Overview
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GMO Pepabo,Inc.

GMO Pepabo operates internet services designed to support creative expression and online business activities, primarily targeting individual users, freelancers, and small businesses in Japan. Its core offerings span three segments: Domain & Rental Server (Hosting) services including 'Lolipop!' shared hosting, 'Muumuu Domain' domain registration, and 'Heteml' creator-focused hosting; EC Support services including 'ColorMeShop' e-commerce site builder and 'SUZURI' custom merchandise creation and sales; and Handmade marketplace services via 'minne', Japan's leading handmade goods marketplace. The company differentiates through affordable pricing, ease of use, and a comprehensive suite of tools enabling individuals and small businesses to establish and monetize an online presence.

Market Cap
¥13.2B
US$84.4M
EV
¥11.2B
US$71.7M
Stock¥2,564▼-2.95%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
8.4
x
LTM EV/EBIT
13.3
x
LTM PER
8.5
x
LTM PBR
4.0
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+3.2%pt
100123
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Nov 13, 25Jan-Sep net profit +37.7% YoY; FY guidance raised
2Dec 29, 25Downward revision: profit ¥570M to loss ¥860M
3Aug 14, 26Special dividend announced, raising dividend from ¥93 to ¥167, yield to 9.27%
MC → EV Bridge
13.2BUS$84.4MMarket Cap0.76BUS$4.83M+ Debt2.07BUS$13.2M− Cash0.67BUS$4.26M− Inv. Sec.11.2BUS$71.7MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
11.9US$75.8M'21/1210.5US$67.2M'22/1210.9US$69.5M'23/1210.9US$69.7M'24/1211.0US$69.9M'25/12
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
1.18US$7.56M'21/121.08US$6.88M'22/120.11US$0.73M'23/121.36US$8.65M'24/121.44US$9.17M'25/12
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
0.72US$4.56M'21/120.51US$3.25M'22/12-0.63-US$4.01M'23/120.59US$3.77M'24/120.88US$5.60M'25/12
Capital Structure
81%
19%
EquityD/E 0.23xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
3.23US$20.6M0.17US$1.10M'21/123.20US$20.4M1.57US$10.0M'22/123.39US$21.6M1.28US$8.15M'23/123.48US$22.2M0.99US$6.31M'24/122.82US$18.0M0.86US$5.47M'25/12
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 70.1%
1
GMO internet group,Inc.
58.76%
2
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
4.05%
3
GMO internet,Inc.
2.09%
4
NORTHERN TRUST CO.(AVFC) RE STATE TEACHERS RETIR EMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO (Standing Proxy: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Tokyo Branch)
0.99%
5
Kentaro SATO
0.92%
6
Shiro MATSUO
0.81%
7
GMO Pepabo,Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Association
0.67%
8
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505044 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
0.65%
9
Hiroto IGASHIMA
0.58%
10
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST CLIENT OMNIBUS ACCOUNT OM02 505002 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
0.57%
Management
10 officers
Kentaro SATO
Representative Director, President
Jan 2003: Joined Ltd. paperboy&co. (now GMO Pepabo, Inc.) Jan 2005: Head of President's Office, paperboy&co., Inc. (now GMO Pepabo, Inc.) Feb 2006: Director, Head of Business Planning Office, paperboy&co., Inc. (now GMO Pepabo, Inc.) Mar 2007: Director, Vice President, Head of Business Planning Office, paperboy&co., Inc. (now GMO Pepabo, Inc.) Mar 2008: Representative Director, Vice President, Head of Business Planning Office, paperboy&co., Inc. (now GMO Pepabo, Inc.) Mar 2009: Representative Director, President, paperboy&co., Inc. (now GMO Pepabo, Inc.) (current) Mar 2010: Director, GMO Internet, Inc. (now GMO Internet Group, Inc.) Jun 2012: Chairman of the Board, Booklog Inc. Mar 2014: Representative Director, President, Booklog Inc. Jun 2015: Director, OC Island Inc. Mar 2019: Chairman of the Board, GMO Creators Network, Inc. Mar 2022: Group Executive Officer, GMO Internet Group, Inc.
1981-01-10
Masatoshi KUMAGAI
Chairman of the Board, Director
May 1991: Representative Director, Voice Media Inc. (now GMO Internet Group, Inc.) Sep 1999: Representative Director, Magcrick Inc. (now GMO Internet, Inc.) Apr 2000: Director, Magcrick Inc. (now GMO Internet, Inc.) Aug 2001: Representative Director, Chairman, Eyeil Inc. (now GMO GlobalSign Holdings K.K.) Feb 2002: Director, Ucast Communications Inc. (now GMO Media, Inc.) Apr 2002: Chairman of the Board, GMO Research Institute Inc. (now GMO Product Platform, Inc.) (current) Mar 2003: Representative Director, Chairman and President, Global Media Online Inc. (now GMO Internet Group, Inc.) Mar 2003: Chairman of the Board, Eyeil Inc. (now GMO GlobalSign Holdings K.K.) (current) Mar 2004: Chairman of the Board, paperboy&co., Inc. (now GMO Pepabo, Inc.) (current) Mar 2004: Chairman of the Board, GMO Mobile and Desktop Inc. (now GMO Media, Inc.) (current) Dec 2004: Chairman of the Board, Card Commerce Service Co., Ltd. (now GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.) Mar 2007: Chairman of the Board, Magcrick Inc. (now GMO Internet, Inc.) May 2008: Representative Director, Chairman and President, Group Representative, GMO Internet, Inc. (now GMO Internet Group, Inc.) Dec 2011: Director, Chairman and President, GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. Dec 2012: Chairman of the Board, GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. (current) Mar 2015: Director, GMO AdPartners, Inc. (now GMO Internet, Inc.) Mar 2016: Chairman of the Board, GMO AdPartners, Inc. (now GMO Internet, Inc.) (current) Mar 2022: Representative Director, Group Representative, Chairman and President, Executive Officer, CEO, GMO Internet, Inc. (now GMO Internet Group, Inc.) (current) Oct 2025: Chairman of the Board, GMOTECH Holdings Inc. (current)
1963-07-17
Hayato HOSHI
Director, Vice President, General Manager of SUZURI and minne Business Division
Jun 2004: Joined Global Communications Co., Ltd. Jun 2005: Joined paperboy&co., Inc. (now GMO Pepabo, Inc.) Jan 2007: General Manager, Creative Hosting Business Division, paperboy&co., Inc. (now GMO Pepabo, Inc.) Nov 2011: Head of President's Office, paperboy&co., Inc. (now GMO Pepabo, Inc.) May 2012: General Manager, Business Development Division, paperboy&co., Inc. (now GMO Pepabo, Inc.) Jun 2012: Director, Booklog Inc. Jul 2013: General Manager, EC Business Division, paperboy&co., Inc. (now GMO Pepabo, Inc.) Mar 2014: Director, General Manager, EC Business Division, paperboy&co., Inc. (now GMO Pepabo, Inc.) Jun 2015: Director, OC Island Inc. Mar 2017: Managing Director, GMO Pepabo, Inc. Mar 2019: Director, GMO Creators Network, Inc. Oct 2019: Managing Director, General Manager, Hosting Business Division, GMO Pepabo, Inc. Mar 2020: Director, Vice President, General Manager, Hosting Business Division, GMO Pepabo, Inc. May 2021: Director, Vice President, General Manager, Hosting Business Division and minne Business Division, GMO Pepabo, Inc. Jul 2021: Director, Vice President, General Manager, minne Business Division, GMO Pepabo, Inc. Nov 2021: Director, Vice President, GMO Pepabo, Inc. Feb 2025: Director, Vice President, General Manager, SUZURI Business Division, GMO Pepabo, Inc. Aug 2025: Director, Vice President, Head of Corporate Design Office, GMO Pepabo, Inc. Nov 2025: Director, Vice President, General Manager, SUZURI and minne Business Division, GMO Pepabo, Inc. (current)
1977-12-26
Kentaro KURIBAYASHI
Director, Head of CTO Office and General Manager of Business Development Division
Apr 2001: Joined Kagoshima Prefecture Naze City Office (now Amami City Office) May 2008: Joined Hatena Co., Ltd. May 2012: Joined paperboy&co., Inc. (now GMO Pepabo, Inc.), Advanced Senior Feb 2013: Advanced Senior, Technology Infrastructure Team, paperboy&co., Inc. (now GMO Pepabo, Inc.) Aug 2014: Technology Officer, Management Strategy Division, GMO Pepabo, Inc. Jan 2015: General Manager, Technology Division, GMO Pepabo, Inc. Mar 2015: Executive Officer, CTO, GMO Pepabo, Inc. Mar 2017: Director, General Manager, Technology Division, GMO Pepabo, Inc. Mar 2018: Director, Head of Security Measures Office, GMO Pepabo, Inc. Jun 2019: Director, Head of CTO Office, GMO Pepabo, Inc. May 2021: Director, Head of CTO Office and Deputy General Manager, minne Business Division, GMO Pepabo, Inc. Nov 2021: Director, Head of CTO Office, GMO Pepabo, Inc. Mar 2022: Director, Head of CTO Office and Head of Pepabo 3 Promotion Office, GMO Pepabo, Inc. Nov 2022: Director, General Manager, Technology Division, Head of CTO Office and Head of Pepabo 3 Promotion Office, GMO Pepabo, Inc. Apr 2023: Director, Head of CTO Office and Head of Pepabo 4 Promotion Office, GMO Pepabo, Inc. Oct 2023: Director, Head of CTO Office and General Manager of Business Development Division, GMO Pepabo, Inc. (current)
1976-12-12
Maho NOGAMI
Director, General Manager of Management Administration Division
May 2009: Joined paperboy&co., Inc. (now GMO Pepabo, Inc.) Apr 2012: Legal Team Leader, Management Administration Division, paperboy&co., Inc. (now GMO Pepabo, Inc.) Aug 2012: General Manager, Legal Division, Management Administration Division, paperboy&co., Inc. (now GMO Pepabo, Inc.) Jul 2013: Legal Group Manager, Corporate Division, paperboy&co., Inc. (now GMO Pepabo, Inc.) Mar 2016: General Manager, Management Administration Division, GMO Pepabo, Inc. Mar 2017: Director, General Manager, Management Administration Division, GMO Pepabo, Inc. (current) Mar 2019: Audit & Supervisory Board Member, GMO Creators Network, Inc. Jul 2023: Director, GMO Creators Network, Inc.
1978-11-14
Yukio SUGINO
Director, General Manager of Business Strategy Division
Dec 2004: Joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC Oct 2011: Head of Yukio Sugino Certified Public Accountant Office Apr 2012: Joined Financial Agency Co., Ltd. Mar 2018: Joined GMO Pepabo, Inc., General Manager, Internal Audit Office Jul 2020: Deputy General Manager, Business Strategy Division, GMO Pepabo, Inc. Mar 2024: Executive Officer, General Manager, Business Strategy Division, GMO Pepabo, Inc. Mar 2026: Director, General Manager, Business Strategy Division and General Manager, HR Division, GMO Pepabo, Inc. (current)
1981-03-06
Asuka WARASHINA
Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
May 2011: Joined Winlight Inc. Apr 2012: Joined paperboy&co., Inc. (now GMO Pepabo, Inc.) Dec 2016: Manager, Internal Audit Office, GMO Pepabo, Inc. Mar 2017: Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, GMO Pepabo, Inc. (current) Apr 2019: Registered Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) Jul 2023: Audit & Supervisory Board Member, GMO Creators Network, Inc.
1978-04-03
Kazuki SHISHIDO
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Oct 2000: Registered as attorney-at-law (Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association) Oct 2000: Joined Tanabe Sogo Law Office Jun 2005: Joined Cast Itoga Law Corporation (now Uryu Itoga Law Corporation) Apr 2010: Part-time Lecturer, Rikkyo University Law School Apr 2011: Specialist Staff, Promotion of Understanding Business, Japan Sport Arbitration Agency (now Japan Sport Arbitration Agency, Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) Apr 2012: Part-time Lecturer, Sophia University Graduate School of Law, Legal Training Program (first semester only) (current) Jun 2012: Board Member, Inoue Ikuei Kai Foundation Sep 2014: Member, Bioethics Review Committee, Nikon Corporation (current) Apr 2015: Member, Japan Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel, Japan Sport Council (current) Mar 2016: Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, GMO Pepabo, Inc. (current) Jun 2018: Director, Inoue Ikuei Kai Foundation (current) Apr 2019: Part-time Lecturer, Rikkyo University Law School (first semester only) Jun 2023: Director, Japan Sport Arbitration Agency, Public Interest Incorporated Foundation (current) Jan 2024: Registered as patent attorney
1977-01-29
Yuichi AMEMIYA
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Oct 1992: Joined Arthur Andersen & Co. (now Azsa LLC) May 1997: Registered as Certified Public Accountant Aug 2002: Joined KPMG Consulting Co., Ltd. (now PwC Consulting LLC) Aug 2006: Established Forsense Partners Inc., Representative Director and Partner (current) Aug 2007: Executive Officer, HMV Japan K.K. (now Lawson Entertainment, Inc.) Jan 2008: Representative Director, HMV Japan K.K. (now Lawson Entertainment, Inc.) Sep 2011: Director, Managing Executive Officer, Lawson HMV Entertainment, Inc. (now Lawson Entertainment, Inc.) Mar 2013: Managing Director, Japan E-Commerce Consultants Association May 2014: Representative Director, Vice President, Koubo Guide Inc. (current) Mar 2015: Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Beatrend Inc. Mar 2021: Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, GMO Pepabo, Inc. (current) Jul 2021: Representative Director, EC Growth Foundation Inc. (current) Jul 2023: Director, Maruzen Research Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2025: Outside Director, Beatrend Inc. (current)
1971-07-13
Mari YAMAUCHI
Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member
Dec 2006: Joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC May 2011: Registered as Certified Public Accountant; Representative, Mari Yamauchi Certified Public Accountant Office (current) Dec 2011: Registered as Certified Tax Accountant Apr 2018: Director, Tokyo Filmex NPO (current) Jul 2019: Representative Director, THNK Advisory Inc. (current) Jun 2021: Member of the Board of Trustees, Saito Takao Gekiga Culture Foundation (current) Jan 2022: Temporary Member, Subcommittee on Cultural Economy, Council for Cultural Affairs, Agency for Cultural Affairs (current) Mar 2023: Outside Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, GMO Pepabo, Inc. (current) Jan 2025: Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, LocationMind Inc. (current) Sep 2025: Auditor, Japan Sword Culture Research and Preservation Organization (current) Feb 2026: Outside Director, Phil Company Inc. (current)
1980-06-25
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