Oricon Inc.【JP:4800】Stock Price

Oricon operates as a pure holding company, conducting diverse businesses through five consolidated subsidiaries. Oricon maintains a 100% ownership stake in all of these subsidiaries, which operate across each business segment.

In Oricon's "Communication Business," oricon ME Inc. serves as the core company, producing, operating, and selling advertising on websites. Specifically, it operates the comprehensive trend media "ORICON NEWS," the "Oricon Customer Satisfaction Ranking" which publishes customer satisfaction rankings, the women's information site "eltha," and the audition information site "Deview."

Additionally, Oricon News Inc. provides news distribution services, while Oricon NEXT Communications Inc. handles PR consulting and web marketing consulting. Through these operations, Oricon provides a wide range of communication services.

In the "Data Services Business," Oricon Research Inc. operates the corporate data provision service "ORICON BiZ online" and the consumer data provision service "you Taiki." It also provides music databases for broadcasters and e-commerce sites, supplies various ranking data, and operates "Oricon Monitor Research."

Furthermore, in the "Advertising Business," Shin-Asahi Inc. handles advertising planning and production. Through these operations, Oricon demonstrates its presence in the advertising sector as well. Through these businesses, Oricon provides services that meet diverse needs.

Oricon aims to earn society's trust through providing objective and fair information in today's complex information environment, and to contribute to enriched living standards and industry development. Under this philosophy, Oricon is focused on countering the spread of fake news by converting facts into reliable information.

Oricon is advancing the adoption of new technologies incorporating AI by leveraging its data aggregation and analysis expertise, centered on its customer satisfaction survey business. Through these efforts, Oricon seeks to improve information credibility and user convenience, while pursuing sustainable growth of its core business.

In the face of domestic economic uncertainty, Oricon's basic approach is to continue providing highly reliable information by leveraging the Oricon brand. The company proceeds with business operations while monitoring market conditions and collaborating with business partners.

In its customer satisfaction survey business, Oricon supports marketing activities of client companies through three service offerings: trademark licensing, digital promotion, and data sales. In digital promotion particularly, Oricon strengthens SEO measures by utilizing generative AI.

Oricon is also strengthening its own internet media operations, delivering high-quality and trustworthy information through media outlets such as ORICON NEWS. The company is also expanding video content offerings to appeal to a broad user base.

Building new business foundations is also a priority, with Oricon aiming to establish new revenue streams by leveraging business synergies with Shin-Asahi Corporation. Through this approach, the company seeks to achieve sustainable growth.

For the fiscal year ending March 2026, Oricon projects revenue of 6,000 million yen and operating profit of 1,450 million yen. Based on these projections, the company is reviewing its business portfolio, strengthening IT strategy investments including AI initiatives, and working to enhance corporate value.