Candidates / 2413

M3, Inc.2413・Services

Activist stake: Oasis. Of the listed companies with this trait in 2021–22, 1 in 5 was bought in the following four years or so — against 1 in 11 for all listed companies.

Taking every trait together, its score is 3.3x the average — #84 of 3,751. The closest type of deal is private equity.

Score3.3xvs average; #84 of 3,751
Past, similar score1 in 4were bought (24%)
Closest typePE fund
Price-to-book5.36xmarket value ¥1.19tn

Why it looks like past targets

Score by type of buyer

Typevs average for the type
Buyout by the parent1.2x
Management buyout4.2x
Private equity10.2x
Strategic buyer1.6x

Ownership

Top 10 shareholders

HolderTypeStake
ソニーグループ株式会社Company34.5%
日本マスタートラスト信託銀行株式会社Custodian/nominee14.6%
株式会社日本カストディ銀行Custodian/nominee8.5%
谷村 格Individual2.9%
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505001Custodian/nominee2.6%
NORTHERN TRUST CO.(AVFC) SUB A/C AMERICAN CLIENTSCustodian/nominee2.3%
CITIBANK, N.A.-NY, AS DEPOSITARY BANK FOR DEPOSITARY SHARE HOLDERSCustodian/nominee2.0%
OASIS JAPAN STRATEGI C FUND Y LTD.Company1.3%
OASIS JAPAN STRATEGIC FUND LTD.Company1.1%
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 385781Custodian/nominee1.0%

From the annual report for the year to 2026-03-31. Holder types are assigned by name and can be wrong (for example, a founder’s company can look like an operating company). Annual report (PDF, EDINET)

Key figures

Controlling shareholder (over 50%)
No
Largest corporate holder
34.5%
Founder family (individuals and their companies)
2.9%
Officers
2.9%
Net cash ÷ market value
7%
ROE
10.6%
Equity ratio
83%

Activist filings

Estimated cost = total acquisition funds ÷ shares held, from the latest report (or the previous one if the latest does not state the funds). Trades after the report's base date are not included. Stakes whose reports give no funding figure are left out. Share splits after the report are adjusted using the change in shares outstanding. Costs outside the stock's price range while held (0.8x the monthly low to 1.2x the high) are treated as reporting quirks (e.g. funds not updated after selling) and not shown. Stakes cut below 5% (mostly sold) are left out of the totals.

This site ranks listed companies by how closely their public filings (annual reports and large-shareholding reports) resemble past tender-offer and MBO targets. It is not a prediction that any company will be bought, is not based on any non-public information, and is not a recommendation to buy or sell. Not investment advice.

Updated 29 Sep 2026 00:48 JST