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GMO TECH Holdings, Inc.

415A・Growth Market・Services

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GMO TECH Holdings, Inc.415A

Business

GMO TECH Holdings, Inc. is a pure holding company established in October 2025 through a joint share transfer by GMO TECH Co., Ltd. and GMO Design One Co., Ltd. As a consolidated subsidiary of the GMO Internet Group, it operates two segments: the Customer Acquisition Support Business (net sales of ¥6,467 million), which brings together MEO, SEO, affiliate advertising, and the review media platform Ekiten byGMO; and the Real Estate Tech Business (net sales of ¥456 million), which develops rental DX (digital transformation) services. Its main customers range widely from small and medium-sized enterprises and store owners to real estate management companies, and it is expanding its business on the back of growth in the domestic internet advertising market.

Business Model

MEO services and Real Estate Tech Business (GMO Chintai DX) are centered on stock-type recurring revenue from monthly subscription fees. Affiliate advertising (GMO SmaAD) operates on a performance-based compensation model, providing value to both advertisers and media publishers, while the word-of-mouth media platform "Ekiten byGMO" combines paid store membership fees with media advertising revenue. By providing in-house developed products through an internal development structure, the company secures cost competitiveness, and through the integration of the two companies' customer bases, it aims to enhance the value provided per customer.

Company Strengths

As an early entrant that launched MEO services in 2011, the company has accumulated know-how and tools (MEO DASH! by GMO) for improving rankings on Google Maps. Performance has grown steadily through the continuous accumulation of new projects, and the Customer Acquisition Support Business has secured an operating margin of 10.2%. In February 2026, the company made Try Hatch a wholly owned subsidiary, further strengthening its competitiveness in the MEO domain.

As a consolidated subsidiary of the parent company, GMO Internet Group, Inc., the company is positioned to leverage the group's brand, technology infrastructure, and customer network. In connection with the business integration in October 2025, the company achieved a new listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market, backed by the creditworthiness of the GMO Group.

Core services such as MEO DASH! by GMO, GMO SmaAD, Ekiten byGMO, and GMO Chintai DX are all developed in-house. The company has established an in-house development system utilizing its Vietnam base (GMO-Z.com TECH VN NTA Co.,Ltd.) and domestic development sites, concentrating capital expenditures of ¥200 million on software development.

ENVALITH's Perspective

Q1 FY2026 (ending March 2026) [wait: December 2026] net sales of ¥2,031 million represent only 21.2% of the full-year forecast of ¥9,600 million. Operating profit of ¥113 million also shows a low progress rate of 16.1% against the full-year forecast of ¥700 million, meaning an average of approximately ¥196 million per quarter in operating profit is needed over the remaining three quarters. Even factoring in the full-scale P&L contribution from GMO TryHatch expected from Q2 onward and seasonality, it should be noted that achieving the full-year target presupposes an acceleration in performance during the latter half.

The ¥388 million in goodwill (provisional figure) arising from the acquisition of GMO TryHatch had an undetermined amortization period as of the end of Q1. Once the amortization period is finalized and amortization begins, it will become a factor continuously weighing on profits in the Customer Acquisition Support Business. In addition, since the purchase price allocation has not been completed, there remains a risk that the final goodwill amount recorded could change. The full-year forecast for net income of ¥443 million (down 71.2% year on year) is mainly due to the disappearance of the prior period's gain on negative goodwill, and it is necessary to assess the underlying earnings level on a substantive basis.

The Real Estate Tech Business posted a Q1 segment profit of ¥2 million, securing profitability, but with net sales of ¥142 million and a profit margin of 1.4%, both scale and profitability remain low. While steady growth in customer numbers and expansion of recurring (stock) revenue are reportedly underway, the gap in scale versus the Customer Acquisition Support Business (net sales of ¥1,890 million, profit of ¥175 million) is large, and the contribution to overall group earnings remains limited. Achieving the medium-term management plan's target of ¥16.0 billion in net sales will require the Real Estate Tech Business to achieve full-scale monetization.

Growth Strategy

Aiming for net sales of ¥16.0 billion and operating profit of ¥2.0 billion over the medium-term three-year period, driven by integration synergies and M&A

The company covers the MEO market through a two-brand structure comprising "MEO DASH! by GMO" and "MEO CHEKI." It is advancing collaboration in product capability and operations with GMO TriHatch, which has a customer base of approximately 70,000 stores, to expand the value provided in the MEO field and realize synergies.

The company will continue to expand its recurring revenue base through the accumulation of new MEO service projects, the establishment of an overseas sales structure and acquisition of overseas customers for affiliate advertising, and the expansion of store customer acquisition support utilizing Ekiten byGMO.

GMO ReTech is steadily increasing the number of customers for its Chintai DX services, expanding recurring sales. Segment profit of ¥2 million was secured in Q1, but expanding the scale of revenue remains a challenge.

Following the business integration in October 2025 and the acquisition of GMO TriHatch in February 2026, the company will continue to pursue M&A as a pillar of its medium-term management plan, expanding group scale by incorporating adjacent businesses in the customer acquisition support and real estate tech domains.

Last updated: July 17, 2026