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Starts Publishing 7849.T · JPY

Communication Services · Tokyo Stock Exchange · 🇯🇵 Japan

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About Starts Publishing

Its shares trade on Tokyo Stock Exchange under the ticker 7849.T. It has been listed since 1 August 2001. In the fiscal year to 31 December 2025, it reported revenue of ¥8.14bn and net income of ¥1.38bn. At that date it held total assets of ¥12.90bn and shareholders' equity of ¥10.77bn.

Starts Publishing Corp. engages in the publication of magazines, online books, and comics. The company is headquartered in Chuo-Ku, Tokyo-To. The company went IPO on 2001-08-01. The firm operates through two business segments. The Tokyo Marketing Domain segment is engaged in the sale and advertisement operation of magazines for women under the name OZ Magazine and others, the publishing of free magazines under the name of Metro min, as well as the planning and operation of information Website OZmall for women. The Contributed Content Domain segment is engaged in the operation of novel Website, as well as the publishing of books.

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Company facts

Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Media
Listed since
1 Aug 2001
Employees
225

Leadership

Pay as last reported

  • Mr. Shuichi KikuchiPresident, Representative Director, since 2004
  • Mr. Hiroshi KanekoManaging Director, Director of Administration, since 2006
  • Mr. Shunichi ImaizumiDirector, since 2020
  • Mr. Takeharu SekineDirector, since 2017
  • Mr. Mineo FukudaIndependent Director

Environmental, social and governance

Scores out of 100, from our data supplier

ESG
Overall
0
Environment
0
Social
0
Governance
0

SWOT analysis

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Strengths

  • OZ Magazine targets women with high engagement in Tokyo Marketing Domain.
  • Metro min free magazines reach wide audiences in urban areas.
  • OZmall website provides tailored information for women in Japan.

Weaknesses

  • Limited to Tokyo Marketing Domain for magazine sales and ads.
  • Contributed Content Domain lacks diversified content offerings.
  • Small employee count of 225 restricts operational scale.

Opportunities

  • Expand OZ Magazine to other Japanese cities beyond Tokyo.
  • Introduce new comic formats to attract younger readers.
  • Partner with international publishers for global content distribution.

Threats

  • Competition from digital media platforms in Japan.
  • Declining print magazine readership across Japan.
  • Economic downturn affecting advertising budgets in Japan.

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