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SAKURA internet Inc.

Sakura Internet provides cloud computing, GPU cloud, and physical infrastructure services leveraging its domestically operated data centers in Japan. The company offers a broad range of services including public cloud ('Sakura no Cloud,' certified as a Japanese government cloud platform), high-performance GPU servers ('Koukaryoku') optimized for generative AI, machine learning, and deep learning workloads, as well as shared hosting, dedicated servers, and housing services. Its customer base spans individuals, corporations, and public sector/government entities, with a competitive strength rooted in being a trusted, Japan-based infrastructure provider.

Market Cap
¥114B
US$726M
EV
¥137B
US$872M
Stock¥2,845▼-1.73%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
13.1
x
LTM EV/EBIT
106.3
x
LTM PER
81.6
x
LTM PBR
3.7
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-37.7%pt
1001
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Jul 28, 26Q1 FY2027/03 earnings announced
MC → EV Bridge
114BUS$726MMarket Cap40.7BUS$259M+ Debt17.3BUS$110M− Cash0.82BUS$5.23M− Inv. Sec.0.23BUS$1.46M+ NCI137BUS$872MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
20.0US$128M'22/320.6US$132M'23/321.8US$139M'24/331.4US$200M'25/335.3US$225M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
4.02US$25.6M'22/33.87US$24.7M'23/34.02US$25.6M'24/38.91US$56.8M'25/37.34US$46.8M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
0.28US$1.75M'22/30.67US$4.25M'23/30.65US$4.15M'24/32.94US$18.7M'25/30.22US$1.38M'26/3
Capital Structure
43%
57%
EquityD/E 1.32xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
5.97US$38.1M11.5US$73.3M'22/35.33US$34.0M9.56US$61.0M'23/35.96US$38.0M12.4US$79.1M'24/330.2US$192M23.6US$151M'25/316.2US$103M35.8US$228M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 46.0%
1
Sojitz Corporation
14.80%
2
Kunihiro TANAKA
12.83%
3
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
5.49%
4
BNYM SA/NV FOR BNYM FOR BNY GCM CLIENT ACCOUNTS M LSCB RD (Standing Proxy: MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
3.29%
5
JPMSLLC CL JPY (Standing Proxy: Citibank, N.A., Tokyo Branch)
2.50%
6
Ken WASHIKITA
2.44%
7
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
1.71%
8
Rakuten Securities, Inc. (Joint Account)
1.21%
9
SAKURA internet Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Association
1.01%
10
SBI SECURITIES Co., Ltd.
0.73%
Management
9 officers
Kunihiro TANAKA
Representative Director, President and CEO
Dec 1996 Founded Sakura Internet Inc. Apr 1998 Established Infrest Inc.; Representative Director Aug 1999 Established the Company; Representative Director, President Dec 2000 Representative Director, Executive Vice President of the Company Jun 2004 Director, Chief Operating Officer of the Company Nov 2007 Representative Director, President and CEO of the Company Jun 2008 Representative Director, President of the Company (current) Aug 2009 Established Kunihiro Tanaka Office Inc.; Representative Director, President (current) Apr 2015 Representative Director and CEO, Joe's Cloud Computing Inc. Jul 2015 CEO of the Company (current) Oct 2016 Outside Director, I-Mobile Co., Ltd. Apr 2018 Director, Joe's Cloud Computing Inc. Jun 2019 Outside Director, i-plug Inc. (current) Aug 2019 Outside Director, BBSakura Networks Co., Ltd. (current) Dec 2019 Outside Director, ABEJA, Inc. (current) Apr 2021 Outside Director, Toranoana Lab Co., Ltd. Jun 2021 Chairman, Japan Data Center Council (NPO) (current) Jul 2021 Senior Vice Chairman and Representative Director, Software Association (general incorporated association) Oct 2021 Outside Director, Yumenosora Holdings Co., Ltd. Dec 2021 Representative Director, Tellus Inc. Jun 2022 Standing Director, Kansai Keizai Doyukai (current); Chairman, Software Association (current); Director, Tellus Inc. (current) Oct 2022 Outside Director, OpenStream Holdings Inc. Feb 2025 Representative Director, Okinawa Innovation Base General Incorporated Association (current)
1978-01-14
Masaki KAWATA
Director and CFO
Apr 1995 Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) Dec 1997 Kadoi Tax Accounting Office Aug 2002 Yamamoto Mamoru Certified Tax Accountant Office Apr 2004 Director, PPM Business Support Co., Ltd. Apr 2005 Joined the Company Sep 2005 Head of Finance Department, Simdesk Technologies Inc. Nov 2006 Representative Director, Simdesk Technologies Inc. Apr 2008 Rejoined the Company; Deputy General Manager, Planning Department Jun 2008 Director of the Company (current) Oct 2009 General Manager, Accounting and Finance Department of the Company Jul 2015 CFO of the Company (current); Deputy General Manager, Administration Division; General Manager, General Affairs Department Jan 2017 General Manager, Administration Division; General Manager, General Affairs Department; General Manager, Human Resources Department May 2018 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Planas Solutions Inc. (current) Nov 2019 Director, ITM Co., Ltd. Jul 2020 Deputy General Manager, ES Division; General Manager, ES Department Jul 2021 General Manager, ES Division
1971-08-05
Hironao TAMENOGI
Director
Apr 2004 GMO Hosting & Technologies Inc. (now GMO GlobalSign Holdings K.K.) Mar 2010 Pixiv Inc. Jan 2013 Executive Officer, Pixiv Inc. Sep 2014 Director and COO, Pixiv Inc. Oct 2014 Representative Director and Executive Vice President, Animate Lab Inc. Jan 2016 Representative Director, President and CEO, Animate Lab Inc. Feb 2017 Executive Officer, Mercari, Inc. Oct 2018 Executive Officer and CEO, Mercari Japan, Mercari, Inc. Sep 2019 Director and CEO, Mercari Japan, Mercari, Inc. Sep 2020 Senior Executive Officer and CEO, Mercari Japan, Mercari, Inc. Jan 2022 Senior Executive Officer and SVP Global Expansion, Mercari, Inc. Sep 2023 Executive Officer and SVP of Global Expansion, Mercari, Inc. Oct 2023 Advisor, Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. (current) Jan 2024 Established Laydim Inc.; Representative Director (current) Oct 2025 Director, MyAnimeList Inc. (current) Feb 2026 Executive Officer of the Company Apr 2026 Senior Executive Officer of the Company Jun 2026 Director of the Company (current)
1981-09-18
Hiroo HATASHITA
Director
Apr 1995 Asahi & Co. (now Azsa LLC) Apr 1998 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Oct 2000 Arthur Andersen, Portland Office Oct 2002 Asahi & Co. (now Azsa LLC), Manager Apr 2005 Established Procube Japan Inc.; Representative Director, President (current) Jul 2007 Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) May 2010 Registered as Certified Tax Accountant Jan 2014 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Lyudia Inc. (now Ingenico Japan Inc.) Jun 2015 Outside Director of the Company (current) Jul 2017 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Tajima Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2018 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Collabos Inc. (current)
1972-12-02
Toshihiro INOKI
Director
Apr 1998 Registered as Attorney-at-Law; Mitsui Yasuda Law Office Dec 2004 Mitsui Law Office Jul 2007 Director, Common Sphere (NPO) (current) Sep 2009 Established CyberBond Inc.; Representative Director (current) Jul 2011 Opened Inoki Law Office (current) Feb 2013 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Mercari, Inc. Oct 2014 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Zero Start Inc. Jun 2016 Outside Director of the Company (current) Oct 2016 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Aperuza Inc. Nov 2020 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, ZEALS Inc. (current) Feb 2023 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, FABRIC TOKYO Inc. (current) Sep 2024 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Sigenia Inc. (now ZETA Inc.) (current)
1968-07-06
Yukie OSAKA
Director
Apr 1978 Japan Shortwave Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (now Nikkei Radio Broadcasting Co., Ltd.) Sep 1994 Tokyo Metropolitan Television Broadcasting Corporation Sep 1997 Japan Satellite Broadcasting Inc. (now WOWOW Inc.) Jul 2009 General Manager, Customer Relations, WOWOW Inc. Mar 2012 General Manager, Marketing, WOWOW Inc. Jul 2014 Director, WOWOW Communications Inc. Feb 2016 Marketing Consultant (current) May 2016 Meikou Network Japan Inc. Nov 2018 Director, Meikou Network Japan Inc. Jun 2020 Outside Director of the Company (current) Jun 2021 Outside Director, Itoham Yonekyu Holdings Inc. Nov 2021 Representative Director, Customer Success Promotion Association (general incorporated association) (current)
1956-03-15
Yayoi YAMAGUCHI
Standing Audit and Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1982 Kawasaki Steel Corporation (now JFE Steel Corporation) Apr 1990 Arthur Andersen & Co. (now Azsa LLC) Jul 1992 Seeded to Suuri Giken Co., Ltd., Unix Business Association May 1999 Seiyu Audit Corporation Jan 2000 Registered as U.S. Certified Public Accountant (South Dakota) Jun 2005 Auditor, Open Source Software Association (NPO) Jul 2009 Opened Yamaguchi Accounting Office; Representative (current) Dec 2016 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, LSI Techno Co., Ltd. (now Lester Co., Ltd.) Jun 2021 Standing Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current) Aug 2024 Registered as U.S. Certified Public Accountant (Washington) Apr 2026 Member, Management Council, Nagasaki University (national university corporation) (current)
1961-03-08
Toshiyuki UMEKI
Audit and Supervisory Board Member
Dec 1994 Representative Director, President, Wakou Industry Co., Ltd. (now Osiris Co., Ltd.) Feb 2001 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, SRS Sakura Internet Inc. (now the Company) Sep 2006 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current) Oct 2008 Director, Osiris Co., Ltd. Apr 2014 Director, Meiken Kogyo Co., Ltd. Sep 2014 Representative Director, Meiken Kogyo Co., Ltd. (current) Jul 2025 Representative Director, Osiris Co., Ltd. (current)
1955-06-19
Hiroyuki HASEGAWA
Audit and Supervisory Board Member
Sep 1991 Inoue Saito Eiwa Audit Corporation (now Azsa LLC) Apr 1996 Registered as Certified Public Accountant May 1996 Arthur Andersen, Singapore Office Nov 1998 Matsushita Kotobuki Electronics Industries, Ltd. (now PHC Holdings Corporation) Nov 2000 Tohmatsu & Co. (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC) Jul 2010 Opened Hasegawa Certified Public Accountant Office; Representative (current) Dec 2010 Registered as Certified Tax Accountant Jun 2016 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current) Mar 2018 Established Minori Partners Inc.; Representative Director Jan 2026 Established Shiro to Sorairo Inc.; Representative Director (current)
1968-12-29
Large Shareholding Reports
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
2026-10-06
2.31%→3.15%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 1.71%
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
2026-07-22
1.83%→2.35%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 1.71%
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-07-06
2.10%
Sojitz Corporation
2026-03-18
25.27%→14.24%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 14.80%
Sojitz Corporation
2026-03-18
28.14%→25.27%
Annual report (as of 2026-03-31): 14.80%
Orbis Investment Management Limited
2026-02-06
6.46%→1.16%
Orbis Investment Management Limited
2025-12-05
5.30%→6.46%
Orbis Investment Management Limited
2025-11-21
5.30%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-10-06
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-07-28
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-07-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-07-06
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-06-15
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-03-18
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-18
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-02-06
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-01-30
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-12-05
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-11-21
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-11-11
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025
TDnet
2025-07-28
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-16
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-01-31
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-11
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-07-29
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-08
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
2023-06-15
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-02-08
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-08
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-08
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-15
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-08
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-09
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-06-15
Annual Securities Report
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