Presentation Materials for the Second Quarter (Interim Period) Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2027 | ITmedia Inc. (2148) timely disclosure

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Improvement

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Scale

493

Millions of yen (year-on-year increase in revenue)

Wording

Conditional

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Contents of this document

Earnings presentation materialsSecond quarter (interim period) of the fiscal year ending March 202710 items taken from the company’s own explanation

Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)

Net Sales¥4,415 million+12.6%

Operating profit¥935 million+22.0%

Ordinary income¥984 million +25.3%profit before tax

Net income¥644 million +23.4%interim profit attributable to owners of the parent

Operating profit margin21.2 %

Results for the three months of the current quarter

Revenue

¥2,174 million

Adjusted EBITDA

¥431 million

Full-year earnings forecast

Revenue

¥9,200 million

Adjusted EBITDA

¥2,200 million

Operating profit

¥2,000 million

Profit for the period attributable to owners of the parent

¥1,380 million

Basic earnings per share

¥70.82

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。

Revenue

48 %

Adjusted EBITDA

45.2 %

What the company explained in this material

Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.

BtoB Media Business

Increase in adjusted EBITDA

¥300 million

BtoC Media Business

Increase in adjusted EBITDA

¥193 million

Labor and Personnel Costs

¥245 million

Outsourcing expenses

¥-27 million

Other

¥106 million

EBITDA variance

¥-11 million

New initiatives

Renewal of the core editorial system for BtoB media
TechLIVE, a BtoB technology-focused video media platform
Strengthening primary information and responding to AEO
Paid information services for existing readers (research and consulting)
Enhancement of marketing services for existing customers and expansion of business scope

Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.

BtoB-LG customer count1,819 companies
BtoB-DE customer count311 companies
BtoB-AD customer count412 companies
BtoC-AD PV (monthly average)271 million page views
BtoC-AD advertising rate (RPM)¥602

Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.

BtoB-LG customer count1,819 companies
BtoB-LG customer spend per customer¥77 10,000
BtoB-DE customer count311 companies
BtoB-DE customer spend per customer¥232 10,000
BtoB-AD customer count412 companies
BtoB-AD customer spend per customer¥236 10,000
BtoC-AD PV (monthly average)271 million page views
BtoC-AD advertising rate (RPM)¥602

Segment results

BtoB Media Business

Revenue

¥3,462 million+9.5%

Adjusted EBITDA

¥637 million+5.3%

BtoC Media Business

Revenue

¥952 million+25.4%

Adjusted EBITDA

¥357 million+70.8%

Medium-term management plan targets

Target fiscal yearFY29

Operating profitAround ¥3–4 billion

Profit for the periodAround ¥2.7 billion

EPS¥140

Medium-term investment budget¥5 billion to ¥8 billion

Financial targets

Payout ratioAt least 70%

EPS¥140 (FY29 target)

Capital expenditures

¥82 million capital expenditures for the acquisition of tangible and intangible fixed assets

Annual Dividend

Annual dividend amount

¥50 /share

Interim

¥0 /share

End of period

¥50 /share

Payout ratio

70.6 %

Contents of this document
Item	Details
Document type	Earnings presentation materials
Fiscal Period Covered	Second quarter (interim period) of the fiscal year ending March 2027
Net Sales	¥4,415 million (YoY +12.6%)
Operating profit	¥935 million (YoY +22.0%)
Ordinary income	¥984 million (profit before tax) (YoY +25.3%)
Net income	¥644 million (interim profit attributable to owners of the parent) (YoY +23.4%)
Operating profit margin	21.2 %
Results for the three months of the current quarter	Revenue ¥2,174 million / Adjusted EBITDA ¥431 million
Full-year earnings forecast	Revenue ¥9,200 million / Adjusted EBITDA ¥2,200 million / Operating profit ¥2,000 million / Profit for the period attributable to owners of the parent ¥1,380 million / Basic earnings per share ¥70.82
Progress against full-year forecast	Revenue 48 % / Adjusted EBITDA 45.2 %
Segment results	BtoB Media Business Revenue ¥3,462 million (YoY +9.5%) / Adjusted EBITDA ¥637 million (YoY +5.3%) / BtoC Media Business Revenue ¥952 million (YoY +25.4%) / Adjusted EBITDA ¥357 million (YoY +70.8%)
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change	BtoB Media Business Increase in adjusted EBITDA ¥300 million / BtoC Media Business Increase in adjusted EBITDA ¥193 million / Labor and Personnel Costs ¥245 million / Outsourcing expenses ¥-27 million / Other ¥106 million / EBITDA variance ¥-11 million
Key KPIs	BtoB-LG customer count 1,819 companies, BtoB-DE customer count 311 companies, BtoB-AD customer count 412 companies, BtoC-AD PV (monthly average) 271 million page views, BtoC-AD advertising rate (RPM) ¥602
Unit price and quantity metrics	BtoB-LG customer count 1,819 companies, BtoB-LG customer spend per customer ¥77 10,000, BtoB-DE customer count 311 companies, BtoB-DE customer spend per customer ¥232 10,000, BtoB-AD customer count 412 companies, BtoB-AD customer spend per customer ¥236 10,000, BtoC-AD PV (monthly average) 271 million page views, BtoC-AD advertising rate (RPM) ¥602
Medium-term management plan targets	Target fiscal year FY29 / Operating profit Around ¥3–4 billion / Profit for the period Around ¥2.7 billion / EPS ¥140 / Medium-term investment budget ¥5 billion to ¥8 billion
Financial targets	Payout ratio At least 70% / EPS ¥140 (FY29 target)
Annual Dividend	Annual dividend amount ¥50 /share / Interim ¥0 /share / End of period ¥50 /share
Payout ratio	70.6 %
Capital expenditures	¥82 million (capital expenditures for the acquisition of tangible and intangible fixed assets)
New initiatives	Renewal of the core editorial system for BtoB media, TechLIVE, a BtoB technology-focused video media platform, Strengthening primary information and responding to AEO, Paid information services for existing readers (research and consulting), Enhancement of marketing services for existing customers and expansion of business scope

Items this document does not state (11)

Gross Profit MarginSelling, general and administrative expensesSelf-assessment against the planNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookAcquisition of treasury sharesOrders 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.

In the BtoB media business, digital event revenue increased following the new consolidation of Magisemi, while improvements in advertising rates and upside in revenue contributed to growth in the BtoC media business. In the BtoB business, however, some major customers showed slower growth.

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