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Kadokawa Corporation

Kadokawa Corporation

TTSE:9468
3,806.00
JPY
-12.00
(-0.31%)
558.06BMarket Cap
Nov 12Next Earn
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
- -
1,454.71
1,516.48
1,546.15
1,632.2
1,644.14
1,695.83
1,664.91
1,831.42
1,891.38
1,896.41
1,924.9
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
- -
49.55
42.51
7.76
-31.96
65.06
77.41
105.96
90.91
83.42
50.44
8.7
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
- -
16.72
42.79
-107.52
-59.46
9.13
-37.99
123.84
74.91
-4.79
-1.99
-41.4
- -
Dividend per Share
- -
5.12
10.16
10.4
10.55
10.42
15.25
24.75
30.39
31.17
27.74
30.13
- -
Book Value per Share
727.91
764.7
810.03
814.68
801.04
855.76
987.8
1,234.43
1,450.25
1,417.61
1,721.03
1,687.65
- -
Tangible Book Value per Share
685.61
716.51
748.28
747.8
749.88
806.82
933.72
1,182.15
1,386.54
1,315.93
1,581.12
1,528.3
- -
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
59
138
136
134
128
124
124
133
139
136
147
147
147
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
- -
200,945
205,717
206,785
208,605
204,653
209,947
221,208
255,429
258,109
277,915
282,908
- -
Operating Margin (%)
- -
4.54
4.09
1.52
1.3
3.95
6.49
8.37
10.15
7.15
5.99
2.86
- -
Depreciation Expense
- -
4,896
5,477
6,282
6,547
4,860
4,529
6,102
6,128
6,919
8,255
12,198
- -
Net Income, GAAP
- -
6,845
5,767
1,038
-4,085
8,098
9,584
14,078
12,679
11,384
7,392
1,278
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
- -
33.85
22.16
71.86
- -
15.34
33.28
22.59
28.82
33.87
42.19
59.05
- -
Profit Margin (%)
- -
3.41
2.8
0.5
-1.96
3.96
4.56
6.36
4.96
4.41
2.66
0.45
- -
Working Capital
67,884
70,368
113,721
81,046
83,650
78,743
74,557
127,728
135,050
124,070
155,414
146,804
- -
LT Debt
29,340
27,042
64,941
50,050
65,038
65,000
55,000
65,000
25,219
25,171
10,946
658
- -
Total Equity
104,247
104,524
111,723
109,127
103,411
107,373
129,521
175,738
223,169
212,564
277,406
276,746
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
4.45
4.14
0.5
- -
3.94
4.87
6.49
6.89
4.56
3.49
1.11
- -
Return on Capital (%)
- -
5.04
3.75
0.59
- -
4.82
5.29
6.04
3.87
3.72
1.81
-0.5
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
- -
6.62
5.4
0.96
-3.92
7.84
8.24
9.41
6.77
5.79
3.34
0.51
- -

Capital Structure

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
ST Debt
10,669
10,268
- -
LT Borrowings
728
658
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
147
147
147
Market Capitalization
528,600
558,056
508,648

Working Capital

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'26
Mar'26
Jun'27
Total Current Assets
244,862
258,445
- -
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
114,629
116,830
- -
Accounts Receivable, Net
70,675
77,627
- -
Inventories
38,165
41,939
- -
Total Current Liabilities
101,971
111,641
- -
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
10,669
10,268
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
11.2%
17.64%
-0.24%
Free Cash Flow
46.31%
267.12%
1,983.56%
Net Income, GAAP
-96.22%
-18.21%
-82.71%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
3.58%
6.27%
1.8%
Total Cash Common Dividend
24.25%
21.59%
8.93%

Quarterly Revenue

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
277,915
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
282,908
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
50.44
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
8.7
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

JPY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
27.74
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
30.13
2027
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Takeshi Natsuno
Full Time Employees
7,332
Sector
Consumer services
Industry
Publishing: books/magazines
Address
KADOKAWA Annex Building Tokyo TY Japan 102-8177
IPO Date
Oct 1, 2014
Website
group.kadokawa.co.jp
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Business
Kadokawa Corporation engages in the creation, production, and global distribution of intellectual property across publishing, animation, film, gaming, web services, education/EdTech, and merchandising; it operates through segments including Publication/IP Creation, Animation and Live-Action Film, Game, Web Services, Education/EdTech, and Other. The company publishes and sells books, electronic books, magazines, light novels, comics, and educational content through brands such as BOOK WALKER, ComicWalker, and Dengeki; it plans, produces, and distributes animated and live-action films, video-on-demand services, and packaged media; it develops and sells game software via subsidiaries including Kadokawa Games and FromSoftware; it provides web platforms like niconico for video sharing and user-generated content, mobile services, e-commerce, and facilities such as TOKOROZAWA SAKURA TOWN; and it offers EdTech solutions through entities like N High School. Kadokawa Corporation maintains headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, with operations in Japan, the United States, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Malaysia; it traces origins to 1945 publishing roots and was formally established on October 1, 2014, following the merger of Kadokawa and Dwango. In December 2024, Kadokawa Corporation entered a strategic capital and business alliance with Sony Group Corporation, under which Sony acquires approximately 10% ownership through a 50 billion yen third-party allotment executed January 7, 2025, to bolster IP creation, anime/video game/film production, global media mix expansion, and merchandising in English- and Chinese-speaking markets; the company also pursues domestic and overseas partnerships or acquisitions of publishers, anime studios, and game firms valued from 100 million to 5 billion yen.