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AUCNET INC.

AUCNET is a circular market design company that operates online B2B auction platforms and related distribution services across multiple product categories, including used automobiles, motorcycles, digital devices (smartphones, tablets, PCs), luxury branded goods, flowers, and used medical equipment. The company provides members with proprietary IT auction systems enabling fully online transactions without physical attendance, supported by independent vehicle/product inspection services that ensure information reliability and fair pricing. AUCNET serves a nationwide and international membership network of dealers and retailers, generating revenues primarily from membership fees and auction transaction commissions.

Market Cap
¥128B
US$818M
EV
¥97.9B
US$623M
Stock¥1,414▲+2.61%
US$1 = ¥157.05 (2026-10-22)
LTM EV/EBITDA
8.5
x
LTM EV/EBIT
9.1
x
LTM PER
18.2
x
LTM PBR
4.3
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+19.5%pt
100123
Oct 23, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Mar 24, 26VARECS Partners Limited changed stake (10.18%→9.18%)
2Aug 5, 26H1 operating profit +21.3%, FY guidance raised, dividend hiked to ¥82
3Sep 29, 26VARECS Partners Limited changed stake (8.04%→7.01%)
MC → EV Bridge
128BUS$818MMarket Cap0.00BUS$0.00M+ Debt28.9BUS$184M− Cash1.96BUS$12.5M− Inv. Sec.0.29BUS$1.84M+ NCI97.9BUS$623MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
36.7US$234M'21/1240.5US$258M'22/1243.3US$276M'23/1255.9US$356M'24/1264.1US$408M'25/12
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
6.61US$42.1M'21/127.36US$46.9M'22/127.33US$46.7M'23/127.64US$48.6M'24/1210.2US$65.1M'25/12
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
3.63US$23.1M'21/124.35US$27.7M'22/124.37US$27.8M'23/124.49US$28.6M'24/125.92US$37.7M'25/12
Capital Structure
100%
EquityD/E 0.00xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
22.0US$140M'21/1221.5US$137M'22/1220.8US$132M'23/1219.5US$124M'24/1225.1US$160M'25/12
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 75.5%
1
Flex Corporation Co., Ltd.
40.67%
2
㈱Blue Peak
10.53%
3
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. REG (Standing Proxy: Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.)
5.18%
4
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
3.75%
5
NORTHERN TRUST CO. (AVFC) RE FIDELITY FUNDS (Standing Proxy: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Tokyo Branch)
3.40%
6
GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL (Standing Proxy: Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.)
3.17%
7
Namai Asset Management Co., Ltd.
3.04%
8
NORTHERN TRUST CO. (AVFC) RE NON TREATY CLIENTS ACCOUNT (Standing Proxy: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Tokyo Branch)
1.99%
9
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
1.92%
10
Orient Corporation
1.81%
Management
10 officers
Kiyotaka FUJISAKI
Director, Chairman of the Board
Feb 1985 Director, General Manager of System Development Division Oct 1987 Managing Director Mar 1993 Senior Managing Director Aug 1993 Representative Director, President Mar 2010 President and Executive Officer Mar 2020 Representative Director, Chairman and CEO Mar 2023 Director, Chairman of the Board (current)
1952-12-18
Shinichiro FUJISAKI
Representative Director, President and CEO, President Executive Officer
Jan 2011 Joined the Company Jan 2013 Deputy General Manager, Four-Wheel Vehicle Business Division Jan 2014 Executive Officer Mar 2014 Director Jan 2015 Supervising Deputy General Manager, New Business Division Jan 2016 Representative Director, President, AUCNET DIGITAL PRODUCTS Inc. (now Digital Products Business Division of the Company) Jan 2017 Managing Executive Officer Jan 2019 Senior Managing Executive Officer, Division Manager, Automobile Business Division Mar 2020 Representative Director, President and COO, President Executive Officer (current) Mar 2023 Representative Director, President and CEO (current) Jan 2024 Division Manager, Mobility & Energy Division
1975-11-22
Katsuhiko ICHII
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer
Jul 1997 Joined Konami Co., Ltd. (now Konami Group Corporation) Jun 2002 Director, Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc. Aug 2004 Joined Capcom Co., Ltd. Apr 2005 Executive Officer, Capcom Co., Ltd. Apr 2006 Managing Executive Officer, Capcom Co., Ltd. Apr 2011 Senior Managing Executive Officer, Capcom Co., Ltd. Jun 2011 Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Capcom Co., Ltd. Apr 2015 CEO, Capcom Europe LTD. Apr 2017 Joined the Company, Managing Executive Officer Oct 2017 Chairman, AUCNET HK LIMITED (current) Jan 2019 Representative Director, President, AUCNET DIGITAL PRODUCTS Inc.; Division Manager, Digital Products Business Division of the Company (current) Jan 2023 Senior Managing Executive Officer (current) Jan 2024 Division Manager, Business Development Planning Division (current) Jan 2026 Division Manager, Lifestyle Products Division (current) Mar 2026 Director (current)
1964-01-23
Hiroki TANIGUCHI
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, CFO
Apr 1988 Joined Universal Securities Co., Ltd. (now Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.) Sep 1994 Joined Charle Co., Ltd. Apr 2003 General Manager, Accounting Department, Charle Co., Ltd. Apr 2008 Chairman and General Manager, Karona (Shanghai) International Trade Co., Ltd. Apr 2012 Executive Officer, Charle Co., Ltd. Jun 2012 Director, Charle Co., Ltd. Aug 2014 Joined the Company, Deputy General Manager, Management Administration Division Oct 2019 Executive Officer, Division Manager, Corporate Division (current) Jan 2021 Managing Executive Officer Mar 2021 Director (current) Jan 2022 Managing Executive Officer, CFO Jan 2023 Senior Managing Executive Officer, CFO (current)
1965-10-20
Shunji SATO
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Apr 1983 Joined Orient Finance Co., Ltd. (now Orient Corporation) Jun 2014 Executive Officer, Orient Finance Co., Ltd. Jul 2017 Joined the Company, Managing Executive Officer Jan 2018 General Manager, Business Management Division Mar 2018 Director Jan 2019 Division Manager, Business Management Division Jan 2020 Division Manager, Customer Communication Division Jan 2022 Managing Executive Officer, CCO Mar 2024 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (current)
1961-03-03
Seiichiro UMENO
Director (Note 1)
Apr 1989 Admitted to the Japan Bar; joined Tokyo Yaesu Law Office Aug 1990 Joined Masuda & Ejiri Law Office Jan 1995 Admitted to the New York State Bar Mar 2006 Director of the Company (until Mar 2008) Apr 2007 Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu (current) Mar 2010 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, VeriSign Japan K.K. Mar 2016 Director of the Company (current) Apr 2017 Member, Corporate Governance Subcommittee, Legislative Council of Japan (Companies Act) Jun 2019 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Sparx Group Co., Ltd.
1961-09-01
Toshio MAKI
Director (Note 1)
Apr 2004 Executive Officer, KDDI Corporation; General Manager, au Product Planning Headquarters, au Business Division Apr 2008 Representative Director, President, Chubu Telecommunications Co., Inc. Apr 2013 Representative Director, Chairman, Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd. Jan 2014 Representative Director, President, Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd. Apr 2017 Representative Director, Chairman, Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd. Jun 2019 Representative Director, Chairman, Chubu Telecommunications Co., Inc. Jun 2020 Trustee, Chuo University (current) Mar 2021 Director of the Company (current) Jul 2021 Provisional Audit & Supervisory Board Member, MediaSeek Inc. Oct 2021 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, MediaSeek Inc. Dec 2021 Director, Catalina Inc. (now Cotofure Inc.)
1955-06-28
Megumi TSUKAMOTO
Director (Note 1)
Apr 1985 Joined IBM Japan, Ltd. Jul 1997 Seconded to Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives) Aug 1999 Returned to IBM Japan, Ltd., Government Affairs Apr 2003 Asia Pacific Leader, Governmental Programs, Intellectual Property & Standard Policy Team, IBM Corporation; Executive, Government Affairs, IBM Japan, Ltd. Oct 2008 Member, Governmental Programs Global Leadership Team, IBM Corporation; General Manager, Government Affairs, IBM Japan, Ltd. Nov 2015 Executive Officer, Head of Government and Public Relations, Caterpillar Japan Ltd. Dec 2017 Representative Executive Officer, Head of Government and Public Relations, Caterpillar Japan LLC Mar 2022 Representative Director, Digital Society Forum (current); Executive Board Member, Niigata University (current) Mar 2023 Director of the Company (current) Jun 2023 Director, Takasago International Corporation (current)
1962-06-09
Michi HANDA (formerly SASANO)
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (Note 1)
Mar 1998 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Sep 1998 Joined KPMG LLP, New York Office Feb 2003 Joined Azsa LLC Feb 2006 Established Biz Consulting Co., Ltd.; Representative Director, President Jun 2008 Representative Director, Vice President, Control Solutions International Co., Ltd. (now Control Solutions Inc.) Jan 2009 Representative Director, President, Control Solutions Inc. (current) Jun 2019 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, TOA Corporation (current) Mar 2022 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current)
1970-10-19
Mikihito NAGAI
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member (Note 1)
Apr 1978 Joined The Industrial Bank of Japan, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) Apr 2003 General Manager, Corporate Banking Division No. 2, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) Jun 2004 General Manager, Corporate Banking Division No. 9, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. Apr 2005 Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Banking Division No. 9, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. Apr 2007 Managing Director, Corporate Banking Unit Executive, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. Apr 2009 Managing Executive Officer, Corporate Banking Unit Executive, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. Apr 2011 Deputy President, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. May 2013 Senior Managing Executive Officer, Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd. (now Nittetsu Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd.) Jun 2013 Director, Vice President, Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd. Jun 2014 Representative Director, President, Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd. Apr 2019 Director, Advisor, Nittetsu Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd. Jun 2019 Advisor, Nittetsu Kowa Real Estate Co., Ltd.; Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Okasan Securities Group Inc. Jun 2020 Director, Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (now Nissui Corporation) Jun 2021 Director, Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (current) Aug 2021 Director, Ohba Co., Ltd. (current) Jul 2024 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, Okasan Securities Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2025 Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of the Company (current)
1955-10-28
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3.05%
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9.78%→10.08%
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10.18%→9.18%
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11.18%→10.18%
VARECS Partners Limited
2025-02-26
14.12%→11.18%
VARECS Partners Limited
2024-01-11
6.01%→14.12%
VARECS Partners Limited
2023-01-18
5.00%→6.01%
VARECS Partners Limited
2021-11-22
5.00%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-10-23
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-09-29
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-08-21
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-08-04
Q2 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2026
EDINET
2026-08-04
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2026 – Dec 2026
EDINET
2026-07-23
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-10
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-06-10
Change Report
EDINET
2026-06-08
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-06-08
Change Report
TDnet
2026-05-12
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2026
EDINET
2026-03-31
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-24
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
TDnet
2025-11-11
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2025
EDINET
2025-08-07
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
EDINET
2025-08-06
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-05-13
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2025
EDINET
2025-03-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
EDINETAmended
2025-03-26
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2025-02-26
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2025-02-21
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINETAmended
2025-02-18
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2025-02-14
Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2024-08-08
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Jun 2024
EDINETAmended
2024-05-15
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2024-05-14
Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2024-05-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-03-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2024-01-11
Large Shareholding Report
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