Overview
Services

IBJ,Inc.

IBJ operates Japan's largest matchmaking and marriage consultation network, the 'IBJ Platform,' connecting over 4,500 affiliated marriage consulting agencies nationwide while also running its own direct-operated bridal salons under brands including IBJ Members, Sunmarie, and ZWEI. The company additionally provides matchmaking events, dating apps (Bridal Net, youbride), and an online marriage consultation platform targeting singles seeking serious relationships. Beyond core matchmaking services, IBJ has expanded into life design businesses including Korean language schools, real estate advisory, and insurance brokerage aimed at post-marriage customers.

Market Cap
¥35.0B
US$223M
EV
¥41.3B
US$263M
Stock¥923▲+0.87%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
7.5
x
LTM EV/EBIT
9.2
x
LTM PER
15.8
x
LTM PBR
3.2
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▼-9.6%pt
1001
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Aug 17, 26H1 FY2026 revenue/profit beat, upward guidance revision, first-ever dividend of ¥7
MC → EV Bridge
35.0BUS$223MMarket Cap12.9BUS$82.4M+ Debt7.09BUS$45.2M− Cash1.24BUS$7.89M− Inv. Sec.1.69BUS$10.8M+ NCI41.3BUS$263MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
14.1US$89.8M'21/1214.7US$93.9M'22/1217.6US$113M'23/1217.7US$113M'24/1220.2US$129M'25/12
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
1.84US$11.8M'21/122.35US$15.0M'22/122.65US$16.9M'23/123.15US$20.1M'24/124.22US$26.9M'25/12
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
1.05US$6.72M'21/121.49US$9.52M'22/121.63US$10.4M'23/121.52US$9.71M'24/122.08US$13.2M'25/12
Capital Structure
46%
54%
EquityD/E 1.18xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▼ Net Debt
CashInv. Sec.Debt
5.12US$32.7M3.54US$22.6M'21/124.36US$27.8M2.65US$16.9M'22/125.75US$36.7M5.73US$36.6M'23/125.80US$37.0M5.18US$33.0M'24/127.00US$44.6M12.7US$81.2M'25/12
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 66.4%
1
Shigeru ISHIZAKA
30.62%
2
TN Network Co., Ltd.
8.54%
3
Tetsuhiro NAKAMOTO
6.33%
4
Kenjiro TSUCHIYA
5.74%
5
The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
4.39%
6
Yoshiaki OTA
3.31%
7
Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
2.56%
8
GOLDMAN,SACHS & CO.REG (Standing Proxy: Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.)
1.70%
9
IBJ Employee Stock Ownership Association
1.63%
10
GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL (Standing Proxy: Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.)
1.61%
Management
9 officers
Shigeru ISHIZAKA
Representative Director, President
Apr 1995 Joined The Nippon Kogyo Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) Feb 2006 Representative Director, President, the Company; overall execution of business operations Dec 2021 Outside Director, HITOSUKE Co., Ltd. Mar 2022 Director, ZWEI Co., Ltd. Oct 2022 Director, IBJ Financial Advisory Co., Ltd. Dec 2022 Outside Director, Faber Company Co., Ltd. (current) Dec 2025 Representative Director, President, GROWBING Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2026 Representative Director, Chairman, the Company (current)
1971-09-06
Kenjiro TSUCHIYA
Vice President and Director
Apr 1998 Joined Shoko Fund Co., Ltd. Oct 2007 Director, the Company Apr 2017 Managing Director, the Company Mar 2022 Managing Executive Officer, the Company Jan 2023 General Manager, Franchise Store Headquarters and Sales Headquarters; Executive in charge of Business Management Department Mar 2023 Executive in charge of Lounge Headquarters; Managing Director, the Company Dec 2024 Executive in charge of Community Business Division (current) Jan 2025 Vice President and Director, the Company; Executive in charge of Human Resources Department (current) Jun 2025 General Manager, Design & Systems Department (current) Oct 2025 General Manager, Human Resources Department (current) Dec 2025 Director, Decorte Holdings Co., Ltd. (current) Mar 2026 Representative Director, President, the Company (current)
1973-04-22
Yasuyuki YOKOKAWA
Director
Oct 2009 Representative Director, President, i-Vision Co., Ltd. Mar 2012 Vice President and Director, Style Edge Co., Ltd. Jun 2016 Joined the Company; Senior Manager attached to Business Planning Office Oct 2016 Senior Manager, Lounge Business Division Mar 2017 Director, the Company (current) Jan 2018 General Manager, Lounge Business Division Jan 2019 Representative Director, Sunmarie Co., Ltd. Apr 2022 General Manager, Community Business Headquarters Jan 2023 Representative Director, Selfit Co., Ltd.; General Manager, FP Business Division Jan 2024 Vice President and Director, O-Net Co., Ltd. (current) Oct 2024 General Manager, Sales Headquarters (current) Dec 2024 General Manager, Franchise Store Headquarters (current) Jan 2026 Outside Director, Tameny Co., Ltd. (current)
1981-01-31
Kozo UMETSU
Director (Note 1)
Apr 1965 Joined The Nippon Kogyo Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.) Feb 1996 Managing Director, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Jun 1996 Representative Director, President, Kogin NW Asset Management Co., Ltd. (now Asset Management One Co., Ltd.) May 2008 Advisor, Kabuki Construction Co., Ltd. Jun 2008 Representative Director, Chairman, NU Intellectual Property Financial Services Co., Ltd. Jun 2016 Outside Director, Nihon Seikagaku Kenkyusho Co., Ltd. (now Miaheruja Co., Ltd.) Mar 2022 Outside Director, the Company (current)
1940-04-30
Me MURAKAMI
Director (Note 1)
Apr 1999 Joined The Nippon Kogyo Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) Mar 2003 Resigned from Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) Apr 2003 Joined Japan Research Institute, Ltd.; assigned to Research Business Division (now Research & Consulting Division) Apr 2010 Assigned to Sohatsu Strategy Center, Japan Research Institute, Ltd. Mar 2024 Outside Director, the Company (current) Jul 2024 Chief Specialist, Sohatsu Strategy Center, Japan Research Institute, Ltd. (current) Jul 2025 Director, Future Social Value Research Institute, Japan Research Institute, Ltd. (current)
1975-04-23
Mai SATO
Director (Note 1)
Apr 2012 Joined Sirius Co., Ltd. May 2014 Joined Toyoshima Glass Co., Ltd. Jun 2017 Established SRCdata as a sole proprietor Mar 2020 Representative, Delta Create LLC (current) Mar 2024 Outside Director, the Company (current)
1989-08-11
Yuki FUTATSUYA
Full-time Corporate Auditor
Sep 2010 Joined the Company Jul 2013 General Manager, Lounge Business Division Apr 2015 General Manager, Community Business Division Jan 2017 General Manager, Life Design Business Division Mar 2017 Director, IBJ Life Design Support Co., Ltd. Mar 2020 Director, the Company Jan 2021 General Manager, Sales Headquarters; General Manager, Planning and Marketing Department, Sales Headquarters Mar 2022 Executive Officer and General Manager, Business Management Department, the Company Jun 2022 Representative Director, President, IBJ Financial Advisory Co., Ltd. Mar 2023 Full-time Corporate Auditor, the Company (current)
1972-10-22
Nobuyuki TERAMURA
Corporate Auditor (Note 2)
Apr 1961 Joined the Ministry of Finance (now the Ministry of Finance) Jul 1994 Commissioner, National Tax Agency Sep 2005 Advisor, Nipponkoa Insurance Co., Ltd. Jul 2006 Director and Advisor, Sunshine City Corporation Mar 2007 Director, Mitutoyo Corporation Oct 2007 Outside Corporate Auditor, the Company (current) Jan 2014 Corporate Auditor, Point Three Co., Ltd. (current)
1937-03-24
Koichiro YONEDA
Corporate Auditor (Note 2)
Apr 1980 Joined the Ministry of Home Affairs (now the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) Jan 2001 Director, Land Information Division, Land and Water Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Apr 2002 Director, Beijing Office, Council of Local Authorities for International Relations Jul 2008 Director, Planning Division, Local Tax Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Jul 2009 Vice Governor, Shiga Prefecture Jul 2011 Secretary General, Local Government Mutual Aid Association Aug 2013 Director-General, Local Tax Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Jun 2018 Representative Director and Senior Managing Director, Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company Jun 2023 Chairman, General Incorporated Foundation Asset Valuation System Research Center (current) Mar 2025 Outside Corporate Auditor, the Company (current)
1958-02-02
Large Shareholding Reports
Shigeru ISHIZAKA
2026-09-25
26.57%→25.51%
Annual report (as of 2026-06-30): 30.62%
IS Co., Ltd.
2026-09-15
0.00%→0.29%
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited
2026-07-23
3.75%→3.99%
TNnetwork Co., Ltd.
2026-07-03
7.71%→7.71%
Annual report (as of 2026-06-30): 8.54%
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Limited
2026-04-22
3.75%
Amova Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2025-12-04
5.04%→3.70%
Amova Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2025-09-19
5.61%→5.04%
TNnetwork Co., Ltd.
2025-07-25
7.71%→7.71%
Annual report (as of 2026-06-30): 8.54%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINET
2026-09-25
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-09-15
Change Report
TDnetAmended
2026-08-14
Q2 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2026
EDINET
2026-08-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2026 – Dec 2026
EDINET
2026-07-23
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-07-03
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2026-05-15
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2026
EDINET
2026-04-22
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-03-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
EDINET
2025-12-04
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-11-12
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2025
EDINET
2025-09-19
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2025-08-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
EDINET
2025-07-25
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-05-09
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Dec 2025
EDINET
2025-03-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
EDINET
2024-08-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
EDINET
2024-05-15
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-03-25
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 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
2023-05-15
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jan 2023 – Mar 2023
EDINET
2023-03-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jan 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-11
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINETAmended
2022-11-10
Amended Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-08-10
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-05-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-03-28
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-08-13
Quarterly Securities Report
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