Media Five Co (FSE:3824) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 108.56 (As of May. 2026)

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FSE:3824 Media Five Co FSE:3824
50 GF Score
Price 円728.00
GF Value 円614.28
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Media Five Co Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Media Five Co FSE:3824 -4.08% 50 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 108.56 as of May. 2026. GuruFocus rates FSE:3824 with a GF Score™ of 50/100 and a GF Value™ of 円614.28 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,197 Software companies, Media Five Co ranks better than 85.3% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Media Five Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was 円108.56. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 6.71.


The historical rank and industry rank for Media Five Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

FSE:3824' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.29   Med: 13.59   Max: 264.04
Current: 6.99


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Media Five Co was 264.04. The lowest was 6.29. And the median was 13.59.


FSE:3824's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
85.3% of 1197 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 18.48 vs FSE:3824: 6.99

Media Five Co's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in May. 2026 was 円-7.45. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was 円44.33. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 16.42.

Media Five Co's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in May. 2026 was 円-6.12. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was 円45.66. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 15.94.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Media Five Co Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Media Five Co Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Media Five Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Media Five Co Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Media Five Co Annual Data
Trend May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24 May25 May26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
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Media Five Co Quarterly Data
May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Nov24 Feb25 May25 Aug25 Nov25 Feb26 May26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 75.53 0.00 0.00 0.00 108.56

FSE:3824 vs IBM, ACN, CTSH: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Media Five Co's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Media Five Co Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Media Five Co's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Media Five Co's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Media Five Co Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Media Five Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 42
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 10
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 13
Change In Working Capital 63
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 1

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Media Five Co's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was 円42 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Media Five Co's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was 円10 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Media Five Co's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was 円0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = 円13 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Media Five Co's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = 円13 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Media Five Co's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was 円63 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Media Five Co's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in May. 2026 was 0.940 Mil.

Media Five Co's Onwer Earnings Per Share for May. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 41.672 +10.456+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-13.4032+63.319)/0.940
=108.56

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=728.00/108.56
=6.71

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 108.56 mean?
Media Five Co (FSE:3824) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 108.56 as of May. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Media Five Co. According to the industry distribution chart, Media Five Co ranks #176 out of 1197 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 14.7%.
Is Media Five Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Media Five Co's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 108.56. The Software industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 18.48. Media Five Co's value of 108.56 is 487.4% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Media Five Co ranks #176 out of 1197 companies in the Software industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Media Five Co has a GF Score™ of 50/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Media Five Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to IBM and ACN?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, Media Five Co ranks #176 out of 1197 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Media Five Co in the top 15% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 18.48. Media Five Co's value of 108.56 is 487.4% above this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Software company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Software companies is 18.48, based on 1,197 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Media Five Co's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 108.56 is 487.4% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Media Five Co. For the Software industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 18.48 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Media Five Co's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 108.56. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Media Five Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Media Five Co (FSE:3824) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is 円614.28, compared to a current price of 円728.00 — trading 18.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 108.56 and 487.4% above the Software industry median of 18.48. Media Five Co's overall GF Score™ is 50/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Media Five Co (FSE:3824), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 108.56 as of May. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Media Five Co (FSE:3824) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Media Five Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of 円728.00 is trading 18.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of 円614.28. GuruFocus considers Media Five Co to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FSE:3824:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 108.56
  • GF Value™: 円614.28 vs. price of 円728.00 (18.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 50/100 with 2 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 487.4% above the Software median (#176 of 1197)

No single metric tells the full story. See the FSE:3824 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Media Five Co Business Description

Address Fukuoka Prefecture, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka Yakuin 1 Chome, Yakuin Business Garden, sixth floor, Yubinbango, Fukuoka-City, JPN, 810-0022
Media Five Co is a Japanese firm engaged in the provision of software development-related information technology (IT) engineers to computer companies. It develops customized system integration software, including a sales management system for cram schools. It also has a restaurant and childcare services business.
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