Bengo4.com,Inc. offers online professional consultancy services in Japan. The company operates through Media Business and IT/Solution Business segments. The Media Business segment operates Bengoshi.com, a legal consultation portal site; lawyer.com and Tax Accountant.com., a tax consultation portal site; and Business Lawyers.com, the corporate legal affairs portal site. It includes lawyer support, paid membership, tax accountant support, and advertising and other services. The IT/Solutions Business segment provides IT and solution services, including CloudSign, a contract management platform. Bengo4.com,Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Minato, Japan.
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Financials
Ownership
Capital Allocation Signals 1
Material Events
Income Statement
Balance Sheet
Cash Flow
Ratios & Growth
Metric
FY 2024
EDINET โ
FY 2023
EDINET โ
FY 2022
EDINET โ
FY 2021
EDINET โ
FY 2020
EDINET โ
Net Sales
ยฅ14.1B
ยฅ11.3B
ยฅ8.7B
ยฅ6.9B
ยฅ5.3B
Cost of Sales
ยฅ3.2B
ยฅ2.3B
ยฅ1.4B
ยฅ1.1B
ยฅ810M
Gross Profit
ยฅ10.8B
ยฅ9.0B
ยฅ7.3B
ยฅ5.8B
ยฅ4.5B
SG&A
ยฅ9.4B
ยฅ7.8B
ยฅ6.2B
ยฅ4.6B
ยฅ4.3B
Operating Income
ยฅ1.4B
ยฅ1.2B
ยฅ1.1B
ยฅ1.1B
ยฅ173M
Non-Operating Income
ยฅ42M
ยฅ89M
ยฅ14M
ยฅ12M
ยฅ10M
Interest Income
ยฅ1M
ยฅ0M
ยฅ0M
ยฅ0M
ยฅ0M
Non-Operating Expenses
ยฅ26M
ยฅ9M
ยฅ0M
ยฅ2M
ยฅ0M
Interest Expense
ยฅ14M
ยฅ3M
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Ordinary Income
ยฅ1.4B
ยฅ1.3B
ยฅ1.1B
ยฅ1.1B
ยฅ182M
Pre-tax Income
ยฅ1.6B
ยฅ1.3B
ยฅ1.1B
ยฅ1.1B
ยฅ127M
Income Taxes
ยฅ592M
ยฅ451M
ยฅ382M
ยฅ442M
ยฅ62M
Current Tax
ยฅ685M
ยฅ475M
ยฅ390M
ยฅ477M
ยฅ79M
Deferred Tax
ยฅ-93M
ยฅ-24M
ยฅ-9M
ยฅ-35M
ยฅ-17M
Net Income (owners)
ยฅ1.0B
ยฅ838M
ยฅ717M
ยฅ702M
ยฅ65M
Comprehensive Income
ยฅ1.0B
ยฅ838M
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EBITDA
ยฅ2.1B
ยฅ1.8B
ยฅ1.4B
ยฅ1.4B
ยฅ334M
Goodwill Amort. (J-GAAP)
ยฅ75M
ยฅ26M
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EPS
ยฅ46.69
ยฅ37.62
ยฅ32.33
ยฅ31.56
ยฅ2.90
Shares Outstanding
22.6M
22.3M
22.3M
22.3M
22.3M
Shares Issued (total)
22.6M
22.4M
22.3M
22.3M
22.3M
Treasury Shares
0.0M
0.1M
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Metric
FY 2024
EDINET โ
FY 2023
EDINET โ
FY 2022
EDINET โ
FY 2021
EDINET โ
FY 2020
EDINET โ
Total Assets
ยฅ11.3B
ยฅ10.2B
ยฅ4.4B
ยฅ3.8B
ยฅ3.1B
Current Assets
ยฅ6.6B
ยฅ5.7B
ยฅ3.2B
ยฅ2.9B
ยฅ2.4B
Cash & Deposits
ยฅ4.2B
ยฅ3.5B
ยฅ1.6B
ยฅ1.7B
ยฅ1.5B
Trade Receivables
ยฅ2.1B
ยฅ1.8B
ยฅ1.3B
ยฅ1.0B
ยฅ774M
Non-Current Assets
ยฅ4.7B
ยฅ4.5B
ยฅ1.2B
ยฅ915M
ยฅ685M
PP&E
ยฅ150M
ยฅ180M
ยฅ67M
ยฅ72M
ยฅ59M
Goodwill
ยฅ879M
ยฅ748M
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Intangible Assets
ยฅ3.5B
ยฅ3.4B
ยฅ772M
ยฅ572M
ยฅ397M
Investment Securities
ยฅ484M
ยฅ428M
ยฅ0M
ยฅ4M
ยฅ8M
Deferred Tax Assets
ยฅ288M
ยฅ241M
ยฅ106M
ยฅ97M
ยฅ62M
Total Liabilities
ยฅ5.9B
ยฅ6.0B
ยฅ1.2B
ยฅ1.4B
ยฅ906M
Current Liabilities
ยฅ3.3B
ยฅ2.9B
ยฅ1.2B
ยฅ1.4B
ยฅ906M
ST Debt
ยฅ735M
ยฅ509M
ยฅ0M
ยฅ0M
ยฅ0M
Taxes Payable
ยฅ451M
ยฅ318M
ยฅ173M
ยฅ467M
ยฅ28M
Non-Current Liabilities
ยฅ2.6B
ยฅ3.1B
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Total LT Borrowings
ยฅ1.8B
ยฅ2.2B
ยฅ0M
ยฅ0M
ยฅ0M
Pension Obligations
ยฅ47M
ยฅ27M
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Deferred Tax Liab.
ยฅ510M
ยฅ557M
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Total Equity
ยฅ5.4B
ยฅ4.2B
ยฅ3.2B
ยฅ2.4B
ยฅ2.2B
Capital Stock
ยฅ546M
ยฅ464M
ยฅ454M
ยฅ440M
ยฅ440M
Capital Surplus
ยฅ511M
ยฅ430M
ยฅ420M
ยฅ405M
ยฅ405M
Retained Earnings
ยฅ4.4B
ยฅ3.7B
ยฅ2.8B
ยฅ2.1B
ยฅ1.4B
Treasury Stock
ยฅ-32M
ยฅ-501M
ยฅ-501M
ยฅ-500M
ยฅ-0M
Equity (owners)
ยฅ5.4B
ยฅ4.1B
ยฅ3.1B
ยฅ2.4B
ยฅ2.2B
Total Interest-Bearing Debt โ
ยฅ2.5B
ยฅ2.7B
ยฅ0M
ยฅ0M
ยฅ0M
Net Cash โ
ยฅ1.7B
ยฅ723M
ยฅ1.6B
ยฅ1.7B
ยฅ1.5B
NCAV โ
ยฅ747M
ยฅ-352M
ยฅ2.0B
ยฅ1.5B
ยฅ1.5B
NCAV/Share
ยฅ33
ยฅ-16
ยฅ89
ยฅ67
ยฅ68
BV/Share
ยฅ238
ยฅ184
ยฅ141
ยฅ108
ยฅ99
Metric
FY 2024
EDINET โ
FY 2023
EDINET โ
FY 2022
EDINET โ
FY 2021
EDINET โ
FY 2020
EDINET โ
Operating CF
ยฅ1.4B
ยฅ1.2B
ยฅ458M
ยฅ1.2B
ยฅ570M
Interest Paid
ยฅ-14M
ยฅ-3M
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Interest Received
ยฅ1M
ยฅ0M
ยฅ0M
ยฅ0M
ยฅ0M
D&A
ยฅ680M
ยฅ514M
ยฅ266M
ยฅ218M
ยฅ161M
Goodwill Amort.
ยฅ75M
ยฅ26M
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Investing CF
ยฅ-625M
ยฅ-2.1B
ยฅ-517M
ยฅ-436M
ยฅ-311M
CapEx
ยฅ17M
ยฅ67M
ยฅ7M
ยฅ26M
ยฅ13M
Purchase Investments
ยฅ-30M
ยฅ-202M
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Proceeds from Invest.
ยฅ228M
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Financing CF
ยฅ-41M
ยฅ2.8B
ยฅ29M
ยฅ-501M
ยฅ1M
Share Buybacks
ยฅ-1M
ยฅ-0M
ยฅ-0M
ยฅ-501M
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LT Debt Repaid
ยฅ-525M
ยฅ-154M
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Free Cash Flow
ยฅ1.4B
ยฅ1.1B
ยฅ451M
ยฅ1.1B
ยฅ557M
Net Change in Cash
ยฅ702M
ยฅ1.8B
ยฅ-30M
ยฅ218M
ยฅ260M
Metric
FY 2024
EDINET โ
FY 2023
EDINET โ
FY 2022
EDINET โ
FY 2021
EDINET โ
FY 2020
EDINET โ
Return on Equity (ROE) โ
21.9%
22.9%
25.8%
30.6%
2.9%
Return on Assets (ROA) โ
9.8%
11.5%
17.5%
20.3%
2.1%
Gross Margin โ
77.0%
79.4%
83.7%
84.1%
84.8%
Operating Margin โ
9.9%
10.9%
12.5%
16.6%
3.2%
Net Margin โ
7.5%
7.4%
8.2%
10.2%
1.2%
Current Ratio โ
2.03x
1.95x
2.60x
2.05x
2.67x
Quick Ratio โ
2.03x
1.95x
2.60x
2.05x
2.67x
Revenue / Share โ
ยฅ623
ยฅ508
ยฅ390
ยฅ309
ยฅ239
BV/Share โ
ยฅ238
ยฅ184
ยฅ141
ยฅ108
ยฅ99
NCAV/Share โ
ยฅ33
ยฅ-16
ยฅ89
ยฅ67
ยฅ68
EPS โ
ยฅ46.69
ยฅ37.62
ยฅ32.33
ยฅ31.56
ยฅ2.90
DPS โ
ยฅ0.00
ยฅ0.00
ยฅ0.00
ยฅ0.00
ยฅ0.00
Payout Ratio โ
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
FCF/Share โ
ยฅ59.82
ยฅ49.05
ยฅ20.20
ยฅ50.72
ยฅ25.01
Market Valuation
Avg daily close price for calendar year ร most recently reported EPS / DPS
Metric
CY2023
CY2024
CY2025
Avg P/E โ
113.4ร
EPS from 2023-03
86.9ร
EPS from 2024-03
63.5ร
EPS from 2025-03
Avg Div Yield โ
0.00%
DPS from 2023-03
0.00%
DPS from 2024-03
0.00%
DPS from 2025-03
Avg Daily Close
ยฅ3,666
ยฅ3,270
ยฅ2,967
Growth Rates (CAGR)
Metric
3yr CAGR (FY2021โ2024)
5yr CAGR
Stock Price
-18.8%
-26.1%
Sales
+27.0%
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FCF/Share
+5.7%
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EPS
+13.9%
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DPS
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BV/Share
+30.3%
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NCAV/Share
-20.8%
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Capital Allocation Signals 1
Date
Type
Amount
Summary
2026-06-11
16:30
Buyback
โ
Board resolved to repurchase up to 350,000 shares.
Summary
Board resolved to repurchase up to 350,000 shares.
Shares: 350,000
Source (JP)
ใๆ ชๅผใฎ็จฎ้ก ๅฝ็คพๆฎ้ๆ ชๅผ
๏ผ๏ผ๏ผๅๅพใใๆ ชๅผใฎ็ทๆฐ
350,000 ๆ ช๏ผไธ้๏ผ
็บ่กๆธๆ ชๅผ็ทๆฐ๏ผ่ชๅทฑๆ ชๅผใ้คใ๏ผใซๅฏพใใๅฒๅ๏ผ.5%
๏ผ๏ผ๏ผๆ ชๅผใฎๅๅพไพกๆ ผใฎ็ท้ก 500,000,000 ๅ๏ผไธ้๏ผ
๏ผ๏ผ๏ผๅๅพใใๆ้
๏ผ๏ผ๏ผๅๅพใฎๆนๆณ
2026 ๅนด๏ผๆ 12 ๆฅ๏ฝ2026
่ชๅทฑๆ ชๅผๅๅพใซไฟใไบ้
ใฎๆฑบๅฎใซ้ขใใใ็ฅใใย ใชใใณใซใไปฃ่กจๅ็ท ๅฝน็คพ้ทๅไบบใซใใๅฝนๅกๆๆ ชไผใ้ใใๆ ชๅผใฎ็ถ็ถๅๅพใซใคใใฆ
TDnet PDF
Top 10 Shareholders
Ownership DNA
Large Shareholder Reports 13
#
Shareholder
Shares (thou.)
% of Total
1
Authense Holdingsๅๅไผ็คพ
9,824
2
ๅ
ๆฆฎ ๅคชไธ้
4,881
3
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
ๆ ชๅผไผ็คพๆฅๆฌใซในใใใฃ้่ก๏ผไฟก่จๅฃ๏ผ
1,249
4
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
ๆฅๆฌใในใฟใผใใฉในใไฟก่จ้่กๆ ชๅผไผ็คพ๏ผไฟก่จๅฃ๏ผ
572
5
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK 133652๏ผๅธธไปปไปฃ็ไบบ๏ผๆ ชๅผไผ็คพใฟใใป้่ก
483
6
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON 140051๏ผๅธธไปปไปฃ็ไบบ๏ผๆ ชๅผไผ็คพใฟใใป้่ก
483
7
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK 133612๏ผๅธธไปปไปฃ็ไบบ๏ผๆ ชๅผไผ็คพใฟใใป้่ก
246
8
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
BNY GCM CLIENT ACCOUNT JPRD AC ISG (FEโAC)๏ผๅธธไปปไปฃ็ไบบ๏ผๆ ชๅผไผ็คพไธ่ฑ๏ผต๏ผฆ๏ผช้่ก
218
9
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK 133595๏ผๅธธไปปไปฃ็ไบบ๏ผๆ ชๅผไผ็คพใฟใใป้่ก
189
10
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
J.P. MORGAN BANK LUXEMBOURG S.A. 381572๏ผๅธธไปปไปฃ็ไบบ๏ผๆ ชๅผไผ็คพใฟใใป้่ก
123
Domestic Nominees
8.1%
+4.3% vs 2024
Trust bank custodians โ GPIF, pensions, investment trusts
Foreign Custodians
0.0%
+0.0% vs 2024
Sub-custodians for foreign asset managers
Direct / Strategic
72.8%
-2.3% vs 2024
Named entities with disclosed investment intent
Shareholder
Trend
2022
2023
2024
2025
Authense Holdingsๅๅไผ็คพ
โ
โ
45.06%
43.49%
-1.57%
ๅ
ๆฆฎ ๅคชไธ้
22.02%
21.96%
21.91%
21.61%
-0.30%
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
ใฟใใป้่ก
5.77%
5.09%
5.08%
6.76%
+1.68%
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
ๆฅๆฌใซในใใใฃ้่ก
0.78%
1.36%
2.66%
5.53%
+2.87%
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
โ
ๆฅๆฌใในใฟใผใใฉในใไฟก่จ้่ก
0.84%
โ
1.12%
2.53%
+1.41%
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
ไธ่ฑUFJ้่ก
3.10%
0.47%
1.55%
0.97%
-0.58%
JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.
JPใขใซใฌใณ่จผๅธ
last seen 2024
Exited Top 10
โ
โ
0.90%
โ
Japan Securities Finance Co., Ltd.
ๆฅๆฌ่จผๅธ้่
last seen 2024
Exited Top 10
โ
โ
0.63%
โ
Authense Holdings
last seen 2023
Exited Top 10
45.30%
45.16%
โ
โ
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
ไธไบไฝๅ้่ก
last seen 2023
Exited Top 10
โ
0.48%
โ
โ
ๅ
็ฐ ้ฝไป
last seen 2023
Exited Top 10
โ
0.53%
โ
โ
Concentration (HHI)
โ
2581
2550
2548
2442
4 fiscal years ยท top-10 holders per year ยท >2,500 HHI = high concentration ยท entity-resolved
โ CSV
Date Shareholder Stake Event Flag Demands Source
2026-02-19
Baillie Gifford & Co
6.59%
-0.97%
change
Passive
โ
2026-02-05
Baillie Gifford & Co
7.56%
+1.03%
change
Passive
โ
2025-08-25
Taichiro Motoe
63.69%
correction
Passive
โ
2025-08-21
Taichiro Motoe
63.69%
-1.39%
change
Passive
โ
2025-07-22
Baillie Gifford & Co
6.53%
-1.02%
change
Passive
โ
2025-03-21
Baillie Gifford & Co
7.55%
change
Passive
โ
2025-01-08
Taichiro Motoe
65.08%
-1.58%
change
Passive
โ
2024-05-02
Taichiro Motoe
66.66%
-0.04%
change
Passive
โ
2024-03-08
Taichiro Motoe
66.7%
change
Passive
โ
2024-03-08
Taichiro Motoe
66.7%
change
Passive
โ
2023-11-06
Taichiro Motoe
66.7%
-0.12%
change
Passive
โ
2023-07-20
Taichiro Motoe
66.82%
change
Passive
โ
2023-05-24
Taichiro Motoe
66.82%
change
Passive
โ
Date
Category
Summary
Amount
2026-02-12
๐ค M&A
Acquisition
The company resolved to acquire 100% of the shares of Japan Legal Network Co., Ltd. and make it a subsidiary effective April 1, 2026. This acquisition will also result in ATE Corporation, currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan Legal Network, becoming a consolidated subsidiary (grandchild company) of the reporting company. The filing is submitted under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act Article 24-5(4) as this involves a material change in specified subsidiaries.
โ
โบ
Summary
The company resolved to acquire 100% of the shares of Japan Legal Network Co., Ltd. and make it a subsidiary effective April 1, 2026. This acquisition will also result in ATE Corporation, currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan Legal Network, becoming a consolidated subsidiary (grandchild company) of the reporting company. The filing is submitted under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act Article 24-5(4) as this involves a material change in specified subsidiaries.
Counterparty: ๆ ชๅผไผ็คพๆฅๆฌใชใผใฌใซใใใใฏใผใฏ (Japan Legal Network Co., Ltd.)
ๅฝ็คพใฏใ2026ๅนด๏ผๆ12ๆฅ้ๅฌใฎๅ็ท ๅฝนไผใซใใใฆใๆ ชๅผไผ็คพๆฅๆฌใชใผใฌใซใใใใฏใผใฏใฎๅ
จๆ ชๅผใๅๅพใใๅญไผ็คพๅใใใใจ๏ผไปฅไธใๆฌไปถใ๏ผใซใคใใฆๆฑบ่ญฐใใใใพใใใ
โ
2026-02-12
๐ค M&A
Acquisition
The company decided on February 12, 2026 to acquire a majority stake in Mikata Shohin Tanjiki Hoken K.K., a leading legal expense insurance provider, for up to ยฅ2,955 million. The acquisition aims to leverage Mikata's expertise in lawyer insurance to expand legal access services and address Japan's '20% Justice' problem through synergies in customer base, product development, and AI technology integration.
ยฅ3.0bn
โบ
Summary
The company decided on February 12, 2026 to acquire a majority stake in Mikata Shohin Tanjiki Hoken K.K., a leading legal expense insurance provider, for up to ยฅ2,955 million. The acquisition aims to leverage Mikata's expertise in lawyer insurance to expand legal access services and address Japan's '20% Justice' problem through synergies in customer base, product development, and AI technology integration.
Counterparty: ใใซใฟๅฐ้ก็ญๆไฟ้บๆ ชๅผไผ็คพ (Mikata Shohin Tanjiki Hoken K.K.)
ๅฝ็คพใใใซใฟๅฐ้ก็ญๆไฟ้บๆ ชๅผไผ็คพใฎ็บ่กๆธๆ ชๅผใฎ67%๏ผไธ้๏ผใๅๅพใใๅญไผ็คพใจใใใใจใๆฑบๅฎใใใใพใใใๆ ชๅผใฎๅๅพไบๅฎไพก้ก 2,955็พไธๅ(ไธ้)
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