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SMN Corporation
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Rating:64Neutral
Price Target:
¥387.00
▼(-15.87% Downside)
Action:Downgraded
Date:08/06/26
The score is driven primarily by improving fundamentals—profitability and free cash flow strengthened in 2025–2026 and leverage is now very low—supporting financial resilience. This is tempered by weak technicals (price below key moving averages and negative MACD) and only moderate valuation support (P/E ~18.5 with no dividend yield data).
Positive Factors
Low leverage / strong balance sheet
The material deleveraging to near-zero debt provides durable financial flexibility: it lowers refinancing and interest risks, supports discretionary investment in tech or client services, and cushions against ad-market cyclicality, enabling multi-quarter resilience without urgent external financing.
Negative Factors
Historical earnings volatility
Large swings including the 2024 loss demonstrate earnings sensitivity to market or client dynamics. Persistent volatility undermines forecast reliability, can impede long-term client and partner confidence, and raises the chance of margin reversals if advertising demand softens again.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Low leverage / strong balance sheet
The material deleveraging to near-zero debt provides durable financial flexibility: it lowers refinancing and interest risks, supports discretionary investment in tech or client services, and cushions against ad-market cyclicality, enabling multi-quarter resilience without urgent external financing.
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SMN Corporation (6185) vs. iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ)
Market Cap
¥5.88B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)73.28K
Price to Earnings (P/E)18.5
Beta (1Y)0.94
Revenue Growth9.66%
EPS Growth-14.00%
CountryJP
Employees240
SectorCommunication Services
Sector Strength97
IndustryAdvertising Agencies
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)21.68
Shares Outstanding14,777,555
10 Day Avg. Volume72,020
30 Day Avg. Volume73,280
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.27
Price to Book (P/B)1.28
Price to Sales (P/S)0.46
P/FCF Ratio4.91
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)N/A
Revenue Forecast (FY)N/A
SMN Corporation Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
SMN Corporation operates as a digital marketing firm, serving clients both within Japan and across global markets. The company provides a suite of advanced tools, including the VALIS-Engine, an artificial intelligence engine; Logicad, a robust dem...
How the Company Makes Money
SMN Corporation makes money primarily by providing digital advertising and marketing-related services and technology. Revenue is generated through (1) fees from operating and managing digital advertising campaigns for clients (e.g., advertisers an...
SMN Corporation Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
70
Positive
Balance Sheet
86
Very Positive
Cash Flow
78
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 12.59B | 12.35B | 11.64B | 9.34B | 11.79B | 13.36B |
| Gross Profit | 2.45B | 2.48B | 2.38B | 2.60B | 2.61B | 3.13B |
| EBITDA | 966.47M | 1.07B | 890.33M | -196.16M | 813.69M | 778.81M |
| Net Income | 316.86M | 434.95M | 291.75M | -1.03B | -117.09M | -228.58M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 5.99B | 6.55B | 5.96B | 6.67B | 8.14B | 8.32B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 3.19B | 3.19B | 2.48B | 2.44B | 2.60B | 2.28B |
| Total Debt | 60.48M | 63.59M | 76.07M | 1.25B | 1.48B | 1.71B |
| Total Liabilities | 1.68B | 2.14B | 1.98B | 2.97B | 3.41B | 3.92B |
| Stockholders Equity | 4.32B | 4.41B | 3.98B | 3.67B | 4.69B | 4.38B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 0.00 | 1.15B | 1.30B | 56.69M | 76.38M | 214.08M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 0.00 | 1.20B | 1.32B | 521.90M | 703.80M | 946.09M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 0.00 | -475.12M | -103.23M | -463.17M | -597.29M | -726.39M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 0.00 | -12.48M | -1.18B | -228.75M | 204.17M | -1.46M |
SMN Corporation Technical Analysis
Negative
460.00
Price Trends
380.18
Negative
386.32
Negative
417.93
Negative
Market Momentum
-5.64
Positive
33.52
Neutral
30.60
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For JP:6185, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 460 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 386.00, above the 50-day MA of 380.18, and above the 200-day MA of 417.93, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -5.64 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 33.52 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 30.60 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for JP:6185.
SMN Corporation Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (60)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
78 Outperform | ¥6.52B | 12.39 | ― | 6.36% | 2.36% | -15.08% | |
64 Neutral | ¥5.88B | 18.54 | ― | ― | 9.66% | -14.00% | |
63 Neutral | ¥12.27B | 27.33 | ― | 1.09% | -1.25% | ― | |
60 Neutral | $48.67B | 4.58 | -11.27% | 4.14% | 2.83% | -41.78% | |
58 Neutral | ¥12.15B | 10.53 | ― | ― | 18.15% | -47.04% | |
42 Neutral | ¥6.73B | -89.56 | ― | ― | 33.34% | -116.31% |
* Communication Services Sector Average
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