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Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
82.1
Year-on-year change in operating profit (%)Wording
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How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Financial Results PresentationSecond quarter of the fiscal year ending August 202610 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales4,399 Millions of yen+45.2%
Operating profit707 Millions of yen+82.1%
Ordinary income673 Millions of yen+73.7%
Net income395 Millions of yen+66.0%
Gross Profit Margin60.1 %
Operating profit margin16.1 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses1,935 Millions of yen
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales
2,230 Millions of yen
Gross margin
1,105 Millions of yen
Operating profit
358 Millions of yen
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
8,964 Millions of yen
Gross margin
6,297 Millions of yen
Gross profit
5,527 Millions of yen
Operating profit
1,150 Millions of yen
Operating profit before amortization of goodwill
1,321 Millions of yen
Ordinary income
1,037 Millions of yen
Profit attributable to owners of the parent
612 Millions of yen
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。
Net Sales49.1 %
Gross margin47.6 %
Gross profit47.8 %
Operating profit61.5 %
Operating profit before amortization of goodwill59.8 %
Ordinary income64.9 %
Profit attributable to owners of the parent64.5 %
By segment
PRC
Sales50.4
Gross margin48.7
Operating profit before amortization of goodwill54.8
DM
Sales54.8
Gross margin50.5
Operating profit before amortization of goodwill55.3
PRP
Sales42.3
Gross margin43.4
Operating profit before amortization of goodwill57
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Both gross profit and operating profit exceeded the first-half plan. By segment, PRC and DM are progressing in line with the full-year forecasts, while PRP is making solid progress on an operating-profit basis.New initiatives
- Active investment in AI to build operations based on the use of AI agents
- Payment of employee incentives in the second half
- Acquisition by directors and others of 395,088 shares, equivalent to 4% of total shares outstanding
- Continued consideration of M&A
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Number of PR professionals198 peopleYear on year against the same period last year+18.9%
- Gross profit per PR professional¥1,415 thousand/monthYear on year against the same period last year+2.6%
- Customer Base425 companiesYear on year against the same period last year+9.2%
- Average Revenue per Customer¥2,444 thousand/yearYear on year against the same period last year+67.3%
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
PR Consulting Business
Volume indicatorNumber of PR professionals
Number of versions¥198 thousand/month
Price indicatorGross profit per PR professional
Unit price¥1,415 thousand/month
Digital Marketing Business
Volume indicatorCustomer Base
Number of versions¥425 thousand/year
Price indicatorAverage Revenue per Customer
Unit price¥2,444 thousand/year
Segment results
PRC
Sales
3,139 Millions of yen+21.3%
Gross margin
2,055 Millions of yen+18.0%
Operating profit before amortization of goodwill
765 Millions of yen+36.1%
DM
Sales
726 Millions of yen+110.7%
Gross margin
517 Millions of yen+82.1%
Operating profit before amortization of goodwill
164 Millions of yen+58.4%
PRP
Sales
593 Millions of yen+341.0%
Gross margin
457 Millions of yen+365.1%
Operating profit before amortization of goodwill
166 Millions of yen+495.8%
Financial targets
ROE for the fiscal year ended August 2025
22.4 %
TypeTrack record
Number of employees
Number of PR professionals198 people
Additional informationThe company plans to hire 22 experienced employees by April 2026, with an annual hiring target of 26. 46 new graduates joined the company in April 2026.
Annual Dividend
¥26.1 per share
Payout ratio
33 %
Additional informationGuideline for the consolidated dividend payout ratio. The forecast for the fiscal year ending August 2026 is 41.1%. The forecast for the total payout ratio for the fiscal year ending August 2026 is 81.2%.
Acquisition of treasury shares
Amount under the acquisition limit¥240 million (included in the forecast total payout ratio for the fiscal year ending August 2026)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Financial Results Presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Second quarter of the fiscal year ending August 2026 |
| Net Sales | 4,399 Millions of yen (YoY +45.2%) |
| Operating profit | 707 Millions of yen (YoY +82.1%) |
| Ordinary income | 673 Millions of yen (YoY +73.7%) |
| Net income | 395 Millions of yen (YoY +66.0%) |
| Gross Profit Margin | 60.1 % |
| Operating profit margin | 16.1 % |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 1,935 Millions of yen |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Net Sales 2,230 Millions of yen / Gross margin 1,105 Millions of yen / Operating profit 358 Millions of yen |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales 8,964 Millions of yen / Gross margin 6,297 Millions of yen / Gross profit 5,527 Millions of yen / Operating profit 1,150 Millions of yen / Operating profit before amortization of goodwill 1,321 Millions of yen / Ordinary income 1,037 Millions of yen / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 612 Millions of yen |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Net Sales 49.1 % / Gross margin 47.6 % / Gross profit 47.8 % / Operating profit 61.5 % / Operating profit before amortization of goodwill 59.8 % / Ordinary income 64.9 % / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 64.5 % / By segment PRC Sales 50.4 / Gross margin 48.7 / Operating profit before amortization of goodwill 54.8 / DM Sales 54.8 / Gross margin 50.5 / Operating profit before amortization of goodwill 55.3 / PRP Sales 42.3 / Gross margin 43.4 / Operating profit before amortization of goodwill 57 |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Both gross profit and operating profit exceeded the first-half plan. By segment, PRC and DM are progressing in line with the full-year forecasts, while PRP is making solid progress on an operating-profit basis. |
| Segment results | PRC Sales 3,139 Millions of yen (YoY +21.3%) / Gross margin 2,055 Millions of yen (YoY +18.0%) / Operating profit before amortization of goodwill 765 Millions of yen (YoY +36.1%) / DM Sales 726 Millions of yen (YoY +110.7%) / Gross margin 517 Millions of yen (YoY +82.1%) / Operating profit before amortization of goodwill 164 Millions of yen (YoY +58.4%) / PRP Sales 593 Millions of yen (YoY +341.0%) / Gross margin 457 Millions of yen (YoY +365.1%) / Operating profit before amortization of goodwill 166 Millions of yen (YoY +495.8%) |
| Key KPIs | 198 people, ¥1,415 thousand/month, 425 companies, ¥2,444 thousand/year |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | PR Consulting Business Volume indicator Number of PR professionals / Number of versions ¥198 thousand/month / Price indicator Gross profit per PR professional / Unit price ¥1,415 thousand/month / Digital Marketing Business Volume indicator Customer Base / Number of versions ¥425 thousand/year / Price indicator Average Revenue per Customer / Unit price ¥2,444 thousand/year |
| Number of employees | Number of PR professionals 198 people / Additional information The company plans to hire 22 experienced employees by April 2026, with an annual hiring target of 26. 46 new graduates joined the company in April 2026. |
| Financial targets | ROE for the fiscal year ended August 2025 22.4 % |
| Annual Dividend | ¥26.1 per share |
| Payout ratio | 33 % |
| Acquisition of treasury shares | Amount under the acquisition limit ¥240 million (included in the forecast total payout ratio for the fiscal year ending August 2026) / Number of Shares Not disclosed / Period Not disclosed |
| New initiatives | Active investment in AI to build operations based on the use of AI agents, Payment of employee incentives in the second half, Acquisition by directors and others of 395,088 shares, equivalent to 4% of total shares outstanding, Continued consideration of M&A |
Items this document does not state (9)
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeNumber of stores and locationsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / ShareKey points of the Q&A
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The expansion of business scale through M&A involving トレプロ and Bridge and their participation, improved productivity, and an increase in the number of customers were cited as factors driving higher profit. The company expects to invest in AI for the use of AI agents and pay employee incentives in the second half.
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