Snowflake Score | |
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Valuation | 5/6 |
Future Growth | 0/6 |
Past Performance | 5/6 |
Financial Health | 6/6 |
Dividends | 0/6 |
7849 Stock Overview
Starts Publishing Corporation engages in the publishing business in Japan.
Starts Publishing Competitors
Price History & Performance
Historical stock prices | |
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Current Share Price | JP¥2,855.00 |
52 Week High | JP¥3,880.00 |
52 Week Low | JP¥2,801.00 |
Beta | 0.30 |
1 Month Change | -5.15% |
3 Month Change | -17.72% |
1 Year Change | -4.20% |
3 Year Change | 5.94% |
5 Year Change | 56.78% |
Change since IPO | 90.33% |
Recent News & Updates
Shareholder Returns
7849 | JP Media | JP Market | |
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7D | -3.7% | -5.5% | -2.7% |
1Y | -4.2% | -4.6% | -2.5% |
Return vs Industry: 7849 matched the JP Media industry which returned -4.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: 7849 underperformed the JP Market which returned -2.5% over the past year.
Price Volatility
7849 volatility | |
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7849 Average Weekly Movement | 3.5% |
Media Industry Average Movement | 4.9% |
Market Average Movement | 4.5% |
10% most volatile stocks in JP Market | 8.9% |
10% least volatile stocks in JP Market | 2.5% |
Stable Share Price: 7849 is not significantly more volatile than the rest of JP stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 4% a week.
Volatility Over Time: 7849's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
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1980 | 214 | Shuichi Kikuchi | https://www.starts-pub.jp |
Starts Publishing Corporation engages in the publishing business in Japan. It publishes women's magazines, such as Oz magazine, Oz magazine trip, Metro Minutes, and Aerde; and offers event planning and management services. The company also operates Ozmall website; SCR based on know-how cultivated as a publisher; and novel posting sites comprising Noichigo and Berry's Café, as well as publishes books, e-books, and comics.
Starts Publishing Fundamentals Summary
7849 fundamental statistics | |
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Market Cap | JP¥5.48b |
Earnings (TTM) | JP¥626.00m |
Revenue (TTM) | JP¥5.66b |
8.8x
P/E Ratio1.0x
P/S RatioIs 7849 overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
7849 income statement (TTM) | |
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Revenue | JP¥5.66b |
Cost of Revenue | JP¥2.99b |
Gross Profit | JP¥2.67b |
Other Expenses | JP¥2.05b |
Earnings | JP¥626.00m |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2022
Next Earnings Date
n/a
Earnings per share (EPS) | 326.07 |
Gross Margin | 47.24% |
Net Profit Margin | 11.06% |
Debt/Equity Ratio | 0.0% |
How did 7849 perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonValuation
Is Starts Publishing undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
5/6Valuation Score 5/6
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
PE vs Industry
PE vs Market
PEG Ratio
PB vs Industry
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: 7849 (¥2855) is trading below our estimate of fair value (¥16432.06)
Significantly Below Fair Value: 7849 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: 7849 is good value based on its PE Ratio (8.8x) compared to the JP Media industry average (15.5x).
PE vs Market: 7849 is good value based on its PE Ratio (8.8x) compared to the JP market (12.1x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate 7849's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: 7849 is good value based on its PB Ratio (1x) compared to the JP Media industry average (1.5x).
Future Growth
How is Starts Publishing forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
Future Growth Score
0/6Future Growth Score 0/6
Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE
5.3%
Forecasted Media industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Starts Publishing has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Past Performance
How has Starts Publishing performed over the past 5 years?
Past Performance Score
5/6Past Performance Score 5/6
Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE
11.0%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: 7849 has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: 7849's current net profit margins (11.1%) are higher than last year (4.9%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 7849's earnings have grown by 11% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: 7849's earnings growth over the past year (175.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (11% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: 7849 earnings growth over the past year (175.8%) exceeded the Media industry 48.6%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: 7849's Return on Equity (11.8%) is considered low.
Financial Health
How is Starts Publishing's financial position?
Financial Health Score
6/6Financial Health Score 6/6
Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Debt Coverage
Interest Coverage
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: 7849's short term assets (¥5.8B) exceed its short term liabilities (¥1.3B).
Long Term Liabilities: 7849's short term assets (¥5.8B) exceed its long term liabilities (¥143.0M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: 7849 is debt free.
Reducing Debt: 7849 has not had any debt for past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: 7849 has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.
Interest Coverage: 7849 has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is Starts Publishing current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Score
0/6Dividend Score 0/6
Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Future Dividend Coverage
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate 7849's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate 7849's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if 7849's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if 7849's dividend payments have been increasing.
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: 7849 is not paying a notable dividend for the JP market.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as 7849 has not reported any payouts.
Next Steps
Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
11.2yrs
Average board tenure
CEO
Shuichi Kikuchi (61 yo)
18.17yrs
Tenure
Mr. Shuichi Kikuchi has been the President of Starts Publishing Corp. since March 2004. Mr. Kikuchi has been a Representative Director at Starts Publishing Corp. since March 2004. Mr. Kikuchi joined RECRUI...
Board Members
Experienced Board: 7849's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 11.2 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Starts Publishing Corporation's employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Starts Publishing Corporation
- Ticker: 7849
- Exchange: TSE
- Founded: 1980
- Industry: Publishing
- Sector: Media
- Implied Market Cap: JP¥5.481b
- Shares outstanding: 1.92m
- Website: https://www.starts-pub.jp
Number of Employees
Location
- Starts Publishing Corporation
- Yaesuguchi Daiei Building
- 7th Floor
- Tokyo
- 104-0031
- Japan
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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Company Analysis | 2022/05/15 00:00 |
End of Day Share Price | 2022/05/14 00:00 |
Earnings | 2022/03/31 |
Annual Earnings | 2021/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.