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Starts Publishing Corporation
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Rating:72Outperform
Price Target:
¥3,374.00
▼(-0.76% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/08/26
The score is driven mainly by strong financial quality (high profitability and a very strong, low-leverage balance sheet) and supportive valuation (low P/E with a solid dividend yield). These positives are tempered by weak technical conditions, with the stock trading below key moving averages and bearish momentum signals.
Positive Factors
Balance Sheet Strength
Minimal leverage and a large equity base provide durable financial flexibility, lowering solvency risk and enabling funding for content development, acquisitions, or dividends without relying on debt. This balance-sheet strength supports resilience across industry cycles.
Negative Factors
Margin Compression
A meaningful decline in net margin and cooling ROE suggests profit pressure from cost increases, mix shifts, or weaker title performance. Persistent compression would reduce internally funded growth and shareholder returns, challenging medium-term profitability stability.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Balance Sheet Strength
Minimal leverage and a large equity base provide durable financial flexibility, lowering solvency risk and enabling funding for content development, acquisitions, or dividends without relying on debt. This balance-sheet strength supports resilience across industry cycles.
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Starts Publishing Corporation (7849) vs. iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ)
Market Cap
¥11.48B
Dividend Yield4.35%
Average Volume (3M)2.57K
Price to Earnings (P/E)9.8
Beta (1Y)0.24
Revenue Growth2.17%
EPS Growth-22.98%
CountryJP
Employees240
SectorCommunication Services
Sector Strength97
IndustryPublishing
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)304.84
Shares Outstanding3,840,000
10 Day Avg. Volume3,710
30 Day Avg. Volume2,566
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.43
Price to Book (P/B)1.36
Price to Sales (P/S)1.79
P/FCF Ratio18.46
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)394.5
Revenue Forecast (FY)¥8.80B
Starts Publishing Corporation Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Starts Publishing Corporation is a Japanese media enterprise primarily active in the publishing domain. The company produces a variety of magazines, such as Oz magazine, Oz magazine trip, Metro Minutes, and Aerde. Complementing its print offerings...
How the Company Makes Money
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Starts Publishing Corporation Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
88
Very Positive
Cash Flow
72
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 8.25B | 8.14B | 8.58B | 8.34B | 7.02B | 5.52B |
| Gross Profit | 4.10B | 4.18B | 4.74B | 4.55B | 3.59B | 2.59B |
| EBITDA | 1.59B | 1.83B | 2.41B | 2.34B | 1.67B | 940.27M |
| Net Income | 1.17B | 1.38B | 1.83B | 1.78B | 1.17B | 566.48M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 12.97B | 12.90B | 12.34B | 10.59B | 8.83B | 6.84B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 7.66B | 7.07B | 7.72B | 6.34B | 4.85B | 3.79B |
| Total Debt | 120.24M | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Liabilities | 2.17B | 2.13B | 2.58B | 2.42B | 2.44B | 1.56B |
| Stockholders Equity | 10.80B | 10.77B | 9.77B | 8.17B | 6.39B | 5.28B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 869.79M | 791.56M | 1.63B | 1.63B | 1.15B | 1.17B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 873.96M | 798.75M | 1.69B | 1.70B | 1.25B | 1.21B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -2.87B | -985.10M | 33.00M | -92.53M | -103.65M | -54.05M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -459.83M | -459.41M | -344.00M | -115.72M | -76.66M | -67.12M |
Starts Publishing Corporation Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (60)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
81 Outperform | ¥3.65B | 8.04 | ― | 2.95% | 8.45% | 16.79% | |
72 Outperform | ¥11.48B | 9.81 | ― | 3.82% | 2.17% | -22.98% | |
70 Outperform | ¥9.54B | 7.84 | ― | 1.06% | 10.53% | 1379.90% | |
64 Neutral | ¥19.69B | 17.33 | ― | 2.01% | 6.60% | -41.82% | |
60 Neutral | $48.67B | 4.58 | -11.27% | 4.14% | 2.83% | -41.78% | |
54 Neutral | ¥481.47B | -84.66 | ― | 0.86% | 3.40% | -185.38% | |
44 Neutral | ¥2.33B | -37.26 | ― | ― | 10.76% | -290.17% |
* Communication Services Sector Average
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Starts Publishing Corporation Corporate Events
Starts Publishing Posts Higher Sales but Weaker Profits, Raises Interim Dividend
Aug 6, 2026
Starts Publishing Corporation reported a modest 2.8% year-on-year increase in net sales to ¥3,876 million for the six months ended June 2026, but profitability declined sharply, with operating profit down 33.1% to ¥501 million and ordina...
Starts Publishing Posts Higher Sales but Profit Declines in Q1 2026
May 12, 2026
Starts Publishing Corporation reported net sales of ¥2,003 million for the first quarter ended March 2026, a 3.5% increase from the previous year, indicating modest revenue growth in its publishing operations. Despite this uptick, profitabili...
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