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Sockets Inc.

Sockets Co., Ltd. develops and operates proprietary entertainment and lifestyle databases covering music, video, books, beauty, food, beverage, fashion, and travel, and provides data-driven internet services to telecom operators, e-commerce platforms, and media companies. Its core offerings include data provision, recommendation engines, personalization, specialized search, and data analytics services, enabling clients such as KDDI, NTT Docomo, Rakuten, LINE MUSIC, Hulu (HJ Holdings), and Fuji Television (FOD) to enhance user engagement and content discovery. The company's competitive strength lies in its deeply structured sensibility metadata—capturing emotional, thematic, and qualitative attributes of content and products—which powers highly granular personalization and marketing support beyond conventional analysis.

Market Cap
¥1.44B
US$9.16M
EV
¥0.85B
US$5.43M
Stock¥588▼-2.81%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
11.0
x
LTM EV/EBIT
11.8
x
LTM PER
14.8
x
LTM PBR
2.4
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-34.4%pt
1001
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Oct 2, 26Announced acquisition of IP licensing business and IP business assets (Oct 1)
MC → EV Bridge
1.44BUS$9.16MMarket Cap0.00BUS$0.00M+ Debt0.57BUS$3.64M− Cash0.01BUS$0.08M− Inv. Sec.0.85BUS$5.43MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
0.87US$5.57M'22/30.99US$6.34M'23/31.02US$6.49M'24/31.04US$6.63M'25/31.06US$6.76M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
-0.08-US$0.52M'22/3-0.03-US$0.18M'23/3-0.08-US$0.50M'24/3-0.08-US$0.48M'25/30.06US$0.36M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
-0.15-US$0.96M'22/3-0.03-US$0.17M'23/3-0.10-US$0.64M'24/3-0.14-US$0.89M'25/30.09US$0.55M'26/3
Capital Structure
100%
EquityD/E 0.00xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
0.80US$5.10M'22/30.73US$4.69M'23/30.69US$4.41M'24/30.48US$3.04M'25/30.61US$3.91M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 55.9%
1
Koji URABE
23.99%
2
Culture Convenience Club Co.,Ltd.
9.82%
3
Faith,Inc.
5.93%
4
Kimihito MIZUMOTO
2.86%
5
KDDI CORPORATION
2.70%
6
SBI SECURITIES Co., Ltd.
2.42%
7
Tomohito YOSHIBAYASHI
2.25%
8
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
2.17%
9
MSIP CLIENT SECURITIES (Standing Proxy: Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd.)
1.92%
10
Takahiko MATSUMURA
1.80%
Management
7 officers
Koji URABE
Representative Director, President
Apr 1992 Joined Nihon Godo Finance Co., Ltd. (now Jafco Co., Ltd.) Oct 1999 Joined Visual Communication Co., Ltd.; appointed Executive Officer Jun 2000 Founded the Company; appointed Representative Director (current)
1968-05-18
Shohei TOYODA
Director
Mar 2019 Completed Master's Program, Graduate School of Library, Information and Media Studies, University of Tsukuba Apr 2019 Joined the Company; assigned to Data Management Group, Development Division Apr 2024 General Manager, Engineering & Technology Division, the Company; member of Management Execution Committee (current) Apr 2025 Tech Committee Leader, Tech Committee, the Company Apr 2026 Group Leader, Content & Data Services Group, the Company (current) Jun 2026 Appointed Director of the Company (current)
1995-03-26
Yukihiro UKAI
Director
Apr 1981 Joined Sharp Corporation Feb 1989 Joined Ricoh Company, Ltd. Sep 1990 Joined MegaChips Corporation Jun 1998 Appointed Director, MegaChips Corporation Jun 2000 Appointed Director of the Company (current) Jun 2008 Appointed Representative Director, MegaChips Corporation Jul 2011 Appointed Representative Director, Technology Hub Inc. (current) Jul 2019 Appointed Director, SeeDevice, Inc. (current) Jul 2024 Appointed Representative Director, SeeDevice Japan Inc.
1959-02-19
Shuichi MACHIDA
Director
Apr 1982 Joined Dentsu Inc.; assigned to Radio and Television Bureau Apr 2001 Head of Broadcast Confirmation Department, Television Bureau, Dentsu Inc. Apr 2005 General Manager, Anime & Character Business Department, Entertainment Bureau, Dentsu Inc. Apr 2012 Head of Entertainment Office, Radio, Television & Entertainment Bureau, Dentsu Inc. Apr 2014 Seconded to Dentsu Music and Entertainment Inc. Jun 2014 Appointed Representative Director, Dentsu Music and Entertainment Inc. Apr 2022 Appointed Adviser of the Company Jun 2024 Appointed Director of the Company (current)
1959-03-13
Toshimitsu AIDA
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Mar 2009 Founded Exight Inc.; appointed Representative Director (current) Apr 2014 Appointed Executive Officer, General Manager of Group Administration Division and Head of PR & IR Department, Sunny Side Up Inc. Apr 2017 Concurrently General Manager, General Affairs & Human Resources Department, Sunny Side Up Inc. Sep 2019 Appointed Director, Sunny Side Up Inc. Jun 2024 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)
1962-01-10
Ichiro OTSUKA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1981 Registered as attorney-at-law; joined Takeuchi Sumio Law Office Jan 1988 Registered as attorney-at-law in New York State Sep 1988 Joined Kirkpatrick & Cody law firm Sep 1990 Joined Allen & Overy law firm Oct 1992 Joined Blakemore law firm Dec 1999 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd. Jun 2002 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Richemont Japan K.K. Oct 2002 Founded Tokyo Roppongi Law Office (now Tokyo Roppongi Law & Patent Office); appointed Partner (current) Jan 2008 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current) Feb 2022 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member, OPRO Inc. (current)
1953-04-20
Hiroyuki IMANISHI
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Oct 1991 Joined Ohta Showa Audit Corporation (now EY ShinNihon LLC) Jul 1998 Established Hiroyuki Imanishi Certified Public Accountant Office; appointed Office Head (current) Oct 2001 Appointed Director, Lan System Inc. Mar 2003 Partner, Imanishi Tax Accountant Corporation (current) Mar 2005 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Asahi Net, Inc. Jun 2005 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Pyolax Inc. Jun 2008 Appointed Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current) Jun 2016 Appointed Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Pyolax Inc.
1966-09-22
Large Shareholding Reports
Koji URABE
2026-04-02
28.73%→27.68%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 23.99%
Koji URABE
2026-04-02
27.68%→23.48%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 23.99%
KDDI Corporation
2026-04-01
11.68%→2.66%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 2.70%
Koji URABE
2026-03-31
27.68%→23.48%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 23.99%
Koji URABE
2026-03-31
28.73%→27.68%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 23.99%
Face Co., Ltd.
2026-03-17
6.38%→5.85%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 5.93%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-08-06
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-06-23
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINETAmended
2026-04-02
Change Report
EDINETAmended
2026-04-02
Change Report
EDINET
2026-04-01
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-31
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-31
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-17
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-02-06
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-07
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2025-08-07
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-20
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-02-07
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-08
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-08-08
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-21
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-09
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-08-08
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-21
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-02-07
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINETAmended
2022-12-01
Amended Annual Securities Report
EDINETAmended
2022-12-01
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2016 – Mar 2017
EDINETAmended
2022-12-01
Amended Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-11-07
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-08
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-21
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-08
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-05
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-06
Quarterly Securities Report
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