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CHIIKISHINBUNSHA CO.,LTD.

Chiiki Shinbunsha publishes and distributes 'Chiiki Shinbun,' a free weekly regional newspaper circulating approximately 1.74 million copies across 40 editions covering Chiba and Ibaraki prefectures, generating revenue through the sale of advertising space directly to local businesses and via advertising agencies. The company also operates a flyer insert distribution service, leveraging its proprietary household delivery network ('Posmates') to enable highly targeted, area-specific distribution down to 500–1,000 household units. Complementary businesses include integrated sales promotion support (event planning, creative production, government publication distribution), real estate rental, a regional web portal ('Chiikomi!'), culture school operations, and an AI-driven advertising optimization initiative based on a filed patent combining consumer big data and generative AI.

Market Cap
¥1.95B
US$12.4M
EV
¥2.13B
US$13.6M
Stock¥93▼-4.12%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
24.2
x
LTM EV/EBIT
42.5
x
LTM PER
NM
LTM PBR
2.6
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-43.9%pt
100
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
1.95BUS$12.4MMarket Cap0.98BUS$6.24M+ Debt0.60BUS$3.80M− Cash0.21BUS$1.31M− Inv. Sec.2.13BUS$13.6MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
2.89US$18.4M'22/82.93US$18.7M'23/82.98US$19.0M'24/83.15US$20.1M'25/83.34US$21.3M'26/8
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
0.04US$0.26M'22/80.02US$0.12M'23/80.06US$0.40M'24/80.08US$0.51M'25/80.09US$0.56M'26/8
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
0.01US$0.05M'22/8-0.05-US$0.33M'23/80.00US$0.02M'24/80.04US$0.26M'25/8-0.29-US$1.84M'26/8
Capital Structure
43%
57%
EquityD/E 1.30xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
0.87US$5.58M0.61US$3.87M'22/80.67US$4.30M0.47US$2.98M'23/80.77US$4.92M0.37US$2.33M'24/80.70US$4.48M1.02US$6.47M'25/80.80US$5.12M0.98US$6.24M'26/8
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 64.5%
1
Mitsubishi UFJ eSmart Securities Co., Ltd.
20.11%
2
Japan Securities Finance Co.,Ltd.
15.59%
3
Milestone Capital Management Co., Ltd.
7.50%
4
Life In 24 Group Co., Ltd.
5.85%
5
CHUCO CO.,LTD.
5.39%
6
DMM.com Securities Co., Ltd.
4.82%
7
Kojiro YOSHIDA
1.76%
8
Motoshige SHIRAKI
1.34%
9
Takashi SEKIGUCHI
1.19%
10
Yosuke OKUBO
0.99%
Management
8 officers
Katsutoshi HOSOYA
Representative Director, President
Apr 1990 Joined Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd. Sep 2002 Joined Gaga Communications Co., Ltd. (now Gaga Corporation) Jun 2003 Joined Ikoma CB Richard Ellis Co., Ltd. (now CBRE K.K.) Apr 2006 Head of Finance and Accounting Department, Ikoma CB Richard Ellis Co., Ltd. Sep 2009 Head of Administration Department, A.D. Works Co., Ltd. Jun 2011 Director and CFO, concurrently Head of Management Administration Department, A.D. Works Co., Ltd. Jun 2014 Managing Director and CFO, concurrently Head of Management Administration Department, A.D. Works Co., Ltd. Jul 2018 Managing Director and CFO, concurrently Head of Equity Advisory Office, A.D. Works Co., Ltd. Apr 2020 Managing Director and CFO, AD Works Group Co., Ltd. Dec 2020 Representative Director, President, Angel Torch Co., Ltd. Mar 2022 Senior Managing Director and CFO, AD Works Group Co., Ltd. May 2022 Completed the HELP program, Hitotsubashi University School of Business Administration May 2022 Outside Director, Okasan Digital Securities Preparation Co., Ltd. Nov 2023 Outside Director of the Company Feb 2024 Representative Director, President of the Company (current)
1965-12-16
Yoshiaki KANEBAKO
Director, in charge of overall printing, logistics and distribution operations
May 1998 Joined the Company Oct 2000 Head of Head Office Sales Department, the Company Jul 2003 Branch Manager, Tokatsu Branch, the Company Aug 2006 Head of Agency Sales Department, the Company May 2007 Left the Company Jun 2007 Sole proprietor Aug 2010 Rejoined the Company; Head of CS Promotion Office Sep 2011 Head of Posmate Management Department, the Company Nov 2014 Director of the Company (current) Nov 2024 In charge of overall printing, logistics and distribution operations, the Company (current)
1959-02-19
Masashi MATSUKAWA
Director, in charge of human capital management
Apr 2004 Joined the Company Sep 2007 Branch Manager, Narita Branch, the Company Sep 2008 Branch Manager, Funabashi Branch, the Company Sep 2013 Deputy Head of Sales Division, concurrently Branch Manager, Chiba Branch, the Company Nov 2014 Director of the Company (current); concurrently Head of Sales Division and Branch Manager, Funabashi Branch, the Company Mar 2015 Head of Sales Division, the Company Mar 2019 Head of Administration Division, the Company Nov 2023 Overall supervisor of sales, the Company Nov 2024 In charge of human capital management, the Company (current)
1981-05-21
Ritsuko SAITO
Outside Director, in charge of corporate governance and risk management
Apr 1988 Joined Recruit Cosmos Co., Ltd. (now Cosmos Initia Co., Ltd.) Jan 2010 General Counsel, Management Planning Office, A.D. Works Co., Ltd. Apr 2020 Head of FSA and SE Department, Management Planning Office, AD Works Group Co., Ltd. Apr 2021 Secretary General, Real Estate Specified Joint Enterprise Association Jun 2021 Head of Promotion Office, Real Estate Specified Joint Enterprise Act Council, AD Works Group Co., Ltd. Jul 2021 Head of Disclosure Division, AD Works Group Co., Ltd. Jan 2023 Director, Angel Torch Co., Ltd. Nov 2023 Outside Director of the Company Jun 2024 Outside Director, Sundrug Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2024 Director of the Company (current) Nov 2024 In charge of corporate governance and risk management, the Company (current)
1964-11-02
Yasuo TANAKA
Director
Apr 1971 Appointed Assistant Judge Apr 1981 Judge, Tokyo District Court Apr 1985 Head of Training Department, United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders Apr 1994 Presiding Judge, Tokyo District Court Feb 2003 President, Morioka District and Family Courts Feb 2005 Presiding Judge, Tokyo High Court Mar 2009 Chief Judge, Sapporo High Court Feb 2011 Registered as Attorney-at-Law (current) Apr 2011 Professor, Meiji University Law School Mar 2015 Corporate Auditor, Construction Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. (current) Dec 2015 Acting Dean, Meiji University Law School Nov 2017 Outside Director of the Company (current)
1946-02-09
Fumio IROBE
Full-time Corporate Auditor
Mar 1967 Joined Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Mar 1975 Joined Pigeon Corporation Oct 2000 Executive Officer and Deputy Head of Sales Division, Pigeon Corporation Mar 2002 Chief Manager, Internal Audit Division, Pigeon Corporation Apr 2005 Full-time Corporate Auditor, Pigeon Corporation Aug 2009 Head of Internal Audit Office, Efflute Co., Ltd. Nov 2010 Full-time Corporate Auditor of the Company (current)
1949-02-05
Daisuke KOIZUMI
Corporate Auditor
Apr 1999 Registered as Certified Public Accountant (current) Jan 2002 Joined ShinNihon Audit Corporation (now EY ShinNihon LLC) Jan 2003 Established KIA Professional Co., Ltd. (now Owners Brain Co., Ltd.); Representative Director (current) Jun 2003 Left ShinNihon Audit Corporation Jul 2003 Representative Director, KIA Professional Co., Ltd. (current) Sep 2004 Registered as Certified Tax Accountant (current) Nov 2009 Corporate Auditor of the Company (current) Jun 2010 Corporate Auditor, ITFOUR Co., Ltd. Jun 2015 Outside Director, ITFOUR Co., Ltd. Mar 2018 Corporate Auditor, News2U Holdings, Inc. (current) May 2018 Outside Director, Seiwa Co., Ltd. (now LOOPLACE Co., Ltd.) (current) Sep 2024 Outside Corporate Auditor, DIVE Co., Ltd. (current)
1970-09-05
Tokiko MARUNO
Corporate Auditor
Oct 2002 Registered with Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association; joined Dezawa Sogo Law Office (current) Nov 2016 Outside Corporate Auditor of the Company (current) Jun 2017 Corporate Auditor, Nichiryoku Co., Ltd. Jun 2019 Corporate Auditor, Raito Kogyo Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2022 Corporate Auditor, Fancomi Inc. Apr 2022 Auditor, Medical Corporation Kosei-kai (current) Apr 2023 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Fancomi Inc. (current)
1973-07-21
Large Shareholding Reports
MTM Capital Corporation
2026-09-04
9.55%→13.24%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
MTM Capital Co., Ltd.
2026-06-29
9.55%→13.24%
MTM Capital Co., Ltd.
2026-06-25
5.09%→9.55%
Option House Co., Ltd.
2026-06-24
7.93%→11.63%
YN Planning LLC
2026-06-23
7.46%→3.70%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
Option House Co., Ltd.
2026-06-23
7.93%
YN Planning LLC
2026-06-22
7.46%→3.70%
YN Planning LLC
2026-06-19
12.93%→7.46%
Next Growth Co., Ltd.
2026-05-12
11.10%
OPUS67 Co., Ltd.
2026-05-12
9.21%
YN Planning LLC
2026-04-24
18.67%→12.93%
MTM Capital Co., Ltd.
2026-04-22
5.09%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
MTM Capital Co., Ltd.
2026-04-22
5.09%
Kei TOKI
2026-04-03
—
Kei TOKI
2026-04-03
—
Kei TOKI
2026-04-03
15.90%→15.94%
Kei TOKI
2026-04-03
15.94%
MTM Capital
2025-10-27
15.94%→0.00%
YN Planning LLC
2025-10-27
18.67%
Chuhiro Co., Ltd.
2025-08-29
9.95%→5.43%
Annual report (as of 2026-02-28): 5.39%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-10-13
Full-Year Earnings Flash
FY ending Aug 2026
EDINETAmended
2026-09-04
Change Report
TDnet
2026-07-15
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Aug 2026
EDINET
2026-06-29
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-25
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-24
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-23
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-06-23
Change Report
EDINET
2026-06-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-19
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-05-12
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-05-12
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-04-24
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-04-22
Change Report
EDINET
2026-04-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-04-21
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2026-04-14
Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2026-04-10
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
EDINETAmended
2026-04-03
Change Report
EDINETAmended
2026-04-03
Change Report
EDINETAmended
2026-04-03
Change Report
EDINETAmended
2026-04-03
Change Report
TDnet
2026-01-14
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Aug 2026
EDINET
2025-11-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Sep 2024 – Aug 2025
EDINET
2025-10-27
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-10-27
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-08-29
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-07-10
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Aug 2025
EDINET
2025-04-10
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Sep 2024 – Aug 2025
TDnet
2024-12-27
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Aug 2025
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