Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. (JP:9470)
:9470
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Rating:75Outperform
Price Target:
¥1,100.00
▼(-1.70% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:12/11/25
Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. receives a strong overall score driven by positive technical analysis and a reasonable valuation. The company's stable financial performance supports this score, although there is room for improvement in profitability margins. The absence of earnings call data and corporate events does not impact the score.
Positive Factors
Diversified education revenue streams
Gakken’s business spans publishing, recurring tuition-based education services, and adjacent group operations, providing multiple stable revenue channels. This diversification reduces single-market exposure and supports steady cash inflows across business cycles, durable over months.
Negative Factors
Thin net profit margins
A ~1.8% net margin leaves limited buffer for cost shocks, investment, or aggressive expansion. Persistently low net profitability constrains retained earnings and reduces the firm’s capacity to absorb cyclical declines or fund strategic initiatives without external financing.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Diversified education revenue streams
Gakken’s business spans publishing, recurring tuition-based education services, and adjacent group operations, providing multiple stable revenue channels. This diversification reduces single-market exposure and supports steady cash inflows across business cycles, durable over months.
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Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. (9470) vs. iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ)
Market Cap
¥42.56B
Dividend Yield2.28%
Average Volume (3M)109.03K
Price to Earnings (P/E)6.1
Beta (1Y)0.47
Revenue Growth7.47%
EPS Growth12.35%
CountryJP
Employees9,593
SectorConsumer Defensive
Sector Strength42
IndustryEducation & Training Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)85.87
Shares Outstanding44,633,232
10 Day Avg. Volume101,650
30 Day Avg. Volume109,030
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.20
Price to Book (P/B)0.85
Price to Sales (P/S)0.22
P/FCF Ratio10.43
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)95.3
Revenue Forecast (FY)¥206.39B
Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. publishes books and magazines in Japan and internationally. It provides learning classes for developing capabilities to think for oneself for preschoolers, elementary, and junior high and high school students; piano cours...
How the Company Makes Money
Gakken Holdings makes money primarily by selling education-related products and services through multiple group businesses. Key revenue streams include: (1) Educational content and publishing: revenue from the planning, editing, production, and sa...
Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
75
Positive
Balance Sheet
70
Positive
Cash Flow
68
Positive
| Breakdown | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 199.12B | 185.57B | 164.12B | 156.03B | 150.60B |
| Gross Profit | 54.95B | 49.90B | 46.69B | 46.43B | 45.16B |
| EBITDA | 12.97B | 11.16B | 9.32B | 9.46B | 9.09B |
| Net Income | 3.58B | 2.26B | 3.19B | 3.44B | 2.62B |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 139.19B | 130.71B | 136.33B | 123.68B | 116.90B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 22.92B | 20.39B | 20.84B | 22.52B | 19.77B |
| Total Debt | 36.65B | 38.35B | 43.37B | 41.80B | 38.41B |
| Total Liabilities | 79.72B | 77.06B | 81.29B | 74.79B | 69.48B |
| Stockholders Equity | 51.59B | 51.67B | 52.98B | 48.70B | 47.24B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 4.21B | 3.20B | 3.26B | 2.21B | -281.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 7.82B | 7.16B | 5.46B | 5.17B | 4.44B |
| Investing Cash Flow | 392.00M | 1.84B | -4.76B | -5.80B | -18.11B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -5.60B | -9.38B | -6.20B | 2.00B | 7.81B |
Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. Technical Analysis
Negative
1119.00
Price Trends
1001.48
Negative
1031.19
Negative
1029.95
Negative
Market Momentum
-5.46
Positive
45.77
Neutral
53.76
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For JP:9470, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 1119 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 986.05, above the 50-day MA of 1001.48, and above the 200-day MA of 1029.95, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -5.46 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 45.77 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 53.76 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for JP:9470.
Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (62)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
82 Outperform | ¥27.03B | 13.79 | ― | 4.01% | -1.66% | -0.76% | |
78 Outperform | ¥15.84B | 7.21 | ― | 3.81% | 7.75% | 71.62% | |
76 Outperform | ¥32.97B | 17.48 | ― | 5.00% | 2.53% | -6.30% | |
76 Outperform | ¥42.16B | 15.10 | ― | 2.56% | 7.38% | 4.61% | |
75 Outperform | ¥42.56B | 6.09 | ― | 2.28% | 7.47% | 12.35% | |
71 Outperform | ¥36.81B | 17.68 | ― | 3.55% | 3.13% | 6.72% | |
62 Neutral | $20.33B | 14.63 | -3.31% | 3.23% | 1.93% | -12.26% |
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Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. Corporate Events
Gakken to Take EdTech Partner RareJob Private in Share Exchange
May 15, 2026
Gakken Holdings Co., Ltd. and online education player RareJob, Inc. have signed a simplified share exchange agreement under which RareJob will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Gakken on July 31, 2026, subject to RareJob shareholder approval. Ra...
Gakken Marks 80th Anniversary With One-Time Learning-Focused Shareholder Perk
May 15, 2026
Gakken Holdings has announced a one-time 80th anniversary commemorative shareholder benefit program, “Supporting Learning,” to deepen understanding of its educational businesses and highlight the group’s learning-focused product ...
Gakken Posts Higher Sales but Lower Interim Profit, Keeps Outlook and Lifts Dividend
May 15, 2026
Gakken Holdings reported consolidated net sales of ¥104.88 billion for the six months ended March 31, 2026, up 6.1% year on year, with EBITDA rising 5.8% and operating profit up 2.8%, while profit attributable to owners of parent declined 14....
Gakken Marks 80th Year With One-Time Shareholder Learning Benefits
May 15, 2026
Gakken Holdings has launched a one-time 80th anniversary shareholder benefit program, “Supporting Learning,” aimed at new investors holding at least 100 shares and existing shareholders who increase their stake by 100 shares or more as...
Gakken Posts Higher Sales but Lower Interim Profit, Affirms Dividend and FY2026 Outlook
May 15, 2026
Gakken Holdings reported consolidated net sales of ¥104.88 billion for the six months ended March 31, 2026, up 6.1% year on year, with EBITDA and operating profit also rising, but profit attributable to owners of parent falling 14% to ¥2...
Gakken Ends Capital and Business Alliance with Shingakukai Holdings
Mar 27, 2026
Gakken Holdings will dissolve its capital and business alliance with SHINGAKUKAI Holdings, ending a partnership formed in 2017 to promote collaboration in the education field. The move follows a reassessment of strategy amid changing business cond...
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