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SOURCENEXT CORPORATION

Sourcenext Corporation is a Japanese software and hardware company that plans, develops, and sells a broad portfolio of consumer and business-oriented digital products, including its flagship AI interpreter device 'POCKETALK,' PDF editing software 'Ikkinari PDF' (15 consecutive years as the No.1 selling PDF software), security software, AI transcription service 'AutoMemo,' and 360-degree web cameras. The company distributes products through its own e-commerce platform, major online marketplaces such as Amazon, consumer electronics retailers, and direct B2B channels including mobile carriers. Internationally, POCKETALK is sold in the U.S. and Europe through subsidiary companies, with growing adoption in public institutions such as government offices, schools, and hospitals.

Market Cap
¥14.2B
US$90.9M
EV
¥12.6B
US$80.1M
Stock¥103▼-1.90%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
NM
LTM EV/EBIT
NM
LTM PER
NM
LTM PBR
3.0
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-60.7%pt
100
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
14.2BUS$90.9MMarket Cap4.38BUS$28.0M+ Debt4.57BUS$29.2M− Cash2.05BUS$13.1M− Inv. Sec.0.56BUS$3.57M+ NCI12.6BUS$80.1MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
10.3US$65.7M'22/310.3US$66.0M'23/311.3US$72.3M'24/311.5US$73.1M'25/39.27US$59.1M'25/12
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
-1.85-US$11.8M'22/3-2.13-US$13.6M'23/3-1.86-US$11.9M'24/3-3.05-US$19.5M'25/3-0.97-US$6.20M'25/12
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
-3.50-US$22.3M'22/3-2.30-US$14.7M'23/3-2.17-US$13.8M'24/3-3.90-US$24.8M'25/3-2.13-US$13.6M'25/12
Capital Structure
52%
48%
EquityD/E 0.93xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
8.76US$55.9M7.94US$50.6M'22/39.86US$62.9M7.25US$46.2M'23/37.56US$48.2M5.95US$38.0M'24/38.16US$52.0M5.38US$34.3M'25/37.29US$46.5M4.73US$30.2M'25/12
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 46.5%
1
Noriyuki MATSUDA
25.71%
2
Yodobashi Camera Co., Ltd.
10.43%
3
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
5.66%
4
Satomi MATSUDA
1.45%
5
Shinshin Shokai Co., Ltd.
0.86%
6
Takashi ISHIMATSU
0.57%
7
Resource Holdings Co., Ltd.
0.49%
8
SOURCENEXT CORPORATION Employee Stock Ownership Association
0.46%
9
Rakuten Securities, Inc. (Joint Account)
0.44%
10
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
0.38%
Management
9 officers
Noriyuki MATSUDA
Representative Director, Chairman and CEO
Apr 1989 Joined IBM Japan, Ltd. Sep 1993 Established Triple A Co., Ltd.; Representative Director and President Aug 1996 Established the Company; Representative Director and President Sep 2012 President and CEO, SOURCENEXT Inc. (now POCKETALK Inc.) (current) Jun 2017 Representative Director and President, Rosetta Stone Japan K.K. Feb 2021 Representative Director, Chairman and CEO, the Company (current) Feb 2022 Representative Director, President and CEO, POCKETALK Inc. Jun 2024 Representative Director, Chairman and CEO, POCKETALK Inc. Mar 2025 Director, Representative Executive Officer, Chairman and CEO, POCKETALK Inc. Jun 2025 Director, Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO, POCKETALK Inc. (current)
1965-05-28
Tomoaki KOJIMA
Representative Director, President and COO
Sep 2001 Joined the Company Jun 2006 Executive Officer, the Company Jun 2008 Director, the Company Jan 2009 Managing Director, the Company Jun 2012 Director, the Company Jan 2019 Managing Director, Sourcenext B.V. (now POCKETALK B.V.) Sep 2019 Director, UMEOX Innovations Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2020 CEO, Sourcenext B.V. (now POCKETALK B.V.) Feb 2021 Representative Director, President and COO, the Company (current) Mar 2024 Representative Director, President, Rosetta Stone Japan K.K.
1977-06-03
Fumihiko AOYAMA
Director and CFO
Oct 1991 Joined Tohmatsu Audit Corporation (now Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC) Jul 1999 Joined Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting Co., Ltd. Apr 2000 Joined the Company Apr 2002 Executive Officer, the Company Jun 2004 Director, the Company Jan 2009 Managing Director, the Company Jun 2012 Director, the Company Feb 2021 Director, Managing Executive Officer and CFO, the Company Apr 2022 Director and CFO, the Company (current)
1967-08-03
Kunitake ANDO
Director
Apr 1969 Joined Sony Corporation (now Sony Group Corporation) Aug 1979 Representative Director, Sony Prudential Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Apr 1990 President, Sony Corporation of America and Sony Engineering and Manufacturing of America Apr 2000 Representative Director and President, Sony Corporation (now Sony Group Corporation) Jun 2005 Representative Director and Chairman, Sony Financial Holdings Inc. Jun 2007 Chairman of the Board, Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Jul 2013 Director, Japan Innovation Network (general incorporated association) Jun 2017 Outside Director, the Company (current) Apr 2018 President, Nagano Prefectural University Corporation Oct 2024 Advisor, Nagano Prefectural University (current) Sep 2025 Honorary Director, Japan Innovation Network (current)
1942-01-01
Nobuhide NAKAIDO
Director
Apr 1971 Joined Sumitomo Corporation Apr 1998 Executive Officer, Sumitomo Corporation Jun 1998 Director, Sumitomo Corporation Apr 2002 Representative Director and Managing Director, Sumitomo Corporation Apr 2004 Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Sumitomo Corporation Apr 2005 Representative Director and Executive Vice President, Sumitomo Corporation Jun 2009 Representative Director, Chairman and President, Sumisho Computer Systems Corporation (now SCSK Corporation) Oct 2011 Representative Director and President, SCSK Corporation Jun 2013 Representative Director and Chairman, SCSK Corporation Apr 2016 Director and Senior Adviser, SCSK Corporation Jun 2016 Senior Adviser, SCSK Corporation May 2017 Outside Director, ICHIGO Inc. (current) Oct 2018 Chairman, Japan CHRO Association (current) Mar 2019 Outside Director, ISOL Corporation (current) Jun 2020 Outside Director, the Company (current) Mar 2022 Outside Director, JAC Recruitment Co., Ltd. (current)
1946-11-01
Yuiko OGAMI
Director
Jan 2017 Registered as attorney; joined Nakamoto Sogo Law Office Apr 2017 Policy Research Staff, Secretariat of the Public Interest Certification Commission, Cabinet Office Jan 2020 Joined Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. May 2020 Outside Director, Kakiyasu Honten Co., Ltd. (current) Jan 2022 Returned to Nakamoto Sogo Law Office Jun 2022 Outside Director, the Company (current) Jun 2022 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Foster Electric Company, Limited (current) Jan 2023 Opened JLX Partners Law Office, Foreign Law Joint Enterprise (current)
1975-08-23
Kenichi SUGITA
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1987 Joined Norinchukin Bank; assigned to International Finance Department Oct 1993 Market Section, New York Branch, Norinchukin Bank Nov 1997 Head Office Sales Department I, Norinchukin Bank Feb 2002 Deputy Branch Manager (non-Japanese lending), New York Branch, Norinchukin Bank Jan 2005 Deputy Manager (Foreign Securities Section), Bond Investment Department, Head Office, Norinchukin Bank Jul 2008 Seconded to Norinchukin Zenkyoren Asset Management Co., Ltd. as Head of Portfolio Management Jul 2011 Deputy General Manager, Head Office Sales Department II, Norinchukin Bank Jul 2014 General Manager, New York Branch, Norinchukin Bank Jun 2017 Retired from Norinchukin Bank Jun 2017 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Huetech Noorin Co., Ltd. and Meito Transportation Co., Ltd. Jun 2018 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, C&F Logi Holdings Co., Ltd. Jun 2019 Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, C&F Logi Holdings Co., Ltd. Nov 2024 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, C&F Logi Holdings Co., Ltd. Jun 2025 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)
1963-07-31
Tetsuya KOBAYASHI
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1991 Registered as attorney (Second Tokyo Bar Association) Apr 2003 Member, Special Review Committee for Law Schools, University Establishment and Licensing Council, MEXT Apr 2004 Vice President, Second Tokyo Bar Association Jan 2006 Opened Kobayashi Sogo Law Office Jun 2006 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current) May 2007 Expert Member, Law School Accreditation Committee, National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation Apr 2008 Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Keio University May 2010 Auditor, Hoyukai Utsunomiya Hospital (current) Jun 2011 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Apr 2012 Managing Director, Japan Federation of Bar Associations May 2016 Member, Law School Accreditation Committee, National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation (current) Jun 2021 Outside Director, Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (current) Apr 2023 Member, Planning, Implementation and Monitoring Specialized Committee, Gender Equality Bureau, Cabinet Office (current) Dec 2024 Member, Specialized Committee for Drafting the 6th Basic Plan, Gender Equality Bureau, Cabinet Office (current)
1958-09-05
Asaura KINAMI
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1998 Joined Starbucks Coffee Japan, Ltd. Dec 2010 Registered as attorney; joined Zao Law Office Dec 2017 Outside Director, Noevir Holdings Co., Ltd. (current); opened Kinami Law Office (current) Jun 2019 Outside Director, ADVANEX Inc. Jun 2022 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current) Jun 2022 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Agrimedia Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2024 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kawaden Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2025 Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Popins Inc. (current)
1976-02-14
Large Shareholding Reports
Noriyuki MATSUDA
2026-02-24
26.18%→25.56%
Annual report (as of 2026-06-30): 25.71%
Noriyuki MATSUDA
2026-02-24
26.18%→25.56%
Annual report (as of 2026-06-30): 25.71%
Noriyuki MATSUDA
2025-12-22
26.18%→25.56%
Annual report (as of 2026-06-30): 25.71%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-08-07
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2026 – Dec 2026
TDnet
2026-08-07
Q2 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2026
TDnet
2026-05-15
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2026
EDINET
2026-03-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Dec 2025
EDINET
2026-02-24
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-02-24
Change Report
EDINET
2025-12-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-11-13
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Dec 2025
TDnet
2025-08-08
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2025
EDINETAmended
2025-07-24
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
EDINET
2025-06-19
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-02-14
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-13
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
EDINETAmended
2024-10-08
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2024-10-02
Securities Registration Statement
TDnet
2024-08-09
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-20
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-20
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-21
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-13
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-06-18
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-02-10
Quarterly Securities Report
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