Revenue Growth / TractionRevenue increasing ~12.6% in 2025 while losses narrowed to about -1.8% demonstrates recovering demand and progress toward sustainable operations. If this growth path persists, the company can better leverage fixed costs and convert incremental revenue into lasting margin improvement over months.

High Gross Margin / Scalable ModelPersistently high gross margins indicate scalable unit economics typical of application software. With gross margins intact, further operating-leverage gains are feasible as revenue grows and operating expenses normalize, supporting durable profitability once cash generation stabilizes.

Improving Leverage / Balance-Sheet RepairA decline in debt-to-equity from ~1.24x to ~0.85x signals balance-sheet normalization and reduced financial strain. Lower leverage improves flexibility for investment or downturns, reducing refinancing risk and strengthening the company's capacity to fund a sustained turnaround over the coming months.

Bears Say

Negative Operating & Free Cash FlowPersistent negative operating and free cash flow across 2024–2025 means the business isn't self-funding. Continued cash burn increases reliance on external financing, constrains capital allocation, and elevates execution risk until the company can generate consistently positive operating cash flow over multiple quarters.

Still Loss-MakingDespite improvement, margins remain slightly negative, leaving little buffer for adverse outcomes. Small ongoing losses mean the firm must sustain revenue growth and tighten costs to reach durable profitability; otherwise, improvement could stall and require further capital to bridge the gap.

Volatile Profitability HistoryLarge swings from strong profits to deep losses show high sensitivity to costs or one-off events and weaker operational predictability. This volatility increases uncertainty about management's ability to deliver a stable, repeatable profit profile and raises the probability of future execution missteps.

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What was GLAD CUBE Inc.’s price range in the past 12 months?

GLAD CUBE Inc. lowest stock price was ¥390.00 and its highest was ¥1340.00 in the past 12 months.

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GLAD CUBE Inc.’s market cap is ¥4.25B.

When is GLAD CUBE Inc.’s upcoming earnings report date?

GLAD CUBE Inc.’s upcoming earnings report date is May 20, 2026 which is in 89 days.

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GLAD CUBE Inc. released its earnings results on Feb 13, 2026. The company reported ¥7.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of N/A by ¥7.09.

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GLAD CUBE Inc. has 8,433,540 shares outstanding.

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GLAD CUBE Inc. reported an EPS of ¥7.09 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of N/A. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -4.121%.

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Company Description

GLAD CUBE Inc.

Glad Cube Inc. operates as an Internet advertising agency in Japan. It offers listing ad management agency services, including listing advertisement, Facebook ad, Instagram ad, twitter ad, YouTube ad, application advertising, video advertisement production and operation, apple search ad, DSP application, amazon ad, beauty mail order/salon/ clinic advertisement operation, seminar, and free e-mail magazine registration. The company also provides production, analysis, and consulting services, such as Website production, video production, YouTube channel operation, access analysis, and LPO/CRO consulting services. In addition, the company offers SiTest, an analysis tool for web site analytics; SPAIA, an AI analytics services for sports data; and SPAIA horse racing, an AI forecast analysis media for horse racing. Glad Cube Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.