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Financial results presentation1447SAAF Holdings Co.,Ltd.Construction and Materials

Materials for the Financial Results Briefing for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

For the fiscal year ending March 2026, overall revenue increased, operating income and ordinary income reached record highs, and net income turned profitable from a loss. The company advanced reforms to its earnings structure and the streamlining of unprofitable businesses, and expects higher profit despite lower revenue for the fiscal year ending March 2027.

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Scored from 5 of 6 sections
Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
759
¥ million (year-on-year increase in operating income)
Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.

Contents of this document

Financial results presentationFiscal year ending March 2026, full year11 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥29,580 million+2.5%
Operating profit¥1,093 million+227.5%
Ordinary income¥1,001 million+601.5%
Net income¥460 million
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥6,476 million
Operating profit margin
Rate3.7%
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended March 2026
Net Sales
¥7,495.47 thousand
Operating profit
¥529.78 thousand
Ordinary income
¥494.08 thousand
Net income
¥218.44 thousand
Full-year earnings forecast
Fiscal year ending March 2027
Net Sales
¥28,327 million
Operating profit
¥1,200 million
Ordinary income
¥1,050 million
Net income
¥441 million
Progress against full-year forecast　通期の予想に対して、いまどこまで進んだかの割合です。
Fiscal year ending March 2026
Net Sales100.0%
Operating profit111.6%
Ordinary income112.4%
Net income109.6%
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Exceeded the forecast after the upward revision, with operating income, ordinary income, and net income reaching record highs
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
  • Consulting+¥5 million
  • System Development-¥8 million
  • Human Resources (excluding overseas)+¥9 million
  • Construction and Civil Engineering+¥118 million
  • Overseas expansion+¥173 million
  • Other+¥95 million
  • Head office cost reductions+¥298 million
  • Other adjustments+¥70 million
New initiatives
  • Transition to a business holding company structure scheduled for 1 July 2026
  • Capital and business alliance with Schoo
  • Reskilling existing SES personnel as AI-enabled SES personnel and DX consultants
  • Development of proprietary courses on Schoo, including construction DX courses
  • Launch of an IoT service for lightning detection and forecasting
  • Obtaining ISO/IEC 42001 certification and stepping up support for the implementation of AI management systems
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Digital talent ratioApproximately 30% → approximately 50%
  • New projects generated through the Schoo partnershipApproximately 130 projects
  • Total digital talent headcountApproximately 300 → approximately 700
  • Cumulative three-year revenue from the Schoo partnership¥2.5 billion
  • Cumulative three-year profit contribution from the Schoo partnershipApproximately ¥1 billion
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
The materials describe higher unit prices, concentrating resources on companies with high unit prices and profitability, higher average revenue per customer, and increases in employee and registered instructor numbers.
Segment results
  • Consulting
    Net Sales¥2,276 million
    Year-on-year change in revenue114.1%
    Segment profit¥254 million
    Year-on-year change in profit102.1%
  • System Development
    Net Sales¥5,681 million
    Year-on-year change in revenue104.5%
    Segment profit¥195 million
    Year-on-year change in profit96.0%
  • Human Resources
    Net Sales¥4,427 million
    Year-on-year change in revenue105.1%
    Segment profit¥150 million
    Year-on-year change in profit106.0%
  • Construction and Civil Engineering
    Net Sales¥17,179 million
    Segment profit¥237 million
    Year-on-year difference in profit+¥291 million
  • Other
    Net Sales¥15 million
    Segment profit-¥6 million
Medium-term management plan targets
Final year of MTG2028 (fiscal year ending March 2029)
Net Sales¥35,300 million
Operating profit¥2,000 million
Operating profit margin5.7%
Long-term vision (fiscal year ending March 2032)
Net Sales¥50,000 million
Operating profit¥3,500 million
Operating profit margin7.0%
Financial targets
ROE
Actual results for the fiscal year ending March 202618.8%
Plan for the fiscal year ending March 202918.3%
Plan for the fiscal year ending March 203221.0%
Equity ratio15.6% in March 2025, 14.2% in March 2026
Net debt-to-equity ratio2.48x in March 2025, 2.67x in March 2026
Number of employees
The target is to increase total digital talent headcount from approximately 300 to approximately 700. Total employee headcount is not disclosed.
Annual Dividend
Fiscal year ending March 2026¥4.50 (interim ¥0.00, year-end ¥4.50)
Forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027¥4.80 (interim ¥0.00, year-end ¥4.80)
Payout ratio
Fiscal year ending March 202623.8%
Forecast for the fiscal year ending March 202726.5%
MTG2028Approximately 30%
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typeFinancial results presentation
Fiscal Period CoveredFiscal year ending March 2026, full year
Net Sales¥29,580 million (YoY +2.5%)
Operating profit¥1,093 million (YoY +227.5%)
Ordinary income¥1,001 million (YoY +601.5%)
Net income¥460 million
Operating profit marginRate 3.7% / Year-on-year change (points) Not disclosed
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥6,476 million
Results for the three months of the current quarterFourth quarter of the fiscal year ended March 2026 Net Sales ¥7,495.47 thousand / Operating profit ¥529.78 thousand / Ordinary income ¥494.08 thousand / Net income ¥218.44 thousand
Full-year earnings forecastFiscal year ending March 2027 Net Sales ¥28,327 million / Operating profit ¥1,200 million / Ordinary income ¥1,050 million / Net income ¥441 million
Progress against full-year forecastFiscal year ending March 2026 Net Sales 100.0% / Operating profit 111.6% / Ordinary income 112.4% / Net income 109.6%
Self-assessment against the planExceeded the forecast after the upward revision, with operating income, ordinary income, and net income reaching record highs
Segment resultsSegment Consulting / Net Sales ¥2,276 million / Year-on-year change in revenue 114.1% / Segment profit ¥254 million / Year-on-year change in profit 102.1%, Segment System Development / Net Sales ¥5,681 million / Year-on-year change in revenue 104.5% / Segment profit ¥195 million / Year-on-year change in profit 96.0%, Segment Human Resources / Net Sales ¥4,427 million / Year-on-year change in revenue 105.1% / Segment profit ¥150 million / Year-on-year change in profit 106.0%, Segment Construction and Civil Engineering / Net Sales ¥17,179 million / Segment profit ¥237 million / Year-on-year difference in profit +¥291 million, Segment Other / Net Sales ¥15 million / Segment profit -¥6 million
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeFactors Consulting / Amount +¥5 million, Factors System Development / Amount -¥8 million, Factors Human Resources (excluding overseas) / Amount +¥9 million, Factors Construction and Civil Engineering / Amount +¥118 million, Factors Overseas expansion / Amount +¥173 million, Factors Other / Amount +¥95 million, Factors Head office cost reductions / Amount +¥298 million, Factors Other adjustments / Amount +¥70 million
Key KPIsIndicator name Digital talent ratio / Value Approximately 30% → approximately 50% / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name New projects generated through the Schoo partnership / Value Approximately 130 projects / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Total digital talent headcount / Value Approximately 300 → approximately 700 / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Cumulative three-year revenue from the Schoo partnership / Value ¥2.5 billion / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Cumulative three-year profit contribution from the Schoo partnership / Value Approximately ¥1 billion / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed
Unit price and quantity metricsThe materials describe higher unit prices, concentrating resources on companies with high unit prices and profitability, higher average revenue per customer, and increases in employee and registered instructor numbers.
Number of employeesThe target is to increase total digital talent headcount from approximately 300 to approximately 700. Total employee headcount is not disclosed.
Medium-term management plan targetsFinal year of MTG2028 (fiscal year ending March 2029) Net Sales ¥35,300 million / Operating profit ¥2,000 million / Operating profit margin 5.7% / Long-term vision (fiscal year ending March 2032) Net Sales ¥50,000 million / Operating profit ¥3,500 million / Operating profit margin 7.0%
Financial targetsROE Actual results for the fiscal year ending March 2026 18.8% / Plan for the fiscal year ending March 2029 18.3% / Plan for the fiscal year ending March 2032 21.0% / Equity ratio 15.6% in March 2025, 14.2% in March 2026 / Net debt-to-equity ratio 2.48x in March 2025, 2.67x in March 2026
Annual DividendFiscal year ending March 2026 ¥4.50 (interim ¥0.00, year-end ¥4.50) / Forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 ¥4.80 (interim ¥0.00, year-end ¥4.80)
Payout ratioFiscal year ending March 2026 23.8% / Forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 26.5% / MTG2028 Approximately 30%
New initiativesTransition to a business holding company structure scheduled for 1 July 2026, Capital and business alliance with Schoo, Reskilling existing SES personnel as AI-enabled SES personnel and DX consultants, Development of proprietary courses on Schoo, including construction DX courses, Launch of an IoT service for lightning detection and forecasting, Obtaining ISO/IEC 42001 certification and stepping up support for the implementation of AI management systems
Items this document does not state (9)
Gross Profit MarginNumber of stores and locationsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / ShareKey points of the Q&A

These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.

The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

The company cited expanded orders in priority areas, cost reductions through internal digital transformation, the downsizing and liquidation of unprofitable businesses, a review of its business portfolio, and reductions in fixed head office costs as reasons for the improvement in performance.

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