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4388.T

JPXTechnologyCommunication Equipment

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¥367

−¥3.00 · -0.81%

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4388.T company overview

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Company profile

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Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, AI,Inc. specializes in developing and supplying a variety of speech synthesis engines and solutions within Japan. Established in 2003, the company also provides consulting and services related to peripheral systems.

Industry
Communication Equipment
Sector
Technology
Headquarters
JP
CEO
Shinichi Hiroi
Listed since
Jun 28, 2018
Employees
114

Market position

Day range

Current ¥367

52-week range

Current ¥367

Open
¥368
Previous close
¥370
Volume
4.3K
0.38× average
Average volume
11.36K
Average daily volume
Market cap
2.24B JPY
Beta
0.41
Market reference 1
50-day average
¥364.4
+0.71% above average
200-day average
¥404.03
-9.17% below average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

P/E (TTM)
15.92×
P/B (TTM)
1.03×
P/S (TTM)
1.23×
Dividend yield
1.09%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
50.06%
Operating margin
4.78%
Net margin
7.83%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.04×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends88%56%23%-9%Gross margin, FY2021: 79.87%Gross margin, FY2022: 74.99%Gross margin, FY2023: 69.92%Gross margin, FY2024: 50.42%Gross margin, FY2025: 52.74%Operating margin, FY2021: 14.82%Operating margin, FY2022: 3.14%Operating margin, FY2023: 11.10%Operating margin, FY2024: 7.34%Operating margin, FY2025: 5.44%Net margin, FY2021: 11.07%Net margin, FY2022: 2.58%Net margin, FY2023: 14.93%Net margin, FY2024: -1.06%Net margin, FY2025: 6.00%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 79.87%. Gross margin FY2022 74.99%. Gross margin FY2023 69.92%. Gross margin FY2024 50.42%. Gross margin FY2025 52.74%. Operating margin FY2021 14.82%. Operating margin FY2022 3.14%. Operating margin FY2023 11.10%. Operating margin FY2024 7.34%. Operating margin FY2025 5.44%. Net margin FY2021 11.07%. Net margin FY2022 2.58%. Net margin FY2023 14.93%. Net margin FY2024 -1.06%. Net margin FY2025 6.00%.

Income trends

Revenue

1.85B JPY+24.50%

Operating income

100.56M JPY-7.78%

Net income

110.96M JPY+126.65M JPY
Income trends across reported periods2.04B JPY1.29B JPY544.04M JPY−202.27M JPYRevenue, FY2021: 756.57M JPYRevenue, FY2022: 634M JPYRevenue, FY2023: 734.98M JPYRevenue, FY2024: 1.49B JPYRevenue, FY2025: 1.85B JPYOperating income, FY2021: 112.13M JPYOperating income, FY2022: 19.89M JPYOperating income, FY2023: 81.6M JPYOperating income, FY2024: 109.04M JPYOperating income, FY2025: 100.56M JPYNet income, FY2021: 83.76M JPYNet income, FY2022: 16.37M JPYNet income, FY2023: 109.73M JPYNet income, FY2024: −15.69M JPYNet income, FY2025: 110.96M JPYFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 756.57M JPY. Revenue FY2022 634M JPY. Revenue FY2023 734.98M JPY. Revenue FY2024 1.49B JPY. Revenue FY2025 1.85B JPY. Operating income FY2021 112.13M JPY. Operating income FY2022 19.89M JPY. Operating income FY2023 81.6M JPY. Operating income FY2024 109.04M JPY. Operating income FY2025 100.56M JPY. Net income FY2021 83.76M JPY. Net income FY2022 16.37M JPY. Net income FY2023 109.73M JPY. Net income FY2024 −15.69M JPY. Net income FY2025 110.96M JPY.
Metric (JPY)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue1.85B JPY1.49B JPY734.98M JPY634M JPY756.57M JPY
Cost of goods sold874.29M JPY736.85M JPY221.07M JPY158.58M JPY152.27M JPY
Gross profit975.78M JPY749.19M JPY513.9M JPY475.42M JPY604.3M JPY
Research and development—97.63M JPY65M JPY94.95M JPY144M JPY
Selling, general, and administrative875.22M JPY640.15M JPY361.9M JPY355M JPY344M JPY
Operating expenses875.22M JPY640.15M JPY432.31M JPY455.53M JPY492.17M JPY
Interest income2.86M JPY863K JPY5K JPY10K JPY11K JPY
Interest expense2.35M JPY1.31M JPY1.73M JPY102K JPY127K JPY
Depreciation and amortization113.64M JPY49.77M JPY12.63M JPY9.34M JPY13.5M JPY
Operating income100.56M JPY109.04M JPY81.6M JPY19.89M JPY112.13M JPY
Net income110.96M JPY−15.69M JPY109.73M JPY16.37M JPY83.76M JPY

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

Latest EPS result
-2.63

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates14.925.05-4.83-14.7Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Nov 7, 2024: actual -1.05, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Feb 5, 2025: actual -12.66, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported May 14, 2025: actual 12.88, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Aug 6, 2025: actual -7.31, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Nov 6, 2025: actual 8.4, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Feb 6, 2026: actual 9.8, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported May 14, 2026: actual 6.88, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Aug 5, 2026: actual -2.63, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates634.44M474.81M315.18M155.55MQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Nov 7, 2024: actual 183M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Feb 5, 2025: actual 485M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported May 14, 2025: actual 601M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Aug 6, 2025: actual 398M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Nov 6, 2025: actual 412M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Feb 6, 2026: actual 521M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported May 14, 2026: actual 519M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Aug 5, 2026: actual 363M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

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

¥3.969

2023 complete year+32.3% since 2019

2026 partial: ¥4.00

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2026

¥4.00

Irregular

Record Mar 31, 2026 · Payment Jun 24, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2023

¥3.969

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2023

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2022

¥3.50

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2022 · Payment Jun 23, 2022

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2021

¥8.433

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2021 · Payment Jun 23, 2021

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2020

¥7.00

Annual

Record Mar 31, 2020 · Payment Jun 25, 2020

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 27, 2019

¥3.00

Annual

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