Results for this period
Third quarter1 January 2026–30 September 2026ConsolidatedIFRSThe 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.
Stacked from zero: upward is an increase in cash, downward a decrease (in Millions of yen).The net change represented by the dotted line is the total of three items, calculated from figures provided by the company.
Revenue increased due to the contribution from ARC Raiders and significant growth in the MapleStory franchise. Personnel expenses, software and service costs, cloud service costs, creator compensation, royalty expenses and advertising expenses increased, but profit before tax and profit attributable to owners of the parent increased because the company recognized a foreign exchange gain in the current period, compared with a foreign exchange loss in the same period of the previous year.
None ("There are no applicable matters")
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Period Classification | Third quarter |
| Accounting standards | IFRS |
| Consolidated / non-consolidated | Consolidated |
| Period Covered | 1 January 2026–30 September 2026 |
| Net Sales | 411,693 Millions of yen (YoY +17.1%) |
| Operating profit | 131,235 Millions of yen (YoY +12.3%) |
| Ordinary income | 166,791 Millions of yen (YoY +36.8%) |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | 124,997 Millions of yen (YoY +53.9%) |
| Net income per share | ¥158.85 |
| Equity ratio | End of the current fiscal period 58 / End of previous period 75 |
| Total assets | 1,375,120 Millions of yen |
| Net assets | 806,205 Millions of yen |
| Cash flows from operating activities | 60,519 Millions of yen |
| Cash flows from investing activities | 153,714 Millions of yen |
| Cash flows from financing activities | -81,733 Millions of yen |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 622,358 Millions of yen |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales 519,417〜530,582 / Operating profit 135,245〜142,944 / Ordinary income 174,998〜182,697 / Net income 126,405〜132,372 |
| Annual Dividend Forecast | 45 Yen → 475 Yen（+955.6%） |
| Segment revenue | Japan 3,736 Millions of yen (YoY -10.0%), South Korea 305,301 Millions of yen (YoY -4.5%), China 1,585 Millions of yen (YoY +18.8%), North America 34,849 Millions of yen (YoY +61.1%), Europe 65,588 Millions of yen (YoY +1,390.8%), Other 634 Millions of yen (YoY +39.3%) |
| Segment profit | Japan -5,114 Millions of yen, South Korea 99,204 Millions of yen (YoY -17.8%), China 196 Millions of yen, North America 8,761 Millions of yen (YoY +425.7%), Europe 31,069 Millions of yen, Other -957 Millions of yen |
| Regional sales | 9,101 Millions of yen, 199,473 Millions of yen, 77,105 Millions of yen, 83,320 Millions of yen, 42,694 Millions of yen |
| Depreciation and amortization | 9,987 Millions of yen |
| Impairment loss | 2,286 Millions of yen |
| Disclosure regarding the going concern assumption | None ("There are no applicable matters") |
| Change in accounting policy | Changes due to revisions to standards Yes (accounting policy changes required under IFRS) / Other changes No / Change in accounting estimate No / Restatement Not disclosed |
| Changes in the scope of consolidation | New 1 company (Alignment Growth Fund II, LP) / Excluded Not disclosed |
| Material subsequent events | Not applicable |
| Availability of Supplementary Financial Results Materials | Yes |
| Availability of Financial Results Briefing | Held (online financial results briefing for institutional investors, analysts and the media) |
| Issued Shares at Period-End | 781,311,311 |
| Treasury Shares at Period-End | 1,214,510 |
| Factors Behind Changes in Business Performance | Revenue increased due to the contribution from ARC Raiders and significant growth in the MapleStory franchise. Personnel expenses, software and service costs, cloud service costs, creator compensation, royalty expenses and advertising expenses increased, but profit before tax and profit attributable to owners of the parent increased because the company recognized a foreign exchange gain in the current period, compared with a foreign exchange loss in the same period of the previous year. |
Items this document does not state (6)
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.Revenue increased due to the contribution from ARC Raiders, which was released globally in October of the previous year, and significant growth in the MapleStory franchise. In addition, profit before tax and profit attributable to owners of the parent increased because the company recognized a foreign exchange gain in the current period, compared with a foreign exchange loss in the same period of the previous year.