Forside Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2000

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 55

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • 2330

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 3

  • Share Price
  • $1.14
  • (As of Tuesday Closing)

Forside General Information

Description

Forside Co Ltd is a Japan-based company engaged in the content business. The company provides guidance in the areas concerning investment banking, merger and acquisition, financing and other related financial services.

Contact Information

Website
www.forside.co.jp
Formerly Known As
SmartEbook.com
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Corporate Office
  • Hakata-ku, Gion-cho 4-2
  • Hakata Gion BLDG 4F
  • Fukoka, 812-0038
  • Japan
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Primary Industry
Publishing
Other Industries
Application Software
Social Content
Stock Exchange
TKS
Vertical(s)
TMT, Mobile
Corporate Office
  • Hakata-ku, Gion-cho 4-2
  • Hakata Gion BLDG 4F
  • Fukoka, 812-0038
  • Japan
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Forside Stock Performance

As of 17-Jun-2025, Forside’s stock price is $1.14. Its current market cap is $49.6M with 43.6M shares.

(As of Tuesday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$1.14 $1.12 $0.74 - $1.97 $49.6M 43.6M 531K $0.01

Forside Financials Summary

As of 31-Dec-2024, Forside has a trailing 12-month revenue of $35.3M.

In Thousands,
USD 		TTM 31-Dec-2024 FY 2024 31-Dec-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023 FY 2022 31-Dec-2022
EV 38,666 38,666 13,151 14,209
Revenue 35,261 35,261 34,284 37,956
EBITDA 995 995 1,284 (481)
Net Income 425 425 808 (820)
Total Assets 22,705 22,705 31,542 32,406
Total Debt 1,565 1,565 3,530 5,438
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Forside Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Forside Patents

  • 34

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 6

    Granted

  • 9

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Forside Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
JP-2018082393-A Message integration program, communication terminal, and message communication method Pending 18-Nov-2016
JP-3206739-U Necklace for stretch Inactive 21-Jul-2016
JP-5430802-B1 Content providing system, content providing method, and content providing program Inactive 30-Oct-2012
JP-WO2014068666-A1 Content providing system, content providing method, and content providing program Active 30-Oct-2012
GB-2488614-A Book content distribution system and content server Inactive 24-Sep-2010 G06F16/338
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Forside Signals

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Forside Acquisitions (3)

Forside’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Antz (Human Capital Services). The deal was made on 31-Mar-2025.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Antz (Human Capital Services) 31-Mar-2025 Merger/Acquisition Human Capital Services
M (Logistics) 05-Jul-2024 Merger/Acquisition Logistics
Break Company 31-Mar-2017 Merger/Acquisition Other IT Services
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Forside ESG

Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

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Covered Companies

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Rank

Percentile

Internet Software and Services

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Forside FAQs

  • When was Forside founded?

    Forside was founded in 2000.

  • Where is Forside headquartered?

    Forside is headquartered in Fukoka, Japan.

  • What is the size of Forside?

    Forside has 55 total employees.

  • What industry is Forside in?

    Forside’s primary industry is Publishing.

  • Is Forside a private or public company?

    Forside is a Public company.

  • What is Forside’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Forside is 2330.

  • What is the current stock price of Forside?

    As of 17-Jun-2025 the stock price of Forside is $1.14.

  • What is the current market cap of Forside?

    The current market capitalization of Forside is $49.6M.

  • What is Forside’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Forside is $35.3M.

  • What is Forside’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Forside’s EPS for 12 months was $0.01.

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