Risk factor
Meaningful price volatility
Profitability factor
Excellent growth
About
istyle Inc. operates a beauty portal site @cosme in Japan and internationally. It operates through Support Business, Retail Business, and Global Business segments. The company operates @cosme shopping and @cosme store, a cosmetics specialty store; @cosme Career, a talent service focused on the cosmetics industry; @cosme blog, a beauty blog site where beauty professionals and people with a keen sense of beauty can share and share information, @cosme point, a site on which users can earn points; @cosme Q&A, a site at which members can share knowledge and tips on cosmetics and beauty. It also offers BeautyTech.jp, a media site that provides information on innovations in the beauty industry from the perspectives of technology, marketing, science, business, etc.; Glowpick, a beauty community site; BeautyTech.jp, a digital magazine; and MakeupAlley, a beauty community site. The company was formerly known as I-Style Co., Ltd. and changed its name to istyle Inc. in April 2000. istyle Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Company Valuation
Based on key historical and expected multiples, the stock is undervalued relative to its peers. In particular, the stock is reasonably priced on P/E, 'cheap' on EV/EBITD.