Overview
Information & Communication

Oricon Inc.

Oricon Inc. is a pure holding company operating through five wholly-owned subsidiaries across three business segments: Communication, Data Services, and Advertising. Its Communication segment operates major digital media properties including the entertainment news portal 'ORICON NEWS,' the customer satisfaction survey platform 'Oricon Customer Satisfaction Rankings,' and women's lifestyle site 'eltha,' alongside news distribution and PR/web marketing consulting services. Its Data Services segment provides music databases, ranking data, and market research services to corporations and broadcasters, while the Advertising segment handles advertising planning and production.

Market Cap
¥17.4B
US$111M
EV
¥12.4B
US$79.1M
Stock¥1,359▲+0.00%
US$1 = ¥157.05 (2026-10-22)
LTM EV/EBITDA
7.5
x
LTM EV/EBIT
7.9
x
LTM PER
25.4
x
LTM PBR
3.1
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+34.7%pt
100
Oct 23, 25 – Sep 25, 26StockTOPIX
MC → EV Bridge
17.4BUS$111MMarket Cap0.17BUS$1.11M+ Debt4.41BUS$28.1M− Cash0.79BUS$5.04M− Inv. Sec.12.4BUS$79.1MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
4.50US$28.7M'22/34.88US$31.0M'23/34.80US$30.6M'24/34.92US$31.3M'25/36.32US$40.2M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
1.63US$10.4M'22/31.86US$11.9M'23/31.65US$10.5M'24/31.52US$9.66M'25/31.64US$10.4M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
1.01US$6.44M'22/31.11US$7.04M'23/31.06US$6.72M'24/30.99US$6.32M'25/30.63US$3.98M'26/3
Capital Structure
97%
EquityD/E 0.03xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
3.46US$22.0M0.10US$0.64M'22/33.62US$23.1M0.10US$0.64M'23/34.34US$27.6M0.10US$0.64M'24/34.64US$29.5M0.20US$1.25M'25/35.34US$34.0M0.18US$1.14M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 66.5%
1
Little Pond Ltd.
36.21%
2
UHPartners2 Investment Limited Liability Partnership
7.82%
3
Hikari Tsushin K.K. Investment Limited Liability Partnership
6.79%
4
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
4.07%
5
SIL Investment Limited Liability Partnership
2.54%
6
Hidenori KOIKE
2.30%
7
Naoko KOIKE
2.28%
8
Yoshihiro SHIMAMURA
2.17%
9
HIKARI TSUSHIN,INC.
1.16%
10
Yumi KOIKE
1.15%
Management
8 officers
Hisashi KOIKE
Representative Director, Chairman
Apr 1990 Joined Original Confidence Inc. (now oricon ME Inc.) Jul 1994 Director, oricon ME Inc. Aug 1996 Executive Vice President, oricon ME Inc. Oct 1999 Founded the Company; Representative Director, President, the Company Oct 2001 Representative Director, Chairman, Oricon Inc. (now oricon ME Inc.) Jun 2002 Representative Director, President and CEO, the Company Aug 2003 Representative Director, President, Oricon Medical Inc. (now oricon ME Inc.) Oct 2004 Representative Director, President, Oricon Digital Distribution Inc. (now oricon ME Inc.) Oct 2005 Representative Director, President, Oricon Marketing Promotion Inc. (now Oricon Research Inc.) Dec 2006 Representative Director, President, ORWI Inc. (now Oricon Inc.) Jan 2007 Chairman and Director, Oricon DD Inc. (now oricon ME Inc.); Director, Oricon Entertainment Inc. (now oricon ME Inc.) Mar 2010 Representative Director, President, oricon ME Inc. May 2010 Representative Director, President, Oricon Strategy Inc. (now Oricon Inc.) Jun 2010 Director, oricon ME Inc. May 2013 Representative Director, President, oricon ME Inc. Jun 2013 Director, oricon ME Inc.; Director, Oricon Energy Inc. (now Oricon Inc.) Dec 2013 Representative Director, President, Oricon D Science Inc. (now Oricon Research Inc.) Aug 2016 Representative Director, President, oricon ME Inc. Jun 2019 Director, Oricon Research Inc. (current) Oct 2020 Director, Oricon NEXT Communications Inc. (now oricon ME Inc.) Jul 2021 Representative Director, President, Oricon NewS Inc. Mar 2024 Director, Oricon NewS Inc. (current) Jan 2025 Director, oricon ME Inc. (current) May 2026 Representative Director, Chairman, the Company
1965-06-28
Naoya SATO
Representative Director, President
Apr 2000 Joined Oricon Entertainment Inc. (now oricon ME Inc.) Apr 2002 General Manager, OC Sales Department, Sales Division, oricon Entertainment Inc. May 2005 Deputy Head, OC Business Division, oricon Entertainment Inc. Jun 2006 Deputy Head, Marketing & Planning Division, oricon Entertainment Inc. Sep 2010 Director, President and Executive Officer, Oricon MP Inc. (now oricon ME Inc.) Jun 2012 Representative Director, President, Oricon Research Inc. (current) Jun 2025 Director, the Company Jul 2025 Representative Director, Executive Vice President, the Company May 2026 Representative Director, President, the Company (current)
1965-04-11
Takeaki HARADA
Director
Mar 2005 Joined Oricon Sound Creates Inc. (now oricon ME Inc.) Aug 2007 Joined oricon ME Inc. Jun 2009 General Manager, Business Promotion Division, oricon ME Inc. Mar 2010 Director, President and Executive Officer, oricon ME Inc. May 2010 Director, Oricon Strategy Inc. (now Oricon Inc.) Sep 2010 Representative Director, President, oricon ME Inc. Oct 2010 Executive Vice President, the Company Apr 2011 Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, the Company Aug 2016 General Manager, Human Resources & General Affairs Division, the Company Jun 2017 Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Oricon Research Inc. (current) Jun 2021 Director, the Company (current)
1969-08-11
Seiji FUJIWARA
Director
Apr 1989 Joined Recruit Co., Ltd. (now Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.) Oct 1993 Joined Jinji Sokutei Kenkyusho Co., Ltd. (now Recruit Management Solutions Co., Ltd.) Sep 2007 Founded SDI Consulting Co., Ltd.; Representative Director Feb 2016 Founded Moon Inspiring Co., Ltd.; Representative Director (current) Jun 2020 Outside Director, the Company (current) Oct 2025 Representative Director, 360 Degree Feedback Practical Utilization Research Association (current)
1963-07-29
Ko MORIKAWA
Director
Oct 2005 Registered as attorney-at-law (Tokyo Bar Association); joined Kuroda Law Office (reorganized as Kuroda Law Office Corporation) (current) Jun 2022 Outside Director, the Company (current)
1978-06-26
Shinichi KOTAKA
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 2002 Joined Oricon Inc. (now oricon ME Inc.) May 2017 General Manager, Human Resources Department, the Company Jun 2018 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)
1963-11-18
Satoshi NISHIJIMA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Sep 1992 Joined A.G.S. Consulting Co., Ltd. (now AGS Consulting Co., Ltd.) Jan 2000 Director, Beck One Solutions Inc. Jan 2008 General Manager, Corporate Planning Office, AGS Consulting Co., Ltd. Mar 2009 Registered as certified public tax accountant Jan 2010 General Manager, Osaka Branch, AGS Consulting Co., Ltd. Mar 2012 Director, AGS Consulting Co., Ltd. Dec 2012 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Axel Entermedia Inc. (current) Jun 2015 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current) Jan 2019 Director, Kankō Sangyoka Toshi Kiban Inc. (current) Mar 2021 Managing Director, AGS Consulting Co., Ltd. Mar 2024 Senior Managing Director, AGS Consulting Co., Ltd. (current)
1969-07-24
Toru ISHIJIMA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 1975 Joined The Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd. (now MUFG Bank, Ltd.) Mar 2001 General Manager, Fukagawa Branch, Tokyo Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd. (now MUFG Bank, Ltd.) Apr 2001 General Manager, Yokohama Ekimae Branch, Tokyo Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd. (now MUFG Bank, Ltd.) Oct 2002 General Manager, Shin-Marunouchi Branch, Tokyo Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd. (now MUFG Bank, Ltd.) Mar 2003 General Manager, Marunouchi Branch, Tokyo Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd. (now MUFG Bank, Ltd.) Jan 2006 Joined Asatsu-DK Inc. Jan 2012 Executive Officer, Asatsu-DK Inc. Jun 2015 Advisor, Asatsu-DK Inc. Jun 2016 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, the Company (current)
1952-12-14
Large Shareholding Reports
Media Co., Ltd.
2026-10-02
27.13%→27.13%
Little Pond Co., Ltd.
2026-07-22
31.16%→31.16%
Media Co., Ltd.
2026-07-22
27.13%
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
2026-07-22
1.44%→1.33%
Little Pond Co., Ltd.
2026-07-21
31.16%→31.16%
Little Pond Co., Ltd.
2026-07-21
31.16%→31.16%
Little Pond Co., Ltd.
2026-07-07
31.16%→31.16%
NOMURA INTERNATIONAL PLC
2026-07-07
3.58%
Koutsushin Co., Ltd.
2026-07-07
6.85%→6.85%
Little Pond Co., Ltd.
2026-06-04
30.65%→31.16%
Koutsushin Co., Ltd.
2025-09-26
6.85%→6.85%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-10-02
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-08-07
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINET
2026-07-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-07-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-07-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-07-21
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-07-21
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-07-15
公開買付報告書
EDINET
2026-07-07
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-07-07
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-07-07
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-06-30
訂正公開買付届出書
EDINETAmended
2026-06-30
訂正意見表明報告書
EDINETAmended
2026-06-25
訂正公開買付届出書
EDINET
2026-06-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2026-06-04
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-05-29
公開買付届出書
EDINET
2026-05-29
意見表明報告書
TDnet
2026-02-05
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-07
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-09-26
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-08-05
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-02-05
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-07
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-08-05
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-05
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-07
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-08-07
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
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