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Gakken Holdings Co 9470.T · JPY

Communication Services · Tokyo Stock Exchange · 🇯🇵 Japan

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About Gakken Holdings Co

Its shares trade on Tokyo Stock Exchange under the ticker 9470.T. It has been listed since 16 August 1982. In the fiscal year to 30 September 2025, it reported revenue of ¥199.12bn and net income of ¥3.58bn. At that date it held total assets of ¥139.19bn and shareholders' equity of ¥51.59bn.

Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. engages in the publication and sale of books, magazines, and other related products. The company is headquartered in Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo-To. The Education Service segment operates cram schools and classes, and provides personal tutor dispatch services. The Education Contents segment sells digital contents. The Education Solution segment is engaged in the produce and sales of publications, the provision of job search support service. The Medical Service segment is enagegd in the founding and operation of elderly housings and child-raising support facilities and the publishing services of specialized books for nurses and doctors. The Others segment is engaged in the planning, development and sales of general merchandise, the provision of logistics service and others.

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Company facts

Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Media
Listed since
16 Aug 1982
Employees
8,341

Leadership

Pay as last reported

  • Mr. Hiroaki MiyaharaPresident, Representative Director, since 2007¥130.0m
  • Mr. Kazuhiko FukuzumiVice President, President of Subsidiaries, Director, since 2016
  • Mr. Hitoshi KobayakawaManaging Executive Officer, CEO of Subsidiary, Director, since 2011
  • Mr. Tetsuya KatsunoManaging Executive Officer
  • Mr. Yoshinobu AdachiSenior Executive Officer, Chairman of Subsidiary, Director, since 2015
  • Mr. Toru GoromaruSenior Executive Officer, Chairman of Subsidiaries, Director, since 2019
  • Mr. Hitoshi HosoyaSenior Executive Officer, CEO of Subsidiary, Director, since 2021
  • Mr. Kenji MomotaSenior Executive Officer, President of Subsidiary, Director, since 2020
  • Mr. Norio YamamotoSenior Executive Officer, President of Subsidiary, Director, since 2020
  • Mr. Takashi SawadaSenior Executive Officer, Manager of Finance Strategy Office
  • Mr. Toru KobayashiSenior Executive Officer
  • Mr. Shumpei OgiharaSenior Executive Officer

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

  • Gakken Holdings operates in the Education Service segment with cram schools and tutor dispatch services in Japan.
  • The Education Contents segment provides digital educational content for students and professionals.
  • Medical Service segment publishes specialized books for nurses and doctors in Japan.

Weaknesses

  • Gakken Holdings has only one headquarters city, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo-To, limiting regional presence.
  • The company's business is heavily focused on Japan with no international expansion mentioned.
  • Employees count of 8341 is relatively small for a media company in Communication Services.

Opportunities

  • Expansion into digital content for Education Contents segment across Asia-Pacific markets.
  • Growth potential in Medical Service segment with increasing healthcare demand in Japan.
  • New market opportunities in Education Solution segment for job search support services.

Threats

  • Competition from international media companies in Communication Services sector.
  • Regulatory changes affecting education services in Japan.
  • Economic downturn impacting consumer spending on educational materials.

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