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Proto (4298) Stock Overview

Provides automobile-related information services on new and used cars, parts, and supplies. More details

4298 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends0/6

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Risk Analysis

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Proto
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceJP¥2,090.00
52 Week HighJP¥2,206.00
52 Week LowJP¥1,205.00
Beta0.55
1 Month Change-0.52%
3 Month Change0.24%
1 Year Change43.64%
3 Year Change114.80%
5 Year Change90.52%
Change since IPO689.92%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

There's Reason For Concern Over Proto Corporation's (TSE:4298) Massive 58% Price Jump

Feb 06
There's Reason For Concern Over Proto Corporation's (TSE:4298) Massive 58% Price Jump

Proto's (TSE:4298) Earnings Seem To Be Promising

Dec 27
Proto's (TSE:4298) Earnings Seem To Be Promising

Proto (TSE:4298) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥25.00

Sep 24
Proto (TSE:4298) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥25.00

Proto (TSE:4298) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥25.00

Aug 29
Proto (TSE:4298) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥25.00

Proto's (TSE:4298) Dividend Will Be ¥25.00

Aug 09
Proto's (TSE:4298) Dividend Will Be ¥25.00

Proto Corporation Just Beat Revenue Estimates By 8.0%

Aug 08
Proto Corporation Just Beat Revenue Estimates By 8.0%

Proto's (TSE:4298) Dividend Will Be ¥25.00

Jul 26
Proto's (TSE:4298) Dividend Will Be ¥25.00

Proto (TSE:4298) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥25.00

Jul 12
Proto (TSE:4298) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥25.00

Proto (TSE:4298) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ¥25.00

Mar 19
Proto (TSE:4298) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ¥25.00

Proto (TSE:4298) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥17.50

Feb 27
Proto (TSE:4298) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥17.50

Shareholder Returns

4298JP MediaJP Market
7D-0.1%2.5%-0.08%
1Y43.6%22.0%-1.9%

Return vs Industry: 4298 exceeded the JP Media industry which returned 29.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: 4298 exceeded the JP Market which returned 3.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is 4298's price volatile compared to industry and market?
4298 volatility
4298 Average Weekly Movement0.6%
Media Industry Average Movement4.7%
Market Average Movement3.6%
10% most volatile stocks in JP Market7.5%
10% least volatile stocks in JP Market1.9%

Stable Share Price: 4298 has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the JP market.

Volatility Over Time: 4298's weekly volatility has decreased from 6% to 1% over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19771,523Kenji Kamiyawww.proto-g.co.jp

Proto Corporation provides automobile-related information services on new and used cars, parts, and supplies. It offers distribution of automobile newspapers. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan.

Proto Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do Proto's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
4298 fundamental statistics
Market capJP¥84.25b
Earnings (TTM)JP¥4.91b
Revenue (TTM)JP¥121.33b
17.2x
P/E Ratio
0.7x
P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
4298 income statement (TTM)
RevenueJP¥121.33b
Cost of RevenueJP¥90.62b
Gross ProfitJP¥30.71b
Other ExpensesJP¥25.79b
EarningsJP¥4.91b

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2025

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)121.86
Gross Margin25.31%
Net Profit Margin4.05%
Debt/Equity Ratio10.7%

How did 4298 perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/06/18 05:07
End of Day Share Price 2025/06/13 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Proto Corporation is covered by 7 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jiro KojimaDaiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
Koichi HariyaIchiyoshi Research Institute Inc.
Yukinori OishiMitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Company Limited