Annual report

Period2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31
Filed2024-03-19
StandardJapan GAAP
ConsolidatedYes
Data checks24 of 24 passed
Key figures · 158
MetricValuePeriodScopeSource row
Revenue¥5.1bn2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31Cons.Net sales
Revenue¥5.2bn2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31Cons.Net sales
Revenue¥4.1bn2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31dCons.Net sales (5-year summary)
Revenue¥3.4bn2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31dCons.Net sales (5-year summary)
Revenue¥3.3bn2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31dCons.Net sales (5-year summary)
Operating income¥441m2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31Cons.Operating income
Operating income¥420m2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31Cons.Operating income
Ordinary income¥428m2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31Cons.Ordinary income
Ordinary income¥458m2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31Cons.Ordinary income
Ordinary income¥385m2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31dCons.Ordinary income loss (5-year summary)
Ordinary income¥241m2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31dCons.Ordinary income loss (5-year summary)
Ordinary income¥194m2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31dCons.Ordinary income loss (5-year summary)
Profit before tax¥428m2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31Cons.Income before income taxes
Profit before tax¥458m2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31Cons.Income before income taxes
Net income (owners)¥307m2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31Cons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent
Net income (owners)¥356m2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31Cons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent
Net income (owners)¥274m2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31dCons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent (5-year summary)
Net income (owners)¥176m2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31dCons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent (5-year summary)
Net income (owners)¥137m2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31dCons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent (5-year summary)
Net income¥308m2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31Cons.Profit loss
Net income¥356m2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31Cons.Profit loss
Total assets¥3.0bnat 2023-12-31Cons.Assets
Total assets¥3.1bnat 2022-12-31Cons.Assets
Total assets¥2.8bnat 2021-12-31dCons.Total assets (5-year summary)
Total assets¥2.2bnat 2020-12-31dCons.Total assets (5-year summary)
Total assets¥2.1bnat 2019-12-31dCons.Total assets (5-year summary)
Total liabilities¥946mat 2023-12-31Cons.Liabilities
Total liabilities¥1.2bnat 2022-12-31Cons.Liabilities
Net assets / equity¥2.0bnat 2023-12-31Cons.Net assets
Net assets / equity¥1.9bnat 2022-12-31Cons.Net assets
Net assets / equity¥1.7bnat 2021-12-31dCons.Net assets
Net assets / equity¥1.5bnat 2020-12-31dCons.Net assets (5-year summary)
Net assets / equity¥1.4bnat 2019-12-31dCons.Net assets (5-year summary)
Cash and deposits¥885mat 2023-12-31Cons.Cash and deposits
Cash and deposits¥767mat 2022-12-31Cons.Cash and deposits
Cash & equivalents¥1.3bnat 2023-12-31Cons.Cash and cash equivalents
Cash & equivalents¥1.2bnat 2022-12-31Cons.Cash and cash equivalents
Cash & equivalents¥1.3bnat 2021-12-31dCons.Cash and cash equivalents
Cash & equivalents¥913mat 2020-12-31dCons.Cash and cash equivalents (5-year summary)
Cash & equivalents¥728mat 2019-12-31dCons.Cash and cash equivalents (5-year summary)
Operating cash flow¥475m2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31Cons.Net cash provided by used in operating activities
Operating cash flow¥132m2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31Cons.Net cash provided by used in operating activities
Operating cash flow¥482m2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in operating activities (5-year summary)
Operating cash flow¥363m2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in operating activities (5-year summary)
Operating cash flow¥148m2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in operating activities (5-year summary)
Investing cash flow−¥131m2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31Cons.Net cash provided by used in investment activities
Investing cash flow−¥111m2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31Cons.Net cash provided by used in investment activities
Investing cash flow−¥51m2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in investing activities (5-year summary)
Investing cash flow−¥95m2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in investing activities (5-year summary)
Investing cash flow−¥182m2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in investing activities (5-year summary)
Financing cash flow−¥187m2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31Cons.Net cash provided by used in financing activities
Financing cash flow−¥145m2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31Cons.Net cash provided by used in financing activities
Financing cash flow−¥97m2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in financing activities (5-year summary)
Financing cash flow−¥83m2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in financing activities (5-year summary)
Financing cash flow−¥134m2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in financing activities (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥188.232023-01-01 → 2023-12-31Cons.Basic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥218.392022-01-01 → 2022-12-31Cons.Basic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥168.032021-01-01 → 2021-12-31dCons.Basic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥107.732020-01-01 → 2020-12-31dCons.Basic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥83.952019-01-01 → 2019-12-31dCons.Basic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (diluted)¥188.122023-01-01 → 2023-12-31Cons.Diluted earnings per share (5-year summary)
EPS (diluted)¥218.262022-01-01 → 2022-12-31Cons.Diluted earnings per share (5-year summary)
EPS (diluted)¥167.892021-01-01 → 2021-12-31dCons.Diluted earnings per share (5-year summary)
EPS (diluted)¥107.62020-01-01 → 2020-12-31dCons.Diluted earnings per share (5-year summary)
EPS (diluted)¥83.792019-01-01 → 2019-12-31dCons.Diluted earnings per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥1,252.99at 2023-12-31Cons.Net assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥1,169.24at 2022-12-31Cons.Net assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥1,027.53at 2021-12-31dCons.Net assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥909.53at 2020-12-31dCons.Net assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥845.34at 2019-12-31dCons.Net assets per share (5-year summary)
Equity ratio68.4%at 2023-12-31Cons.Equity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio62.1%at 2022-12-31Cons.Equity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio59.9%at 2021-12-31dCons.Equity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio66.5%at 2020-12-31dCons.Equity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio66.2%at 2019-12-31dCons.Equity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
ROE15.5%2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31Cons.Rate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE19.9%2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31Cons.Rate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE17.3%2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31dCons.Rate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE12.3%2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31dCons.Rate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE10.0%2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31dCons.Rate of return on equity (5-year summary)
Employees187at 2023-12-31Cons.Number of employees
Employees189at 2022-12-31Cons.Number of employees
Employees169at 2021-12-31dCons.Number of employees
Employees154at 2020-12-31dCons.Number of employees
Employees150at 2019-12-31dCons.Number of employees
Revenue¥4.4bn2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31StandaloneNet sales
Revenue¥4.7bn2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31StandaloneNet sales
Revenue¥3.9bn2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31dStandaloneNet sales (5-year summary)
Revenue¥3.3bn2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31dStandaloneNet sales (5-year summary)
Revenue¥3.1bn2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31dStandaloneNet sales (5-year summary)
Operating income¥270m2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31StandaloneOperating income
Operating income¥342m2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31StandaloneOperating income
Ordinary income¥274m2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31StandaloneOrdinary income
Ordinary income¥381m2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31StandaloneOrdinary income
Ordinary income¥346m2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31dStandaloneOrdinary income loss (5-year summary)
Ordinary income¥205m2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31dStandaloneOrdinary income loss (5-year summary)
Ordinary income¥180m2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31dStandaloneOrdinary income loss (5-year summary)
Profit before tax¥274m2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31StandaloneIncome before income taxes
Profit before tax¥381m2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31StandaloneIncome before income taxes
Net income¥197m2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31StandaloneProfit loss
Net income¥299m2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31StandaloneProfit loss
Net income¥244m2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31dStandaloneNet income loss (5-year summary)
Net income¥141m2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31dStandaloneNet income loss (5-year summary)
Net income¥125m2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31dStandaloneNet income loss (5-year summary)
Total assets¥2.7bnat 2023-12-31StandaloneAssets
Total assets¥2.8bnat 2022-12-31StandaloneAssets
Total assets¥2.7bnat 2021-12-31dStandaloneTotal assets (5-year summary)
Total assets¥2.2bnat 2020-12-31dStandaloneTotal assets (5-year summary)
Total assets¥2.1bnat 2019-12-31dStandaloneTotal assets (5-year summary)
Total liabilities¥870mat 2023-12-31StandaloneLiabilities
Total liabilities¥1.0bnat 2022-12-31StandaloneLiabilities
Net assets / equity¥1.8bnat 2023-12-31StandaloneNet assets
Net assets / equity¥1.8bnat 2022-12-31StandaloneNet assets
Net assets / equity¥1.6bnat 2021-12-31dStandaloneNet assets
Net assets / equity¥1.4bnat 2020-12-31dStandaloneNet assets (5-year summary)
Net assets / equity¥1.4bnat 2019-12-31dStandaloneNet assets (5-year summary)
Cash and deposits¥641mat 2023-12-31StandaloneCash and deposits
Cash and deposits¥559mat 2022-12-31StandaloneCash and deposits
EPS (basic)¥120.722023-01-01 → 2023-12-31StandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥183.472022-01-01 → 2022-12-31StandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥149.412021-01-01 → 2021-12-31dStandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥86.62020-01-01 → 2020-12-31dStandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥76.32019-01-01 → 2019-12-31dStandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (diluted)¥120.652023-01-01 → 2023-12-31StandaloneDiluted earnings per share (5-year summary)
EPS (diluted)¥183.362022-01-01 → 2022-12-31StandaloneDiluted earnings per share (5-year summary)
EPS (diluted)¥149.292021-01-01 → 2021-12-31dStandaloneDiluted earnings per share (5-year summary)
EPS (diluted)¥86.52020-01-01 → 2020-12-31dStandaloneDiluted earnings per share (5-year summary)
EPS (diluted)¥76.162019-01-01 → 2019-12-31dStandaloneDiluted earnings per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥114.842023-01-01 → 2023-12-31StandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥109.142022-01-01 → 2022-12-31StandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥83.972021-01-01 → 2021-12-31dStandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥53.862020-01-01 → 2020-12-31dStandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥42.112019-01-01 → 2019-12-31dStandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥1,097.53at 2023-12-31StandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥1,085.78at 2022-12-31StandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥983.67at 2021-12-31dStandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥887.07at 2020-12-31dStandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥843.17at 2019-12-31dStandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Equity ratio67.3%at 2023-12-31StandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio63.0%at 2022-12-31StandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio60.0%at 2021-12-31dStandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio66.9%at 2020-12-31dStandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio67.0%at 2019-12-31dStandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
ROE11.1%2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31StandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE17.7%2022-01-01 → 2022-12-31StandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE16.0%2021-01-01 → 2021-12-31dStandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE10.0%2020-01-01 → 2020-12-31dStandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE9.1%2019-01-01 → 2019-12-31dStandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
Shares issued1,677,000at 2023-12-31StandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Shares issued1,677,000at 2022-12-31StandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Shares issued1,677,000at 2021-12-31dStandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Shares issued1,677,000at 2020-12-31dStandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Shares issued1,677,000at 2019-12-31dStandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Employees140at 2023-12-31StandaloneNumber of employees
Employees143at 2022-12-31StandaloneNumber of employees
Employees135at 2021-12-31dStandaloneNumber of employees
Employees125at 2020-12-31dStandaloneNumber of employees
Employees118at 2019-12-31dStandaloneNumber of employees

Periods use the dates stated in the filing. d = earlier-year period dated by calendar; v = that date confirmed by the company's own earlier filing.

Segments · 2
SegmentItemPeriodValue
Internet Research Businessreportable segmentemployeesat 2023-12-31166 pure
Internet Research Businessreportable segmentemployeesat 2023-12-31124 pure

Segment names come from EDINET member IDs; not yet mapped to a common taxonomy.

All source rows · 1,377
ItemContextValueUnit
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Investment securitiesCurrentYearInstant104586000JPY
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Deferred tax assetsCurrentYearInstant98347000JPY
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Other ioaCurrentYearInstant-JPY
Investments and other assetsPrior1YearInstant249832000JPY
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Noncurrent assetsCurrentYearInstant508093000JPY
AssetsPrior1YearInstant3072220000JPY
AssetsCurrentYearInstant2993556000JPY
Accounts payable tradePrior1YearInstant260154000JPY
Accounts payable tradeCurrentYearInstant228891000JPY
Lease obligations clPrior1YearInstant9123000JPY
Lease obligations clCurrentYearInstant7889000JPY
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Accounts payable otherCurrentYearInstant168468000JPY
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Accrued expensesCurrentYearInstant148420000JPY
Income taxes payablePrior1YearInstant63682000JPY
Income taxes payableCurrentYearInstant35034000JPY
Advances receivedPrior1YearInstant35477000JPY
Advances receivedCurrentYearInstant28804000JPY
Provision for bonusesPrior1YearInstant39807000JPY
Provision for bonusesCurrentYearInstant844000JPY
Provision for point card certificates clPrior1YearInstant246720000JPY
Provision for point card certificates clCurrentYearInstant237932000JPY
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Other clCurrentYearInstant75435000JPY
Current liabilitiesPrior1YearInstant1148609000JPY
Current liabilitiesCurrentYearInstant931720000JPY
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Noncurrent liabilitiesPrior1YearInstant14704000JPY
Noncurrent liabilitiesCurrentYearInstant14419000JPY
LiabilitiesPrior1YearInstant1163313000JPY
LiabilitiesCurrentYearInstant946139000JPY
Capital stockPrior1YearInstant299034000JPY
Capital stockCurrentYearInstant299034000JPY
Capital surplusPrior1YearInstant392935000JPY
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Every row of the EDINET CSV. Item names are the XBRL element names; filed text is kept in its original Japanese. Filed text is available on Plus and Pro.

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