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Townnews-Sha Co., Ltd.

2481.T

JPXCommunication ServicesPublishing

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¥660

−¥2.00 · -0.30%

Aug 24, 2:58 PM JST

2481.T company overview

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Company profile

Company website

Townnews-Sha Co.,Ltd. engages in the publishing business in Japan. It issues Town News, a local information paper and selling advertising space on local politics, economy, society, culture, sports, and other topics. It also publishes commemorative magazines, various printed materials, and engages in operation of website and video production. In addition, it provides Political village, database of politicians in the newspaper's publishing area; RareA, neighborhood information site; and Town News for LINE, distribution service. Further, it engages in the regional production and public private partnership projects. Townnews-Sha Co.,Ltd. was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan.

Industry
Publishing
Sector
Communication Services
Headquarters
JP
CEO
Tomonari Uyama
Listed since
Apr 20, 2006
Employees
191

Market position

52-week range

Current ¥660

Open
¥660
Previous close
¥662
Volume
2.9K
1.16× average
Average volume
2.49K
Average daily volume
Market cap
3.64B JPY
Beta
0.11
Market reference 1
50-day average
¥645.56
+2.24% above average
200-day average
¥672.22
-1.82% below average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
994.21M JPY
EV / EBITDA
1.54×
Earnings yield
13.03%
Free cash flow yield
11.28%

Profitability & efficiency

Return on equity
8.01%
Return on assets
7.03%
Return on invested capital
6.77%

Financial health

Current ratio
5.41×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends72%49%26%4%Gross margin, FY2021: 63.55%Gross margin, FY2022: 63.76%Gross margin, FY2023: 65.35%Gross margin, FY2024: 65.99%Gross margin, FY2025: 64.29%Operating margin, FY2021: 11.65%Operating margin, FY2022: 15.42%Operating margin, FY2023: 15.44%Operating margin, FY2024: 12.57%Operating margin, FY2025: 14.89%Net margin, FY2021: 9.57%Net margin, FY2022: 11.65%Net margin, FY2023: 13.18%Net margin, FY2024: 10.58%Net margin, FY2025: 11.40%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 63.55%. Gross margin FY2022 63.76%. Gross margin FY2023 65.35%. Gross margin FY2024 65.99%. Gross margin FY2025 64.29%. Operating margin FY2021 11.65%. Operating margin FY2022 15.42%. Operating margin FY2023 15.44%. Operating margin FY2024 12.57%. Operating margin FY2025 14.89%. Net margin FY2021 9.57%. Net margin FY2022 11.65%. Net margin FY2023 13.18%. Net margin FY2024 10.58%. Net margin FY2025 11.40%.

Income trends

Revenue

3.99B JPY+8.45%

Operating income

593.76M JPY+28.42%

Net income

454.49M JPY+16.79%
Income trends across reported periods4.36B JPY2.88B JPY1.41B JPY−56.71M JPYRevenue, FY2021: 3.25B JPYRevenue, FY2022: 3.69B JPYRevenue, FY2023: 3.74B JPYRevenue, FY2024: 3.68B JPYRevenue, FY2025: 3.99B JPYOperating income, FY2021: 378.57M JPYOperating income, FY2022: 569.57M JPYOperating income, FY2023: 576.74M JPYOperating income, FY2024: 462.35M JPYOperating income, FY2025: 593.76M JPYNet income, FY2021: 310.96M JPYNet income, FY2022: 430M JPYNet income, FY2023: 492.58M JPYNet income, FY2024: 389.14M JPYNet income, FY2025: 454.49M JPYFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 3.25B JPY. Revenue FY2022 3.69B JPY. Revenue FY2023 3.74B JPY. Revenue FY2024 3.68B JPY. Revenue FY2025 3.99B JPY. Operating income FY2021 378.57M JPY. Operating income FY2022 569.57M JPY. Operating income FY2023 576.74M JPY. Operating income FY2024 462.35M JPY. Operating income FY2025 593.76M JPY. Net income FY2021 310.96M JPY. Net income FY2022 430M JPY. Net income FY2023 492.58M JPY. Net income FY2024 389.14M JPY. Net income FY2025 454.49M JPY.
Metric (JPY)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue3.99B JPY3.68B JPY3.74B JPY3.69B JPY3.25B JPY
Cost of goods sold1.42B JPY1.25B JPY1.29B JPY1.34B JPY1.18B JPY
Gross profit2.56B JPY2.43B JPY2.44B JPY2.35B JPY2.06B JPY
Selling, general, and administrative1.97B JPY1.96B JPY1.86B JPY1.78B JPY1.69B JPY
Operating expenses1.97B JPY1.96B JPY1.86B JPY1.78B JPY1.69B JPY
Interest income11.35M JPY3.18M JPY2.4M JPY2.47M JPY1.22M JPY
Interest expense———7K JPY—
Depreciation and amortization52.67M JPY46.16M JPY49.15M JPY45.27M JPY37.8M JPY
Operating income593.76M JPY462.35M JPY576.74M JPY569.57M JPY378.57M JPY
Net income454.49M JPY389.14M JPY492.58M JPY430M JPY310.96M JPY

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

Latest EPS result
4.17

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates51.5833.114.61-3.87Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Oct 25, 2024: actual 12.5, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Jan 31, 2025: actual 19.09, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported Apr 25, 2025: actual 38.95, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Aug 15, 2025: actual -0.05, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Oct 31, 2025: actual 13.79, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Jan 30, 2026: actual 16.61, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported Apr 24, 2026: actual 47.76, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Aug 10, 2026: actual 4.17, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates1.36B1.16B967.23M770.68MQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Oct 25, 2024: actual 851M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Jan 31, 2025: actual 823M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported Apr 25, 2025: actual 1.18B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Aug 15, 2025: actual 828M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Oct 31, 2025: actual 916M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Jan 30, 2026: actual 928M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported Apr 24, 2026: actual 1.31B JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Aug 10, 2026: actual 835M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

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