Overview
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Schoo,inc.

Schoo, Inc. is a Japan-based online learning platform operator with the mission of 'eliminating graduation from the world,' offering lifelong learning services for working adults and corporations. Its flagship service, 'Schoo for Business,' an online corporate training platform accounting for over 90% of total revenue, provides structured e-learning curricula across business skills, digital literacy, AI competencies, and liberal arts, supported by over 9,000 video content assets and real-time live broadcasting. The company also offers 'Schoo for Personal' for individual learners, 'Schoo Swing' for higher education institutions, and an organizational transformation consulting service, 'Enterprise Drive,' targeting large enterprises, with approximately 1.35 million active registered members as of September 2025.

Market Cap
¥2.80B
US$17.9M
EV
¥0.90B
US$5.75M
Stock¥224▼-0.44%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
19.6
x
LTM EV/EBIT
28.2
x
LTM PER
63.7
x
LTM PBR
1.6
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-89.1%pt
1001
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Aug 17, 26Q3 FY2026/09 earnings announced
MC → EV Bridge
2.80BUS$17.9MMarket Cap0.47BUS$2.97M+ Debt2.37BUS$15.1M− Cash0.00BUS$0.00M− Inv. Sec.0.90BUS$5.75MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
0.98US$6.24M'21/91.32US$8.41M'22/92.01US$12.8M'23/92.85US$18.2M'24/93.36US$21.4M'25/9
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
0.12US$0.75M'24/90.30US$1.94M'25/9
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
-0.41-US$2.58M'21/9-0.77-US$4.92M'22/9-0.68-US$4.34M'23/90.18US$1.17M'24/90.18US$1.12M'25/9
Capital Structure
79%
21%
EquityD/E 0.26xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
'21/9'22/9'23/92.05US$13.0M0.88US$5.61M'24/92.95US$18.8M0.66US$4.23M'25/9
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 63.6%
1
SAAF Holdings Co.,Ltd.
19.38%
2
Kenshiro MORI
19.27%
3
IF Growth Opportunity Fund I , L.P. (Standing Proxy: SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.)
6.90%
4
BIG No. 2 Investment Limited Partnership
5.88%
5
Aozora HYBRID No. 2 Investment Limited Partnership
3.88%
6
Takayuki NAKANISHI
2.43%
7
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
2.07%
8
Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd.
1.49%
9
Regine Co., Ltd.
1.30%
10
The Chugoku Electric Power Company,Incorporated
1.03%
Management
8 officers
Kenshiro MORI
Representative Director, President
Apr 2009 Joined Recruit Media Communications, Inc. (currently Recruit Co., Ltd.) Oct 2011 Established the Company; Representative Director, President (current)
1986-10-14
Kosuke KOSE
Director, General Manager of Business Division
Apr 2000 Joined NEC Corporation Jan 2007 Joined Recruit Co., Ltd. Oct 2012 Transferred to Recruit Sumai Company, Ltd. Apr 2017 Unit Leader, Product Management Unit, Recruit Sumai Company, Ltd. (Executive Officer) Apr 2018 Joined the Company as Executive Officer Nov 2018 Director of the Company (assumed office) Apr 2023 Director, General Manager of Business Division (current)
1975-12-06
Yusuke NAKANISHI
Director, General Manager of Administration Division
Apr 2003 Joined Hakugen Co., Ltd. Nov 2006 Joined Shinwa Bank, Ltd. (currently The Juhachi-Shinwa Bank, Ltd.) Aug 2009 Joined Hakugen Co., Ltd. Jun 2014 Director of Hakugen Co., Ltd. (assumed office); General Manager of Corporate Planning Division Sep 2014 Joined Hakugen Earth Co., Ltd. Mar 2015 Joined MISUMI Corporation Jun 2016 Joined Saika Inc. Jan 2017 Director of Saika Inc. (assumed office); General Manager of Administration Division Jul 2020 Joined the Company as Executive Officer; General Manager of Administration Division Sep 2021 Director of the Company (assumed office) Jun 2022 Director, General Manager of Administration Division (current)
1980-03-03
Keisuke WADA
Director
Apr 2004 Joined Future Venture Capital Co., Ltd. Jan 2006 Joined CyberAgent, Inc. Apr 2007 Established Selene Ventures Partners; Managing Partner (current) May 2010 Established Incubate Fund; Managing Partner (current) Jul 2010 Director of Kiheitai Co., Ltd. (assumed office) Sep 2010 Representative Director of Incubate Fund Co., Ltd. (current) Feb 2013 Outside Director of Creww Inc. (assumed office; current) Oct 2014 Outside Director of ietty Inc. (assumed office) Nov 2015 Outside Director of i CARE Co., Ltd. (assumed office) Mar 2017 Representative Director of IF Holdings Co., Ltd. (assumed office; current) May 2019 Outside Director of Future Standard Co., Ltd. (assumed office) Jun 2019 Outside Director of Joyz Co., Ltd. (assumed office) Dec 2021 Outside Director of the Company (assumed office; current) Mar 2024 Outside Director of EV Motors Japan Co., Ltd. (assumed office; current) Dec 2025 Outside Director of LexxPluss Inc. (assumed office; current)
1981-12-28
Kyohei SAKITA
Director
Apr 2004 Joined Miyazaki Prefectural Government Apr 2009 Seconded to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Apr 2010 Returned to Miyazaki Prefectural Government Apr 2013 Assumed office as Mayor of Nichinan City Apr 2020 Representative Director of T Co., Ltd. (assumed office; current) May 2021 Representative Director of Obi Shachu Co., Ltd. (current) Nov 2022 Managing Director of General Incorporated Association DST (currently General Incorporated Association Evidence Studio) (current) Apr 2025 Visiting Professor, Kyushu University (current) Dec 2025 Independent Outside Director of the Company (assumed office; current)
1979-05-22
Yuki HATTORI
Full-time Corporate Auditor
Dec 2010 Joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC Aug 2021 Joined the Company Sep 2021 Corporate Auditor of the Company (assumed office; current) Apr 2025 Outside Corporate Auditor of Scohia Pharma Inc. (current) Jun 2025 Outside Corporate Auditor of O2 Partners Inc. (current)
1986-05-27
Taro SERIKAWA
Corporate Auditor
Dec 2005 Joined Shin Nihon & Co. (currently EY ShinNihon LLC) Jan 2012 Joined Bain & Company Japan, Inc. Apr 2013 Joined DeNA Co., Ltd. Oct 2014 Director of Everystar Inc. (assumed office) Jan 2017 Representative Director, President of Everystar Inc. (assumed office) Jan 2017 Established Taro Serikawa Certified Public Accountant Office (current) Oct 2018 Established Track Record Inc.; Representative Director (assumed office; current) Jan 2019 Corporate Auditor of the Company (assumed office; current)
1982-05-15
Kenichi FUJIMOTO
Corporate Auditor
Dec 2008 Registered as an attorney-at-law (Second Tokyo Bar Association) Jan 2009 Joined Yahoo Japan Corporation Feb 2010 Joined GREE, Inc. Nov 2010 Joined Matsuo Chiyoda Law Office Jan 2012 Established Fujimoto Law Office as an independent practice Nov 2015 Joined Kyobashi Law Office Sep 2020 Established Fujimoto & Hayasaki Law Office (current) Apr 2022 Corporate Auditor of the Company (assumed office; current)
1970-09-30
Large Shareholding Reports
Ryohei IKEHARA
2026-04-06
9.01%→0.00%
Ryohei IKEHARA
2026-04-06
9.01%→9.01%
SAAF Holdings Co., Ltd.
2026-03-27
9.83%→18.83%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
SAAF Holdings Co., Ltd.
2026-03-27
9.83%→18.83%
SAAF Holdings Co., Ltd.
2026-03-19
9.83%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 19.38%
Ryohei IKEHARA
2026-03-17
18.85%→9.01%
Ryohei IKEHARA
2026-02-16
19.09%→18.85%
Ryohei IKEHARA
2025-12-08
16.68%→17.74%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
Ryohei IKEHARA
2025-12-08
17.74%→19.09%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
Ryohei IKEHARA
2025-12-08
14.74%→16.68%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
Ryohei IKEHARA
2025-11-27
14.74%→16.68%
Ryohei IKEHARA
2025-11-27
17.74%→19.09%
Ryohei IKEHARA
2025-11-27
13.85%→14.74%
Ryohei IKEHARA
2025-11-27
16.68%→17.74%
Ryohei IKEHARA
2025-11-17
13.85%→13.85%
Ryohei IKEHARA
2025-10-06
12.62%→13.85%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2025-09-19
3.40%→3.40%
Ryohei IKEHARA
2025-09-11
11.41%→12.62%
Ryohei IKEHARA
2025-08-26
10.05%→11.41%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2025-08-21
3.40%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-10-23
Forecast Revision
EDINET
2026-05-15
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
EDINET
2026-04-06
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-04-06
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-27
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-03-27
Change Report
EDINET
2026-03-19
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-17
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-02-16
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-02-13
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Sep 2026
EDINET
2025-12-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
EDINETAmended
2025-12-08
Change Report
EDINETAmended
2025-12-08
Change Report
EDINETAmended
2025-12-08
Change Report
EDINET
2025-11-27
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-11-27
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2025-11-27
Change Report
EDINET
2025-11-27
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-11-17
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-10-06
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-09-19
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-09-11
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-08-26
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-08-21
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-08-14
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Sep 2025
EDINET
2025-05-15
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
TDnet
2025-02-14
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Sep 2025
EDINET
2024-12-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Sep 2024
EDINETAmended
2024-10-10
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINETAmended
2024-10-02
Amended Securities Registration Statement
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