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Signpost TSE:3996 Stock Report

Last Price

JP¥413.00

Market Cap

JP¥5.3b

7D

4.0%

1Y

-15.5%

Updated

07 Feb, 2025

Data

Company Financials

3996 Stock Overview

Provides information technology related services for the customers primarily in the financial industry and public institutions. More details

3996 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation2/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance3/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends0/6

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Signpost Corporation Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Signpost
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceJP¥413.00
52 Week HighJP¥875.00
52 Week LowJP¥386.00
Beta0.49
1 Month Change-5.49%
3 Month Change-13.96%
1 Year Change-15.54%
3 Year Change-57.07%
5 Year Change-79.64%
Change since IPO-67.35%

Recent News & Updates

Shareholders Should Be Pleased With Signpost Corporation's (TSE:3996) Price

Dec 27
Shareholders Should Be Pleased With Signpost Corporation's (TSE:3996) Price

We Think Signpost's (TSE:3996) Robust Earnings Are Conservative

Oct 18
We Think Signpost's (TSE:3996) Robust Earnings Are Conservative

Recent updates

Shareholders Should Be Pleased With Signpost Corporation's (TSE:3996) Price

Dec 27
Shareholders Should Be Pleased With Signpost Corporation's (TSE:3996) Price

We Think Signpost's (TSE:3996) Robust Earnings Are Conservative

Oct 18
We Think Signpost's (TSE:3996) Robust Earnings Are Conservative

With A 27% Price Drop For Signpost Corporation (TSE:3996) You'll Still Get What You Pay For

Aug 06
With A 27% Price Drop For Signpost Corporation (TSE:3996) You'll Still Get What You Pay For

Signpost Corporation's (TSE:3996) P/S Is Still On The Mark Following 28% Share Price Bounce

Mar 09
Signpost Corporation's (TSE:3996) P/S Is Still On The Mark Following 28% Share Price Bounce

Is Signpost (TSE:3996) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Mar 08
Is Signpost (TSE:3996) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Shareholder Returns

3996JP ITJP Market
7D4.0%6.1%-1.0%
1Y-15.5%28.5%6.1%

Return vs Industry: 3996 underperformed the JP IT industry which returned 28.5% over the past year.

Return vs Market: 3996 underperformed the JP Market which returned 6.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is 3996's price volatile compared to industry and market?
3996 volatility
3996 Average Weekly Movement5.7%
IT Industry Average Movement4.6%
Market Average Movement3.5%
10% most volatile stocks in JP Market7.5%
10% least volatile stocks in JP Market1.8%

Stable Share Price: 3996's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the JP market.

Volatility Over Time: 3996's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of JP stocks.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
2007171Yasushi Kanbarasignpost.co.jp

Signpost Corporation provides information technology related services for the customers primarily in the financial industry and public institutions. It offers financial consulting services, including information strategy, systemization concept, and business improvement for financial institutions, such as banks, securities companies, and card companies; and system planning, designing, development, operational, and management support. The company also provides public consulting services for central government agencies and local governments, such as informatization policy and plan formulation, and implementation support; optimization support; review of budget system and support for optimizing procurement of information system; development project management support; support for introducing social security/tax number system; and Micro DX, a tool that improves business operations.

Signpost Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do Signpost's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
3996 fundamental statistics
Market capJP¥5.25b
Earnings (TTM)JP¥296.00m
Revenue (TTM)JP¥3.03b

17.8x

P/E Ratio

1.7x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
3996 income statement (TTM)
RevenueJP¥3.03b
Cost of RevenueJP¥2.13b
Gross ProfitJP¥899.00m
Other ExpensesJP¥603.00m
EarningsJP¥296.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Nov 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)23.15
Gross Margin29.64%
Net Profit Margin9.76%
Debt/Equity Ratio26.4%

How did 3996 perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/07 11:37
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/07 00:00
Earnings2024/11/30
Annual Earnings2024/02/29

Data Sources

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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

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Analyst Sources

Signpost Corporation is covered by 1 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kaname FujitaIchiyoshi Research Institute Inc.