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Material Group Inc.

156A.T

JPXCommunication ServicesAdvertising Agencies

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¥863

+¥9.00 · +1.05%

Aug 24, 3:30 PM JST

156A.T company overview

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Company profile

Company website

Material Group Inc. provides PR consulting and digital marketing services in Japan. The company operates through three segments: PR Consulting Business, Digital Marketing Business, and PR Platform Business segments. The PR Consulting Business segment offers various PR methods, including television PR, event promotion, and campaigns using social networking service, supporting clients in brand growth, and marketing communication. The Digital Marketing Business segment provides digital advertising operation support, creative production services, and web customer service tools, including the sale of Flipdesk. The PR Support Platform segment offers Cloud Press Room connecting with media and utilizing freelancers for public relations activities. Material Group Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Minato, Japan.

Industry
Advertising Agencies
Sector
Communication Services
Headquarters
JP
CEO
Cao Aosaki
Listed since
Mar 29, 2024
Employees
347

Market position

Day range

Current ¥863

52-week range

Current ¥863

Open
¥852
Previous close
¥854
Volume
43.6K
0.85× average
Average volume
51.18K
Average daily volume
Market cap
8.15B JPY
Beta
0.9
Market reference 1
50-day average
¥848.76
+1.68% above average
200-day average
¥825.26
+4.57% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
6.78B JPY
P/E (TTM)
12.76×
P/B (TTM)
3.49×
P/S (TTM)
0.99×
EV / EBITDA
7.73×
Earnings yield
6.00%
Free cash flow yield
8.60%
Dividend yield
3.01%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
59.61%
Operating margin
14.59%
Net margin
7.84%
Return on equity
21.73%
Return on assets
12.03%
Return on invested capital
20.60%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.94×
Current ratio
1.57×
Altman Z-score
3.58
Piotroski F-score
5 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends67%44%22%-1%Gross margin, FY2022: 60.00%Gross margin, FY2023: 60.90%Gross margin, FY2024: 60.47%Gross margin, FY2025: 61.16%Operating margin, FY2022: 9.99%Operating margin, FY2023: 15.32%Operating margin, FY2024: 15.35%Operating margin, FY2025: 13.24%Net margin, FY2022: 4.99%Net margin, FY2023: 9.40%Net margin, FY2024: 13.44%Net margin, FY2025: 7.46%FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2022 60.00%. Gross margin FY2023 60.90%. Gross margin FY2024 60.47%. Gross margin FY2025 61.16%. Operating margin FY2022 9.99%. Operating margin FY2023 15.32%. Operating margin FY2024 15.35%. Operating margin FY2025 13.24%. Net margin FY2022 4.99%. Net margin FY2023 9.40%. Net margin FY2024 13.44%. Net margin FY2025 7.46%.

Income trends

Revenue

6.29B JPY+19.06%

Operating income

832.54M JPY+2.72%

Net income

468.95M JPY-33.92%
Income trends across reported periods6.9B JPY4.46B JPY2.03B JPY−399.72M JPYRevenue, FY2022: 4.18B JPYRevenue, FY2023: 4.66B JPYRevenue, FY2024: 5.28B JPYRevenue, FY2025: 6.29B JPYOperating income, FY2022: 417.32M JPYOperating income, FY2023: 713.5M JPYOperating income, FY2024: 810.51M JPYOperating income, FY2025: 832.54M JPYNet income, FY2022: 208.28M JPYNet income, FY2023: 437.86M JPYNet income, FY2024: 709.63M JPYNet income, FY2025: 468.95M JPYFY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2022 4.18B JPY. Revenue FY2023 4.66B JPY. Revenue FY2024 5.28B JPY. Revenue FY2025 6.29B JPY. Operating income FY2022 417.32M JPY. Operating income FY2023 713.5M JPY. Operating income FY2024 810.51M JPY. Operating income FY2025 832.54M JPY. Net income FY2022 208.28M JPY. Net income FY2023 437.86M JPY. Net income FY2024 709.63M JPY. Net income FY2025 468.95M JPY.
Metric (JPY)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue6.29B JPY5.28B JPY4.66B JPY4.18B JPY
Cost of goods sold2.44B JPY2.09B JPY1.82B JPY1.67B JPY
Gross profit3.85B JPY3.19B JPY2.84B JPY2.51B JPY
Research and development—8.02M JPY6.67M JPY9.07M JPY
Selling, general, and administrative3.01B JPY2.38B JPY2.12B JPY2.08B JPY
Operating expenses3.01B JPY2.38B JPY2.12B JPY2.09B JPY
Interest income1.39M JPY124K JPY6K JPY7K JPY
Interest expense2.35M JPY3.87M JPY5.2M JPY13.73M JPY
Depreciation and amortization121.29M JPY96.47M JPY81.62M JPY81.4M JPY
Operating income832.54M JPY810.51M JPY713.5M JPY417.32M JPY
Net income468.95M JPY709.63M JPY437.86M JPY208.28M JPY

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

Latest EPS result
20.58

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates30.9522.2813.64.93Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Oct 11, 2024: actual 29.09, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Jan 14, 2025: actual 15.41, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported Apr 14, 2025: actual 8.78, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported May 31, 2025: actual 17.82, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Aug 31, 2025: actual 5.8, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Jan 14, 2026: actual 19.53, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported Apr 14, 2026: actual 21.73, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Jul 14, 2026: actual 20.58, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates2.35B1.95B1.55B1.15BQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Oct 11, 2024: actual 1.25B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Jan 14, 2025: actual 1.64B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported Apr 14, 2025: actual 1.39B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported May 31, 2025: actual 1.68B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Aug 31, 2025: actual 1.58B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Jan 14, 2026: actual 2.17B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported Apr 14, 2026: actual 2.23B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Jul 14, 2026: actual 2.26B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

¥26.00

2025 complete year+3.8% since 2024

Corporate action history

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Aug 28, 2026

¥26.10

Annual

Record Aug 31, 2026 · Payment Aug 28, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Aug 28, 2025

¥26.00

Annual

Record Aug 31, 2025 · Payment Nov 28, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Aug 29, 2024

¥25.06

Annual

Record Aug 31, 2024 · Payment Nov 28, 2024

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