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ZETA INC.

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ZETA Inc. is a Japan-focused digital marketing company that provides the "ZETA CX Series," a CX solution centered on product search for EC sites. Its main customers are high-end EC operators, primarily in the apparel and retail industries, and in recent years it has expanded its customer base across industries. Leveraging 1st Party Data accumulated through search, reviews, and recommendations, the company supports EC operators in improving customer experience, while also working to create new revenue opportunities that utilize commerce data, such as retail media advertising (ZETA AD) and AI search (agentic search). Founded in 2005, the company is listed on the Growth Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. In October 2024, it merged with two subsidiaries and changed its name to ZETA Inc., aiming to consolidate management resources.

Business Model

The basic pricing structure combines fixed-fee billing based on license provision, maintenance, and hosting with performance-based billing tied to usage results. The structure raises customer unit spend by cross-selling and upselling multiple products within the ZETA CX series (ZETA SEARCH, ZETA AD, ZETA VOICE, ZETA RECOMMEND, etc.). The gross profit margin for FY2025 remained at a high level of approximately 82% (net sales of ¥1,859 million, cost of sales of ¥334 million).

Company Strengths

Against net sales of ¥1,859 million in FY2025, the company achieved operating income of ¥396 million, representing an operating margin of 21.3%. With cost of sales of ¥334 million, gross profit reached ¥1,524 million, securing a gross margin of approximately 82%, which highlights the high-profitability structure characteristic of the SaaS-type business model. This marked the highest operating income recorded since the group's integration.

The company holds a large volume of 1st Party Data accumulated from purchasing behavior via search, word-of-mouth, and recommendations. Leveraging this data asset together with its search technology, the company has built one of the largest domestic Commerce CX platforms, capable of creating new revenue opportunities such as retail media advertising (ZETA AD) and AI search.

In FY2025, order intake in the fourth quarter reached a record high. Orders also remained solid throughout the year, with the second and third quarters marking the second- and third-highest levels, respectively. This confirms that the full-scale rollout of retail media advertising (ZETA AD) is beginning to function as a new growth driver.

ENVALITH's Perspective

Revenue for Q1 FY2026 (ending December 2026) was ¥315 million (down 21.4% year on year), with an operating loss of ¥42 million, marking a significant deterioration. The company attributes this to the concentration of temporary revenue recognition under revised standards in the same period of the prior year, as well as seasonality, and states that there is no change to its full-year forecast (revenue of ¥2,100 million, operating profit of ¥500 million). Q1 revenue accounted for only about 15% of the full-year forecast, meaning the remaining three quarters must make up the shortfall. Achieving the full-year forecast requires revenue to be concentrated in the second half, and verifying the likelihood of this is central to investment decisions.

As of the end of March 2026, interest-bearing debt totaled approximately ¥1,655 million, combining corporate bonds (current and fixed, totaling ¥534 million) and long-term borrowings (current and fixed, totaling ¥1,121 million). Interest expenses for Q1 rose sharply to ¥4,922 thousand from ¥2,828 thousand in the same period of the prior year, indicating a risk that changes in the interest rate environment (an external factor) could push up financial costs. The equity ratio stands at a low 29.3%, and caution is warranted regarding the potential emergence of financial fragility should operating losses continue.

In the same period of the prior year (January to March 2025), expenses related to the restatement of prior-period financial results amounting to ¥35,802 thousand were recorded as an extraordinary loss; however, no such expenses were recorded in the current Q1 (January to March 2026), suggesting that this temporary impact has run its course. On the other hand, it remains a continuing point of attention that the quarterly consolidated financial statements have not been reviewed by a certified public accountant or audit firm. Ensuring transparency in accounting governance and the quality of information disclosure to investors will be a key criterion for evaluating the recovery of trust in the equity market.

Growth Strategy

Deepen the EC-focused CX platform through AI shift strategy and expansion of retail media advertising

Offer multiple products in combination to high-end EC operators, aiming to raise customer spend by leveraging synergies among products. Orders have continued to trend firmly from the previous consolidated fiscal year, and the company aims to achieve full-year sales of ¥2,100 million (up 13.0% year on year).

As part of the AI shift strategy, expand the lineup of new solutions leveraging generative AI, aiming to increase added value through integration with the existing CX platform. Capture generative AI demand from EC operators to acquire new clients and drive upsell among existing clients.

Promote expanded orders for the retail media advertising solution that addresses EC operators' ad monetization needs. Leverage highly precise targeting using 1st Party Data as a strength to deliver value to both advertisers and EC operators.

Through the absorption-type merger of a subsidiary implemented in October 2024, management resources have been concentrated in the parent company. As a result of the structural reform, operating profit of ¥396 million and an operating profit margin exceeding 21% were achieved in FY2025 (ended December 2025), and the company targets operating profit of ¥500 million (up 26.2% year on year) for FY2026 (ending December 2026).

Last updated: July 17, 2026