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Encourage Technologies Co., Ltd. (3682) Stock Price & Analysis
3682 Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- JPY 614.00 - JPY 645.00
- 52-Week Range
- JPY 555.00 - JPY 731.00
- Previous Close
- JPY 642.00
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 35.42K
- Market Cap
- JPY 4.28B
- Enterprise Value
- -JPY 258.48M
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- JPY 3.76B
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- JPY 0
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 20.7
- Beta
- 0.15
- Next Earnings
- Nov 10, 2026 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- N/A
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- Mar 30, 2027
- Dividend Yield
- 4.16%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Debt-Free Balance Sheet
Zero reported debt across all periods materially lowers financial risk and preserves flexibility to fund product development, implementation capacity, or shareholder returns. Rising equity to about ¥3.57B further strengthens resilience through a weaker cycle.
Recent Cash Generation
Strong 2026 operating and free cash flow, with free cash flow roughly matching net income, indicates that recent reported earnings are converting into usable liquidity. This supports reinvestment, dividends, and internal funding without relying on debt.
Long-Term Revenue Base
Revenue expansion over the 2021–2026 period demonstrates a larger operating base, while gross margin above 50% in recent years supports the economics of the packaged software and related support model. That combination can sustain reinvestment and customer service.
Bears Say
Recent Growth Weakness
The reported negative revenue-growth figure and the description of only modest expansion in 2025–2026 indicate that recent demand momentum has weakened. Slower growth can limit operating leverage, reduce reinvestment capacity, and make future profit expansion more dependent on efficiency.
Margin Compression
Operating and gross margins remain profitable but have declined from earlier peaks, signaling pressure on profitability quality. If the lower margin structure persists, revenue growth will translate less efficiently into earnings and leave less room to absorb execution or pricing pressure.
Volatile Cash Flows
Although 2026 cash generation was strong, the sharp swings from near-breakeven operating cash flow and negative free cash flow in 2023 reduce confidence in consistency. Uneven conversion can complicate budgeting, investment timing, and dependable shareholder distributions.
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Company Description
Encourage Technologies Co., Ltd.
Encourage Technologies Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based firm specializing in the development, maintenance, and sale of computer system software products. The company provides a comprehensive suite of solutions, notably its "ESS SmartIT Operation" lineup. This includes ESS REC, a principal tool for overseeing and auditing user system activities; Remote Access Auditor, which captures and records remote user system operations, including desktop screen video; and ESS AdminGate, designed to bolster server security through features such as privileged access management, password management, log management, and controlled file transfers. Beyond this core offering, Encourage Technologies presents several other key products. ESS FileGate ensures secure file transfers utilizing various sanitization technologies. ESS AdminControl focuses on privilege ID management, complemented by ESS AdminControl for Client for handling local administrator passwords. The ID Inspector uniquely identifies users of shared IDs (like root/administrators) without requiring modifications to applications or operating systems. The company's portfolio also extends to automated solutions like ESS AutoAuditor, for validating user system operations, and ESS AutoQuality, a solution for optimizing user system operations. Additionally, they offer Encourage Super Station, a dedicated system monitoring solution. In addition to its software offerings, the company delivers BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) and consulting services tailored to computer operation management. Established in 2002, Encourage Technologies Co., Ltd. maintains its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Information Technology Services
- CEO
- Shinya Ishii
- Employees
- 124
- Website
- www.et-x.jp
- Address
- Tornare Nihonbashi Hamacho, Tokyo, TY, 103-0007, JP
Encourage Technologies Co., Ltd. (3682) Earnings & Revenues
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Technical Analysis | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Moving Averages | 3 | 0 | 9 |



