Aoba-BBT. Inc.

Aoba-BBT. Inc.

TTSE:2464
360.00
JPY
+1.00
(+0.28%)
4.37BMarket Cap
Nov 13Next Earn
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
267.73
330.54
354.74
345.26
357.09
376.48
402.59
424.76
480.7
515.02
539.56
584.39
605.59
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
11.9
19.04
21.52
15.92
16.69
16.81
3.16
7.24
15.77
51.38
17.52
18.42
21.67
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
-1.85
-32.83
22
-9.71
-14.22
24.21
3.62
37.68
-4.6
67.9
-42.29
75.41
32.95
- -
Dividend per Share
5.47
5.49
4.92
7.93
9.93
10
11.07
10.99
10.81
10.78
16.06
12.02
12.02
- -
Book Value per Share
268.68
281.86
316.76
324.68
331.37
337.52
327.31
323.62
313.04
353.5
351.58
360.34
369.99
- -
Tangible Book Value per Share
191.86
189.89
190.52
204.85
222.16
233.44
191.04
198.2
172.11
223.02
227.09
236.34
260.02
- -
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
11
11
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
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
- -
Operating Margin (%)
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
- -
Depreciation Expense
155
191
281
298
311
331
353
380
413
396
391
389
381
- -
Net Income, GAAP
136
217
270
227
238
239
44
100
222
724
243
243
274
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
45.13
16.79
20.41
34.74
39.36
48.52
83.31
- -
47.1
34.14
33.32
42.86
40.85
- -
Profit Margin (%)
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
- -
Working Capital
546
-145
221
169
-477
-427
-620
-474
-746
558
706
727
1,100
- -
LT Debt
- -
350
250
150
50
- -
565
782
1,085
174
113
88
63
- -
Total Equity
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
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
4.51
6.66
6.13
4.32
4.68
4.02
0.45
- -
3.95
3.62
4.82
5.12
5.55
- -
Return on Capital (%)
4.52
6.48
6.43
4.55
4.37
4.2
0.99
- -
3.66
12.54
4.72
5.1
5.83
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
4.48
6.91
7.01
4.96
5.09
5.05
0.95
2.22
4.98
15.42
4.99
5.21
5.93
- -

Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
ST Debt
25
25
- -
LT Borrowings
75
63
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
13
13
13
Market Capitalization
4,495
4,369
4,002

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
Total Current Assets
3,496
3,416
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
3,044
3,013
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
261
239
- -
Inventories
24
21
- -
Total Current Liabilities
2,691
2,315
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
25
25
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

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

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
7,700
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
7,669
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
18.42
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
21.67
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
12.02
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
12.02
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

CEO
Tatsuhiko Masamoto
Full Time Employees
629
Sector
Commercial services
Industry
Miscellaneous commercial services
Address
Rokubancho 1-7 Tokyo TY Japan 102-0085
IPO Date
Dec 13, 2005
Website
bbt757.com
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.