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FRONTEO, Inc. (2158.T)

JPY660.00 +23.00 (+3.61%)
JP JPX Technology Information Technology Services
Address Meishan Takahama Building 108-0075
Tokyo, JP
CEO Masahiro Morimoto
IPO 2007-06-26
ISIN JP3944630007

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Description

FRONTEO, Inc. specializes in eDiscovery and related services, particularly for Asian languages, serving clients across Japan, the United States, Korea, and internationally. The company operates through two primary divisions: its LegalTech AI Business and its broader AI Solution Business. It is proficient in handling electronic discovery and forensic information in Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and English. FRONTEO supports organizations navigating complex cross-border litigation, administrative proceedings, and internal investigations, addressing cases such as antitrust violations, intellectual property disputes, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance, and product liability claims. Key offerings include Lit i View, an online eDiscovery software meticulously engineered to manage Asian-language characters, diverse encoding schemes, and native file systems. The company also provides its Intelligence Cloud solution, designed to streamline and reduce the substantial costs associated with international investigations and litigations. Moreover, FRONTEO delivers comprehensive electronic data forensic services, encompassing the critical tasks of preserving, analyzing, processing, and producing electronically stored information (ESI) in situations involving fraud or corporate data breaches. Its suite further encompasses Lit i View XAMINER, a digital forensic software, alongside complementary hardware, software, and various other forensic utilities. Beyond these core services, FRONTEO assists in developing robust document management procedures, conducting thorough corporate risk audits, and meeting legal requirements for stakeholder information disclosure. The company also applies its AI capabilities to offer solutions in diverse fields like business intelligence, healthcare, and digital communications. It serves a broad clientele, including enterprises, government agencies, law firms, corporate legal departments, and other professional advisors. Its offerings are marketed under prominent brands such as FRONTEO, KIBIT, Lit i View, and Landscaping. Founded in Tokyo, Japan, in 2003, the company was originally known as UBIC, Inc. before officially rebranding as FRONTEO, Inc. in July 2016.

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Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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JPY660.00 +23.00 (+3.61%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
357.5K
Beta
1.10
Float Shares
25.78M
Free Float %
65.8%
Price Performance
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-19.01% -22.07% -25.44% -26.30% -32.02% -27.47% +0.63% +5.79% -8.45% -38.56% +49.47%
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Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
660.00
DCF (Levered) 35.80 -94.6%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Ratings Trend (MoM) 0% Bullish
Rating 2026-03 Change
Strong Buy 0 0
Buy 0 0
Hold 1 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
4.58
Safe zone
Piotroski F-Score
3 / 9
Average
MOAT Score
2 / 10
No MOAT
Composite Rating
B-
Overall Score
2 / 5
Medium
DCF Score
3 / 5
Medium
ROE Score
4 / 5
High
ROA Score
4 / 5
High
D/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/Book Score
1 / 5
Low
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Information Technology Services: +10.1%
    +25.3% Q1'26: +61.9% (vs Q1'25)
  • EPS growth Information Technology Services: +16.7%
    -1.7% Q1'26: +19.0% (vs Q1'25)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Information Technology Services: +32.8%
    +4.1% Q1'26: +0.0% (vs Q1'25)
  • EBIT margin Information Technology Services: +9.0%
    +9.4% Q1'26: +18.4% (vs Q1'25)
  • ROIC Information Technology Services: +9.5%
    +9.6% Q1'26: +24.5% (vs Q1'25)
  • Share dilution Information Technology Services: +0.0%
    -0.3% Q1'26: -0.3% (vs Q1'25)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Information Technology Services: -0.83×
    3.45× Q1'26: 1.87× (vs Q1'25)
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Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (1.15) × ERP
WACC = 86% × Ke + 14% × Kd (4.3%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Current price: 660.00
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

Base values reflect the latest available data for this company and market conditions.

Consensus Estimates
Metric Mar 2015
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Mar 2016
actual
Mar 2017
actual
Mar 2018
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Mar 2019
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Mar 2021
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Mar 2026
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Mar 2027
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Mar 2028
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Revenue
6.27B
est: 6.34B (-1.0%)
10.66B
est: 10.50B (+1.5%)
11.49B
est: 11.65B (-1.3%)
12.33B
est: 12.09B (+2.0%)
11.26B
est: 13.80B (-18.4%)
10.47B
est: 19.10B (-45.2%)
10.37B
est: 25.68B (-59.6%)
10.93B
est: 11.20B (-2.4%)
7.22B
est: 7.50B (-3.8%)
7.38B
est: 7.10B (+3.9%)
6.10B
est: 6.30B (-3.2%)
7.50B
7.50B – 7.50B
+19.0% YoY
9.00B
9.00B – 9.00B
+20.0% YoY
10.80B
10.80B – 10.80B
+20.0% YoY
EBITDA
1.05B
est: 152.20M (+592.7%)
1.02B
est: 252.15M (+303.6%)
-41.16M
est: 279.74M (-114.7%)
396.85M
est: 290.29M (+36.7%)
1.22B
est: 331.34M (+266.9%)
-111.83M
est: 458.58M (-124.4%)
1.40B
est: 616.65M (+127.6%)
2.69B
est: 268.91M (+901.8%)
-728.90M
est: 180.08M (-504.8%)
-1.93B
est: 170.47M (-1,231.3%)
614.80M
est: 151.26M (+306.4%)
180.08M
180.08M – 180.08M
+19.0% YoY
216.09M
216.09M – 216.09M
+20.0% YoY
259.31M
259.31M – 259.31M
+20.0% YoY
EBIT
460.39M
est: -473.56M (+197.2%)
-173.96M
est: -784.53M (+77.8%)
-1.19B
est: -870.39M (-36.9%)
231.50M
est: -903.21M (+125.6%)
270.15M
est: -1.03B (+126.2%)
-1.11B
est: -1.43B (+22.5%)
441.95M
est: -1.92B (+123.0%)
1.68B
est: -836.70M (+300.5%)
-1.68B
est: -560.29M (-199.9%)
-2.81B
est: -530.41M (-430.7%)
269.77M
est: -470.64M (+157.3%)
-560.29M
-560.29M – -560.29M
-19.0% YoY
-672.35M
-672.35M – -672.35M
-20.0% YoY
-806.81M
-806.81M – -806.81M
-20.0% YoY
Net Income
260.31M
est: 724.55M (-64.1%)
-121.04M
est: -47.37M (-155.5%)
-771.58M
est: -871.04M (+11.4%)
-725.26M
est: -1.08B (+32.6%)
52.25M
est: 311.08M (-83.2%)
-929.66M
est: 1.42B (-165.5%)
359.10M
est: 2.70B (-86.7%)
1.31B
est: 1.11B (+18.3%)
-1.70B
est: -1.65B (-2.9%)
-2.84B
est: -330.77M (-759.5%)
555.09M
est: 498.76M (+11.3%)
589.09M
589.09M – 589.09M
+18.1% YoY
840.43M
840.43M – 840.43M
+42.7% YoY
1.17B
1.17B – 1.17B
+39.3% YoY
SGA
2.87B
est: 2.93B (-2.2%)
4.65B
est: 4.85B (-4.2%)
5.55B
est: 5.38B (+3.1%)
5.06B
est: 5.59B (-9.4%)
4.69B
est: 6.38B (-26.4%)
4.63B
est: 8.82B (-47.5%)
4.06B
est: 11.86B (-65.8%)
3.65B
est: 5.17B (-29.5%)
4.39B
est: 3.46B (+26.6%)
3.67B
est: 3.28B (+11.8%)
2.93B
est: 2.91B (+0.5%)
3.46B
3.46B – 3.46B
+19.0% YoY
4.16B
4.16B – 4.16B
+20.0% YoY
4.99B
4.99B – 4.99B
+20.0% YoY
EPS
7.45
est: 18.40 (-59.5%)
-3.40
est: -1.20 (-182.6%)
-21.21
est: -22.12 (+4.1%)
-19.08
est: -27.33 (+30.2%)
1.37
est: 7.90 (-82.7%)
-24.37
est: 36.05 (-167.6%)
9.33
est: 68.54 (-86.4%)
33.35
est: 28.10 (+18.7%)
-43.27
est: -42.00 (-3.0%)
-72.25
est: -8.40 (-760.1%)
14.10
est: 12.70 (+11.0%)
15.00
15.00 – 15.00
+18.1% YoY
21.40
21.40 – 21.40
+42.7% YoY
29.80
29.80 – 29.80
+39.3% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-15 B- 2/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-14 B- 2/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-13 B- 2/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-12 B- 2/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-11 B- 2/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-08 B- 2/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-07 B- 2/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-01 C+ 2/5 2/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-30 C+ 2/5 2/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-28 C+ 2/5 2/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-27 C+ 2/5 2/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-24 C+ 2/5 2/5 4/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-23 C+ 2/5 2/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-22 C+ 2/5 2/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-21 C+ 2/5 2/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-20 C+ 2/5 2/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-17 C+ 2/5 2/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-16 C+ 2/5 2/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 1/5 1/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
-33.12M
OE per share TTM
-0.85
Owner's Yield
-0.11%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
12.62%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
6.8%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

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At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

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Top institutional holders

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ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock Held by 6 ETFs in our universe

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

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Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

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Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
3.21M
Shares Outstanding
39.18M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

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Proxy statements

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Recent SEC filings

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Hiroyoshi Toyoshiba Chief Science Officer & Director male
Kunieda Hiromi Executive Officer and GM of the Accounting & Financial Management Division
Masahiro Morimoto Founder, Chairman of the Board, President & Chief Executive Officer male
Masato Takahashi Operating Officer male
Naritomo Ikeue Exec Officer, Legal Tech AI Business Global Mgmt and Chief Executive Officer of FRONT Taiwan, Inc & FRONTEO USA, Inc. male
Teruaki Watanabe Executive Officer male
ESG Score History

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