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Globee Inc.

Globee operates 'abceed,' an AI-powered English learning platform used by over 3 million learners, offering more than 1,200 educational titles alongside learning tools such as vocabulary drills, shadowing, dictation, AI conversation practice, and online mock exams for TOEIC® and Eiken®. The platform serves both individual consumers (approximately 90% of revenue) and corporate/institutional clients via a subscription-based model (accounting for 95%+ of quarterly revenue), with an additional management dashboard product 'abceed for school' tailored for schools and enterprises. Competitive strengths include an extensive licensed content library enabling ~94% organic user acquisition, deep English-specific usability, and proprietary AI-driven personalized curriculum optimization.

Market Cap
¥5.73B
US$36.6M
EV
¥4.29B
US$27.4M
Stock¥1,181▼-6.57%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
7.1
x
LTM EV/EBIT
9.0
x
LTM PER
17.1
x
LTM PBR
5.3
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+24.9%pt
10012
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Jul 15, 26Full-year FY2026/05 earnings announced
2Oct 16, 26Q1 FY2027/05 earnings announced
MC → EV Bridge
5.73BUS$36.6MMarket Cap0.05BUS$0.29M+ Debt1.47BUS$9.37M− Cash0.02BUS$0.13M− Inv. Sec.4.29BUS$27.4MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
0.95US$6.04M'23/51.29US$8.21M'24/51.64US$10.4M'25/52.05US$13.0M'26/5
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
0.26US$1.66M'23/50.37US$2.34M'24/50.49US$3.15M'25/50.56US$3.57M'26/5
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
0.17US$1.10M'23/50.23US$1.44M'24/50.28US$1.79M'25/50.32US$2.03M'26/5
Capital Structure
96%
EquityD/E 0.04xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
0.55US$3.50M0.03US$0.19M'23/51.03US$6.55M0.16US$1.01M'24/51.17US$7.47M0.11US$0.69M'25/51.38US$8.80M0.06US$0.37M'26/5
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 84.5%
1
Kenzaburo KIJIMA
65.68%
2
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
6.09%
3
Kazuma KAMIAKA
3.94%
4
SBI SECURITIES Co., Ltd.
3.39%
5
Toshisumi Co., Ltd.
1.94%
6
BBH LUX/BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN (LUXEMBOURG) SCA CUSTODIAN FOR SMD-AM FUNDS - DSBI JAPAN EQUITY SMALL CAP ABSOLUTE VALUE (Standing Proxy: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation)
1.00%
7
RE Fund 107-Client AC (Standing Proxy: Citibank, N.A., Tokyo Branch)
0.74%
8
Kyohei SASHIDA
0.66%
9
Rakuten Securities, Inc.
0.58%
10
NOMURA PB NOMINEES LIMITED OMNIBUS-MARGIN (CASHPB; Standing Proxy: Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.)
0.53%
Management
5 officers
Kenzaburo KIJIMA
Representative Director, President
Jun 2014 Established the Company; assumed office as Representative Director, President (current) Apr 2015 Joined SoftBank Corp. Jan 2017 Left SoftBank Corp.
1991-05-31
Kazuma KAMIAKA
Director, CTO
Apr 2015 Joined SoftBank Corp. Aug 2017 Assumed office as Director, CTO of the Company (current)
1990-04-20
Takao NAKAMURA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Apr 1978 Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company Apr 2007 Joined ULVAC, Inc. Sep 2007 Assumed office as Corporate Auditor of ULVAC, Inc. and its subsidiary Sep 2008 Resigned as Corporate Auditor; assumed office as Director of ULVAC, Inc. Sep 2012 Resigned as Director; assumed office as Executive Officer of ULVAC, Inc. Sep 2013 Assumed office as General Manager of Accounting and Finance Departments, ULVAC, Inc. Sep 2015 Assumed office as Managing Executive Officer, ULVAC, Inc. Aug 2016 Assumed office as Corporate Auditor, Hoken no Buffet Co., Ltd. Jan 2018 Assumed office as Corporate Auditor, FP Partner Co., Ltd. Nov 2018 Assumed office as Corporate Auditor, Prime Strategy Co., Ltd. Feb 2020 Assumed office as Director, Prime Strategy Co., Ltd. Nov 2020 Assumed office as Executive Officer, Prime Strategy Co., Ltd. (resigned Mar 2021) Jun 2021 Assumed office as Full-time Corporate Auditor of the Company Aug 2024 Assumed office as Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current)
1953-07-19
Toshihide NAKAYAMA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Oct 1991 Joined Tohmatsu & Co. (currently Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC) Apr 1996 Seconded to Japan Securities Dealers Association Sep 1997 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Jan 2000 Joined PwC Consulting Co., Ltd. (currently IBM Japan, Ltd.) Sep 2002 Joined Ernst & Young Malaysia Nov 2005 Joined Global Brain Corporation Jan 2009 Established Minato Global Inc.; Representative Director (current) Feb 2010 Established Toshihide Nakayama Accounting Office; Office Head (current) Jun 2010 Registered as Certified Tax Accountant Jun 2013 Corporate Auditor, Esclie Inc. Jul 2013 Corporate Auditor, Kakko Inc. Mar 2015 Outside Director, Kakko Inc. Jun 2015 Corporate Auditor, Five Star Investment Management Co., Ltd. Jul 2015 Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Kakko Inc. (current) Jan 2016 Corporate Auditor, Synchro Food Inc. (current) Dec 2020 Assumed office as Corporate Auditor of the Company May 2021 Outside Director, Value Creation Inc. (current) Aug 2024 Assumed office as Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current) Jun 2025 Outside Director, Five Star Investment Management Co., Ltd. (current)
1969-02-07
Kenjiro KITAMURA
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Feb 2006 Joined SBI Mortgage Co., Ltd. Dec 2015 Registered as Attorney-at-Law Dec 2015 Joined Furushima Law & Accounting Office Nov 2016 Joined OpenStreet Co., Ltd. Dec 2016 Opened Kitamura Law Office Jun 2020 Joined Sakura Kyodo Law Offices Jun 2021 Assumed office as Corporate Auditor of the Company Aug 2024 Assumed office as Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of the Company (current) Jan 2026 Assumed office as Corporate Auditor, Sourcing Brothers Co., Ltd. (current)
1979-08-14
Large Shareholding Reports
Amova Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-05-21
5.91%→4.69%
Amova Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-04-21
7.03%→5.91%
Kenzaburo IKUSHIMA
2026-02-17
—
Annual report (as of 2026-05-31): 65.68%
Amova Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-02-05
8.65%→7.03%
Kenzaburo IKUSHIMA
2026-02-05
64.74%→63.22%
Annual report (as of 2026-05-31): 65.68%
Amova Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2026-01-08
9.74%→8.65%
Amova Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2025-09-19
9.92%→9.74%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
TDnet
2026-10-15
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending May 2027
EDINET
2026-08-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jun 2025 – May 2026
TDnet
2026-07-14
Full-Year Earnings Flash
FY ending May 2026
EDINET
2026-05-21
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-04-21
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-04-14
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending May 2026
EDINETAmended
2026-02-17
Change Report
EDINET
2026-02-05
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-02-05
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-01-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jun 2025 – May 2026
EDINET
2026-01-08
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-10-15
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending May 2026
EDINET
2025-09-19
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-08-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jun 2024 – May 2025
TDnet
2025-04-14
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending May 2025
EDINET
2025-01-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jun 2024 – May 2025
TDnet
2024-10-15
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending May 2025
EDINET
2024-08-30
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jun 2023 – May 2024
EDINET
2024-04-12
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Dec 2023 – Feb 2024
EDINET
2024-01-15
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Sep 2023 – Nov 2023
EDINET
2023-10-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jun 2023 – Aug 2023
EDINET
2023-08-30
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jun 2022 – May 2023
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