Ceres Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 5/6
Ceres has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 8.1%, while the Media industry saw earnings growing at 7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 7.9% per year. Ceres's return on equity is 25.7%, and it has net margins of 11.3%.
Key information
8.12%
Earnings growth rate
6.50%
EPS growth rate
| Media Industry Growth | 9.30% |
| Revenue growth rate | 7.93% |
| Return on equity | 25.72% |
| Net Margin | 11.26% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Mar 2026 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
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Initiating coverage A serial incubator of digital businesses, trading at a material discount – Ceres has a demonstrated track record of building businesses from scratch and crystallizing value at attractive returns. The Company incubated D2C from ¥10mn to ¥4.9bn in revenue, grew labol's GMV approximately 70x in four years, and generated a post-tax MOIC of 6.6x and ~31% IRR on the YUMEMI investment over eight years.Ceres' (TSE:3696) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
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How Ceres makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 26 | 31,496 | 3,548 | 10,947 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 25 | 29,660 | 2,497 | 10,391 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 25 | 29,757 | 3,026 | 10,525 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 25 | 30,409 | 2,359 | 10,864 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 25 | 28,674 | 591 | 10,757 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 24 | 27,706 | 1,480 | 10,902 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 24 | 26,995 | 1,186 | 10,876 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 24 | 26,001 | 770 | 10,579 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 25,263 | 1,082 | 9,917 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 24,070 | 451 | 9,263 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 22,817 | 139 | 8,284 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 22,158 | 540 | 7,595 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 21,352 | -142 | 7,196 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 20,536 | 46 | 6,633 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 20,193 | -290 | 6,289 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 20,133 | 838 | 5,644 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 21,644 | 1,825 | 5,186 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 23,402 | 2,775 | 5,356 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 23,853 | 3,180 | 5,670 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 23,482 | 2,156 | 5,824 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 22,075 | 1,781 | 5,338 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 20,213 | 744 | 4,618 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 19,058 | 507 | 3,886 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 18,353 | 30 | 3,510 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 17,055 | 238 | 3,714 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 16,510 | 74 | 4,060 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 15,360 | -196 | 3,969 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 10,706 | 387 | 2,943 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: 3696 has a large one-off gain of ¥2.5B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st March, 2026.
Growing Profit Margin: 3696's current net profit margins (11.3%) are higher than last year (2.1%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 3696's earnings have grown by 8.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: 3696's earnings growth over the past year (500.3%) exceeds its 5-year average (8.1% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: 3696 earnings growth over the past year (500.3%) exceeded the Media industry 29.8%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: 3696's Return on Equity (25.7%) is considered high.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/06/16 16:05 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/06/16 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Ceres Inc. is covered by 2 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| null null | Astris Advisory Japan, K.K. |
| Masanori Kadoya | Marusan Securities Co. Ltd. |