Results for this period
Third quarter1 September 2025 to 31 May 2026Non-consolidated (standalone)Japanese GAAPThe width of the band at each stage is based on revenue. The narrower it becomes toward the bottom, the smaller the proportion of revenue that remains as profit. The dotted outline is the full-year forecast and the band inside it is the result for this period. The progress rate is the result divided by the forecast.
塗りつぶした部分が自己資本比率です。総資産のうち、返済のいらない自前の資金がどれだけかを表します。The thin vertical line indicates the level at the end of the previous fiscal year.
Net sales increased due to the recovery in advertising demand, an increase in the number of publications, increased business from strong-performing industries, and increases in media publications and commissioned projects. A change in the publication format for “Happiness” optimized printing costs and improved the profit margin, while the Company recorded ¥104 million in expenses related to responding to concerted actions and ¥57 million in advance investment expenses.
No applicable matters
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Period Classification | Third quarter |
| Accounting standards | Japanese GAAP |
| Consolidated / non-consolidated | Non-consolidated (standalone) |
| Period Covered | 1 September 2025 to 31 May 2026 |
| Net Sales | ¥2,524 million (YoY +7.9%) |
| Operating profit | ¥69 million (YoY +119.9%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥41 million (YoY +59.3%) |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | ¥-67 million |
| Net income per share | -¥4.83 |
| Equity ratio | End of the current fiscal period 36.1 / End of previous period 28.4 |
| Total assets | ¥2,508 million |
| Net assets | ¥909 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥3,500 million (YoY +11.0%) / Operating profit Not disclosed / Ordinary income Not disclosed / Net income Not disclosed |
| Annual Dividend Forecast | ¥0 → ¥0 |
| Segment revenue | ¥2,376,759 thousand, ¥33,682 thousand, ¥114,547 thousand |
| Segment profit | ¥389,816 thousand, ¥22,896 thousand, ¥5,629 thousand |
| Depreciation and amortization | ¥28,093 thousand |
| Impairment loss | No applicable matters. |
| Breakdown of extraordinary income (loss) | Extraordinary income Not disclosed / Extraordinary loss Expenses related to responding to joint coordinated actions ¥104,237 thousand |
| Disclosure regarding the going concern assumption | No applicable matters |
| Change in accounting policy | Changes due to revisions to standards No / Other changes No / Change in accounting estimate No / Restatement No |
| Material subsequent events | The filing describes a stock split and amendments to the Articles of Incorporation effective 26 June 2026, the renewed designation of concerted actions under the measures for responding to large-scale acquisitions of the Company’s shares, and matters concerning the gratis allotment of stock acquisition rights. |
| Availability of Supplementary Financial Results Materials | No |
| Availability of Financial Results Briefing | Whether applicable Yes / Subject person Individual investors |
| Issued Shares at Period-End | 15,157,310 Shares |
| Treasury Shares at Period-End | 2,952 Shares |
| Factors Behind Changes in Business Performance | Net sales increased due to the recovery in advertising demand, an increase in the number of publications, increased business from strong-performing industries, and increases in media publications and commissioned projects. A change in the publication format for “Happiness” optimized printing costs and improved the profit margin, while the Company recorded ¥104 million in expenses related to responding to concerted actions and ¥57 million in advance investment expenses. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Net sales increased due to the recovery trend in advertising demand, an increase in the number of publications following the establishment of a distribution system for the Golden Week period, strong business with customers in lifestyle services, the used-goods purchasing, mail-order, and funeral businesses, and an increase in commissioned projects resulting from the strengthening of the organizational structure. Incorporating “Happiness” into “Chiiki Shimbun” optimized printing costs and improved the profit margin. At the same time, the Company recorded ¥104 million in expenses related to responding to concerted actions by certain shareholders and ¥57 million in advance investment expenses for future business expansion.