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Sockets Inc.

Sockets Inc.

TTSE:3634
605.00
JPY
+13.00
(+2.20%)
1.63BMarket Cap
Nov 06Next 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
934.21
740.1
721.93
702.13
658.27
589.33
500.61
405.37
356
405.5
415.37
423.96
432.89
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
-322.58
-220.5
-37.55
29.38
26.41
27.58
7.01
-20.97
-61.25
-10.96
-40.88
-56.73
35.36
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
-180.09
-114.52
31.34
86.92
41.13
23.8
35.09
14.56
-9.73
-22.66
-6.41
-66
34.01
- -
Dividend per Share
4.82
4.14
0.01
0.01
0.01
- -
2.97
3
2.99
3
2.99
2.99
3
- -
Book Value per Share
585.09
371.98
337.56
370.26
401.09
425.68
430.43
409.42
348.43
331.47
287.87
225.16
253.75
- -
Tangible Book Value per Share
316.71
194.58
213.56
283.64
346.53
401.59
405.39
384.46
348.43
331.47
287.87
225.16
252.59
- -
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
2,197
1,801
1,757
1,709
1,604
1,443
1,228
994
873
995
1,019
1,040
1,060
- -
Operating Margin (%)
-5.99
-23.4
-3.58
2.45
4.27
5.06
1.73
-1.59
-11.67
-3.03
-7.78
-7.37
4.95
- -
Depreciation Expense
246
262
202
130
142
86
41
25
19
2
- -
- -
4
- -
Net Income, GAAP
-759
-537
-91
72
64
68
17
-51
-150
-27
-100
-139
87
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
4
16.94
15.91
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Profit Margin (%)
-34.53
-29.79
-5.2
4.18
4.01
4.68
1.4
-5.17
-17.21
-2.7
-9.84
-13.38
8.17
- -
Working Capital
683
414
467
563
684
846
919
916
853
822
729
554
629
- -
LT Debt
3
215
78
2
1
1
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Total Equity
1,408
905
821
902
980
1,044
1,056
1,004
855
813
706
552
620
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
6.55
5.87
1.67
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
6.68
6.66
1.64
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
-44.45
-46.66
-10.58
8.3
6.84
6.67
1.64
-4.99
-16.16
-3.22
-13.2
-22.11
14.78
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Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
ST Debt
- -
- -
- -
LT Borrowings
- -
- -
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
2
2
2
Market Capitalization
1,768
1,634
1,383

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
Total Current Assets
742
786
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
536
600
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
168
166
- -
Inventories
9
2
- -
Total Current Liabilities
141
158
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
- -
- -
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
-2.12%
-8.49%
12.25%
Free Cash Flow
74.43%
134.44%
-151.46%
Net Income, GAAP
-39.75%
51.88%
-162.24%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
-4.47%
1.63%
1.95%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
-0.02%
0.33%

Quarterly Revenue

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
1,040
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
1,060
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
-56.73
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
35.36
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
2.99
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
3
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Koji Urabe
Full Time Employees
53
Sector
Technology services
Industry
Packaged software
Address
20-3 Ebisu 4-chome Tokyo TY Japan 150-6036
IPO Date
Apr 2, 2009
Website
sockets.co.jp
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Business
Sockets Inc. (3634.T) develops and provides databases, applications, and services for internet and mobile platforms, specializing in emotional metadata for entertainment and lifestyle content. The company offers music, video, book, and person databases; cross-media recommendation engines; personalized search and analysis services including Music Analytics and emoα; emotional targeting advertising via Trig's; kansei metadata generation; data cleansing and integration systems; and business intelligence tools leveraging AI for profiling and marketing. It operates primarily in Japan, serving partners such as KDDI, NTT Docomo, LINE MUSIC, Hulu, and Yahoo! Japan with content recommendation, search, and database licensing for streaming, e-commerce, and advertising platforms. Founded in 2000 and headquartered at 36F Yebisu Garden Place Tower in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Sockets Inc. focuses on hybrid recommendation systems combining statistical and emotional AI data across entertainment categories like music, videos, books, and people, as well as non-entertainment areas including beauty, health, fashion, food, travel, housing, and finance. Recent developments include a business alliance with ORIGRESS PARKS Inc. in December 2023 to expand service offerings; ongoing provision of video databases to NTT Docomo's Hikari TV, Paravi, and Fuji TV's FOD in 2022; and the commercial launch of cookieless emotional targeting ad service Trig's in 2022, enhancing post-cookie marketing capabilities. The company maintains 63 employees as of March 2025 and reported capital of JPY 505.7 million.