Company Japan Publications Trading Co., Ltd.

8072

JP3714000001

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Market Closed - Japan Exchange Other stock markets 01:37:15 16/05/2024 BST			5-day change	1st Jan Change
2,560 ^JPY	-0.58%		0.00%	+10.30%

2023	Japan Publications Trading Co., Ltd. Reports Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Year Ending March 31, 2024	CI
2023	Japan Publications Trading Co., Ltd. Reports Consolidated Earnings Results for the First Half Ending September 2023 and Year Ending March 31, 2024	CI

Business Summary

JAPAN PUBLICATIONS TRADING CO., LTD. is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the importation, exportation and sale of general publications such as magazines and books, academic literature, teaching materials, acoustic software and other miscellaneous goods. The Company operates through four business segments. The Publication and Miscellaneous Goods Export segment is involved in the sale of general miscellaneous goods such as Japanese books and magazines, English books and magazines and ceramics. The Foreign Books segment is involved in the sale of foreign books and magazines. The Media segment is involved in the sale of general merchandise such as compact discs, digital video discs, stationery and ceramics. The Real Estate Leasing segment is involved in the leasing of office buildings. The Company is also involved in the sale of subsidiaries publications and general merchandise.

Number of employees: 80

Sales per Business

JPY in Million	2022	Weight	2023	Weight	Delta
Media 37.1 %	5,078	47.3 %	4,046	37.1 %	-20.32%
Western Books 30.5 %	2,441	22.7 %	3,324	30.5 %	+36.17%
Publication and Miscellaneous Goods Export 20.3 %	2,195	20.4 %	2,215	20.3 %	+0.89%
Overseas Subsidiary 11.9 %	-	-	1,294	11.9 %	-
Real Estate Leasing 0.3 %	73	0.7 %	30	0.3 %	-58.35%

Sales per region

JPY in Million	2022	Weight	2023	Weight	Delta
Japan 69.2 %	7,702	71.7 %	7,544	69.2 %	-2.06%
North America 19.5 %	1,770	16.5 %	2,123	19.5 %	+19.91%
Europe 6.0 %	651	6.1 %	649	6.0 %	-0.25%
Asia 4.4 %	501	4.7 %	481	4.4 %	-4.01%
Other 1.0 %	111	1.0 %	112	1.0 %	+0.67%

Managers

Managers	Title	Age	Since
Toyohiko Ayamori PSD	President	63	28/02/94
Koji Matsunami BRD	Director/Board Member	54	28/02/93
Yasuhiko Hayashi BRD	Director/Board Member	53	28/02/94
Tatsuki Kimura IRC	Investor Relations Contact	-	-
Yasunao Kanou AUD	Comptroller/Controller/Auditor	60	29/02/04

Members of the board

Members of the board	Title	Age	Since
Toyohiko Ayamori PSD	President	63	28/02/94
Ryuichi Kondo BRD	Director/Board Member	64	31/05/10
Yasuhiko Hayashi BRD	Director/Board Member	53	28/02/94
Koji Matsunami BRD	Director/Board Member	54	28/02/93
Tsutomu Kodera BRD	Director/Board Member	52	31/05/21

Share class

	Vote	Quantity	Free-Float	Company-owned shares	Total Float
Stock A	0	700,000	248,216 ( 35.46 %)	2,603 ( 0.3719 %)	35.46 %

Shareholders

Name	Equities	%	Valuation
Tohan Corp. 21.43 %	150,000	21.43 %	2 M ¥
MARUZEN CHI HOLDINGS CO.,LTD. 10.00 %	70,000	10.00 %	1 M ¥
Kodansha Ltd. 7.914 %	55,400	7.914 %	897 722 ¥
Miyawaki Shoji KK 7.143 %	50,000	7.143 %	810 219 ¥
Taizo Takayama 6.214 %	43,500	6.214 %	704 890 ¥
Kazuko Nakabayashi 4.914 %	34,400	4.914 %	557 430 ¥
Japan Publication Trading Business Association 3.614 %	25,300	3.614 %	409 971 ¥
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 3.429 %	24,000	3.429 %	388 905 ¥
Ohara Honten KK 2.300 %	16,100	2.300 %	260 890 ¥
Miyawaki Shoten KK 2.114 %	14,800	2.114 %	239 825 ¥

Holdings

Name	Equities	%	Valuation
MARUZEN CHI HOLDINGS CO.,LTD. 0.17%	155,200	0.17%	325,461 $
GEO HOLDINGS CORPORATION 0.03%	11,700	0.03%	147,584 $
PAN PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION 0.00%	4,000	0.00%	94,710 $
JAPAN PUBLICATIONS TRADING CO., LTD. 0.37%	2,600	0.37%	42,131 $
BIC CAMERA INC. 0.00%	3,122	0.00%	30,374 $
BANDAI NAMCO HOLDINGS INC. 0.00%	900	0.00%	16,940 $
NISSIN CORPORATION 0.00%	200	0.00%	3,965 $
TOP CULTURE CO.,LTD. 0.00%	200	0.00%	196 $
BUNKYODO GROUP HOLDINGS CO., LTD. 0.00%	100	0.00%	23 $