B2B E-commerce Model And Logistics StrengthASKUL's core B2B e-commerce model combined with efficient logistics creates a durable competitive advantage. Reliable fulfillment and a wide product assortment reduce churn, lower unit fulfilment costs at scale, and support steady contract wins and retention over the next 2–6 months.

Recurring Revenue Via Subscriptions And Supplier PartnershipsSubscription offerings and supplier partnerships increase revenue predictability and customer stickiness. Recurring orders smooth demand volatility and partnerships secure product access and margin flexibility, supporting more stable top-line visibility and planning for the medium term.

Improved Leverage And Stable Capital StructureSlight improvement in debt-to-equity and a stable equity ratio reduce financial risk and preserve borrowing capacity. Better leverage management increases resilience to cashflow shocks and provides room to fund logistics or platform investments without straining capital structure.

Bears Say

Declining Profitability And ROESignificant margin compression and a halved ROE indicate weakening ability to convert sales into shareholder returns. Persistently lower profitability limits reinvestment, weakens competitive positioning versus peers, and makes sustaining dividends or funding growth internally more difficult.

Negative Free Cash Flow And Weak Cash ConversionNegative FCF and poor cash conversion create structural liquidity pressure. This reduces internal funding for capex, working capital, or acquisitions and increases reliance on external financing, raising long-term financing cost and constraining strategic flexibility.

Inconsistent Revenue Growth TrendConflicting top-line signals — a recent notable annual increase versus a negative recent growth metric — point to volatility or one-off effects. This uneven trend makes forecasting and capacity planning harder and suggests revenue durability may be uncertain over the medium term.

ASKUL News

ASKLF Earnings this Week: How Will it Perform?

ASKUL Corporation (ASKLF) is scheduled to report 2nd quarter earnings on 12/11/2025. Regarding Q2 estimates, Wall Street analysts...

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ASKLF Earnings this Week: How Will it Perform?

ASKUL Corporation (ASKLF) is scheduled to report 1st quarter earnings on 09/16/2025. Regarding Q1 estimates, Wall Street analysts...

5M ago

ASKLF Earnings Report this Week: Is It a Buy, Ahead of Earnings?

ASKUL Corporation (ASKLF) is scheduled to report 4th quarter earnings on 07/04/2025. Regarding Q4 estimates, Wall Street analysts...

8M ago

ASKLF Earnings Report this Week: Is It a Buy, Ahead of Earnings?

ASKUL Corporation (ASKLF) is scheduled to report 3rd quarter earnings on 03/18/2025. Regarding Q3 estimates, Wall Street analysts...

11M ago

ASKUL Corporation Reports February Sales Growth

An update from ASKUL ( ($JP:2678) ) is now available. ASKUL Corporation reported a 5.2% year-on-year increase in...

12M ago

ASKUL Corporation Reports Mixed Sales Performance for January 2025

ASKUL ( ($JP:2678) ) has shared an update. ASKUL Corporation reported a 2.8% year-on-year decrease in non-consolidated net...

1y ago

2678 FAQ

What was ASKUL Corporation’s price range in the past 12 months?

ASKUL Corporation lowest stock price was ¥1299.00 and its highest was ¥1719.00 in the past 12 months.

What is ASKUL Corporation’s market cap?

ASKUL Corporation’s market cap is ¥121.45B.

When is ASKUL Corporation’s upcoming earnings report date?

ASKUL Corporation’s upcoming earnings report date is Mar 17, 2026 which is in 29 days.

How were ASKUL Corporation’s earnings last quarter?

ASKUL Corporation released its earnings results on Dec 11, 2025. The company reported -¥76.41 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ¥17.453 by -¥93.863.

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Does ASKUL Corporation pay dividends?

ASKUL Corporation pays a Semiannually dividend of ¥19 which represents an annual dividend yield of 2.67%. See more information on ASKUL Corporation dividends here

What is ASKUL Corporation’s EPS estimate?

ASKUL Corporation’s EPS estimate is -52.53.

How many shares outstanding does ASKUL Corporation have?

ASKUL Corporation has 89,771,300 shares outstanding.

What happened to ASKUL Corporation’s price movement after its last earnings report?

ASKUL Corporation reported an EPS of -¥76.41 in its last earnings report, missing expectations of ¥17.453. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -2.729%.

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Company Description

ASKUL Corporation

ASKUL Corporation provides office supplies mail-order services for small and medium sized offices in Japan. The company was incorporated in 1963 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.