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FY2026

Revenue

¥3.14bn

FY2017FY2026

Net income

¥76.2m

FY2017FY2026

Free cash flow

¥112.2m

FY2017FY2026

Shareholders' equity

¥1.88bn

FY2017FY2026

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Revenue¥3.14bn¥3.02bn¥2.93bn¥2.57bn¥2.12bn¥2.04bn¥2.12bn¥2.68bn¥3.02bn¥1.72bn
Gross profit¥1.01bn¥934.3m¥802.9m¥699.0m¥587.4m¥492.2m¥541.5m¥814.5m¥855.0m¥564.6m
Research and development¥24.7m¥74.5m¥101.2m¥110.7m¥179.3m¥391.9m¥290.6m¥149.7m¥129.0m¥63.1m
Operating income¥98.4m¥200.0m¥101.7m−¥110.7m−¥378.7m−¥596.9m−¥176.5m¥272.3m¥370.8m¥171.7m
Net income¥76.2m¥257.2m¥128.8m−¥132.6m−¥291.8m−¥786.9m−¥260.8m¥203.7m¥245.6m¥106.7m
Diluted earnings per share5.9520.1010.06-10.36-22.84-62.08-23.0818.7021.9010.95

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Total assets¥3.04bn¥2.90bn¥2.60bn¥2.40bn¥2.30bn¥2.15bn¥2.08bn¥1.96bn¥2.16bn¥1.23bn
Cash and short-term investments¥1.81bn¥1.72bn¥1.39bn¥1.33bn¥1.34bn¥1.12bn¥1.04bn¥1.34bn¥1.71bn¥430.2m
Total liabilities¥1.16bn¥1.09bn¥1.06bn¥979.0m¥760.9m¥840.3m¥1.06bn¥650.5m¥1.06bn¥822.0m
Debt¥492.8m¥511.6m¥484.4m¥438.7m¥263.0m¥380.9m¥398.9m¥222.0m¥371.1m¥435.1m
Shareholders' equity¥1.88bn¥1.80bn¥1.55bn¥1.42bn¥1.54bn¥1.31bn¥1.02bn¥1.30bn¥1.11bn¥406.1m
Shares outstanding13m13m13m13m13m13m11m11m11m10m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Cash from operations¥113.0m¥316.8m¥49.2m−¥184.6m−¥360.4m−¥601.2m¥79.9m−¥114.6m¥923.1m−¥257.8m
Capital spending−¥876,000−¥4.5m−¥2.7m−¥473,000−¥99.6m−¥46.2m−¥231.0m−¥31.5m−¥31.0m−¥1.3m
Free cash flow¥112.2m¥312.3m¥46.5m−¥185.0m−¥460.0m−¥647.5m−¥151.1m−¥146.0m¥892.1m−¥259.1m
Dividends paid———−¥7,000−¥68,000−¥27.2m−¥26.7m−¥24.8m−¥22.5m−¥42.5m

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Aug 2026May 2026Feb 2026Nov 2025Aug 2025May 2025Feb 2025Nov 2024
Revenue¥984.6m¥908.1m¥888.1m¥797.1m¥751.0m¥702.7m¥762.6m¥775.3m
Gross profit¥351.2m¥306.9m¥312.1m¥258.8m¥233.4m¥202.8m¥249.9m¥259.6m
Operating income¥78.6m−¥2.6m¥91.8m¥27.1m−¥936,000−¥19.6m¥32.6m¥84.9m
Net income¥78.4m¥14.5m¥78.0m¥25.0m−¥2.2m−¥24.5m¥94.8m¥83.7m
Diluted earnings per share6.121.136.091.95-0.17-1.927.416.54
Total assets¥3.08bn¥3.17bn¥3.04bn¥3.06bn¥2.98bn¥3.08bn¥2.90bn¥2.82bn
Cash and short-term investments¥2.40bn¥2.56bn¥1.81bn¥1.90bn¥1.84bn¥1.99bn¥1.72bn¥1.61bn
Debt¥168.0m¥168.9m¥492.8m¥168.9m¥168.9m¥173.0m¥153.9m¥161.3m
Shareholders' equity¥1.97bn¥1.89bn¥1.88bn¥1.80bn¥1.78bn¥1.78bn¥1.80bn¥1.71bn

Financial ratios

Data as of 22 Oct 2026

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Gross margin32.1%30.9%27.4%27.2%27.7%24.2%
Operating margin3.1%6.6%3.5%-4.3%-17.9%-29.3%
Net margin2.4%8.5%4.4%-5.2%-13.8%-38.6%
Return on equity4.1%14.3%8.3%-9.4%-19.0%-60.1%
Return on assets2.5%8.9%4.9%-5.5%-12.7%-36.6%
Free cash flow yield3.4%9.5%1.5%-5.4%-7.7%-16.5%
Revenue growth3.8%3.2%13.8%21.5%4.0%-4.0%
Earnings growth-70.4%99.7%-197.1%-54.6%-62.9%201.7%
Current ratio3.60x3.74x3.30x3.11x3.44x2.90x
Debt to equity0.26x0.28x0.31x0.31x0.17x0.29x
Equity ratio61.7%62.2%59.4%59.1%66.9%60.9%
Interest coverage10.90x74.97x15.67x-13.13x-190.00x-233.16x
R&D as a share of sales0.8%2.5%3.5%4.3%8.5%19.2%
Buybacks as a share of market value-0.1%0.1%0.0%-0.2%-0.8%-12.2%

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue6.8%9.0%8.1%
Operating income——-4.5%
Net income——-3.2%

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Gross margin31.5%29.5%28.6%28.9%
Operating margin4.8%2.5%-4.3%0.4%
Net margin5.4%2.8%-4.7%-1.3%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Price to earnings36.613.444.9-36.3-28.2-18.0-37.0111.4170.3435.1
Price to sales0.91.12.01.93.96.94.58.413.826.9

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 0 years. Last went ex-dividend on 27 Feb 2020.

FY2021FY2020FY2019
Paid in the year2.502.502.50
  • 4-for-1 split · 26 Feb 2018

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