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Step Co.,Ltd.

9795.T

JPXConsumer DefensiveEducation & Training Services

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¥2,296

−¥3.00 · -0.13%

Aug 24, 3:30 PM JST

9795.T company overview

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Company profile

Company website

Step Co.,Ltd. is an educational services provider in Japan, primarily known for running cram schools. The company also manages and operates childcare and nursery facilities. Established in 1975, Step Co.,Ltd. maintains a network of 154 schools located within Kanagawa prefecture, with its headquarters situated in Fujisawa, Japan.

Industry
Education & Training Services
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Headquarters
JP
CEO
Yosuke Endo
Listed since
Feb 22, 2010
Employees
954

Market position

52-week range

Current ¥2,296

Open
¥2,296
Previous close
¥2,299
Volume
14.7K
1.06× average
Average volume
13.92K
Average daily volume
Market cap
35.57B JPY
Beta
0.07
Market reference 1
50-day average
¥2,240
+2.50% above average
200-day average
¥2,365.41
-2.93% below average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
31.82B JPY
P/E (TTM)
12.59×
P/B (TTM)
1.29×
P/S (TTM)
2.19×
EV / EBITDA
7.51×
Earnings yield
6.81%
Free cash flow yield
7.87%
Dividend yield
3.88%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
30.24%
Operating margin
24.33%
Net margin
17.53%
Return on equity
9.81%
Return on assets
8.76%
Return on invested capital
9.25%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0×
Current ratio
3.62×
Altman Z-score
10.57
Piotroski F-score
7 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends34%28%21%15%Gross margin, FY2021: 32.56%Gross margin, FY2022: 32.33%Gross margin, FY2023: 27.55%Gross margin, FY2024: 28.90%Gross margin, FY2025: 29.58%Operating margin, FY2021: 26.92%Operating margin, FY2022: 26.78%Operating margin, FY2023: 22.10%Operating margin, FY2024: 23.26%Operating margin, FY2025: 23.85%Net margin, FY2021: 18.96%Net margin, FY2022: 18.77%Net margin, FY2023: 16.65%Net margin, FY2024: 16.61%Net margin, FY2025: 16.97%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 32.56%. Gross margin FY2022 32.33%. Gross margin FY2023 27.55%. Gross margin FY2024 28.90%. Gross margin FY2025 29.58%. Operating margin FY2021 26.92%. Operating margin FY2022 26.78%. Operating margin FY2023 22.10%. Operating margin FY2024 23.26%. Operating margin FY2025 23.85%. Net margin FY2021 18.96%. Net margin FY2022 18.77%. Net margin FY2023 16.65%. Net margin FY2024 16.61%. Net margin FY2025 16.97%.

Income trends

Revenue

15.85B JPY+4.95%

Operating income

3.78B JPY+7.65%

Net income

2.69B JPY+7.22%
Income trends across reported periods17.19B JPY11.81B JPY6.44B JPY1.06B JPYRevenue, FY2021: 13.04B JPYRevenue, FY2022: 13.65B JPYRevenue, FY2023: 14.44B JPYRevenue, FY2024: 15.1B JPYRevenue, FY2025: 15.85B JPYOperating income, FY2021: 3.51B JPYOperating income, FY2022: 3.66B JPYOperating income, FY2023: 3.19B JPYOperating income, FY2024: 3.51B JPYOperating income, FY2025: 3.78B JPYNet income, FY2021: 2.47B JPYNet income, FY2022: 2.56B JPYNet income, FY2023: 2.41B JPYNet income, FY2024: 2.51B JPYNet income, FY2025: 2.69B JPYFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 13.04B JPY. Revenue FY2022 13.65B JPY. Revenue FY2023 14.44B JPY. Revenue FY2024 15.1B JPY. Revenue FY2025 15.85B JPY. Operating income FY2021 3.51B JPY. Operating income FY2022 3.66B JPY. Operating income FY2023 3.19B JPY. Operating income FY2024 3.51B JPY. Operating income FY2025 3.78B JPY. Net income FY2021 2.47B JPY. Net income FY2022 2.56B JPY. Net income FY2023 2.41B JPY. Net income FY2024 2.51B JPY. Net income FY2025 2.69B JPY.
Metric (JPY)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue15.85B JPY15.1B JPY14.44B JPY13.65B JPY13.04B JPY
Cost of goods sold11.16B JPY10.73B JPY10.46B JPY9.24B JPY8.79B JPY
Gross profit4.69B JPY4.36B JPY3.98B JPY4.41B JPY4.24B JPY
Selling, general, and administrative210.01M JPY700.07M JPY641.68M JPY612.48M JPY594.8M JPY
Operating expenses907.42M JPY852.76M JPY785.85M JPY757.94M JPY735.36M JPY
Interest income23.21M JPY328K JPY36K JPY25K JPY26K JPY
Interest expense811K JPY381K JPY554K JPY894K JPY2.88M JPY
Depreciation and amortization457.03M JPY468.06M JPY456.59M JPY433.34M JPY427.83M JPY
Operating income3.78B JPY3.51B JPY3.19B JPY3.66B JPY3.51B JPY
Net income2.69B JPY2.51B JPY2.41B JPY2.56B JPY2.47B JPY

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

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

¥85.00

2025 complete year+112.5% since 2021

2026 partial: ¥44.00

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

DividendUpcoming

Ex-dividend Sep 29, 2026

¥44.00

Semi-Annual

Record Sep 30, 2026 · Payment Sep 29, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 30, 2026

¥44.00

Semi-Annual

Record Mar 31, 2026 · Payment May 11, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Sep 29, 2025

¥45.00

Semi-Annual

Record Sep 30, 2025 · Payment Dec 16, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 28, 2025

¥40.00

Semi-Annual

Record Mar 31, 2025 · Payment May 12, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Sep 27, 2024

¥40.00

Semi-Annual

Record Sep 30, 2024 · Payment Dec 17, 2024

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 28, 2024

¥37.00

Semi-Annual

Record Mar 31, 2024 · Payment May 13, 2024

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ETFs holding 9795.T

Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.

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Market value
36.78M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
2.89T JPY
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
¥417.7-0.07%
Dimensional - International Core Equity 2 ETF logoDimensional - International Core Equity 2 ETFDFIC
Market value
88.22K
Weight
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AUM
15.43B USD
Expense ratio
0.22%
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$39.34-0.16%
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60.74K
Weight
0.00%
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0.39%
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$37.45-0.25%
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23.14K
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18.23B USD
Expense ratio
0.18%
Price / 1D
$43.29-0.14%

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