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MEDIA DO Co., Ltd.
株式会社メディアドゥ
Information & Communication
MEDIA DO Co., Ltd. engages in the eBook distribution business in Japan. The company operates through two segments: eBook Distribution and Strategic Investment. It plans, edits, publishes, and sells of book and magazines; distributes books; conducts of publishing workflow management and bibliographic information management services; and provides e-commerce solutions. The company operates text summary site; outsourcer; eBook agency; anime/manga community site; basketball team; and the NetGalley website, as well as novel posting website, and other pulishing-related businesses through EVERYSTAR posting website. It also involved in the coloring, eComics, and software development, and print on demand publishing services. It sells its eBook content to eBook retailers. The company was formerly known as Media Do Holdings Co., Ltd. and changed its name to MEDIA DO Co., Ltd. MEDIA DO Co., Ltd. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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Filings & Signals
Ownership
Financials
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Income Statement
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow
Ratios & Per Share
Metric
FY 2024
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FY 2023
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FY 2022
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FY 2021
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Net Sales
¥101.9B
¥94.0B
¥101.7B
¥104.7B
Cost of Sales
¥90.8B
¥83.2B
¥90.7B
¥94.8B
Gross Profit
¥11.1B
¥10.9B
¥11.0B
¥9.9B
SG&A
¥8.6B
¥8.8B
¥8.6B
¥7.1B
Operating Income
¥2.5B
¥2.1B
¥2.4B
¥2.8B
Non-Operating Income
¥51M
¥52M
¥75M
¥120M
Non-Operating Expenses
¥166M
¥127M
¥176M
¥148M
Interest Expense
¥35M
¥31M
¥32M
¥31M
Ordinary Income
¥2.4B
¥2.0B
¥2.3B
¥2.8B
Pre-tax Income
¥1.9B
¥438M
¥1.5B
¥2.4B
Income Taxes
¥512M
¥823M
¥545M
¥865M
Current Tax
¥355M
¥1.0B
¥533M
¥1.1B
Deferred Tax
¥157M
¥-177M
¥11M
¥-236M
Net Income (owners)
¥1.4B
¥-319M
¥1.1B
¥1.6B
Minority Interest
¥6M
¥-65M
¥-72M
¥-78M
Comprehensive Income
¥1.6B
¥-180M
¥1.3B
¥1.7B
EBITDA
¥3.8B
¥3.4B
¥3.9B
¥3.9B
Goodwill Amort. (J-GAAP)
¥657M
¥702M
¥783M
¥660M
EPS
¥90.08
¥-21.08
¥68.35
¥99.75
Shares Outstanding
15.1M
15.1M
15.4M
15.9M
Shares Issued (total)
15.2M
15.1M
15.4M
15.9M
Treasury Shares
0.1M
0.1M
0.1M
0.0M
Metric
FY 2024
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FY 2023
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FY 2022
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FY 2021
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Total Assets
¥53.2B
¥51.6B
¥50.9B
¥52.5B
Current Assets
¥40.0B
¥36.4B
¥33.8B
¥36.4B
Cash & Deposits
¥13.6B
¥11.0B
¥10.1B
¥11.4B
Trade Receivables
¥24.0B
¥23.3B
¥21.7B
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Non-Current Assets
¥13.2B
¥15.2B
¥17.1B
¥16.1B
PP&E
¥582M
¥672M
¥630M
¥344M
Goodwill
¥4.2B
¥5.8B
¥6.9B
¥7.2B
Intangible Assets
¥6.0B
¥7.6B
¥9.0B
¥9.0B
Investment Securities
¥5.7B
¥5.9B
¥6.4B
¥6.7B
Deferred Tax Assets
¥310M
¥494M
¥380M
¥363M
Total Liabilities
¥35.5B
¥35.4B
¥34.1B
¥35.6B
Current Liabilities
¥32.2B
¥31.4B
¥28.8B
¥30.4B
Accounts Payable
¥28.3B
¥26.2B
¥24.5B
¥26.5B
ST Debt
¥1.5B
¥2.2B
¥2.2B
¥1.1B
Taxes Payable
¥27M
¥756M
¥65M
¥761M
Non-Current Liabilities
¥3.2B
¥4.0B
¥5.3B
¥5.2B
Total LT Borrowings
¥2.4B
¥3.1B
¥4.4B
¥4.4B
Pension Obligations
¥621M
¥615M
¥638M
¥569M
Deferred Tax Liab.
¥81M
¥120M
¥156M
¥72M
Total Equity
¥17.7B
¥16.2B
¥16.8B
¥16.9B
Capital Stock
¥6.0B
¥6.0B
¥5.9B
¥5.9B
Capital Surplus
¥5.9B
¥5.7B
¥6.2B
¥7.3B
Retained Earnings
¥4.6B
¥3.6B
¥3.9B
¥3.3B
Treasury Stock
¥-48M
¥-48M
¥-48M
¥-1M
AOCI
¥1.1B
¥920M
¥715M
¥367M
Equity (owners)
¥16.5B
¥15.3B
¥16.0B
¥16.4B
Minority Interests
¥108M
¥25M
¥77M
¥97M
Total Interest-Bearing Debt ⓘ
¥3.9B
¥5.3B
¥6.6B
¥5.6B
Net Cash ⓘ
¥9.7B
¥5.7B
¥3.5B
¥5.8B
NCAV ⓘ
¥4.5B
¥993M
¥-284M
¥765M
NCAV/Share
¥299
¥66
¥-18
¥48
BV/Share
¥1,092
¥1,014
¥1,040
¥1,036
Metric
FY 2024
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FY 2023
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FY 2022
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FY 2021
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Operating CF
¥3.9B
¥3.2B
¥1.9B
¥4.6B
Interest Paid
¥-35M
¥-31M
¥-32M
¥-32M
Interest Received
¥41M
¥30M
¥31M
¥14M
D&A
¥657M
¥625M
¥691M
¥455M
Goodwill Amort.
¥657M
¥702M
¥783M
¥660M
Investing CF
¥137M
¥-688M
¥-3.1B
¥-7.8B
CapEx
¥84M
¥113M
¥517M
¥66M
Purchase Investments
¥-8M
¥-6M
¥-817M
¥-3.5B
Proceeds from Invest.
¥40M
¥138M
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—
Financing CF
¥-1.5B
¥-1.6B
¥-276M
¥2.1B
Dividends Paid
¥-332M
—
¥-333M
¥-322M
Share Buybacks
—
¥-499M
¥-999M
¥0M
LT Debt Repaid
¥-1.4B
¥-1.3B
¥-1.3B
¥-1.2B
Free Cash Flow
¥3.8B
¥3.1B
¥1.4B
¥4.6B
Net Change in Cash
¥2.6B
¥877M
¥-1.3B
¥-985M
Metric
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FY 2022
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FY 2021
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ROE
8.1%
-1.9%
6.3%
10.9%
ROA
2.6%
-0.6%
2.0%
3.0%
EPS
¥90.08
¥-21.08
¥68.35
¥99.75
DPS
¥36.00
¥22.00
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¥21.00
BPS
¥1,161.59
¥1,070.86
¥1,082.72
¥1,059.59
FCF/Share
¥255
¥203
¥91
¥288
NCAV/Share
¥299
¥66
¥-18
¥48
Payout Ratio
40.0%
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21.1%
Event Timeline
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Large Shareholder Reports 22
Date Activist Stake Event Flag Demands Source
2026-04-03
Hikari Tsushin K.K.
19.27%
-0.24%
change
Passive
—
2025-12-11
Hikari Tsushin K.K.
19.51%
+1.03%
change
Passive
—
2025-11-07
Hikari Tsushin K.K.
18.48%
+1.04%
change
Passive
—
2025-10-23
Hikari Tsushin K.K.
17.44%
+1.18%
change
Passive
—
2025-09-26
Hikari Tsushin K.K.
16.26%
+0.18%
change
Passive
—
2025-09-09
Hikari Tsushin K.K.
16.08%
+1.08%
change
Passive
—
2025-07-23
Hikari Tsushin K.K.
15.0%
+1.02%
change
Passive
—
2025-04-14
Hikari Tsushin K.K.
13.98%
+1.14%
change
Passive
—
2024-12-20
Hikari Tsushin K.K.
12.84%
+1.07%
change
Passive
—
2024-08-22
Hikari Tsushin K.K.
11.77%
+1.03%
change
Passive
—
2024-08-02
Hikari Tsushin K.K.
10.74%
+1.03%
change
Passive
—
2024-07-23
Hikari Tsushin K.K.
9.71%
+1.35%
change
Passive
—
2024-05-09
Hikari Tsushin K.K.
8.36%
+1.17%
change
Passive
—
2024-04-30
Hikari Tsushin K.K.
7.19%
+1.09%
change
Passive
—
2024-04-19
Hikari Tsushin K.K.
6.1%
+1.07%
change
Passive
—
2024-03-21
Hikari Tsushin K.K.
5.03%
initial_5pct
Passive
—
2024-01-31
Fujita Yasushi
27.76%
correction
Passive
—
2024-01-24
Fujita Yasushi
27.76%
change
Passive
—
2023-12-26
Fujita Yasushi
27.76%
correction
Passive
—
2023-12-15
Fujita Yasushi
27.76%
correction
Passive
—
2023-12-13
Fujita Yasushi
27.76%
+0.04%
change
Passive
—
2023-09-27
Fujita Yasushi
27.72%
change
Passive
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Top 10 Shareholders
Ownership DNA
Cross-Holdings Tracker 1
#
Shareholder
Shares (thou.)
% of Total
1
藤田 恭嗣
2,486,386
16.39%
2
FIBC
株式会社FIBC
1,731,700
11.42%
3
HIKARI TSUSHIN,INC.
光通信株式会社
1,146,700
7.56%
4
Japan Master Trust Bank
日本マスタートラスト信託銀行株式会社(信託口)
1,097,500
7.23%
5
株式会社UH Partners 2
949,700
6.26%
6
株式会社小学館
564,800
3.72%
7
株式会社講談社
544,000
3.59%
8
TOHAN CORPORATION
株式会社トーハン
489,649
3.23%
9
Credit Saison Co.,Ltd.
株式会社クレディセゾン
466,600
3.08%
10
株式会社集英社
444,000
2.93%
Domestic Nominees
7.2%
-3.5% vs 2024
Trust bank custodians — GPIF, pensions, investment trusts
Foreign Custodians
0.0%
+0.0% vs 2024
Sub-custodians for foreign asset managers
Direct / Strategic
58.2%
+10.9% vs 2024
Named entities with disclosed investment intent
Shareholder
Trend
2023
2024
2025
藤田 恭嗣
15.89%
16.31%
16.39%
+0.08%
FIBC
式会社FIBC
11.87%
11.45%
11.42%
-0.03%
HIKARI TSUSHIN,INC.
光通信
↑
—
2.95%
7.56%
+4.61%
Japan Master Trust Bank
日本マスタートラスト信託銀行
7.46%
5.99%
7.23%
+1.24%
式会社UH Partners 2
NEW ENTRY
—
—
—
6.26%
NEW
式会社小学館
3.66%
3.73%
3.72%
-0.01%
式会社講談社
3.52%
3.60%
3.59%
-0.01%
TOHAN CORPORATION
式会社トーハン
3.17%
3.24%
3.23%
-0.01%
Credit Saison Co.,Ltd.
式会社クレディセゾン
3.02%
3.08%
3.08%
式会社集英社
2.88%
2.93%
2.93%
Japan Custody Bank
日本カストディ銀行
last seen 2024
Exited Top 10
6.19%
4.74%
—
JP Morgan
last seen 2023
Exited Top 10
2.90%
—
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Concentration (HHI)
ⓘ
549
520
603
3 fiscal years · top-10 holders per year · >2,500 HHI = high concentration · entity-resolved
Portfolio Book Value
¥43M
-47% since 2023
Holdings
1
Trend
Stable
vs 2023
Held Company
FY2025
¥43M total
FY2023
¥81M total
Book Val ¥M
Shares
Book Val ¥M
Shares
Amazia Co., Ltd.
㈱Amazia
43
140,000
81
140,000
Portfolio total
43
81
Book value in ¥M · ↓ reduced · ↑ increased vs prior year · M = mutual holding