Annual report

Period2022-10-01 → 2023-12-31
Filed2024-03-28
StandardIFRS
ConsolidatedYes
Data checks21 of 21 passed
Key figures · 156
MetricValuePeriodScopeSource row
Revenue¥34.3bn2022-10-01 → 2023-12-31Cons.Revenue2 IFRS
Revenue¥27.6bn2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30Cons.Revenue2 IFRS
Revenue¥21.4bn2020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dCons.Revenue IFRS (5-year summary)
Revenue¥17.9bn2019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dCons.Revenue IFRS (5-year summary)
Revenue¥16.8bn2018-10-01 → 2019-09-30dCons.Revenue IFRS (5-year summary)
Operating income¥4.9bn2022-10-01 → 2023-12-31Cons.Operating profit loss IFRS
Operating income¥6.2bn2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30Cons.Operating profit loss IFRS
Profit before tax¥6.7bn2022-10-01 → 2023-12-31Cons.Profit loss before tax IFRS
Profit before tax¥9.0bn2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30Cons.Profit loss before tax IFRS
Profit before tax¥3.9bn2020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dCons.Profit loss before tax IFRS (5-year summary)
Profit before tax¥2.3bn2019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dCons.Profit loss before tax IFRS (5-year summary)
Profit before tax−¥81m2018-10-01 → 2019-09-30dCons.Profit loss before tax IFRS (5-year summary)
Net income (owners)¥4.3bn2022-10-01 → 2023-12-31Cons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent IFRS
Net income (owners)¥5.7bn2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30Cons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent IFRS
Net income (owners)¥2.6bn2020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dCons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent IFRS (5-year summary)
Net income (owners)¥1.5bn2019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dCons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent IFRS (5-year summary)
Net income (owners)−¥547m2018-10-01 → 2019-09-30dCons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent IFRS (5-year summary)
Net income¥4.3bn2022-10-01 → 2023-12-31Cons.Profit loss IFRS
Net income¥5.8bn2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30Cons.Profit loss IFRS
Total assets¥93.6bnat 2023-12-31Cons.Assets IFRS
Total assets¥88.7bnat 2022-09-30Cons.Assets IFRS
Total assets¥42.0bnat 2021-09-30dCons.Total assets IFRS (5-year summary)
Total assets¥34.4bnat 2020-09-30dCons.Total assets IFRS (5-year summary)
Total assets¥30.4bnat 2019-09-30dCons.Total assets IFRS (5-year summary)
Total liabilities¥27.9bnat 2023-12-31Cons.Liabilities IFRS
Total liabilities¥26.0bnat 2022-09-30Cons.Liabilities IFRS
Net assets / equity¥65.7bnat 2023-12-31Cons.Equity IFRS
Net assets / equity¥62.8bnat 2022-09-30Cons.Equity IFRS
Net assets / equity¥18.4bnat 2021-09-30dCons.Equity IFRS
Equity (owners)¥65.6bnat 2023-12-31Cons.Equity attributable to owners of parent IFRS
Equity (owners)¥62.7bnat 2022-09-30Cons.Equity attributable to owners of parent IFRS
Equity (owners)¥18.4bnat 2021-09-30dCons.Equity attributable to owners of parent IFRS (5-year summary)
Equity (owners)¥15.8bnat 2020-09-30dCons.Equity attributable to owners of parent IFRS (5-year summary)
Equity (owners)¥14.8bnat 2019-09-30dCons.Equity attributable to owners of parent IFRS (5-year summary)
Cash & equivalents¥20.9bnat 2023-12-31Cons.Cash and cash equivalents IFRS
Cash & equivalents¥21.3bnat 2022-09-30Cons.Cash and cash equivalents IFRS
Cash & equivalents¥16.9bnat 2021-09-30dCons.Cash and cash equivalents IFRS
Cash & equivalents¥14.1bnat 2020-09-30dCons.Cash and cash equivalents IFRS (5-year summary)
Cash & equivalents¥14.5bnat 2019-09-30dCons.Cash and cash equivalents IFRS (5-year summary)
Operating cash flow¥3.8bn2022-10-01 → 2023-12-31Cons.Net cash provided by used in operating activities IFRS
Operating cash flow¥3.6bn2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30Cons.Net cash provided by used in operating activities IFRS
Operating cash flow¥4.6bn2020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dCons.Cash flows from used in operating activities IFRS (5-year summary)
Operating cash flow¥2.3bn2019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dCons.Cash flows from used in operating activities IFRS (5-year summary)
Operating cash flow¥1.3bn2018-10-01 → 2019-09-30dCons.Cash flows from used in operating activities IFRS (5-year summary)
Investing cash flow−¥2.0bn2022-10-01 → 2023-12-31Cons.Net cash provided by used in investing activities IFRS
Investing cash flow−¥30.6bn2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30Cons.Net cash provided by used in investing activities IFRS
Investing cash flow¥91m2020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dCons.Cash flows from used in investing activities IFRS (5-year summary)
Investing cash flow−¥804m2019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dCons.Cash flows from used in investing activities IFRS (5-year summary)
Investing cash flow−¥205m2018-10-01 → 2019-09-30dCons.Cash flows from used in investing activities IFRS (5-year summary)
Financing cash flow−¥1.8bn2022-10-01 → 2023-12-31Cons.Net cash provided by used in financing activities IFRS
Financing cash flow¥31.2bn2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30Cons.Net cash provided by used in financing activities IFRS
Financing cash flow−¥1.9bn2020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dCons.Cash flows from used in financing activities IFRS (5-year summary)
Financing cash flow−¥1.9bn2019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dCons.Cash flows from used in financing activities IFRS (5-year summary)
Financing cash flow−¥1.4bn2018-10-01 → 2019-09-30dCons.Cash flows from used in financing activities IFRS (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥20.742022-10-01 → 2023-12-31Cons.Basic earnings loss per share IFRS
EPS (basic)¥30.542021-10-01 → 2022-09-30Cons.Basic earnings loss per share IFRS
EPS (basic)¥20.592020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dCons.Basic earnings loss per share IFRS (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥11.582019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dCons.Basic earnings loss per share IFRS (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥-4.332018-10-01 → 2019-09-30dCons.Basic earnings loss per share IFRS (5-year summary)
EPS (diluted)¥20.682022-10-01 → 2023-12-31Cons.Diluted earnings loss per share IFRS
EPS (diluted)¥30.452021-10-01 → 2022-09-30Cons.Diluted earnings loss per share IFRS
EPS (diluted)¥20.512020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dCons.Diluted earnings loss per share IFRS (5-year summary)
EPS (diluted)¥11.532019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dCons.Diluted earnings loss per share IFRS (5-year summary)
EPS (diluted)¥-4.332018-10-01 → 2019-09-30dCons.Diluted earnings loss per share IFRS (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥316.7at 2023-12-31Cons.Equity to asset ratio IFRS (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥299.54at 2022-09-30Cons.Equity to asset ratio IFRS (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥145.72at 2021-09-30dCons.Equity to asset ratio IFRS (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥124.9at 2020-09-30dCons.Equity to asset ratio IFRS (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥117.02at 2019-09-30dCons.Equity to asset ratio IFRS (5-year summary)
Equity ratio70.1%at 2023-12-31Cons.Ratio of owners equity to gross assets IFRS (5-year summary)
Equity ratio70.7%at 2022-09-30Cons.Ratio of owners equity to gross assets IFRS (5-year summary)
Equity ratio43.9%at 2021-09-30dCons.Ratio of owners equity to gross assets IFRS (5-year summary)
Equity ratio45.9%at 2020-09-30dCons.Ratio of owners equity to gross assets IFRS (5-year summary)
Equity ratio48.7%at 2019-09-30dCons.Ratio of owners equity to gross assets IFRS (5-year summary)
ROE6.7%2022-10-01 → 2023-12-31Cons.Rate of return on equity IFRS (5-year summary)
ROE14.1%2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30Cons.Rate of return on equity IFRS (5-year summary)
ROE15.2%2020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dCons.Rate of return on equity IFRS (5-year summary)
ROE9.6%2019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dCons.Rate of return on equity IFRS (5-year summary)
ROE-3.6%2018-10-01 → 2019-09-30dCons.Rate of return on equity IFRS (5-year summary)
Employees1,735at 2023-12-31Cons.Number of employees
Employees1,602at 2022-09-30Cons.Number of employees
Employees1,251at 2021-09-30dCons.Number of employees
Employees1,224at 2020-09-30dCons.Number of employees
Employees1,147at 2019-09-30dCons.Number of employees
Revenue¥6.9bn2022-10-01 → 2023-12-31StandaloneOperating revenue1
Revenue¥5.5bn2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30StandaloneOperating revenue1
Revenue¥3.9bn2020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dStandaloneOperating revenue1 (5-year summary)
Revenue¥2.8bn2019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dStandaloneOperating revenue1 (5-year summary)
Revenue¥3.0bn2018-10-01 → 2019-09-30dStandaloneOperating revenue1 (5-year summary)
Operating income¥3.4bn2022-10-01 → 2023-12-31StandaloneOperating income
Operating income¥2.9bn2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30StandaloneOperating income
Ordinary income¥5.1bn2022-10-01 → 2023-12-31StandaloneOrdinary income
Ordinary income¥4.4bn2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30StandaloneOrdinary income
Ordinary income¥1.9bn2020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dStandaloneOrdinary income loss (5-year summary)
Ordinary income¥904m2019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dStandaloneOrdinary income loss (5-year summary)
Ordinary income¥1.3bn2018-10-01 → 2019-09-30dStandaloneOrdinary income loss (5-year summary)
Profit before tax¥5.0bn2022-10-01 → 2023-12-31StandaloneIncome before income taxes
Profit before tax¥4.1bn2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30StandaloneIncome before income taxes
Net income¥4.8bn2022-10-01 → 2023-12-31StandaloneProfit loss
Net income¥3.7bn2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30StandaloneProfit loss
Net income¥1.0bn2020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dStandaloneNet income loss (5-year summary)
Net income−¥60m2019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dStandaloneNet income loss (5-year summary)
Net income¥673m2018-10-01 → 2019-09-30dStandaloneNet income loss (5-year summary)
Total assets¥59.5bnat 2023-12-31StandaloneAssets
Total assets¥57.5bnat 2022-09-30StandaloneAssets
Total assets¥16.2bnat 2021-09-30dStandaloneTotal assets (5-year summary)
Total assets¥15.0bnat 2020-09-30dStandaloneTotal assets (5-year summary)
Total assets¥15.6bnat 2019-09-30dStandaloneTotal assets (5-year summary)
Total liabilities¥2.4bnat 2023-12-31StandaloneLiabilities
Total liabilities¥3.5bnat 2022-09-30StandaloneLiabilities
Net assets / equity¥57.1bnat 2023-12-31StandaloneNet assets
Net assets / equity¥54.0bnat 2022-09-30StandaloneNet assets
Net assets / equity¥11.9bnat 2021-09-30dStandaloneNet assets
Net assets / equity¥11.1bnat 2020-09-30dStandaloneNet assets (5-year summary)
Net assets / equity¥11.4bnat 2019-09-30dStandaloneNet assets (5-year summary)
Cash and deposits¥9.1bnat 2023-12-31StandaloneCash and deposits
Cash and deposits¥8.9bnat 2022-09-30StandaloneCash and deposits
EPS (basic)¥23.172022-10-01 → 2023-12-31StandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥19.562021-10-01 → 2022-09-30StandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥8.142020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dStandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥-0.482019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dStandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥5.322018-10-01 → 2019-09-30dStandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (diluted)¥23.122022-10-01 → 2023-12-31StandaloneDiluted earnings per share (5-year summary)
EPS (diluted)¥19.512021-10-01 → 2022-09-30StandaloneDiluted earnings per share (5-year summary)
EPS (diluted)¥8.112020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dStandaloneDiluted earnings per share (5-year summary)
EPS (diluted)¥5.32018-10-01 → 2019-09-30dStandaloneDiluted earnings per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥5.22022-10-01 → 2023-12-31StandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥4.62021-10-01 → 2022-09-30StandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥3.42020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dStandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥22019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dStandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥22018-10-01 → 2019-09-30dStandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥275.83at 2023-12-31StandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥257.87at 2022-09-30StandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥93.8at 2021-09-30dStandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥87.53at 2020-09-30dStandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥89.96at 2019-09-30dStandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Equity ratio96.0%at 2023-12-31StandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio93.9%at 2022-09-30StandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio73.3%at 2021-09-30dStandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio73.8%at 2020-09-30dStandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio72.8%at 2019-09-30dStandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
ROE8.7%2022-10-01 → 2023-12-31StandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE11.2%2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30StandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE9.0%2020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dStandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE-0.5%2019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dStandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE6.0%2018-10-01 → 2019-09-30dStandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
Shares issued211,079,654at 2023-12-31StandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Shares issued211,079,654at 2022-09-30StandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Shares issued138,916,500at 2021-09-30dStandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Shares issued138,916,500at 2020-09-30dStandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Shares issued138,906,500at 2019-09-30dStandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Employees86at 2023-12-31StandaloneNumber of employees
Employees80at 2022-09-30StandaloneNumber of employees
Employees79at 2021-09-30dStandaloneNumber of employees
Employees82at 2020-09-30dStandaloneNumber of employees
Employees76at 2019-09-30dStandaloneNumber 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 · 11
SegmentItemPeriodValue
Reconciling Itemsreconcilingsegment profit2022-10-01 → 2023-12-31−¥2.8bn
Digital Marketingreportable segmentemployeesat 2023-12-311537 pure
Digital Marketingreportable segmentsegment profit2022-10-01 → 2023-12-31¥8.5bn
Media Platformreportable segmentemployeesat 2023-12-31112 pure
Media Platformreportable segmentsegment profit2022-10-01 → 2023-12-31−¥656m
—segment totalemployeesat 2023-12-311649 pure
—segment totalsegment profit2022-10-01 → 2023-12-31¥7.9bn
Reconciling Itemsreconcilingsegment profit2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30−¥1.8bn
Digital Marketingreportable segmentsegment profit2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30¥9.2bn
Media Platformreportable segmentsegment profit2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30−¥844m
—segment totalsegment profit2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30¥8.4bn

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

All source rows · 1,608
ItemContextValueUnit
Percentage of shareholdings other corporationsCurrentYearInstant_OrdinaryShareMember0.5797
Percentage of shareholdings foreigners other than individualsCurrentYearInstant_OrdinaryShareMember0.1828
Percentage of shareholdings foreign individualsCurrentYearInstant_OrdinaryShareMember0.0001
Percentage of shareholdings individuals and othersCurrentYearInstant_OrdinaryShareMember0.1630
Number of shares heldCurrentYearInstant_No1MajorShareholdersMember109782395
Shareholding ratioCurrentYearInstant_No1MajorShareholdersMember0.5256
Number of shares heldCurrentYearInstant_No2MajorShareholdersMember12419000
Shareholding ratioCurrentYearInstant_No2MajorShareholdersMember0.0595
Number of shares heldCurrentYearInstant_No3MajorShareholdersMember10450500
Shareholding ratioCurrentYearInstant_No3MajorShareholdersMember0.0500
Number of shares heldCurrentYearInstant_No4MajorShareholdersMember5945400
Shareholding ratioCurrentYearInstant_No4MajorShareholdersMember0.0285
Number of shares heldCurrentYearInstant_No5MajorShareholdersMember5529926
Shareholding ratioCurrentYearInstant_No5MajorShareholdersMember0.0265
Number of shares heldCurrentYearInstant_No6MajorShareholdersMember5046960
Shareholding ratioCurrentYearInstant_No6MajorShareholdersMember0.0242
Number of shares heldCurrentYearInstant_No7MajorShareholdersMember4893652
Shareholding ratioCurrentYearInstant_No7MajorShareholdersMember0.0234
Number of shares heldCurrentYearInstant_No8MajorShareholdersMember4271900
Shareholding ratioCurrentYearInstant_No8MajorShareholdersMember0.0205
Number of shares heldCurrentYearInstant_No9MajorShareholdersMember3631616
Shareholding ratioCurrentYearInstant_No9MajorShareholdersMember0.0174
Number of shares heldCurrentYearInstant_No10MajorShareholdersMember2857100
Shareholding ratioCurrentYearInstant_No10MajorShareholdersMember0.0137
Number of shares heldCurrentYearInstant164828449
Shareholding ratioCurrentYearInstant0.7891
Number of shares issued shares voting rightsCurrentYearInstant_SharesWithNoVotingRightsMember-
Number of shares issued shares voting rightsCurrentYearInstant_SharesWithRestrictedVotingRightsTreasurySharesEtcMember-
Number of shares issued shares voting rightsCurrentYearInstant_SharesWithRestrictedVotingRightsOtherMember-
Number of voting rights issued shares voting rightsCurrentYearInstant_SharesWithRestrictedVotingRightsOtherMember-
Number of shares issued shares voting rightsCurrentYearInstant_OrdinarySharesTreasurySharesSharesWithFullVotingRightsTreasurySharesEtcMember2200000
Number of shares issued shares voting rightsCurrentYearInstant_OrdinarySharesSharesWithFullVotingRightsOtherMember208872200
Number of voting rights issued shares voting rightsCurrentYearInstant_OrdinarySharesSharesWithFullVotingRightsOtherMember2088722
Number of shares issued shares voting rightsCurrentYearInstant_OrdinarySharesSharesLessThanOneUnitMember7454
Number of shares issued shares voting rightsCurrentYearInstant211079654
Number of voting rights issued shares voting rightsCurrentYearInstant2088722
Number of shares held in own name treasury shares etcCurrentYearInstant_Row1Member2200000
Number of shares held in others names treasury shares etcCurrentYearInstant_Row1Member-
Total number of shares held treasury shares etcCurrentYearInstant_Row1Member2200000
Shareholding ratio treasury shares etcCurrentYearInstant_Row1Member0.0104
Number of shares held in own name treasury shares etcCurrentYearInstant2200000
Number of shares held in others names treasury shares etcCurrentYearInstant-
Total number of shares held treasury shares etcCurrentYearInstant2200000
Shareholding ratio treasury shares etcCurrentYearInstant0.0104
Total amount of dividends dividends of surplusFilingDateInstant_Row1Member1086174000JPY
Dividend per share dividends of surplusFilingDateInstant_Row1Member5.2
Number of male directors and other officersFilingDateInstant10
Number of female directors and other officersFilingDateInstant2
Ratio of female directors and other officersFilingDateInstant0.17
Number of shares held ordinary shares information about directors and corporate auditorsFilingDateInstant_jpcrp030000-asr_E05206-000KounoYuichiMember91400

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.

Data checks · 21 of 21 passed
balance sheet identityconsolidated 2022-09-30pass
balance sheet identityconsolidated 2023-12-31pass rounding
balance sheet identitynon_consolidated 2022-09-30pass
balance sheet identitynon_consolidated 2023-12-31pass
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period resolution pass
statement vs summary · net assetsnon_consolidated 2021-09-30pass
statement vs summary · net assetsnon_consolidated 2022-09-30pass
statement vs summary · net assetsnon_consolidated 2023-12-31pass
statement vs summary · net income attributable to parentconsolidated 2021-10-01/2022-09-30pass
statement vs summary · net income attributable to parentconsolidated 2022-10-01/2023-12-31pass
statement vs summary · operating cash flowconsolidated 2021-10-01/2022-09-30pass
statement vs summary · operating cash flowconsolidated 2022-10-01/2023-12-31pass
statement vs summary · revenueconsolidated 2021-10-01/2022-09-30pass
statement vs summary · revenueconsolidated 2022-10-01/2023-12-31pass
statement vs summary · revenuenon_consolidated 2021-10-01/2022-09-30pass
statement vs summary · revenuenon_consolidated 2022-10-01/2023-12-31pass
statement vs summary · total assetsconsolidated 2022-09-30pass
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statement vs summary · total assetsnon_consolidated 2023-12-31pass