PLAID Inc. (JP:4165)
:4165
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Rating:64Neutral
Price Target:
¥554.00
▼(-31.69% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:03/24/26
The score is driven primarily by improved fundamentals—profitability and cash-flow quality strengthened materially with strong gross margins. This is tempered by weak technical trend signals (below key moving averages with negative MACD) and a relatively high P/E (~41), which raises valuation risk given recent revenue growth deceleration.
Positive Factors
Gross margins & profitability
Sustained gross margins above 70% and a positive net margin indicate durable unit economics for the SaaS platform. This margin profile supports earnings leverage as scale improves, funds reinvestment in product, and provides insulation against competitive pricing pressure over the medium term.
Negative Factors
Revenue growth deceleration
Sharp slowdown in top-line growth reduces the company’s ability to leverage fixed-costs into higher profits and may limit market-share gains. If growth remains muted, management may need to rely on margin improvements rather than expansion, constraining long-term upside.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Gross margins & profitability
Sustained gross margins above 70% and a positive net margin indicate durable unit economics for the SaaS platform. This margin profile supports earnings leverage as scale improves, funds reinvestment in product, and provides insulation against competitive pricing pressure over the medium term.
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PLAID Inc. (4165) vs. iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ)
Market Cap
¥22.24B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)577.11K
Price to Earnings (P/E)54.1
Beta (1Y)0.31
Revenue Growth19.07%
EPS Growth-16.09%
CountryJP
Employees449
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustrySoftware - Application
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)26.99
Shares Outstanding41,260,662
10 Day Avg. Volume1,239,440
30 Day Avg. Volume577,113
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.16
Price to Book (P/B)8.64
Price to Sales (P/S)3.09
P/FCF Ratio31.08
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)31.4
Revenue Forecast (FY)¥20.60B
PLAID Inc. Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
PLAID,Inc. develops and operates KARTE, a customer experience SaaS platform in Japan. It also engages in the planning and management of EC-specialized media, Shopping Tribe; and CX-specialized media, XD. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is...
How the Company Makes Money
PLAID Inc. earns revenue primarily through its subscription-based SaaS model for its core product, 'KARTE.' Businesses pay recurring fees to access the platform's features, including real-time user behavior analysis, marketing automation, and pers...
PLAID Inc. Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
74
Positive
Balance Sheet
71
Positive
Cash Flow
78
Positive
| Breakdown | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 13.40B | 10.99B | 8.63B | 7.30B | 5.44B |
| Gross Profit | 9.75B | 7.77B | 6.01B | 5.17B | 3.97B |
| EBITDA | 1.51B | 357.77M | -654.01M | -685.54M | 194.00M |
| Net Income | 1.10B | 320.73M | -2.11B | -930.78M | -106.65M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 9.66B | 7.30B | 6.22B | 7.09B | 6.98B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 6.60B | 4.74B | 3.83B | 4.24B | 4.17B |
| Total Debt | 1.82B | 1.32B | 1.38B | 1.84B | 916.09M |
| Total Liabilities | 4.85B | 4.10B | 3.47B | 3.02B | 2.03B |
| Stockholders Equity | 4.79B | 3.15B | 2.60B | 4.06B | 4.86B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 1.33B | 842.86M | -371.80M | -883.55M | 391.12M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.38B | 900.48M | -325.09M | -809.23M | 410.90M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 215.71M | -49.69M | 318.81M | -135.11M | -1.33B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 264.84M | 66.77M | -406.94M | 1.01B | 3.00B |
PLAID Inc. Technical Analysis
Negative
811.00
Price Trends
579.02
Negative
654.49
Negative
834.94
Negative
Market Momentum
-16.75
Negative
45.59
Neutral
58.26
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For JP:4165, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 811 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 551.65, above the 50-day MA of 579.02, and below the 200-day MA of 834.94, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -16.75 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 45.59 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 58.26 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for JP:4165.
PLAID Inc. Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 Outperform | ¥29.98B | 25.30 | ― | 0.47% | 30.58% | 23.45% | |
71 Outperform | ¥18.10B | 30.80 | ― | 3.14% | -3.85% | -17.22% | |
64 Neutral | ¥22.24B | 54.07 | ― | ― | 19.07% | -16.09% | |
64 Neutral | ¥30.90B | 15.62 | ― | ― | 32.07% | 349.54% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
59 Neutral | ¥15.56B | 17.34 | ― | ― | 15.58% | ― | |
48 Neutral | ¥12.34B | 29.78 | ― | 3.48% | 2.04% | ― |
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PLAID Inc. Corporate Events
PLAID Corrects Growth Rate Errors in Second-Quarter Financial Results
May 15, 2026
PLAID, Inc. announced that it has identified errors in its previously released consolidated financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The mistakes related to the calculation of year-on-year growth rates ...
PLAID Highlights Risks and Uncertainties Around FY2026 Q2 Outlook
May 14, 2026
PLAID, Inc. released a document associated with its earnings results for the quarter ended December 2026, but the text provided consists almost entirely of cautionary language on forward-looking statements rather than concrete financial or operati...
PLAID’s Profit Slides on Higher Investment Despite Double-Digit Revenue Growth
May 14, 2026
PLAID Inc. reported consolidated net sales of ¥7,766 million for the six months to March 31, 2026, up 18.6% year on year, but saw adjusted operating income fall 24.3% to ¥746 million and net income attributable to owners drop 51.5% to &#...
Plaid to Absorb Marketing Tech Subsidiary agito in Streamlining Merger
Mar 30, 2026
Plaid, Inc. has approved an absorption-type merger of its wholly owned subsidiary agito, Inc., effective June 1, 2026, in a simplified and short-form transaction that will not require shareholder approval and will involve no new share issuance or ...
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