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JPY million (year-on-year change in consolidated operating profit)Wording
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How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Summary of Q&AFiscal year ending January 2027, second quarter (interim period)6 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥23,025 million-6.7%
Operating profit¥829 million
Full-year earnings forecast
Net income
¥700 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。
Domestic Solutions
Net Sales106.1
Operating profit317
International Solutions
Net Sales106.2
Operating profit161.4
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
First-half results indicate a recovery in profitability that exceeded expectations. However, project acquisition in the non-gaming field fell short of expectations.Key points of the Q&AKey questions raised by investors at the briefing and the company's answers
- Reasons for reporting interim net income and leaving the full-year forecast unchanged
- Factors behind the change in operating income/loss
- Foreign Exchange Effects
- Impact of the situation in the Middle East
- Collaboration with Modl.ai
- Future business growth strategy
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
- Lower personnel expenses following layoffs in the overseas solutions business
- Reduced amortization and other costs associated with the business restructuring
- Absence of one-time expenses recorded in the same period of the previous fiscal year
- Improvement in foreign exchange gains/losses¥411 million
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
Average exchange rate during the period
US dollars
¥158.3
British pound
¥212.86
New initiatives
- Project with Modl.ai to develop and commercialize a next-generation game debugging platform
- Focused investment in the domestic Tech and overseas games sectors
- Developing AI talent
- Introducing new services and systems
Segment results
Domestic Solutions
Net Sales
¥13,648 million+5.9%
Operating profit
¥529 million
International Solutions
Net Sales
¥9,376 million-3.8%
Operating profit
¥179 million
Media & Content
Net Sales
¥0 million
Operating profit
¥0 million
Corporate and eliminations
Operating profit
¥121 million
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Summary of Q&A |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending January 2027, second quarter (interim period) |
| Net Sales | ¥23,025 million (YoY -6.7%) |
| Operating profit | ¥829 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net income ¥700 million |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Domestic Solutions Net Sales 106.1 / Operating profit 317 / International Solutions Net Sales 106.2 / Operating profit 161.4 |
| Self-assessment against the plan | First-half results indicate a recovery in profitability that exceeded expectations. However, project acquisition in the non-gaming field fell short of expectations. |
| Segment results | Domestic Solutions Net Sales ¥13,648 million (YoY +5.9%) / Operating profit ¥529 million / International Solutions Net Sales ¥9,376 million (YoY -3.8%) / Operating profit ¥179 million / Media & Content Net Sales ¥0 million / Operating profit ¥0 million / Corporate and eliminations Operating profit ¥121 million |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Factors Lower personnel expenses following layoffs in the overseas solutions business / Amount Not disclosed, Factors Reduced amortization and other costs associated with the business restructuring / Amount Not disclosed, Factors Absence of one-time expenses recorded in the same period of the previous fiscal year / Amount Not disclosed, Factors Improvement in foreign exchange gains/losses / Amount ¥411 million |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | Average exchange rate during the period US dollars ¥158.3 / British pound ¥212.86 |
| Key points of the Q&A | Reasons for reporting interim net income and leaving the full-year forecast unchanged, Factors behind the change in operating income/loss, Foreign Exchange Effects, Impact of the situation in the Middle East, Collaboration with Modl.ai, Future business growth strategy |
| New initiatives | Project with Modl.ai to develop and commercialize a next-generation game debugging platform, Focused investment in the domestic Tech and overseas games sectors, Developing AI talent, Introducing new services and systems |
Items this document does not state (19)
Ordinary incomeNet incomeGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesResults for the three months of the current quarterKey KPIsUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / Share
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 main reasons were the rebuilding of the earnings base through business restructuring, lower personnel expenses following layoffs in the overseas solutions business, reduced amortization and other costs associated with the business restructuring, and the absence of one-time expenses recorded in the same period of the previous fiscal year. In addition, a ¥187 million foreign exchange gain lifted foreign exchange gains/losses by ¥411 million year on year.
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