Annual report

Period2023-10-01 → 2024-09-30
Filed2024-12-13
StandardJapan GAAP
ConsolidatedYes
Data checks24 of 24 passed
Key figures · 148
MetricValuePeriodScopeSource row
Revenue¥3.1bn2023-10-01 → 2024-09-30Cons.Net sales
Revenue¥3.0bn2022-10-01 → 2023-09-30Cons.Net sales
Revenue¥3.2bn2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30dCons.Net sales (5-year summary)
Revenue¥3.2bn2020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dCons.Net sales (5-year summary)
Revenue¥3.0bn2019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dCons.Net sales (5-year summary)
Operating income¥120m2023-10-01 → 2024-09-30Cons.Operating income
Operating income¥90m2022-10-01 → 2023-09-30Cons.Operating income
Ordinary income¥127m2023-10-01 → 2024-09-30Cons.Ordinary income
Ordinary income¥104m2022-10-01 → 2023-09-30Cons.Ordinary income
Ordinary income¥169m2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30dCons.Ordinary income loss (5-year summary)
Ordinary income¥184m2020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dCons.Ordinary income loss (5-year summary)
Ordinary income¥6m2019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dCons.Ordinary income loss (5-year summary)
Profit before tax−¥24m2023-10-01 → 2024-09-30Cons.Income before income taxes
Profit before tax¥103m2022-10-01 → 2023-09-30Cons.Income before income taxes
Net income (owners)−¥172m2023-10-01 → 2024-09-30Cons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent
Net income (owners)¥54m2022-10-01 → 2023-09-30Cons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent
Net income (owners)¥172m2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30dCons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent (5-year summary)
Net income (owners)¥147m2020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dCons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent (5-year summary)
Net income (owners)−¥18m2019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dCons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent (5-year summary)
Net income−¥172m2023-10-01 → 2024-09-30Cons.Profit loss
Net income¥54m2022-10-01 → 2023-09-30Cons.Profit loss
Total assets¥5.8bnat 2024-09-30Cons.Assets
Total assets¥5.9bnat 2023-09-30Cons.Assets
Total assets¥5.7bnat 2022-09-30dCons.Total assets (5-year summary)
Total assets¥5.3bnat 2021-09-30dCons.Total assets (5-year summary)
Total assets¥5.1bnat 2020-09-30dCons.Total assets (5-year summary)
Total liabilities¥1.7bnat 2024-09-30Cons.Liabilities
Total liabilities¥1.7bnat 2023-09-30Cons.Liabilities
Net assets / equity¥4.2bnat 2024-09-30Cons.Net assets
Net assets / equity¥4.3bnat 2023-09-30Cons.Net assets
Net assets / equity¥4.2bnat 2022-09-30dCons.Net assets
Net assets / equity¥4.1bnat 2021-09-30dCons.Net assets (5-year summary)
Net assets / equity¥3.9bnat 2020-09-30dCons.Net assets (5-year summary)
Cash and deposits¥1.7bnat 2024-09-30Cons.Cash and deposits
Cash and deposits¥1.4bnat 2023-09-30Cons.Cash and deposits
Cash & equivalents¥1.8bnat 2024-09-30Cons.Cash and cash equivalents
Cash & equivalents¥1.4bnat 2023-09-30Cons.Cash and cash equivalents
Cash & equivalents¥1.9bnat 2022-09-30dCons.Cash and cash equivalents
Cash & equivalents¥1.8bnat 2021-09-30dCons.Cash and cash equivalents (5-year summary)
Cash & equivalents¥1.9bnat 2020-09-30dCons.Cash and cash equivalents (5-year summary)
Operating cash flow¥414m2023-10-01 → 2024-09-30Cons.Net cash provided by used in operating activities
Operating cash flow−¥179m2022-10-01 → 2023-09-30Cons.Net cash provided by used in operating activities
Operating cash flow¥203m2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30dCons.Net cash provided by used in operating activities (5-year summary)
Operating cash flow¥52m2020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dCons.Net cash provided by used in operating activities (5-year summary)
Operating cash flow¥98m2019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dCons.Net cash provided by used in operating activities (5-year summary)
Investing cash flow−¥115m2023-10-01 → 2024-09-30Cons.Net cash provided by used in investment activities
Investing cash flow−¥476m2022-10-01 → 2023-09-30Cons.Net cash provided by used in investment activities
Investing cash flow−¥350m2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30dCons.Net cash provided by used in investing activities (5-year summary)
Investing cash flow−¥52m2020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dCons.Net cash provided by used in investing activities (5-year summary)
Investing cash flow−¥8m2019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dCons.Net cash provided by used in investing activities (5-year summary)
Financing cash flow¥6m2023-10-01 → 2024-09-30Cons.Net cash provided by used in financing activities
Financing cash flow¥154m2022-10-01 → 2023-09-30Cons.Net cash provided by used in financing activities
Financing cash flow¥252m2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30dCons.Net cash provided by used in financing activities (5-year summary)
Financing cash flow−¥30m2020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dCons.Net cash provided by used in financing activities (5-year summary)
Financing cash flow−¥37m2019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dCons.Net cash provided by used in financing activities (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥-45.342023-10-01 → 2024-09-30Cons.Basic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥14.482022-10-01 → 2023-09-30Cons.Basic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥46.22021-10-01 → 2022-09-30dCons.Basic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥39.512020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dCons.Basic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥-4.842019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dCons.Basic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥1,072.58at 2024-09-30Cons.Net assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥1,141.26at 2023-09-30Cons.Net assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥1,126.79at 2022-09-30dCons.Net assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥1,097.5at 2021-09-30dCons.Net assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥1,054.28at 2020-09-30dCons.Net assets per share (5-year summary)
Equity ratio71.3%at 2024-09-30Cons.Equity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio71.8%at 2023-09-30Cons.Equity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio73.4%at 2022-09-30dCons.Equity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio77.5%at 2021-09-30dCons.Equity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio77.0%at 2020-09-30dCons.Equity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
ROE-4.1%2023-10-01 → 2024-09-30Cons.Rate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE1.3%2022-10-01 → 2023-09-30Cons.Rate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE4.2%2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30dCons.Rate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE3.7%2020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dCons.Rate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE-0.5%2019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dCons.Rate of return on equity (5-year summary)
Employees87at 2024-09-30Cons.Number of employees
Employees90at 2023-09-30Cons.Number of employees
Employees94at 2022-09-30dCons.Number of employees
Employees102at 2021-09-30dCons.Number of employees
Employees106at 2020-09-30dCons.Number of employees
Revenue¥667m2023-10-01 → 2024-09-30StandaloneNet sales
Revenue¥588m2022-10-01 → 2023-09-30StandaloneNet sales
Revenue¥592m2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30dStandaloneNet sales (5-year summary)
Revenue¥555m2020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dStandaloneNet sales (5-year summary)
Revenue¥576m2019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dStandaloneNet sales (5-year summary)
Operating income¥98m2023-10-01 → 2024-09-30StandaloneOperating income
Operating income¥13m2022-10-01 → 2023-09-30StandaloneOperating income
Ordinary income¥105m2023-10-01 → 2024-09-30StandaloneOrdinary income
Ordinary income¥26m2022-10-01 → 2023-09-30StandaloneOrdinary income
Ordinary income¥103m2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30dStandaloneOrdinary income loss (5-year summary)
Ordinary income¥52m2020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dStandaloneOrdinary income loss (5-year summary)
Ordinary income¥54m2019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dStandaloneOrdinary income loss (5-year summary)
Profit before tax¥24m2023-10-01 → 2024-09-30StandaloneIncome before income taxes
Profit before tax¥26m2022-10-01 → 2023-09-30StandaloneIncome before income taxes
Net income−¥89m2023-10-01 → 2024-09-30StandaloneProfit loss
Net income¥28m2022-10-01 → 2023-09-30StandaloneProfit loss
Net income¥146m2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30dStandaloneNet income loss (5-year summary)
Net income¥60m2020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dStandaloneNet income loss (5-year summary)
Net income¥53m2019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dStandaloneNet income loss (5-year summary)
Total assets¥4.5bnat 2024-09-30StandaloneAssets
Total assets¥4.6bnat 2023-09-30StandaloneAssets
Total assets¥4.4bnat 2022-09-30dStandaloneTotal assets (5-year summary)
Total assets¥4.0bnat 2021-09-30dStandaloneTotal assets (5-year summary)
Total assets¥3.9bnat 2020-09-30dStandaloneTotal assets (5-year summary)
Total liabilities¥1.0bnat 2024-09-30StandaloneLiabilities
Total liabilities¥985mat 2023-09-30StandaloneLiabilities
Net assets / equity¥3.5bnat 2024-09-30StandaloneNet assets
Net assets / equity¥3.6bnat 2023-09-30StandaloneNet assets
Net assets / equity¥3.6bnat 2022-09-30dStandaloneNet assets
Net assets / equity¥3.5bnat 2021-09-30dStandaloneNet assets (5-year summary)
Net assets / equity¥3.5bnat 2020-09-30dStandaloneNet assets (5-year summary)
Cash and deposits¥859mat 2024-09-30StandaloneCash and deposits
Cash and deposits¥774mat 2023-09-30StandaloneCash and deposits
EPS (basic)¥-21.672023-10-01 → 2024-09-30StandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥6.712022-10-01 → 2023-09-30StandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥35.432021-10-01 → 2022-09-30dStandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥14.662020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dStandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥12.882019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dStandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥102023-10-01 → 2024-09-30StandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥102022-10-01 → 2023-09-30StandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥102021-10-01 → 2022-09-30dStandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥102020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dStandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Dividend per share¥82019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dStandaloneDividend paid per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥856.79at 2024-09-30StandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥881.88at 2023-09-30StandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥876.1at 2022-09-30dStandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥856.93at 2021-09-30dStandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥839.64at 2020-09-30dStandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Equity ratio77.7%at 2024-09-30StandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio78.6%at 2023-09-30StandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio81.7%at 2022-09-30dStandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio87.7%at 2021-09-30dStandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio88.0%at 2020-09-30dStandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
ROE-2.5%2023-10-01 → 2024-09-30StandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE0.8%2022-10-01 → 2023-09-30StandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE4.1%2021-10-01 → 2022-09-30dStandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE1.7%2020-10-01 → 2021-09-30dStandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE1.5%2019-10-01 → 2020-09-30dStandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
Shares issued4,398,464at 2024-09-30StandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Shares issued4,398,464at 2023-09-30StandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Shares issued4,398,464at 2022-09-30dStandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Shares issued4,398,464at 2021-09-30dStandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Shares issued4,398,464at 2020-09-30dStandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Employees65at 2024-09-30StandaloneNumber of employees
Employees67at 2023-09-30StandaloneNumber of employees
Employees67at 2022-09-30dStandaloneNumber of employees
Employees73at 2021-09-30dStandaloneNumber of employees
Employees77at 2020-09-30dStandaloneNumber 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 · 3
SegmentItemPeriodValue
Publishingreportable segmentemployeesat 2024-09-3086 pure
Publishing Related Businessreportable segmentemployeesat 2024-09-301 pure
—segment totalemployeesat 2024-09-3087 pure

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

All source rows · 1,340
ItemContextValueUnit
Date of birth information about directors and corporate auditorsFilingDateInstant_jpcrp030000-asr_E00723-000MatsuoTakeshiMember1939-04-14
Career summary information about directors and corporate auditors (text)FilingDateInstant_jpcrp030000-asr_E00723-000MatsuoTakeshiMemberText · Plus
Term of office information about directors and corporate auditorsFilingDateInstant_jpcrp030000-asr_E00723-000MatsuoTakeshiMember
Original text (Japanese)(注)5
Official title or position information about directors and corporate auditorsFilingDateInstant_jpcrp030000-asr_E00723-000YamaguchiAkioMember
Original text (Japanese)常勤監査役
Name information about directors and corporate auditorsFilingDateInstant_jpcrp030000-asr_E00723-000YamaguchiAkioMember
Original text (Japanese)山 口 昭 男
Date of birth information about directors and corporate auditorsFilingDateInstant_jpcrp030000-asr_E00723-000YamaguchiAkioMember1949-04-05
Career summary information about directors and corporate auditors (text)FilingDateInstant_jpcrp030000-asr_E00723-000YamaguchiAkioMemberText · Plus
Term of office information about directors and corporate auditorsFilingDateInstant_jpcrp030000-asr_E00723-000YamaguchiAkioMember
Original text (Japanese)(注)6
Official title or position information about directors and corporate auditorsFilingDateInstant_jpcrp030000-asr_E00723-000NarisawaKazumiMember
Original text (Japanese)監査役
Name information about directors and corporate auditorsFilingDateInstant_jpcrp030000-asr_E00723-000NarisawaKazumiMember
Original text (Japanese)成 澤 和 己
Date of birth information about directors and corporate auditorsFilingDateInstant_jpcrp030000-asr_E00723-000NarisawaKazumiMember1951-09-10
Career summary information about directors and corporate auditors (text)FilingDateInstant_jpcrp030000-asr_E00723-000NarisawaKazumiMemberText · Plus
Term of office information about directors and corporate auditorsFilingDateInstant_jpcrp030000-asr_E00723-000NarisawaKazumiMember
Original text (Japanese)(注)6
Official title or position information about directors and corporate auditorsFilingDateInstant_jpcrp030000-asr_E00723-000NakajimaHiroshiMember
Original text (Japanese)監査役
Name information about directors and corporate auditorsFilingDateInstant_jpcrp030000-asr_E00723-000NakajimaHiroshiMember
Original text (Japanese)中 島   博
Date of birth information about directors and corporate auditorsFilingDateInstant_jpcrp030000-asr_E00723-000NakajimaHiroshiMember1951-02-22
Career summary information about directors and corporate auditors (text)FilingDateInstant_jpcrp030000-asr_E00723-000NakajimaHiroshiMemberText · Plus
Term of office information about directors and corporate auditorsFilingDateInstant_jpcrp030000-asr_E00723-000NakajimaHiroshiMember
Original text (Japanese)(注)6
Footnotes directors and corporate auditors (text)FilingDateInstant_Row1MemberText · Plus
Footnotes directors and corporate auditors (text)FilingDateInstant_Row2MemberText · Plus
Footnotes directors and corporate auditors (text)FilingDateInstant_Row3MemberText · Plus
Footnotes directors and corporate auditors (text)FilingDateInstant_Row4MemberText · Plus
Footnotes directors and corporate auditors (text)FilingDateInstant_Row5MemberText · Plus
Footnotes directors and corporate auditors (text)FilingDateInstant_Row6MemberText · Plus
Outside directors and outside corporate auditors (text)FilingDateInstantText · Plus
Audits (text)FilingDateInstantText · Plus
Remuneration for directors and other officers (text)FilingDateInstantText · Plus
Remuneration etc paid by group to each director or other officer (text)FilingDateInstantText · Plus
Shareholdings (text)FilingDateInstantText · Plus
Name of securities details of specified investment equity securities held for purposes other than pure investment reporting companyCurrentYearInstant_Row1Member
Original text (Japanese)EIDハノイ教育投資開発
Purpose of shareholding overview of business alliance quantitative effects of shareholding and reason for increase in number of shares details of specified investment shares held for purposes other than pure investment reporting companyCurrentYearInstant_Row1Member
Original text (Japanese)ベトナムにおける出版市場の拡大を期待して保有しております。
Whether issuer of aforementioned shares holds reporting companys shares details of specified investment shares held for purposes other than pure investment reporting companyCurrentYearInstant_Row1Member
Original text (Japanese)無
Name of securities details of specified investment equity securities held for purposes other than pure investment reporting companyCurrentYearInstant_Row2Member
Original text (Japanese)株式会社みずほフィナンシャルグループ
Purpose of shareholding overview of business alliance quantitative effects of shareholding and reason for increase in number of shares details of specified investment shares held for purposes other than pure investment reporting companyCurrentYearInstant_Row2Member
Original text (Japanese)円滑な取引関係の維持のため保有しております。
Whether issuer of aforementioned shares holds reporting companys shares details of specified investment shares held for purposes other than pure investment reporting companyCurrentYearInstant_Row2Member
Original text (Japanese)無
Name of securities details of specified investment equity securities held for purposes other than pure investment reporting companyCurrentYearInstant_Row3Member
Original text (Japanese)東京エレクトロン株式会社
Purpose of shareholding overview of business alliance quantitative effects of shareholding and reason for increase in number of shares details of specified investment shares held for purposes other than pure investment reporting companyCurrentYearInstant_Row3Member
Original text (Japanese)株主総会の出席等で雑誌編集部員の研修を図る目的で保有しております。
Whether issuer of aforementioned shares holds reporting companys shares details of specified investment shares held for purposes other than pure investment reporting companyCurrentYearInstant_Row3Member
Original text (Japanese)無
Name of securities details of specified investment equity securities held for purposes other than pure investment reporting companyCurrentYearInstant_Row4Member
Original text (Japanese)株式会社三菱UFJフィナンシャル・グループ
Purpose of shareholding overview of business alliance quantitative effects of shareholding and reason for increase in number of shares details of specified investment shares held for purposes other than pure investment reporting companyCurrentYearInstant_Row4Member
Original text (Japanese)同上
Whether issuer of aforementioned shares holds reporting companys shares details of specified investment shares held for purposes other than pure investment reporting companyCurrentYearInstant_Row4Member
Original text (Japanese)無
Name of securities details of specified investment equity securities held for purposes other than pure investment reporting companyCurrentYearInstant_Row5Member
Original text (Japanese)ソニーグループ株式会社
Purpose of shareholding overview of business alliance quantitative effects of shareholding and reason for increase in number of shares details of specified investment shares held for purposes other than pure investment reporting companyCurrentYearInstant_Row5Member
Original text (Japanese)同上
Whether issuer of aforementioned shares holds reporting companys shares details of specified investment shares held for purposes other than pure investment reporting companyCurrentYearInstant_Row5Member
Original text (Japanese)無
Name of securities details of specified investment equity securities held for purposes other than pure investment reporting companyCurrentYearInstant_Row6Member
Original text (Japanese)トヨタ自動車株式会社
Purpose of shareholding overview of business alliance quantitative effects of shareholding and reason for increase in number of shares details of specified investment shares held for purposes other than pure investment reporting companyCurrentYearInstant_Row6Member
Original text (Japanese)同上
Whether issuer of aforementioned shares holds reporting companys shares details of specified investment shares held for purposes other than pure investment reporting companyCurrentYearInstant_Row6Member
Original text (Japanese)無
Name of securities details of specified investment equity securities held for purposes other than pure investment reporting companyCurrentYearInstant_Row7Member
Original text (Japanese)セコム株式会社
Purpose of shareholding overview of business alliance quantitative effects of shareholding and reason for increase in number of shares details of specified investment shares held for purposes other than pure investment reporting companyCurrentYearInstant_Row7Member
Original text (Japanese)同上
Whether issuer of aforementioned shares holds reporting companys shares details of specified investment shares held for purposes other than pure investment reporting companyCurrentYearInstant_Row7Member
Original text (Japanese)無

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 · 24 of 24 passed
balance sheet identityconsolidated 2023-09-30pass
balance sheet identityconsolidated 2024-09-30pass
balance sheet identitynon_consolidated 2023-09-30pass
balance sheet identitynon_consolidated 2024-09-30pass
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period resolution pass
statement vs summary · net assetsconsolidated 2022-09-30pass
statement vs summary · net assetsconsolidated 2023-09-30pass
statement vs summary · net assetsconsolidated 2024-09-30pass
statement vs summary · net assetsnon_consolidated 2022-09-30pass
statement vs summary · net assetsnon_consolidated 2023-09-30pass
statement vs summary · net assetsnon_consolidated 2024-09-30pass
statement vs summary · net income attributable to parentconsolidated 2022-10-01/2023-09-30pass
statement vs summary · net income attributable to parentconsolidated 2023-10-01/2024-09-30pass
statement vs summary · operating cash flowconsolidated 2022-10-01/2023-09-30pass
statement vs summary · operating cash flowconsolidated 2023-10-01/2024-09-30pass
statement vs summary · revenueconsolidated 2022-10-01/2023-09-30pass
statement vs summary · revenueconsolidated 2023-10-01/2024-09-30pass
statement vs summary · revenuenon_consolidated 2022-10-01/2023-09-30pass
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statement vs summary · total assetsconsolidated 2023-09-30pass
statement vs summary · total assetsconsolidated 2024-09-30pass
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