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MEDIA DO Co., Ltd.

MEDIA DO Co., Ltd.

TTSE:3678
1,344.00
JPY
+22.00
(+1.66%)
-23.29EPS
22.99BMarket Cap
Jan 14Next 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
698.97
857.67
1,143.4
1,559.42
3,381.36
4,312.28
4,807.33
5,746.2
6,624.83
6,573.77
6,426.28
6,735.45
7,155.2
6,530.8
Basic EPS, GAAP
22.24
25.49
34.06
41.66
32.56
-106
64.53
104.48
99.7
68.35
-21.8
90.08
119.85
-20.31
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
68.26
42.06
73.21
45.49
83.55
167.48
116.86
143.69
239.63
36.47
162.1
222.85
125.65
- -
Dividend per Share
- -
- -
1.97
7.18
8.04
10.15
9.42
12.66
20.37
21.53
- -
21.94
35.99
- -
Book Value per Share
161.14
192.03
225.22
275.35
368.47
359.7
411.97
788.35
1,059.51
1,082.58
1,070.83
1,161.55
1,255.35
1,106.35
Tangible Book Value per Share
142.15
176.6
205.47
248.24
-278.22
-141.89
4.37
376.51
494.84
496.25
568.44
762.97
873.38
609.54
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
8
9
10
10
11
12
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
5,545
8,075
11,243
15,533
37,213
50,568
65,860
83,540
104,722
101,667
94,036
101,914
108,537
98,696
Operating Margin (%)
4.55
5.11
4.91
4.23
2.5
2.9
2.82
3.19
2.68
2.35
2.2
2.43
2.26
2.2
Depreciation Expense
263
203
171
198
847
1,182
806
759
1,115
1,474
1,327
1,314
1,213
- -
Net Income, GAAP
176
240
335
415
358
-1,243
884
1,519
1,576
1,057
-319
1,363
1,818
-307
Effective Tax Rate (%)
17.79
41.03
35.99
35.81
53.11
- -
45.28
39.43
36.61
35.64
187.9
27.21
26.34
171.4
Profit Margin (%)
3.18
2.97
2.98
2.67
0.96
-2.46
1.34
1.82
1.5
1.04
-0.34
1.34
1.68
-0.31
Working Capital
1,025
1,457
1,545
783
1,097
3,655
3,592
8,477
5,922
5,036
5,010
7,740
8,315
5,617
LT Debt
5
- -
- -
1,303
8,938
8,740
6,578
5,471
4,443
4,414
3,128
2,358
1,228
3,083
Total Equity
1,437
1,856
2,238
2,767
4,219
4,459
5,838
12,168
16,911
16,770
16,207
17,707
19,220
16,712
Return on Invested Capital (%)
17.69
13.45
16.08
12.45
4.29
- -
6.88
9.46
8.34
6.6
-7.94
8.21
8.17
-6.81
Return on Capital (%)
16.39
14.33
16.36
12.88
3.62
- -
6.4
9.4
8.1
5.01
-1.25
6.41
8.36
-1.29
Return on Common Equity (%)
19.97
14.57
16.36
16.58
10.29
-28.79
17.2
16.92
10.9
6.31
-1.94
8.07
9.92
-1.82

Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Feb'24
May'25
Aug'25
ST Debt
2,216
2,210
1,538
LT Borrowings
3,128
2,807
3,083
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
15
15
15
Market Capitalization
20,250
21,821
22,995

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Feb'24
May'25
Aug'25
Total Current Assets
36,396
36,657
37,878
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
11,004
10,752
12,237
Accounts Receivable, Net
23,294
23,594
24,207
Inventories
- -
- -
- -
Total Current Liabilities
31,386
31,918
32,261
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
2,216
2,210
1,538
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
27.37%
10.52%
8.54%
Free Cash Flow
50.69%
63.09%
-43.48%
Net Income, GAAP
-118.91%
-130.65%
33.38%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
30.05%
5.96%
6.5%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
64.46%

Quarterly Revenue

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
25,113
25,944
- -
- -
101,914
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
108,537
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
16.17
18.3
- -
- -
90.08
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
119.85
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
21.94
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
35.99
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Yasushi Fujita
Full Time Employees
507
Sector
Consumer services
Industry
Publishing: books/magazines
Address
PALACESIDE Building Tokyo TY Japan 100-0003
IPO Date
Nov 20, 2013
Website
mediado.jp
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Business
MEDIA DO Co., Ltd. engages primarily in eBook distribution and strategic investment businesses in Japan and internationally. The company wholesales electronic books, including comics, fiction, photo books, and magazines, to over 150 eBook retailers from more than 2,200 publishers via its in-house developed content distribution systems such as md-dc and CAS; it also offers digital content distribution for music, movies, and games, internet advertising, media consulting, system development and supply, and planning, production, and sales of books, printed matter, video, and audio. Strategic investment segments encompass the Imprint business for original works creation; IP Solution business for multimedia development and digital transformation services; Global business for overseas distribution of Japanese content, particularly comics; and FanTop business operating an NFT marketplace for paper books with digital benefits. Subsidiaries and group companies support these operations, including Flier Inc. for content summarization, JIVE Ltd. for paper book distribution, NIHONBUNGEISHA Co., Ltd. for book and magazine publishing, ARTRA ENTERTAINMENT Inc. for digital comic coloring, PUBFUN, Inc. for print-on-demand services, Media Do International, Inc. and Quality Solutions, Inc. (Firebrand Technologies) in the U.S. for global expansion and publishing workflow management, NetGalley, LLC for web marketing tools, and Supadü Limited in the U.K. for web design and eCommerce solutions. Founded in June 1994 by Yasushi Fujita and headquartered at 5F/8F, PALACESIDE Bldg., 1-1-1 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, the company operates primarily in Japan with overseas presence in the U.S. and U.K., targeting publishers, authors, eBook retailers, and global content users. Recent developments include a July 2025 capital and business alliance with SHIFT Inc., under which SHIFT acquired 3.08% of shares to collaborate on global publishing content distribution, translation, IP businesses, and eBook distribution DX; transition to a dual-executive system in May 2024; and ongoing expansions in NFT marketplace FanTop and MANGA SAISON joint operation with Credit Saison.