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ITmedia Inc.

ITmedia Inc. operates as a leading Japanese internet-only media company, providing high-quality IT and technology-focused content across a portfolio of specialized web properties including ITmedia, @IT, TechTarget Japan, MONOist, and ねとらぼ, reaching approximately 67.45 million unique browsers and 490 million page views per month. The company generates revenue primarily through two business segments—BtoB Media (targeting IT professionals, engineers, and enterprise decision-makers) and BtoC Media (targeting general consumers of digital products)—with the majority of revenue derived from lead generation services that connect technology vendors with prospective enterprise buyers. Key competitive strengths include deep editorial expertise across IT & business, industrial technology, and consumer electronics verticals, a trusted brand built over 25 years, and a diversified monetization model spanning display advertising, lead generation, and digital events.

Market Cap

¥21.8B

US$139M

¥19.3B

US$123M

Stock¥1,118▼-0.89%

US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)

LTM EV/EBITDA

8.8

LTM EV/EBIT

9.9

LTM PER

16.8

LTM PBR

3.1

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Performance & Balance

Revenue 5Y (¥B)

EBITDA 5Y (¥B)

Net Income 5Y (¥B)

Capital Structure

98%

EquityD/E 0.02xDebt

Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash

CashInv. Sec.Debt

Shareholders

Top 10 hold 63.8%

as of 2026-03-31 · Source: Annual Securities Report

SB Media Holdings Inc.

53.18%

The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)

4.33%

Junichi NIINO

1.87%

Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account E)

0.95%

Norimichi KOBAYASHI

0.76%

ITmedia Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Association

0.67%

Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)

0.64%

Toshiki OTSUKI

0.53%

Shuko GOTO

0.48%

Akihiro KAGAYA

0.43%

Management

9 officers

Toshiki OTSUKI

Representative Director, Chairman

Apr 1984 Joined Nihon Software Bank K.K. (currently SoftBank Group Corp.) Apr 1999 Joined SOFTBANK PUBLISHING Inc. (currently SB Creative Corp.) as Executive Officer Dec 1999 Appointed Representative Director, President of SOFTBANK GDNET Inc. (currently the Company) Apr 2000 Appointed Director of SOFTBANK PUBLISHING Inc. (currently SB Creative Corp.) Apr 2003 Appointed Director of Net Vision Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2016 Appointed Representative Director, President and CEO of the Company Apr 2025 Appointed Representative Director, Chairman of the Company (current)

1961-06-27

Norimichi KOBAYASHI

Representative Director, President and CEO

Apr 1991 Joined Hakuhodo Doubles Inc. May 1995 Joined ASCII Research Laboratory Inc. Oct 2000 Joined @IT Inc. (currently the Company) Apr 2006 Appointed Executive Officer of the Company Apr 2009 Appointed Managing Executive Officer of the Company Jun 2011 Appointed Director of the Company Apr 2015 Appointed Managing Director of the Company Oct 2015 Appointed President of UserLocal Inc. (currently Hacchu Navi Inc.) Jun 2016 Appointed Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of the Company Apr 2018 Appointed Director of IT Cloud Inc. (current) Jul 2019 Appointed Director and Executive Vice President of the Company Apr 2020 Appointed Director, Executive Vice President and COO of the Company May 2020 Appointed Director of Hacchu Navi Inc. (current) Apr 2025 Appointed Representative Director, President and CEO of the Company (current) Oct 2025 Appointed Representative Director of P.P. Communications Inc. (current) Apr 2026 Appointed Director of Majisemi Inc. (current)

1968-11-18

Akihiro KAGAYA

Director, CFO and General Manager of Administration Division

Apr 1998 Joined Hazama Corporation (currently Hazama Ando Corporation) Apr 2002 Joined Sega Corporation Jun 2003 Joined SOFTBANK PUBLISHING Inc. (currently SB Creative Corp.) Apr 2005 Joined SOFTBANK Media & Marketing Inc. (currently SB Creative Corp.) Jul 2008 Joined the Company Apr 2015 Appointed Executive Officer of the Company Jun 2015 Appointed Director of the Company Oct 2015 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Knowledge On Demand Inc. Jun 2016 Appointed Director and Managing Executive Officer of the Company Jul 2016 Appointed Director of Knowledge On Demand Inc. Apr 2018 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member of IT Cloud Inc. Jul 2019 Appointed Director, CFO of the Company (current) May 2020 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Hacchu Navi Inc. (current) Oct 2025 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member of P.P. Communications Inc. (current) Apr 2026 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Majisemi Inc. (current)

1974-09-04

Hideo KIZAKI

Director

Apr 1995 Joined Sanwa Bank, Ltd. (currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.) Mar 2001 Joined BWITH Inc. Feb 2006 Joined SoftBank Human Capital Corp. (currently SB Human Capital Corp.) Feb 2008 Appointed Director of SoftBank Human Capital Corp. May 2008 Appointed President of SoftBank Human Capital Corp. Mar 2021 Appointed Director of Guild Works Inc. Jan 2023 Appointed Managing Director of SB Media Holdings Inc. Jun 2023 Appointed Director of SB Creative Corp. Apr 2024 Appointed Representative Director, President of SB Media Holdings Inc. (current) Jun 2024 Appointed Representative Director, President of RBJ Inc. (current) Jun 2025 Appointed Director of the Company (current) Apr 2026 Appointed Representative Director, President of SB Creative Corp. (current) Apr 2026 Appointed Chairman of the Board of SB Human Capital Corp. (current)

1973-02-15

Keiko WATANABE

Outside Director

Apr 2004 Joined SOFTBANK Media & Marketing Inc. (currently SB Creative Corp.) Jun 2004 Transferred to the Company Nov 2008 Left the Company Nov 2008 Joined Dentsu Avenue A Razorfish Inc. (currently Dentsu Digital Inc.) Jul 2010 Joined MediaMind Technologies Inc. (currently Seismic Technology Inc.) Dec 2016 Joined Rakuten, Inc. (currently Rakuten Group, Inc.) Dec 2018 Appointed Representative Director of BICP Data Inc. (current) Jun 2022 Appointed Outside Director of the Company (current) Jul 2023 Appointed Director of BICP Hanare Inc. (current)

1980-06-06

Keiko HAMADA

Outside Director

Apr 1989 Joined The Asahi Shimbun Company Apr 2014 Appointed Editor-in-Chief of AERA Mar 2017 Joined Mediagene Inc.; appointed Chief Editor of Business Insider Japan Jun 2021 Appointed Board Member of Japan Platform (Specified Non-Profit Corporation) (current) Aug 2022 Joined Recruit Co., Ltd.; appointed Editor-in-Chief of Works, Recruit Works Institute (current) Aug 2022 Established Digital Journalist Development Organization (General Incorporated Association); appointed Representative Director (current) Oct 2023 Appointed Director of Japan Professional Basketball League (Public Interest Incorporated Association) (current) Jun 2024 Appointed Outside Director of the Company (current) Oct 2025 Appointed Director of Japan Basketball Association (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) (current)

1966-10-29

Toshitada TAKAHASHI

Outside Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Apr 1982 Joined Fuji Bank, Ltd. (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) May 2004 Appointed Branch Manager, Urawa Branch, Mizuho Bank Nov 2005 Appointed Branch Manager, Maebashi Branch, Mizuho Bank Apr 2008 Appointed Branch Manager, Shinagawa Branch, Mizuho Bank Jan 2011 Joined UC Card Co., Ltd. Feb 2011 Appointed Managing Director of UC Card Co., Ltd. Apr 2020 Appointed Director and Managing Executive Officer of UC Card Co., Ltd. Jun 2020 Appointed Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Dai-ichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2020 Appointed Outside Director (Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)

1957-08-20

Koichi SATO

Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Apr 1991 Joined Sato Spring Co., Ltd. Jul 1994 Joined Taniguchi Labor Management Office Apr 2000 Registered as Certified Social Insurance and Labor Consultant; established Sato Social Insurance and Labor Consultant Office (currently HR Plus Social Insurance and Labor Consultant Corporation) and assumed position of Representative Dec 2013 Established ASIA BPO SERVICE PTE. LTD.; appointed Director (current) Jun 2016 Appointed Representative Partner of HR Plus Social Insurance and Labor Consultant Corporation upon incorporation of the office (current) Jun 2017 Appointed Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current) Jan 2018 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Double A Inc. (current) Apr 2021 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Voicy Inc. (current)

1968-11-30

Mio SATO

Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Apr 1997 Joined Nihon Systemware Co., Ltd. Jun 2001 Joined Delta Agent Co., Ltd. Apr 2006 Entered the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan Sep 2007 Registered as attorney-at-law (Tokyo Bar Association) Sep 2007 Joined Furuta & Associates Law Office (currently Claire Law Office) Jan 2015 Appointed Partner Attorney of the law office May 2015 Appointed Outside Director of Eagle Inc. Nov 2015 Appointed Partner Attorney of A. Sagawa Law Office (current) Mar 2019 Appointed Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of KIYO Learning Inc. (current) Jun 2021 Appointed Outside Director of IX Knowledge Inc. (current) Jul 2021 Appointed Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of CLUE Inc. Nov 2022 Appointed Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Caster Inc. (current) Jun 2025 Appointed Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)

1975-03-19

Large Shareholding Reports

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Disclosures

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2026-08-27

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