BOOKOFF GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (JP:9278)
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BOOKOFF GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Rating:64Neutral
Price Target:
¥1,899.00
▲(8.08% Upside)
Action:N/ADate:03/18/26
The score is driven primarily by solid topline growth and strong gross margins, tempered by thin profitability, increasing leverage, and volatile cash-flow conversion. Technicals are mixed with weaker near-term momentum, while valuation (low-teens P/E and modest yield) provides a supportive but secondary positive.
Positive Factors
Topline Growth & Gross Margin
Sustained multi-year revenue growth combined with consistently high gross margins indicates durable demand for the reuse model and strong buyback-to-resale spread. This supports long-term scalability and cushions gross profitability even when operating margins remain thin, enabling reinvestment in distribution and omnichannel capabilities.
Negative Factors
Increasing Leverage
Rising debt and a debt-to-equity materially above 1 reduce financial flexibility for a low-margin retailer. Elevated leverage increases interest expense sensitivity and limits capacity to fund store investment, online expansion, or absorb cyclical shocks, raising structural refinancing and solvency risk over the medium term.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Topline Growth & Gross Margin
Sustained multi-year revenue growth combined with consistently high gross margins indicates durable demand for the reuse model and strong buyback-to-resale spread. This supports long-term scalability and cushions gross profitability even when operating margins remain thin, enabling reinvestment in distribution and omnichannel capabilities.
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BOOKOFF GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (9278) vs. iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ)
Market Cap
¥34.65B
Dividend Yield1.73%
Average Volume (3M)77.80K
Price to Earnings (P/E)11.2
Beta (1Y)0.42
Revenue GrowthN/A
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryJP
Employees1,689
SectorConsumer Cyclical
Sector Strength84
IndustrySpecialty Retail
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)31.21
Shares Outstanding20,547,413
10 Day Avg. Volume55,970
30 Day Avg. Volume77,803
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.51
Price to Book (P/B)1.50
Price to Sales (P/S)0.23
P/FCF Ratio30.76
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)127.6
Revenue Forecast (FY)¥125.00B
BOOKOFF GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Bookoff Group Holdings Limited operates secondhand book and other goods stores in the Japan, Malaysia, the United States, and France. The company's BOOKOFF branded stores purchases and sells preowned goods, such as books, software, home appliances...
How the Company Makes Money
The company primarily makes money by retailing pre-owned goods acquired through customer buybacks and other procurement routes, earning a gross margin on the spread between purchase (buyback) prices and resale prices. Key revenue streams typically...
BOOKOFF GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
72
Positive
Balance Sheet
58
Neutral
Cash Flow
54
Neutral
| Breakdown | Aug 2024 | May 2023 | May 2022 | May 2022 | Mar 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 119.20B | 111.66B | 101.84B | 91.54B | 80.23B |
| Gross Profit | 67.75B | 62.77B | 58.42B | 54.21B | 48.76B |
| EBITDA | 5.65B | 4.95B | 4.28B | 3.34B | 3.24B |
| Net Income | 2.10B | 1.71B | 2.77B | 1.45B | 134.57M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 57.59B | 54.54B | 50.21B | 45.10B | 40.32B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 6.63B | 7.18B | 5.54B | 8.20B | 5.84B |
| Total Debt | 26.59B | 22.38B | 20.92B | 18.19B | 18.13B |
| Total Liabilities | 38.72B | 34.03B | 31.15B | 28.61B | 27.38B |
| Stockholders Equity | 18.63B | 20.24B | 18.86B | 16.36B | 12.85B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 908.00M | 2.35B | -1.79B | 1.90B | 1.55B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 3.06B | 4.08B | 243.00M | 2.78B | 2.23B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -2.51B | -2.39B | -3.45B | -1.86B | -1.33B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.12B | -124.00M | 490.00M | 1.41B | -1.16B |
BOOKOFF GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Peers Comparison
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Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 Outperform | ¥28.73B | 8.12 | ― | 3.77% | 7.88% | -5.92% | |
65 Neutral | ¥43.95B | 9.40 | ― | 2.19% | 17.90% | 14.14% | |
65 Neutral | ¥206.62B | 27.65 | ― | 0.64% | 57.01% | 91.03% | |
64 Neutral | ¥34.65B | 11.19 | ― | 1.73% | ― | ― | |
61 Neutral | $18.38B | 12.79 | -2.54% | 3.03% | 1.52% | -15.83% | |
60 Neutral | ¥73.68B | 4.34 | ― | 1.81% | 6.48% | -38.41% | |
59 Neutral | ¥28.48B | 3.19 | ― | 0.95% | 4.14% | ― |
* Consumer Cyclical Sector Average
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BOOKOFF GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Corporate Events
Bookoff Japan Same-Store Sales Rise 5.5% in March on Broad-Based Demand
Apr 6, 2026
Bookoff Group Holdings reported that existing store sales in its Japan BOOKOFF operations rose 5.5% year on year in March, with total store sales up 6.0%. Growth was driven by higher net sales across trading cards and hobby goods, apparel, home ap...
Bookoff boosts February sales and opens new Japan and U.S. stores
Mar 5, 2026
Bookoff Group Holdings, a major player in Japan’s reuse and secondhand retail market, continues to manage a sizable network of directly operated and franchised stores domestically and abroad, including a premium services segment. The group i...
BOOKOFF Strikes Strategic Capital and Business Alliance with ITOCHU to Accelerate Reuse Expansion
Feb 18, 2026
BOOKOFF GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED has entered into a capital and business alliance with trading conglomerate ITOCHU Corporation to capture medium- to long-term growth in the expanding reuse market, which is projected to reach ¥4 trillion in Japa...
BOOKOFF Posts 14% January Sales Surge on Broad-Based Growth in Secondhand Goods
Feb 5, 2026
BOOKOFF GROUP HOLDINGS reported strong January 2026 performance in its Japanese BOOKOFF operations, with existing store sales up 14.3% year on year and total store sales up 14.0%, extending the double-digit growth trend seen in recent months. The ...
BOOKOFF Group Outlines Q2 FY2026 Performance and Growth Strategy
Jan 13, 2026
BOOKOFF GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED released supplementary financial data for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending May 2026, outlining consolidated results, segment performance, and the status of its core BOOKOFF operations in Japan, including ...
BOOKOFF GROUP HOLDINGS Grows Sales but Sees Profit Decline in First Half, Keeps Full-Year Outlook Intact
Jan 13, 2026
BOOKOFF GROUP HOLDINGS reported consolidated net sales of ¥61.1 billion for the first half of the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026, a 7.6% year-on-year increase, while operating profit fell 15.6% to ¥1.26 billion and profit attributable t...
BOOKOFF Posts 6% Same-Store Sales Gain in Japan, Adds New Stores at Home and in U.S.
Jan 8, 2026
In December 2025, BOOKOFF GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED reported a 6.0% year-on-year increase in existing store sales and a 5.7% rise in total store sales for its Japan operations, driven by strong performance in trading cards and hobby goods, jewelry, w...
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