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Presentation materials for financial resultsFirst quarter 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¥2,049 million+4.6%
Operating profit¥66 million
Ordinary income¥57 million
Net income¥216 million
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥897 million
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales¥2,049 million
Operating profit¥66 million
Ordinary income¥57 million
Net income¥216 million
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales¥7,800–8,200 million
Operating profit¥0–200 million
Ordinary income¥0–100 million
Net income¥0–50 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。
Investment Business
Net Sales61%
Operating profit67%
Bestco
Net Sales16%
United Marketing Technologies
Net Sales23%
Operating profit20%
Developing Businesses
Net Sales22%
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Progressing as plannedBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Consolidated revenueThe sale of securities held in the investment business, growth in the number of Bestco students, and the impact of reconfiguring the business portfolio
Consolidated operating profitProfit generation by the investment business
Operating income from businesses under developmentReconfiguration of the business portfolio, improved profitability and reduced losses across the businesses
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
Due to seasonality, Bestco's revenue is expected to bottom in the first quarter and expand from the second quarter onward through seasonal courses and other offeringsNew initiatives
- Sourcing and investing in AI-related companies
- Diversifying exit options beyond IPOs, including M&A
- Accelerating the opening of new Bestco classrooms
- Strengthening the high school student business
- Addressing new advertising media
- Improving productivity in the development and operation of advertising systems through the use of AI
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Number of unlisted companies held148 companies
- Fair value of unlisted shares held¥9,544 million
- Advertising billings¥1,511 millionYear on year against the same period last year+41%
- Connected TV and digital out-of-home advertising delivery ratioApproximately 25%Year on year against the same period last yearUp from 5% in the first quarter of the previous fiscal year
- Growth rate in the number of high school students+24 %
Segment results
Investment Business
Net Sales¥668 million (up 699% year on year)
Operating profit¥469 million (up ¥492 million year on year)
Bestco
Net Sales¥507 million (up 11% year on year)
Operating profit–¥204 million (loss increased by ¥84 million year on year)
United Marketing Technologies
Net Sales¥333 million (up 2% year on year)
Operating profit¥70 million (up 0% year on year)
Developing Businesses
Net Sales¥548 million (down 50% year on year)
Operating profit–¥11 million (loss narrowed by ¥157 million year on year)
Number of stores and locations
End of periodBestco: 144 classrooms
Number of store openings and closures during the periodOpened 14 new classrooms in the first quarter
Number of employees
Number of Employees1,627 people
Change during the periodDecreased from 1,691 people in the previous quarter
Annual Dividend
Annual dividend per share¥22
Payout ratio
1,647%、DOE 5%| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Presentation materials for financial results |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Net Sales | ¥2,049 million (YoY +4.6%) |
| Operating profit | ¥66 million |
| Ordinary income | ¥57 million |
| Net income | ¥216 million |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥897 million |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Net Sales ¥2,049 million / Operating profit ¥66 million / Ordinary income ¥57 million / Net income ¥216 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥7,800–8,200 million / Operating profit ¥0–200 million / Ordinary income ¥0–100 million / Net income ¥0–50 million |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Investment Business Net Sales 61% / Operating profit 67% / Bestco Net Sales 16% / Operating profit Not disclosed / United Marketing Technologies Net Sales 23% / Operating profit 20% / Developing Businesses Net Sales 22% / Operating profit Not disclosed |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Progressing as planned |
| Segment results | Investment Business Net Sales ¥668 million (up 699% year on year) / Operating profit ¥469 million (up ¥492 million year on year) / Bestco Net Sales ¥507 million (up 11% year on year) / Operating profit –¥204 million (loss increased by ¥84 million year on year) / United Marketing Technologies Net Sales ¥333 million (up 2% year on year) / Operating profit ¥70 million (up 0% year on year) / Developing Businesses Net Sales ¥548 million (down 50% year on year) / Operating profit –¥11 million (loss narrowed by ¥157 million year on year) |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Consolidated revenue The sale of securities held in the investment business, growth in the number of Bestco students, and the impact of reconfiguring the business portfolio / Consolidated operating profit Profit generation by the investment business / Operating income from businesses under development Reconfiguration of the business portfolio, improved profitability and reduced losses across the businesses |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Number of unlisted companies held / Value 148 companies / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Fair value of unlisted shares held / Value ¥9,544 million / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Advertising billings / Value ¥1,511 million / Year on year against the same period last year +41%, Indicator name Connected TV and digital out-of-home advertising delivery ratio / Value Approximately 25% / Year on year against the same period last year Up from 5% in the first quarter of the previous fiscal year, Indicator name Growth rate in the number of high school students / Value +24 % / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed |
| Number of stores and locations | End of period Bestco: 144 classrooms / Number of store openings and closures during the period Opened 14 new classrooms in the first quarter |
| Number of employees | Number of Employees 1,627 people / Change during the period Decreased from 1,691 people in the previous quarter |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | Due to seasonality, Bestco's revenue is expected to bottom in the first quarter and expand from the second quarter onward through seasonal courses and other offerings |
| Annual Dividend | Annual dividend per share ¥22 / Interim and Year-End Breakdown Not disclosed |
| Payout ratio | 1,647%、DOE 5% |
| New initiatives | Sourcing and investing in AI-related companies, Diversifying exit options beyond IPOs, including M&A, Accelerating the opening of new Bestco classrooms, Strengthening the high school student business, Addressing new advertising media, Improving productivity in the development and operation of advertising systems through the use of AI |
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Gross Profit MarginOperating profit marginUnit price and quantity metricsRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / ShareKey points of the Q&A
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The sale of securities held in the investment business, growth in the number of Bestco students, reconfiguration of the business portfolio, and improved profitability and reduced losses in businesses under development. Net income also included extraordinary income from the sale of shares in フォッグ㈱.
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