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Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
4.3
Year-on-year change in revenue (%)Wording
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How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Presentation materials for financial resultsSecond quarter of the fiscal year ending September 202611 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥14,901 million+4.3%
Operating profit¥2,344 million+28.5%
Net income¥1,544 million-58.5%
Operating profit margin15.7 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥11,737 million
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Revenue
¥7,907 million
Operating profit
¥1,166 million
Quarterly profit
¥791 million
Full-year earnings forecast
Revenue
¥29,700 million
Operating profit
¥3,000 million
Profit for the period
¥1,900 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。
Revenue50.2%
Cost of sales40.9%
Selling, general and administrative expenses47.4%
Personnel-related46.6%
Advertising and sales expenses51.3%
Other42.1%
Other income and expenses9.4%
Operating profit78.1%
Profit for the period81.3%
Revenue from the HOME'S-related business51.4%
Other revenue40.5%
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Progress toward the full-year plan is on track. Growth investments are broadly proceeding as planned. Recruitment remains somewhat challenging.Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Revenue
HOME'S-relatedContributed by increases in the number of customers and inquiries
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Personnel-related
¥-85 million
Advertising and sales expenses
¥229 million
Depreciation and amortization
¥109 million
Other
¥-98 million
Operating profitHigher revenue from the HOME'S-related business and a review of certain costs associated with vacating the head office
New initiatives
- Launch of promotions for the conversational AI assistant “AI Homes-kun”
- Introduction of a voice-based customer service AI agent at the Housing Consultation Desk
- Provision of AI functions for real estate operators
- Strengthening employee development using LAIC, the internal generative AI talent metric
- Introduction of a Shareholder Benefit Program
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Customer Base33,958 CustomersYear on year against the same period last year+2.9%
- ARPA¥66,677Year on year against the same period last year+1.2%
- Percentage of employees whose work efficiency has improved through the use of generative AI90.9 %
- Work hours generated through the use of AI50,000 Time
- Shareholders20,877 PeopleYear on year against the same period last year+21.1%
- Average trading volume51.9 % increase
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
Customer Base
33,958 Customers
Year on year against the same period last year+2.9%
ARPA
¥66,677
Year on year against the same period last year+1.2%
Segment results
HOME'S-related
Revenue
¥13,584 million+4.2%
Segment Profit or Loss
¥2,591 million+19.1%
Other
Revenue
¥1,316 million+4.5%
Segment Profit or Loss
¥-262 million
Consolidated total
Revenue
¥14,901 million+4.3%
Segment Profit or Loss
¥2,339 million+17.2%
Medium-term management plan targets
Target fiscal yearFiscal year ending September 2028
Consolidated revenue¥35–40 billion
Consolidated operating profit¥5.5–6.0 billion
Operating profit marginOver 15%
Market Size / Share
Kenbiya real estate investment platformNo. 1 in investment property listings, with more than 90,000 listings
External AssessmentsLIFULL HOME'S ranked No. 1 in multiple categories
Number of employees
1,054 People
Breakdown122 temporary employees and 119 employees of overseas subsidiaries
Annual Dividend
Annual dividend per share¥5.21
Payout ratio
30% (taking into account non-recurring factors)| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Presentation materials for financial results |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Second quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2026 |
| Net Sales | ¥14,901 million (YoY +4.3%) |
| Operating profit | ¥2,344 million (YoY +28.5%) |
| Net income | ¥1,544 million (YoY -58.5%) |
| Operating profit margin | 15.7 % |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥11,737 million |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Revenue ¥7,907 million / Operating profit ¥1,166 million / Quarterly profit ¥791 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Revenue ¥29,700 million / Operating profit ¥3,000 million / Profit for the period ¥1,900 million |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Revenue 50.2% / Cost of sales 40.9% / Selling, general and administrative expenses 47.4% / Personnel-related 46.6% / Advertising and sales expenses 51.3% / Other 42.1% / Other income and expenses 9.4% / Operating profit 78.1% / Profit for the period 81.3% / Revenue from the HOME'S-related business 51.4% / Other revenue 40.5% |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Progress toward the full-year plan is on track. Growth investments are broadly proceeding as planned. Recruitment remains somewhat challenging. |
| Segment results | HOME'S-related Revenue ¥13,584 million (YoY +4.2%) / Segment Profit or Loss ¥2,591 million (YoY +19.1%) / Other Revenue ¥1,316 million (YoY +4.5%) / Segment Profit or Loss ¥-262 million / Consolidated total Revenue ¥14,901 million (YoY +4.3%) / Segment Profit or Loss ¥2,339 million (YoY +17.2%) |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Revenue HOME'S-related Contributed by increases in the number of customers and inquiries / Selling, general and administrative expenses Personnel-related ¥-85 million / Advertising and sales expenses ¥229 million / Depreciation and amortization ¥109 million / Other ¥-98 million / Operating profit Higher revenue from the HOME'S-related business and a review of certain costs associated with vacating the head office |
| Key KPIs | Customer Base 33,958 Customers, ARPA ¥66,677, Percentage of employees whose work efficiency has improved through the use of generative AI 90.9 %, Work hours generated through the use of AI 50,000 Time, Shareholders 20,877 People, Average trading volume 51.9 % increase |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | Customer Base 33,958 Customers / ARPA ¥66,677 |
| Number of employees | 1,054 People |
| Medium-term management plan targets | Target fiscal year Fiscal year ending September 2028 / Consolidated revenue ¥35–40 billion / Consolidated operating profit ¥5.5–6.0 billion / Operating profit margin Over 15% |
| Annual Dividend | Annual dividend per share ¥5.21 |
| Payout ratio | 30% (taking into account non-recurring factors) |
| Market Size / Share | Kenbiya real estate investment platform No. 1 in investment property listings, with more than 90,000 listings / External Assessments LIFULL HOME'S ranked No. 1 in multiple categories |
| New initiatives | Launch of promotions for the conversational AI assistant “AI Homes-kun”, Introduction of a voice-based customer service AI agent at the Housing Consultation Desk, Provision of AI functions for real estate operators, Strengthening employee development using LAIC, the internal generative AI talent metric, Introduction of a Shareholder Benefit Program |
Items this document does not state (10)
Ordinary incomeGross Profit MarginNumber of stores and locationsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial targetsAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogKey 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 number of customers and inquiries in the HOME'S-related business increased as ongoing site development, stronger sales efforts and enhanced promotions began to bear fruit. Operating profit increased due to higher revenue and improved profitability in the HOME'S-related business, as well as a review of certain costs associated with vacating the head office.
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