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Bushiroad Inc.

Bushiroad is a Japanese entertainment and sports company operating across two core segments. Its Entertainment segment encompasses trading card games (TCG), mobile and console games, IP creation, merchandise, music content, live events, and talent management, with international operations in Singapore, the USA, South Korea, and Malaysia. Its Sports segment operates professional wrestling promotions including New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Stardom, covering live events, merchandise, and video content distribution in Japan and North America.

Market Cap
¥70.3B
US$448M
EV
¥50.1B
US$320M
Stock¥517▼-4.79%
US$1 = ¥156.80 (2026-10-23)
LTM EV/EBITDA
9.1
x
LTM EV/EBIT
10.5
x
LTM PER
15.4
x
LTM PBR
2.5
x
Stock vs TOPIX (1Y, base=100)vs TOPIX ▲+52.8%pt
1001
Oct 24, 25 – Oct 23, 26StockTOPIX
1Jul 1, 26Board approved share buyback
MC → EV Bridge
70.3BUS$448MMarket Cap19.0BUS$121M+ Debt29.0BUS$185M− Cash10.6BUS$67.8M− Inv. Sec.0.45BUS$2.84M+ NCI50.1BUS$320MEV
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Performance & Balance
Revenue 5Y (¥B)
42.0US$268M'22/648.8US$311M'23/646.3US$295M'24/656.2US$358M'25/657.8US$369M'26/6
EBITDA 5Y (¥B)
3.89US$24.8M'22/64.12US$26.3M'23/61.68US$10.7M'24/65.52US$35.2M'25/65.48US$35.0M'26/6
Net Income 5Y (¥B)
3.51US$22.4M'22/62.05US$13.1M'23/60.80US$5.13M'24/63.42US$21.8M'25/64.57US$29.1M'26/6
Capital Structure
60%
40%
EquityD/E 0.66xDebt
Liquidity vs Debt 5Y (¥B)▲ Net Cash
CashInv. Sec.Debt
28.9US$184M12.5US$79.8M'22/630.3US$193M13.5US$86.0M'23/631.1US$198M15.3US$97.6M'24/630.0US$192M11.8US$75.3M'25/639.6US$253M19.0US$121M'26/6
Shareholders
Top 10 hold 64.9%
1
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (Trust Account Ko No. 9)
29.79%
2
Nakanosakaue Co., Ltd.
13.53%
3
Takaaki KITANI
5.67%
4
GREE Holdings,Inc.
4.58%
5
Pocket Bear Co., Ltd.
2.94%
6
Acos Co., Ltd.
2.94%
7
Nomura Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. (Investment Trust Account)
2.12%
8
SBI SECURITIES Co., Ltd.
1.30%
9
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON 140044 (Standing Proxy: Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
1.16%
10
MSIP CLIENT SECURITIES (Standing Proxy: Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd.)
0.86%
Management
12 officers
Takaaki KITANI
Representative Director, Chairman; TCG Unit Head
Apr 1984 Joined Yamaichi Securities Co., Ltd. Mar 1994 Established Broccoli Co., Ltd. May 2007 Established the Company; Representative Director, President Oct 2017 Director of the Company Oct 2017 Representative Director, President of Bushiroad Music Co., Ltd. Jun 2020 Representative Director, Chairman of the Company Jul 2022 Representative Director, President of the Company Sep 2026 Representative Director, Chairman of the Company (current)
1960-06-06
Yuki NEMOTO
Representative Director, President; Live Entertainment Unit Head, Content Unit Head
Apr 2016 Joined the Company Jul 2022 Representative Director, President of Bushiroad Music Co., Ltd. Oct 2022 Executive Officer of the Company Jul 2023 Director of Gekidan Hikosen Co., Ltd. Sep 2023 Director of the Company Sep 2024 Director of Bushiroad Music Co., Ltd. (current) Sep 2026 Representative Director, President of the Company (current)
1994-02-19
Kosuke NARITA
Director, Executive Vice President; MD Unit Head
Apr 2008 Joined Media Factory, Inc. (now KADOKAWA Corporation) Jul 2016 Joined the Company Sep 2016 Representative Director, President of Bushiroad Creative Co., Ltd. (current) Oct 2017 Executive Officer of the Company Sep 2024 Director of the Company Sep 2026 Director, Executive Vice President of the Company (current)
1983-05-21
Yoichi INADA
Director (Outside Director)
Apr 1984 Joined Yamaichi Securities Co., Ltd. May 1994 Joined RECOF Corporation Oct 2016 Representative Director, President of RECOF Corporation Dec 2016 Director of M&A Capital Partners Co., Ltd. Oct 2020 Outside Director of the Company (current) Oct 2021 Chairman of RECOF Corporation Dec 2023 Adviser of RECOF Corporation
1959-09-07
Michinori MIZUNO
Director (Outside Director)
Apr 1981 Joined Sony Creative Products Inc. Feb 2003 Representative Director of Sony Creative Products Inc. Jun 2006 Representative Director, Executive Officer and President of Sony Music Communications Inc. (now Sony Music Solutions Inc.) Apr 2015 Representative Director and Corporate Executive, CEO of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. Jun 2018 Group Executive, Managing Director in charge of music business (Japan) of Sony Corporation (now Sony Group Corporation) Apr 2019 Representative Director, Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. Jun 2020 Chairman of Sony Music Foundation Jul 2020 Adviser of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. Sep 2022 Outside Director of the Company (current) Jun 2023 Outside Director of Happinet Corporation (current) Sep 2023 Outside Director of GREE, Inc. (now GREE Holdings, Inc.) (current)
1958-03-10
Toshiyuki MURAOKA
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Apr 2000 Joined Five Fox Inc. Jan 2008 Joined Rakuten, Inc. (now Rakuten Group, Inc.) Jul 2009 Joined Aoi Promotion Inc. (now AOI Pro. Inc.) Jul 2017 Joined the Company Oct 2017 Executive Officer of the Company May 2019 Director of the Company Sep 2026 Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)
1976-11-20
Norifumi MORISE
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)
Apr 1988 Joined Barclays Securities Japan Limited Nov 1991 Joined Prudential Securities Japan Ltd. Mar 2000 Joined ING Barings Securities May 2000 Joined Fisco Ltd. Jan 2002 Joined INDEX Corporation Jun 2005 Joined Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Jan 2008 Joined Brightlast PE Japan K.K. Nov 2013 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company May 2014 Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Stylact Co., Ltd. Oct 2017 Full-time Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company Sep 2026 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)
1964-04-05
Shinya YAMADA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)
Oct 2000 Joined Chuo Aoyama Audit Corporation Apr 2004 Registered as Certified Public Accountant Apr 2004 Established Shinya Yamada CPA Office; Office Head (current) Jul 2010 Established Shinya Yamada Tax Accountant Office; Office Head Jan 2019 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current) Aug 2019 Established Geino Bunka Tax Accountant Corporation; Representative Partner (current)
1976-06-16
Masahiro TAKAHASHI
Director; General Manager, Accounting & Finance Division
Dec 2009 Joined the Company Jan 2022 Director of Bushiroad International Pte. Ltd. (current) Jan 2024 Outside Director of Yuhodo Co., Ltd. (current) Apr 2024 Director of GORIN TECHNICAL INDUSTRY (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. (current) Oct 2025 Executive Officer of the Company Sep 2026 Director of the Company (current)
1984-01-06
Kazuhiko TORISHIMA
Director (Outside Director)
Apr 1976 Joined Shueisha Inc. Aug 2004 Director of Shueisha Inc. Jun 2008 Director of Shogakukan Shueisha Productions Co., Ltd. Aug 2009 Managing Director of Shueisha Inc. Oct 2010 Senior Managing Director of Shueisha Inc. Nov 2015 Representative Director, President of Hakusensha, Inc. Nov 2018 Representative Director, Chairman of Hakusensha, Inc. Nov 2021 Adviser of Hakusensha, Inc. Dec 2022 Outside Director of the Company (current) Oct 2024 Outside Director of Amtus Co., Ltd. (now Mechacomic Co., Ltd.) (current)
1952-10-19
Ryo MIZUNO
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)
Apr 1988 Publication of "Record of Lodoss War: The Grey Witch" Feb 1993 Publication of "Ken no Kuni no Mahou Senshi" (Magic Warrior of the Sword Country) Jun 1993 Publication of "Hyouryuu Densetsu Crystania 1" (Crystania Legend of Drift, Volume 1) Mar 2001 Publication of "Starship Operators 1" Sep 2009 Publication of "Bladeline 1" Aug 2013 Publication of "Grancrest Senki 1" Aug 2019 Publication of "Record of Lodoss War: Oath of the Crown 1" Oct 2020 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)
1963-07-13
Chie MATSUYAMA
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)
Oct 2004 Registered as Attorney-at-Law; joined TMI Associates Apr 2009 Worked at the Planning Office, Trial and Appeal Division, Japan Patent Office Jul 2011 Returned to TMI Associates Jan 2016 Became Partner of TMI Associates (current) Sep 2024 Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current)
1975-08-25
Large Shareholding Reports
Nakano Sakaue Co., Ltd.
2026-10-20
12.85%→13.36%
Annual report (as of 2026-06-30): 13.53%
Nakanosakaue Co., Ltd.
2026-10-15
12.86%→13.36%
Annual report (as of 2026-06-30): 13.53%
Nakanosakaue Co., Ltd.
2026-04-03
12.86%→13.40%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
Annual report (as of 2026-06-30): 13.53%
Nakanosakaue Co., Ltd.
2026-04-03
12.86%→13.40%
Annual report (as of 2026-06-30): 13.53%
Nakanosakaue Co., Ltd.
2025-08-27
12.92%→12.85%
Correction filing (name/detail fix only) — ratio carried over from the original filing
Annual report (as of 2026-06-30): 13.53%
Nakanosakaue Co., Ltd.
2025-08-21
12.92%→12.85%
Annual report (as of 2026-06-30): 13.53%
Disclosures
No disclosures
Primary Source Filings
EDINETAmended
2026-10-20
Change Report
EDINET
2026-10-15
Large Shareholding Report
EDINET
2026-09-28
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
TDnet
2026-08-13
Full-Year Earnings Flash
FY ending Jun 2026
TDnet
2026-05-15
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Jun 2026
EDINET
2026-04-03
Large Shareholding Report
EDINETAmended
2026-04-03
Change Report
EDINET
2026-02-13
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
TDnet
2025-11-14
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Jun 2026
EDINET
2025-09-24
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jul 2024 – Jun 2025
EDINETAmended
2025-08-27
Change Report
EDINET
2025-08-21
Large Shareholding Report
TDnet
2025-05-15
Q3 Earnings Flash
FY ending Jun 2025
EDINET
2025-02-14
Semi-Annual Securities Report
Period: Jul 2024 – Jun 2025
TDnet
2024-11-14
Q1 Earnings Flash
FY ending Jun 2025
EDINET
2024-09-26
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Jun 2024
EDINET
2024-05-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jan 2024 – Mar 2024
EDINET
2024-02-13
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
EDINET
2023-11-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
EDINET
2023-09-27
Annual Securities Report
Period: Jul 2022 – Jun 2023
EDINET
2023-05-15
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jan 2023 – Mar 2023
EDINETAmended
2023-03-06
Amended Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Jul 2022 – Sep 2022
EDINETAmended
2023-03-06
Amended Annual Securities Report
Period: Jul 2021 – Jun 2022
EDINET
2023-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
Period: Oct 2022 – Dec 2022
EDINET
2022-11-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-09-27
Annual Securities Report
EDINET
2022-05-13
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2022-02-14
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-11-12
Quarterly Securities Report
EDINET
2021-09-29
Annual Securities Report
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