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Waseda Academy Co., Ltd.

4718.T

JPXConsumer DefensiveEducation & Training Services

Latest quote

¥2,502

+¥66.00 · +2.71%

Aug 24, 3:30 PM JST

4718.T company overview

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Company profile

Company website

Waseda Academy Co., Ltd. provides supplementary education through its network of tutoring centers, catering to students across elementary, middle, and high school levels. The company manages 180 direct-operation schools and supports an additional 16 franchised establishments under the KOBETSU SCHOOL banner. Founded in 1974, its corporate headquarters are located in Tokyo, Japan.

Industry
Education & Training Services
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Headquarters
JP
CEO
Yutaka Yamamoto
Listed since
Jan 26, 2007
Employees
1,109

Market position

Day range

Current ¥2,502

52-week range

Current ¥2,502

Open
¥2,459
Previous close
¥2,436
Volume
56.3K
1.85× average
Average volume
30.44K
Average daily volume
Market cap
46.22B JPY
Beta
0.25
Market reference 1
50-day average
¥2,419.22
+3.42% above average
200-day average
¥2,235.58
+11.92% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
27.48B JPY
P/E (TTM)
17.54×
P/B (TTM)
2.92×
P/S (TTM)
1.21×
EV / EBITDA
5.54×
Earnings yield
6.62%
Free cash flow yield
9.60%
Dividend yield
2.20%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
32.67%
Operating margin
10.94%
Net margin
6.87%
Return on equity
15.02%
Return on assets
9.49%
Return on invested capital
13.45%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.03×
Current ratio
2.29×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends35%24%12%1%Gross margin, FY2021: 27.55%Gross margin, FY2022: 28.71%Gross margin, FY2023: 30.21%Gross margin, FY2024: 31.13%Gross margin, FY2025: 32.38%Operating margin, FY2021: 6.38%Operating margin, FY2022: 7.81%Operating margin, FY2023: 8.79%Operating margin, FY2024: 10.12%Operating margin, FY2025: 10.52%Net margin, FY2021: 3.88%Net margin, FY2022: 5.05%Net margin, FY2023: 6.49%Net margin, FY2024: 6.67%Net margin, FY2025: 6.60%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 27.55%. Gross margin FY2022 28.71%. Gross margin FY2023 30.21%. Gross margin FY2024 31.13%. Gross margin FY2025 32.38%. Operating margin FY2021 6.38%. Operating margin FY2022 7.81%. Operating margin FY2023 8.79%. Operating margin FY2024 10.12%. Operating margin FY2025 10.52%. Net margin FY2021 3.88%. Net margin FY2022 5.05%. Net margin FY2023 6.49%. Net margin FY2024 6.67%. Net margin FY2025 6.60%.

Income trends

Revenue

37.66B JPY+7.38%

Operating income

3.96B JPY+11.57%

Net income

2.49B JPY+6.33%
Income trends across reported periods41.31B JPY26.69B JPY12.07B JPY−2.55B JPYRevenue, FY2021: 28.55B JPYRevenue, FY2022: 30.73B JPYRevenue, FY2023: 32.87B JPYRevenue, FY2024: 35.07B JPYRevenue, FY2025: 37.66B JPYOperating income, FY2021: 1.82B JPYOperating income, FY2022: 2.4B JPYOperating income, FY2023: 2.89B JPYOperating income, FY2024: 3.55B JPYOperating income, FY2025: 3.96B JPYNet income, FY2021: 1.11B JPYNet income, FY2022: 1.55B JPYNet income, FY2023: 2.13B JPYNet income, FY2024: 2.34B JPYNet income, FY2025: 2.49B JPYFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 28.55B JPY. Revenue FY2022 30.73B JPY. Revenue FY2023 32.87B JPY. Revenue FY2024 35.07B JPY. Revenue FY2025 37.66B JPY. Operating income FY2021 1.82B JPY. Operating income FY2022 2.4B JPY. Operating income FY2023 2.89B JPY. Operating income FY2024 3.55B JPY. Operating income FY2025 3.96B JPY. Net income FY2021 1.11B JPY. Net income FY2022 1.55B JPY. Net income FY2023 2.13B JPY. Net income FY2024 2.34B JPY. Net income FY2025 2.49B JPY.
Metric (JPY)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue37.66B JPY35.07B JPY32.87B JPY30.73B JPY28.55B JPY
Cost of goods sold25.47B JPY24.15B JPY22.94B JPY21.91B JPY20.68B JPY
Gross profit12.19B JPY10.92B JPY9.93B JPY8.82B JPY7.87B JPY
Selling, general, and administrative8.23B JPY7.16B JPY6.86B JPY6.29B JPY5.94B JPY
Operating expenses8.23B JPY7.37B JPY7.04B JPY6.42B JPY6.05B JPY
Interest income23.55M JPY8.86M JPY3.48M JPY1.18M JPY104K JPY
Interest expense10.25M JPY8.81M JPY7.97M JPY7.68M JPY12.45M JPY
Depreciation and amortization1.35B JPY1.34B JPY1.23B JPY1.17B JPY1.24B JPY
Operating income3.96B JPY3.55B JPY2.89B JPY2.4B JPY1.82B JPY
Net income2.49B JPY2.34B JPY2.13B JPY1.55B JPY1.11B JPY

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

Latest EPS result
-6.96

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates79.3245.5511.77-22Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Oct 31, 2024: actual 68.99, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Jan 31, 2025: actual 31.86, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported May 9, 2025: actual 45.95, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Aug 1, 2025: actual -15.01, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Oct 31, 2025: actual 72.33, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Feb 4, 2026: actual 30.07, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported May 12, 2026: actual 47.22, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Jul 31, 2026: actual -6.96, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates12.71B10.65B8.59B6.53BQ1 '25BeatQ2 '25MissQ3 '25MissQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26MissQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Jan 31, 2025: actual 8.65B JPY, estimate 8.61B JPY, surprise +0.43%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported May 9, 2025: actual 9.45B JPY, estimate 9.58B JPY, surprise -1.38%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Aug 1, 2025: actual 7.02B JPY, estimate 7.14B JPY, surprise -1.67%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Oct 31, 2025: actual 11.25B JPY, estimate 11.23B JPY, surprise +0.18%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Feb 4, 2026: actual 9.25B JPY, estimate 9.33B JPY, surprise -0.88%, Miss. Q2 2026, reported May 12, 2026: actual 10.14B JPY, estimate 9.98B JPY, surprise +1.57%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Jul 31, 2026: actual 7.72B JPY, estimate 7.64B JPY, surprise +1.03%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 4, 2026: actual —, estimate 12.22B JPY, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

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