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J-Stream Inc.

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J-Stream Corporation, founded in 1997, is a company specializing in video streaming, with trans-cosmos inc. as its parent company. It provides an integrated range of services related to video utilization, including internet live streaming, on-demand streaming, CDN, OVP (J-Stream Equipmedia), video production, web production, system development, and operation/maintenance. Its customer base is divided into three segments: the EVC (pharmaceutical) domain for pharmaceutical companies, etc.; the EVC (non-pharmaceutical) domain for general business companies; and the OTT domain for broadcasters and content providers. The company has seven consolidated subsidiaries (CO3, J-Creative Works, Crosco, Big M's Y, Innocos, VideoStep, and IPL), and has built a group-wide framework capable of handling everything from video solution planning to streaming and analytics.

Business Model

Revenue is broadly classified into two types. Platform-based services such as the OVP "J-Stream Equipmedia" generate recurring revenue through flat monthly fees based on delivery data volume, concurrent access numbers, and functionality. On the other hand, live streaming support, video production, web production, and OTT-related system development, operation, and maintenance generate order-based revenue based on man-hour estimates provided on a case-by-case basis. The company has a structure aimed at improving gross profit margin by promoting in-house production at group subsidiaries to curb outsourcing costs. For FY2026 (ending March 2026), net sales were ¥11,997 million, with an operating margin of 6.9%.

Company Strengths

The company operates a proprietary in-house-built video-dedicated CDN installed in telecom carriers' data centers, providing large-scale delivery capability supporting simultaneous access at a scale of hundreds of thousands of users. It has built proprietary operational programs including 24-hour monitoring and load-balancing programs, accumulating approximately 30 years of operational track record and technical know-how since service launch in 1997.

The company maintains a diversified customer base across three domains: web lecture services for pharmaceutical companies (EVC Pharmaceutical), in-house training and web seminars for general companies (EVC Non-Pharmaceutical), and OTT systems for broadcasters and content providers (OTT). Its core OVP, J-Stream Equipmedia, has surpassed 4,500 cumulative accounts as of the end of September 2025, with steady expansion of routine use as corporate communication infrastructure.

The company reduces outsourcing costs by leveraging specialized subsidiaries such as CO3 (platform development), Crosco (video production and live streaming), Big MSY (content production for pharmaceutical clients), and J Creative Works (web production). In FY2026 (ending March 2026), cost of sales was kept to a 0.8% year-on-year increase, resulting in a 0.5 percentage point improvement in gross profit margin compared to the previous year.

ENVALITH's Perspective

In FY2026 (ending March 2026), revenue reached ¥11,997 million (+1.7% year on year), securing a marginal increase, but operating profit fell to ¥826 million (-9.9% year on year) and net income attributable to owners of parent to ¥485 million (-11.9% year on year), marking the second consecutive year of profit decline. The main cause was the expansion of selling, general and administrative expenses to ¥3,852 million (up from ¥3,624 million in the prior period). Although FY2025 (ended March 2025) was assessed as having "bottomed out and begun recovering," the subsequent profit level remains at only about 40% of the FY2022 (ended March 2022) level (operating profit of ¥2,055 million), and a full-fledged recovery has yet to be achieved.

In the EVC (pharmaceutical) domain, in addition to variability in pharmaceutical companies' marketing budgets, the shift toward multi-vendor outsourcing of web seminar orders has progressed, leading to unit price declines and a visible decrease in major client accounts. The company's standalone pharmaceutical EVC revenue fell below the previous year's level. Although efforts to compensate through in-house production at group subsidiaries and new customer development are underway, these have not been sufficient to offset the decline in major client accounts. While reducing dependence on the pharmaceutical sector is stated as a management policy, the revenue scale of alternative domains remains limited, and continued monitoring of progress in portfolio transformation is necessary.

The consolidated earnings forecast for FY2027 (ending March 2027) calls for revenue of ¥12,702 million (+5.9% year on year) and operating profit of ¥920 million (+11.4% year on year), representing planned growth in both revenue and profit. However, in the OTT domain, a decline in recurring revenue is expected due to the conclusion of a major client project, with the plan premised on offsetting this through the acquisition of new projects. Disclosures indicate that the scale of some projects to be acquired remains undetermined at this stage, leaving uncertainty regarding achievement of the plan. The dividend is planned to be maintained at ¥14 per share (payout ratio of 64.9%), and the high payout ratio may also constrain future profit growth.

Growth Strategy

Balanced growth across the EVC and OTT domains and evolution into "The Streaming AX Company" leveraging AI and M&A

Strengthening integrated proposals combining digital marketing, advertising, and operational support in the web-based seminar market. Promoting expansion of business with mid-sized clients and new entry into large accounts not yet transacted with. Aiming to improve the accuracy of viewing data analysis through enhanced data integration for WebinarAnalytics and greater use of AI. For FY2027 (ending March 2026), sales are expected to slightly exceed the previous fiscal year's results.

Establishing a dedicated organization for new client acquisition in SaaS services centered on Equipmedia to broaden the customer base. Aiming to expand market share in the education and training domain for deskless workers through group-wide deployment of the AI video generation cloud services "EQ Presentation Cloud (EQPC)" and "VideoStep." For FY2027 (ending March 2026), the target is to achieve sales exceeding the previous fiscal year's results.

In addition to improving delivery quality through multi-CDN, centralized video asset management via Stream MAM, and the provision of Stream BIZ/Stream CORE, promoting the development of security solutions and video streaming QoE/QoS services. The plan is to offset the decline in recurring revenue resulting from the conclusion of a major client project by winning new projects, but as of now there are projects whose acquisition scale remains undetermined.

Continuing to pursue M&A primarily targeting startups in core business areas such as video manuals, content delivery, and video generation, as well as adjacent fields. In FY2026 (ending March 2026), the company completed the acquisition of subsidiary shares involving a change in the scope of consolidation (expenditure of ¥58 million). This contributed to increased sales in education-related SaaS and the video delivery platform for general corporate clients.

Reducing outsourcing expenses and contracted business fees by increasing the in-house production ratio through utilization of group subsidiaries. In FY2026 (ending March 2026), the gross profit margin improved by 0.5 percentage points year on year. Continuing to restrain new hires (excluding new graduate recruitment), reduce expenses, and improve organizational operating efficiency, aiming to achieve both sales expansion and improved cost efficiency.

Last updated: July 19, 2026