27.68
2.57
3.01
-5.38
-1.91
-2.6
3.82
-1.51
1.09
0.94
5.3
- -
Depreciation Expense
90
4
56
11
68
161
128
63
40
30
18
35
122
- -
Net Income, GAAP
-2,202
-783
-482
34
30
-593
-156
-349
86
-108
114
64
441
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
- -
- -
- -
29.68
68.97
- -
- -
- -
16.53
- -
27.05
43.78
10.35
- -
Profit Margin (%)
-477.09
-161.96
-63.63
3.64
0.96
-15.12
-3.87
-8.65
1.75
-2.16
2.36
1.21
5.04
- -
Working Capital
1,255
293
628
646
988
910
375
906
771
730
1,192
2,359
2,800
2,778
LT Debt
2
12
207
169
303
206
178
566
529
419
394
161
530
528
Total Equity
1,279
499
421
896
1,642
1,898
1,426
1,095
1,167
1,056
1,575
2,500
3,078
3,002
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
1.95
1.81
- -
- -
- -
8.04
- -
1.98
1.16
12.44
- -
Return on Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
4.2
1.37
- -
- -
- -
5.15
- -
6.43
2.87
13.77
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
-93.97
-88.1
-104.76
5.18
2.49
-36.89
-9.91
-27.67
7.6
-9.72
8.63
3.16
15.8
- -

Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Jun'24
Mar'26
Jun'26
ST Debt
124
- -
266
LT Borrowings
370
- -
528
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
38
44
44
Market Capitalization
9,077
4,839
3,313

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Jun'24
Mar'26
Jun'26
Total Current Assets
3,762
- -
3,848
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
1,321
- -
2,644
Accounts Receivable, Net
498
- -
837
Inventories
198
- -
160
Total Current Liabilities
2,676
- -
1,071
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
124
- -
266
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
29.18%
25.61%
23.12%
Free Cash Flow
-106.18%
42.88%
374.82%
Net Income, GAAP
-218.11%
-2.98%
583.95%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
37.81%
18.9%
63.83%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Revenue

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
990
1,207
- -
- -
5,340
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
8,749
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
-1.02
-0.99
- -
- -
1.63
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
10.17
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Kiyoshi Iida
Full Time Employees
180
Sector
Consumer services
Industry
Publishing: books/magazines
Address
ETS Muromachi Building Tokyo TY Japan 103-0022
IPO Date
Oct 10, 2002
Website
forside.co.jp
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Business
Forside Co., Ltd. (2330.T) is a Japan-based investment holding company primarily engaged in diverse businesses including content provision, prize manufacturing, real estate services, investment banking advisory, master rights management, event operations, and fintech activities. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Tokyo at E.T.S. Muromachi Building 8F, 3-3-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi, the company operates mainly in Japan through six core segments: the Prize segment plans, produces and sells prizes for amusement equipment; the Content segment plans, produces and provides e-book and mobile content; the Master Rights segment handles planning, production and sales of original goods including music-related and publishing businesses; the Real Estate Related segment offers rental guarantee, property management, investment real estate trading and operations; the Investment Banking segment provides mergers and acquisitions advisory services; and the FinTech Related segment engages in cryptocurrency mining, alongside newer AI-related and logistics-related operations generating 683 million JPY and 92.56 million JPY in 2024 sales respectively; additional activities encompass event exhibitions at commercial venues, loan services, distribution licensing and product sales targeting amusement operators, publishers, real estate investors and fintech enthusiasts. Recent developments include the completion of the acquisition of Antz K.K. from Yasuhiro Nagao on March 30, 2025 for approximately 3.25 million JPY, enhancing its business portfolio, and OMT Co., Ltd.'s agreement on June 26, 2025 to acquire an 11.74% stake from Masato Oshima for around 570 million JPY, alongside a shift in headquarters to central Tokyo and expansion into AI, GPU infrastructure and logistics as reflected on its website.