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WOWOW INC.

WOWOW Inc. operates Japan's leading pay-per-view BS digital broadcasting service, offering 2K (3 channels) and 4K (1 channel, terminated February 2025) high-definition content across sports, movies, music, drama, and original programming. The company generates revenue primarily through subscriber fees and supplements its broadcast offering with the 'WOWOW on Demand' streaming service (simultaneous broadcast, live, and archive streaming), as well as a sports content package 'WOWSPO' distributed via ABEMA and Prime Video subscriptions. Content is distributed through multiple platforms including cable TV, CS satellite, and IPTV, with group subsidiaries handling program production, telemarketing, and overseas content localization.

Market Cap
¥25.9B
US$165M
EV
¥-3.32B
-US$21.2M
Stock¥913▼-0.22%
US$1 = ¥157.05 (2026-10-22)
LTM EV/EBITDA
NM
LTM EV/EBIT
NM
LTM PER
20.0
x
LTM PBR
0.4
x
2026-08-25 closing price basis: ranked #92 in beluuga.ai's "Japanese listed companies with negative Enterprise Value" ranking (simplified EV ≈ ¥-9B).
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-58.7%pt
1001
Oct 23, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Nov 5, 25Selling after quarterly earnings release
MC → EV Bridge
25.9BUS$165MMarket Cap0.24BUS$1.50M+ Debt26.0BUS$166M− Cash3.41BUS$21.7M− Inv. Sec.-3.32B-US$21.2MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
79.7US$507M'22/377.1US$491M'23/374.9US$477M'24/376.8US$489M'25/377.1US$491M'26/3
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
8.77US$55.8M'22/36.95US$44.2M'23/35.46US$34.8M'24/35.48US$34.9M'25/34.50US$28.6M'26/3
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
4.24US$27.0M'22/32.40US$15.3M'23/31.09US$6.95M'24/30.64US$4.06M'25/31.30US$8.25M'26/3
Capital Structure
100%
EquityD/E 0.00xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
39.8US$254M'22/330.9US$197M'23/331.9US$203M'24/331.8US$203M0.25US$1.62M'25/333.4US$212M0.24US$1.50M'26/3
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 63.1%
1
FUJI MEDIA HOLDINGS,INC.
20.90%
2
TBS HOLDINGS,INC.
16.02%
3
Nippon Television Network Corporation
9.23%
4
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
4.57%
5
MSIP CLIENT SECURITIES (Standing Proxy: Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd.)
3.56%
6
日本マスタートラスト信託銀行㈱(退職給付信託口・株式会社電通口)
3.21%
7
The Asahi Shimbun Company
1.95%
8
TV Asahi Holdings Corporation
1.22%
9
TV TOKYO Corporation
1.22%
10
Nikkei Inc.
1.22%
Management
10 officers
Hitoshi YAMAMOTO
Representative Director, President and Executive Officer
Oct 1990 Joined the Company Jun 2007 General Manager, Promotion Department Jul 2012 General Manager, Digital Content Office Jul 2013 General Manager, Marketing Bureau Jul 2016 General Manager, Programming Bureau Jun 2018 General Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Bureau Jul 2018 Executive Officer, General Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Bureau Jun 2019 Director, in charge of Human Resources and General Affairs; General Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Bureau Jun 2020 Director, Executive Officer, in charge of Human Resources and General Affairs; General Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Bureau Aug 2020 Director, Executive Officer, in charge of Human Resources, General Affairs and SDGs Apr 2021 Director, Executive Officer, in charge of Comprehensive Planning, Risk Management and Compliance, and Group Companies Apr 2022 Director, Executive Officer, in charge of Management Strategy, Business Development, Group Companies, and Risk Management and Compliance Jun 2022 Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Management Strategy, Business Development, and Risk Management Dec 2022 Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Management Strategy, Business Development and Risk Management; assistant in charge of Human Resources Apr 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer, overall management of Management Strategy Jun 2023 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, overall management of Management Strategy, in charge of Risk Management Apr 2024 Representative Director, President and Executive Officer (current)
1964-11-16
Junichi ONOUE
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer
Jun 1992 Joined the Company Jul 2008 General Manager, IR and Accounting Department, IR and Accounting Bureau Jun 2013 General Manager, IR and Accounting Bureau; General Manager, IR and Accounting Department Jul 2015 General Manager, IR and Accounting Bureau Jul 2018 Executive Officer, General Manager, IR and Accounting Bureau Jun 2019 Director, in charge of IR and Accounting; General Manager, IR and Accounting Bureau; Head of Office of the President Jul 2019 Director, in charge of IR, Accounting and Comprehensive Planning; General Manager, IR and Accounting Bureau and Comprehensive Planning Bureau Jun 2020 Director, Executive Officer, in charge of IR, Accounting and Comprehensive Planning; General Manager, IR and Accounting Bureau and Comprehensive Planning Bureau Aug 2020 Director, Executive Officer, in charge of Accounting, Comprehensive Planning, and Risk Management and Compliance Apr 2021 Director, Executive Officer, in charge of Accounting, Human Resources and General Affairs, and SDGs Jun 2022 Director, Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Accounting, Human Resources and General Affairs, and SDGs Apr 2023 Director, Managing Executive Officer, overall management of Corporate Management Apr 2024 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, overall management of Corporate Management and Accounting Apr 2026 Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, overall management of Corporate Management, in charge of Risk Management (current)
1965-09-07
Jun OTOMO
Director
Apr 1988 Joined Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. (now TBS HOLDINGS, Inc.) Jan 2008 New York Bureau Chief, News Division, TBS HOLDINGS, Inc. Feb 2012 Chief, Secretariat, Office of the President, TBS Television, Inc. Jul 2015 Deputy General Manager, Office of the President, TBS Television, Inc. Apr 2016 Editorial Chief, News Division, TBS Television, Inc. Jul 2018 General Manager, Media Planning Office, TBS Television, Inc. Jun 2020 Director of the Company (current); Director, TBS Television, Inc.; Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Premium Platform Japan Inc. (now U-NEXT Co., Ltd.) Jul 2020 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (formerly SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc.) (current) Jun 2023 Representative Director, Japan Television Broadcasting Copyright Association (current) Jun 2024 Managing Director, TBS Television, Inc. (current) Oct 2024 Outside Director, BS-TBS Inc. (current)
1965-04-15
Kenji SHIMIZU
Director
Apr 1983 Joined Fuji Television Network, Inc. (now Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.) Jun 2012 General Manager, Media Promotion Bureau, Fuji Television Network, Inc. Jun 2013 General Manager, Comprehensive Development Bureau, Fuji Television Network, Inc. Jun 2014 Executive Officer, General Manager, Comprehensive Development Bureau, Fuji Television Network, Inc.; Outside Director, Toei Animation Co., Ltd. (current) Jul 2017 Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Planning, Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.; Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning Bureau, Fuji Television Network, Inc. Jun 2018 Outside Director, Iwate Menkoi Television Co., Ltd.; Outside Director, Nippon International Broadcasting Co., Ltd. May 2019 Outside Director, Fuji Pacific Music Inc. Jun 2019 Director, in charge of Corporate Planning and Public Relations and IR, Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.; Director, in charge of Corporate Planning; General Manager, Corporate Planning Bureau, Fuji Television Network, Inc.; Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Ponycanyon Inc.; Outside Director, Yamakan Chuo Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd.; Outside Director, Kagoshima Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. Jun 2020 Outside Director, Nippon Eiga Broadcasting Corporation Jun 2021 Director of the Company (current); Managing Director, in charge of Corporate Planning, Public Relations and IR, Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.; Managing Director, overall management of Corporate Planning, Fuji Television Network, Inc.; Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, BS Fuji Inc.; Outside Director, SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (formerly SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc.); Outside Director, Space Shower Networks Inc. (now Space Shower SKIYAKI Holdings Inc.) Jun 2022 Senior Managing Director, in charge of Corporate Planning, Public Relations and IR, Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. Jun 2023 Outside Director, TV Kumamoto Co., Ltd. Jun 2024 Representative Director, Itochu Fuji Partners Co., Ltd. Aug 2024 Outside Director, Daitomi Co., Ltd. (current) Jan 2025 Representative Director, President, Fuji Television Network, Inc. (current) Jun 2025 Representative Director, President, Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. (current); Outside Director, TV Nishi-Nippon Co., Ltd. (current); Outside Director, Kansai Television Co., Ltd. (current); Outside Director, Video Research Ltd. (current); Outside Director, Tokai Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (current)
1961-01-03
Seiji NAGAI
Director
Apr 1987 Joined Dentsu Inc. Jan 2005 Spot Department Director, TV Division, Dentsu Inc. May 2007 Network Department Director, TV Division, Dentsu Inc. Oct 2011 Deputy Director, TV & Entertainment Division; Director, Business Promotion Department, Dentsu Inc. Apr 2014 Director, Media Business Promotion Bureau, Dentsu Inc. Jan 2016 Director, Radio & TV Bureau, Dentsu Inc. Jan 2019 Director, Business Produce Bureau, Dentsu Inc. Dec 2020 Director, LIVE BOARD Inc. Jan 2021 Executive Officer, Dentsu Inc. Jun 2021 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, 47 Club Inc. Nov 2021 Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Yamagata Advertising Bureau Inc. Jan 2022 Executive Officer, overall management of Media & Content, Dentsu Inc. Mar 2022 Director, Nagano Ad Bureau Inc. Jun 2022 Director of the Company (current) Jan 2023 Managing Executive Officer, overall management of Media & Content, Dentsu Inc. Jan 2024 Representative Director, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Dentsu Inc. (current) Jan 2024 Outside Director, BS Fuji Inc. (current)
1964-08-03
Tatsuo MATSUMOTO
Director
Apr 1987 Joined Nippon Television Network Corporation (now Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.) Jun 2012 General Manager, Sales Planning Department, Sales Bureau, Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. was renamed from the former Nippon Television Network Corporation on Oct 1, 2012, succeeding all businesses except group management) Jun 2014 General Manager, Welfare and Labor Department, Human Resources Bureau, Nippon Television Network Corporation Jun 2015 General Manager, Human Resources Department, Human Resources Bureau, Nippon Television Network Corporation Jun 2017 Deputy General Manager, Human Resources Bureau; General Manager, Human Resources Department, Nippon Television Network Corporation Jun 2018 General Manager, Sports Bureau, Nippon Television Network Corporation Oct 2020 General Manager, Sales Bureau, Nippon Television Network Corporation Jun 2021 Executive Officer, General Manager, Sales Bureau, Nippon Television Network Corporation Jun 2022 Director, Executive Officer, in charge of Content Production and Sports, Nippon Television Network Corporation; Executive Officer, in charge of Content Production and Sports, Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. Jun 2024 Director, Executive Officer, in charge of Content Production, Sports, and Human Resources and Labor, Nippon Television Network Corporation; Executive Officer, in charge of Content Production, Sports, and Human Resources and Labor, Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.; Director of the Company (current) Jun 2025 Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Content Production and Human Resources and Labor, Nippon Television Network Corporation (current); Senior Executive Officer, in charge of Content Production and Human Resources and Labor, Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. (current)
1964-09-03
Kazuhiko OKUMA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
May 1991 Joined the Company Jun 2004 General Manager, Programming Department, Programming Bureau Apr 2008 General Manager, IR and Accounting Bureau Jun 2012 General Manager, Human Resources and General Affairs Bureau Jul 2016 General Manager, Management Strategy Bureau Jul 2018 Executive Officer, Head of Office of the President Jun 2019 Executive Officer; Director, Premium Platform Japan Inc. (now U-NEXT Co., Ltd.) Jun 2020 Officer of the Company Jun 2021 Representative Director, President, WOWOW Plus Inc. Apr 2024 Chairman of the Board, WOWOW Plus Inc. Jun 2024 Director of the Company (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (current)
1963-04-11
Mitsuru MURAI
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1983 Joined Nihon Recruit Center Co., Ltd. (now Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.) Apr 1998 General Manager, Human Resources Department, Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. Apr 2000 Executive Officer, in charge of Company-wide Strategy Group, Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. Mar 2004 President, Placement Division Company, Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.; Representative Director, President, Recruit Avelic Inc. (now Recruit Co., Ltd.) Jul 2008 Director (part-time), Japan Professional Football League (Public Interest Incorporated Association) Apr 2011 Executive Officer, in charge of Asia, Recruit Co., Ltd.; Director, President, RGF Hong Kong Limited Apr 2013 Chairman, RGF Hong Kong Limited Jan 2014 Chairman, Japan Professional Football League (Public Interest Incorporated Association) Apr 2014 Vice President, Japan Football Association (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) Mar 2022 Honorary Member, Japan Professional Football League; Adviser, Japan Football Association Apr 2022 Representative Director, ONGAESHI Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2022 Director of the Company (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (current); Outside Director, Pia Corporation (current) Jan 2023 Vice President, Representative Director, Japan Badminton Association (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) Mar 2023 Outside Director, ASICS Corporation (current) Jun 2023 President, Representative Director, Japan Badminton Association (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) (current)
1959-08-02
Makoto OKAYAMA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1983 Joined The Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited Apr 2002 Deputy General Manager, Industry Research Department, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. May 2007 General Manager, Advisory Department No. 1, Advisory Group, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. Nov 2008 Deputy Group Leader, Kansai Investment Banking Group, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. Apr 2010 General Manager, Head Office Sales Department No. 3, Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Apr 2011 Executive Officer, General Manager, Trust Sales Department No. 3, Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Apr 2012 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Group; in charge of Consulting Department; in charge of Trust Frontier Development Department, Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Apr 2013 Managing Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Large Corporate Unit, Deputy Head of Business Corporate Unit, and Deputy Head of Financial and Public Sector Unit, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Apr 2014 Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Group, General Manager, Consulting and Development Group, Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Apr 2016 Senior Managing Executive Officer, overall management of Sales, Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Apr 2018 Executive Officer, Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. Jun 2018 President, Representative Director, Japan Investor Solutions and Technology Co., Ltd. Jun 2021 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside), Tosoh Corporation Jun 2024 Director of the Company (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (current) Jul 2025 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kamijima Chemicals Co., Ltd. (current)
1961-03-14
Shinobu FUJISAKI
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Aug 2005 Joined Boutique Yamatoya Inc.; Store Manager, "MANA" young casual boutique, Shibuya 109 Jun 2006 Senior Managing Director, Boutique Yamatoya Inc. Oct 2010 Part-time worker, izakaya, B1F, New Shimbashi Building May 2011 Opened home-style restaurant "Soraki," B1F, New Shimbashi Building Nov 2011 Representative Director, Kodama Sangyo Co., Ltd. Dec 2012 Opened second restaurant "Soraki-T," B1F, New Shimbashi Building Jul 2017 Adviser, Rembrandt Investment Co., Ltd. Nov 2017 Joined Rembrandt Investment Co., Ltd.; seconded to Dom Dom Food Service Co., Ltd. Aug 2018 Representative Director, President, Dom Dom Food Service Co., Ltd. (current) Jun 2022 Outside Director, Shinmei Holdings Co., Ltd. Jun 2024 Director of the Company (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director, Culture Entertainment Group Co., Ltd. (current); Outside Director, Platto Home Co., Ltd. (current)
1966-07-21
Large Shareholding Reports
No filings
Disclosures
M&A / Other
2026-07-31
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-07-31
M&A / Other
EDINETAmended
2026-07-31
Amended Securities Registration Statement
TDnet
2026-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2027
EDINETAmended
2026-06-18
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2026-06-18
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
EDINETAmended
2026-06-16
Amended Securities Registration Statement
EDINET
2026-06-16
Securities Registration Statement
TDnet
2026-01-30
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026
TDnet
2025-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2026
EDINET
2025-06-20
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2025-01-31
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-11-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2024 – Mar 2025
TDnet
2024-07-31
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Mar 2025
EDINET
2024-06-21
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
2023-08-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Apr 2023 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-06-22
Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2022 – Mar 2023
EDINETAmended
2023-02-15
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2021 – Mar 2022
EDINETAmended
2023-02-15
Amended Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2022 – Sep 2022
EDINETAmended
2023-02-15
Amended Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2021 – Sep 2021
EDINETAmended
2023-02-15
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Apr 2020 – Mar 2021
EDINET
2023-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-06-23
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINETAmended
2021-11-26
Amended Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-12
Quarterly Securities Report
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