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Kadokawa Corporation (9468.T)

JPY3,700.00 -56.00 (-1.49%)
JP JPX Communication Services Publishing
Address KADOKAWA Annex Building 102-8177
Tokyo, JP
CEO Takeshi Natsuno
IPO 2014-10-01
ISIN JP3214350005

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Also trades on Other OTC · KDKWF (USD) Tokyo Stock Exchange · 9468.T (JPY)
Description

Kadokawa Corporation is a prominent Japanese media and entertainment conglomerate. Its diverse operations encompass publishing, film production, intellectual property management, and digital content creation. The company further extends its reach into online entertainment, developing and managing network services and content, notably operating its own video-sharing platform. Its extensive portfolio includes animation, video games, various video productions, and merchandising, in addition to licensing intellectual property rights. Founded in 1945, the Tokyo-headquartered firm was previously known as Kadokawa Dwango Corporation.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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JPY3,700.00 -56.00 (-1.49%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
592.7K
Beta
-0.14
Float Shares
80.81M
Free Float %
55.1%
Price Performance
1D5D1M3M6M YTD1Y3Y5Y10YMax
-0.55% -6.82% -7.69% +10.77% -0.37% +3.61% -17.25% +0.43% +77.48% +383.43% +186.51%
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Financial Growth (CAGR)

Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
3,700.00
DCF (Unlevered) 3,790.27 +2.4%
DCF (Levered) 5,045.80 +36.4%

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) 17% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 0 0
Buy 1 0
Hold 4 0
Sell 1 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
3.96
Safe zone
Piotroski F-Score
6 / 9
Average
MOAT Score
3 / 10
No MOAT
Composite Rating
B
Overall Score
3 / 5
Medium
DCF Score
4 / 5
High
ROE Score
2 / 5
Medium
ROA Score
3 / 5
Medium
D/E Score
3 / 5
Medium
P/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/Book Score
3 / 5
Medium
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Publishing: +0.8%
    +1.8% Q1'26: +12.0% (vs Q1'25)
  • EPS growth Publishing: +9.6%
    -85.0% Q1'26: -3,633.3% (vs Q1'25)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Publishing: +28.6%
    +0.1% Q1'26: +2.2% (vs Q1'25)
  • EBIT margin Publishing: +12.9%
    +2.9% Q1'26: +2.2% (vs Q1'25)
  • ROIC Publishing: +7.5%
    +2.9% Q1'26: +2.4% (vs Q1'25)
  • Share dilution Publishing: +0.0%
    +7.0% Q1'26: +0.1% (vs Q1'25)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Publishing: -0.41×
    0.54× Q1'26: 0.38× (vs Q1'25)
Valuation Multiples From To
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P/E
Theoretical Return — If Invested Today

* These projections are based on analyst consensus estimates and user-defined valuation multiples. This table is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
Projection years:
Market assumptions
WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (-0.12) × ERP
WACC = 95% × Ke + 5% × Kd (4.1%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 3,715.48 Current price: 3,700.00
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
actual
Mar 2016
actual
Mar 2017
actual
Mar 2018
actual
Mar 2019
actual
Mar 2020
actual
Mar 2021
actual
Mar 2022
actual
Mar 2023
actual
Mar 2024
actual
Mar 2025
actual
Mar 2026
6 Rev. Ana.
6 EPS Ana.
Mar 2027
6 Rev. Ana.
3 EPS Ana.
Mar 2028
7 Rev. Ana.
6 EPS Ana.
Mar 2029
3 Rev. Ana.
2 EPS Ana.
Mar 2030
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Revenue
201.13B
est: 39.70B (+406.6%)
200.95B
est: 197.16B (+1.9%)
205.72B
est: 204.00B (+0.8%)
206.79B
est: 204.35B (+1.2%)
208.61B
est: 207.00B (+0.8%)
204.65B
est: 202.00B (+1.3%)
209.95B
est: 209.97B (0.0%)
221.21B
est: 219.83B (+0.6%)
255.43B
est: 249.24B (+2.5%)
258.11B
est: 265.13B (-2.6%)
277.92B
est: 277.08B (+0.3%)
277.81B
274.72B – 281.38B
+0.3% YoY
293.39B
288.94B – 297.57B
+5.6% YoY
318.09B
303.15B – 353.25B
+8.4% YoY
319.55B
318.82B – 320.27B
+0.5% YoY
331.49B
320.97B – 352.85B
+3.7% YoY
EBITDA
31.80B
est: 4.02B (+691.9%)
14.02B
est: 19.94B (-29.7%)
13.90B
est: 20.63B (-32.7%)
9.43B
est: 20.67B (-54.4%)
9.26B
est: 20.94B (-55.8%)
12.95B
est: 20.43B (-36.6%)
18.16B
est: 21.24B (-14.5%)
24.62B
est: 22.24B (+10.7%)
32.06B
est: 25.21B (+27.2%)
25.37B
est: 26.33B (-3.6%)
24.91B
est: 27.51B (-9.5%)
27.59B
27.28B – 27.94B
+0.3% YoY
29.13B
28.69B – 29.55B
+5.6% YoY
31.59B
30.10B – 35.08B
+8.4% YoY
31.73B
31.66B – 31.80B
+0.5% YoY
32.92B
31.87B – 35.04B
+3.7% YoY
EBIT
2.78B
est: 2.99B (-6.8%)
9.12B
est: 14.83B (-38.5%)
8.42B
est: 15.34B (-45.1%)
3.15B
est: 15.37B (-79.5%)
2.71B
est: 15.57B (-82.6%)
8.09B
est: 15.19B (-46.8%)
13.63B
est: 15.79B (-13.7%)
18.52B
est: 16.54B (+12.0%)
25.93B
est: 18.75B (+38.3%)
18.46B
est: 18.31B (+0.8%)
16.65B
est: 19.13B (-13.0%)
19.19B
18.97B – 19.43B
+0.3% YoY
20.26B
19.95B – 20.55B
+5.6% YoY
21.97B
20.94B – 24.40B
+8.4% YoY
22.07B
22.02B – 22.12B
+0.5% YoY
22.89B
22.17B – 24.37B
+3.7% YoY
Net Income
28.11B
est: 3.87B (+626.3%)
6.85B
est: 4.49B (+52.5%)
5.77B
est: 5.24B (+10.1%)
1.04B
est: 3.10B (-66.5%)
-4.09B
est: -4.67B (+12.4%)
8.10B
est: 10.94B (-26.0%)
9.58B
est: 11.16B (-14.1%)
14.08B
est: 11.89B (+18.4%)
12.68B
est: 11.11B (+14.1%)
11.39B
est: 12.19B (-6.6%)
7.39B
est: 11.95B (-38.1%)
4.82B
4.58B – 5.86B
-59.7% YoY
11.62B
9.77B – 13.65B
+141.2% YoY
17.17B
13.82B – 21.42B
+47.7% YoY
18.87B
17.26B – 19.71B
+9.9% YoY
20.48B
19.64B – 22.20B
+8.6% YoY
SGA
52.91B
est: 10.79B (+390.6%)
50.67B
est: 53.56B (-5.4%)
51.62B
est: 55.42B (-6.9%)
50.71B
est: 55.52B (-8.7%)
54.11B
est: 56.24B (-3.8%)
56.74B
est: 54.88B (+3.4%)
59.95B
est: 57.04B (+5.1%)
56.90B
est: 59.72B (-4.7%)
64.64B
est: 67.71B (-4.5%)
67.81B
est: 73.25B (-7.4%)
82.01B
est: 76.55B (+7.1%)
76.76B
75.90B – 77.74B
+0.3% YoY
81.06B
79.83B – 82.21B
+5.6% YoY
87.88B
83.76B – 97.60B
+8.4% YoY
88.29B
88.09B – 88.49B
+0.5% YoY
91.59B
88.68B – 97.49B
+3.7% YoY
EPS
200.03
est: 28.20 (+609.3%)
49.56
est: 32.70 (+51.6%)
42.52
est: 38.15 (+11.5%)
7.76
est: 22.60 (-65.7%)
-31.96
est: -34.00 (+6.0%)
65.06
est: 79.75 (-18.4%)
77.41
est: 81.30 (-4.8%)
105.96
est: 86.64 (+22.3%)
90.91
est: 80.98 (+12.3%)
83.42
est: 81.29 (+2.6%)
53.86
est: 79.70 (-32.4%)
34.85
31.20 – 39.95
-56.3% YoY
77.87
66.54 – 92.98
+123.4% YoY
113.87
94.10 – 145.90
+46.2% YoY
125.90
117.53 – 134.27
+10.6% YoY
139.50
133.74 – 151.18
+10.8% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-12 B 3/5 4/5 2/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-11 B 3/5 4/5 2/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-08 B 3/5 4/5 2/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-07 B 3/5 4/5 2/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-01 B- 3/5 3/5 2/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-30 B- 3/5 3/5 2/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-28 B- 3/5 3/5 2/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-27 B- 3/5 3/5 2/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-24 B- 3/5 3/5 2/5 3/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-23 B- 3/5 4/5 2/5 3/5 2/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-22 B- 3/5 4/5 2/5 3/5 2/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-21 B- 3/5 4/5 2/5 3/5 2/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-20 B- 3/5 4/5 2/5 3/5 2/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-17 B- 3/5 4/5 2/5 3/5 2/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-16 B- 2/5 3/5 2/5 3/5 2/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-15 B- 3/5 4/5 2/5 3/5 2/5 1/5 3/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
7.98B
OE per share TTM
55.02
Owner's Yield
1.54%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
164.22%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
27.8%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

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

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

Top holders not available.

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

No insider activity available.

Insider buys vs sells (history)

Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

No recent insider transactions.

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
1.29M
Shares Outstanding
146.55M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)

No proxy statements available for this company yet.

Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

No SEC filings available for this company yet.

Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Takeshi Natsuno President, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Officer & Representative Director 101M male
Masafumi Kurihara Corporate Officer of Marketing
Masanori Kawakane Corporate Officer of Publishing Business
Masato Ito Corporate Officer of Manufacturing & Logistics
Masayuki Aoyagi Executive Officer & Chief Publishing Officer
Naohisa Yamashita Rep, Exe. Off., Chief Human Resources Officer, Chief Literature & Movie Officer and Director male
Shinobu Murakawa Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer & Director male
Takashi Sensui Chief Global Officer & Executive Officer
Takeshi Kikuchi Chief Studio Officer & Executive Officer
Hidetaka Miyazaki Corporate Officer of Game Business
Tomonori Sugaya Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Group Mgmt Control Dept, Corp Planning Group
ESG Score History

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Senate Trading Activity

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House Trading Activity

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