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Asterisk Inc.

6522.T

JPXTechnologySoftware - Services

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¥2,003

−¥5.00 · -0.25%

Aug 24, 2:40 PM JST

6522.T company overview

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Company profile

Company website

Asterisk Inc. provides sensors, barcode readers, RFID reader writer, infrared communication devices, and facial recognition systems. It also provides infrared, wireless communication, and image recognition products and accessories; and mobile POS systems, logistics systems, and inspection work systems. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

Industry
Software - Services
Sector
Technology
Headquarters
JP
CEO
Noriyuki Suzuki
Listed since
Sep 30, 2021
Employees
75

Market position

Day range

Current ¥2,003

52-week range

Current ¥2,003

Open
¥2,013
Previous close
¥2,008
Volume
331.1K
0.2× average
Average volume
1.63M
Average daily volume
Market cap
16.1B JPY
Beta
-0.73
Market reference 1
50-day average
¥1,550.78
+29.16% above average
200-day average
¥873.72
+129.25% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
2.93B JPY
P/E (TTM)
-121.03×
P/B (TTM)
8.49×
P/S (TTM)
10.41×
EV / EBITDA
-28.42×
Earnings yield
-5.80%
Free cash flow yield
5.08%
Dividend yield
0.00%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
40.86%
Operating margin
-7.79%
Net margin
-8.35%
Return on equity
-10.54%
Return on assets
-6.55%
Return on invested capital
-5.09%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.37×
Current ratio
1.76×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends54%25%-3%-32%Gross margin, FY2021: 46.70%Gross margin, FY2022: 45.15%Gross margin, FY2023: 32.17%Gross margin, FY2024: 33.81%Gross margin, FY2025: 37.30%Operating margin, FY2021: 12.64%Operating margin, FY2022: 16.62%Operating margin, FY2023: -10.91%Operating margin, FY2024: -14.24%Operating margin, FY2025: -7.54%Net margin, FY2021: 9.70%Net margin, FY2022: 13.40%Net margin, FY2023: -9.66%Net margin, FY2024: -24.69%Net margin, FY2025: -10.94%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 46.70%. Gross margin FY2022 45.15%. Gross margin FY2023 32.17%. Gross margin FY2024 33.81%. Gross margin FY2025 37.30%. Operating margin FY2021 12.64%. Operating margin FY2022 16.62%. Operating margin FY2023 -10.91%. Operating margin FY2024 -14.24%. Operating margin FY2025 -7.54%. Net margin FY2021 9.70%. Net margin FY2022 13.40%. Net margin FY2023 -9.66%. Net margin FY2024 -24.69%. Net margin FY2025 -10.94%.

Income trends

Revenue

1.67B JPY+5.57%

Operating income

−125.65M JPY+44.12%

Net income

−182.29M JPY+53.23%
Income trends across reported periods2.69B JPY1.57B JPY449.4M JPY−669.46M JPYRevenue, FY2021: 1.79B JPYRevenue, FY2022: 2.41B JPYRevenue, FY2023: 1.76B JPYRevenue, FY2024: 1.58B JPYRevenue, FY2025: 1.67B JPYOperating income, FY2021: 226.65M JPYOperating income, FY2022: 400.2M JPYOperating income, FY2023: −192.08M JPYOperating income, FY2024: −224.85M JPYOperating income, FY2025: −125.65M JPYNet income, FY2021: 173.86M JPYNet income, FY2022: 322.54M JPYNet income, FY2023: −170.07M JPYNet income, FY2024: −389.74M JPYNet income, FY2025: −182.29M JPYFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 1.79B JPY. Revenue FY2022 2.41B JPY. Revenue FY2023 1.76B JPY. Revenue FY2024 1.58B JPY. Revenue FY2025 1.67B JPY. Operating income FY2021 226.65M JPY. Operating income FY2022 400.2M JPY. Operating income FY2023 −192.08M JPY. Operating income FY2024 −224.85M JPY. Operating income FY2025 −125.65M JPY. Net income FY2021 173.86M JPY. Net income FY2022 322.54M JPY. Net income FY2023 −170.07M JPY. Net income FY2024 −389.74M JPY. Net income FY2025 −182.29M JPY.
Metric (JPY)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue1.67B JPY1.58B JPY1.76B JPY2.41B JPY1.79B JPY
Cost of goods sold1.04B JPY1.04B JPY1.19B JPY1.32B JPY955.68M JPY
Gross profit621.58M JPY533.67M JPY566.16M JPY1.09B JPY837.24M JPY
Research and development18M JPY—12M JPY27.72M JPY28.58M JPY
Selling, general, and administrative730.77M JPY758.55M JPY767M JPY680M JPY609M JPY
Operating expenses747.23M JPY758.52M JPY758.24M JPY686.82M JPY610.59M JPY
Interest income877K JPY108K JPY222K JPY122K JPY25K JPY
Interest expense6.4M JPY3.18M JPY897K JPY23K JPY4.26M JPY
Depreciation and amortization54.97M JPY66.89M JPY49M JPY18.57M JPY41.01M JPY
Operating income−125.65M JPY−224.85M JPY−192.08M JPY400.2M JPY226.65M JPY
Net income−182.29M JPY−389.74M JPY−170.07M JPY322.54M JPY173.86M JPY

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

Latest EPS result
-0.27

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates6.76-1.15-9.07-16.98Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Oct 15, 2024: actual -2.5, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Jan 10, 2025: actual -8.32, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported Apr 14, 2025: actual 5.12, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Jul 15, 2025: actual -5.88, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Oct 15, 2025: actual -15.34, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Jan 14, 2026: actual -1.24, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported Apr 14, 2026: actual -0.22, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Jul 15, 2026: actual -0.27, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates503.36M449.79M396.21M342.64MQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Q4 2024, reported Oct 15, 2024: actual 471M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2025, reported Jan 10, 2025: actual 391M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported Apr 14, 2025: actual 484M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Jul 15, 2025: actual 429M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2025, reported Oct 15, 2025: actual 362M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Jan 14, 2026: actual 389M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2026, reported Apr 14, 2026: actual 371M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2026, reported Jul 15, 2026: actual 424M JPY, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Corporate actions

Corporate action history

Stock split

Effective Nov 25, 2021

4:1

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