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Financial results presentation3668COLOPL,Inc.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Materials for the Second-Quarter Financial Results Briefing for the Fiscal Year Ending September 2026

In the second quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2026, consolidated revenue and profit declined due to the reaction to a large exit in the investment and development business in the same period of the previous year. Meanwhile, the entertainment business posted higher operating profit as advertising and promotional expenses and other costs declined.

Worth reading
45Recurring
Scored from 5 of 6 sections
Direction
Mixed performance
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
-39.1
Year-on-year change in consolidated net sales (%)
Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.

Contents of this document

Financial results presentationSecond quarter of the fiscal year ending September 20267 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales53 Hundreds of millions of yen-39.1%
Operating profit6 Hundreds of millions of yen-71.1%
Ordinary income9 Hundreds of millions of yen-51.7%
Net income6 Hundreds of millions of yen
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales
53 Hundreds of millions of yen-39.1%
Operating profit
6 Hundreds of millions of yen-71.1%
Ordinary income
9 Hundreds of millions of yen-51.7%
Net income
6 Hundreds of millions of yen
What the company explained in this material
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Reaction to a large exit in the investment and development business in the same period of the previous year; decline in advertising and promotional expenses and other costs in the entertainment business
New initiatives
  • Decision to release STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT
  • Development of COLOPL Contents Protector using AI
  • Investments in multiple companies in Japan and overseas (株式会社ALL in, Return Helper Limited)
  • Cooperation in the production of the digital archive for Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai, Japan
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Mobile game pipeline5 bottles
  • Location-based game pipeline2 bottles
  • Other mobile game pipeline3 bottles
  • PC and console game pipeline10 bottles
  • Operating investment securities balance91 Hundreds of millions of yen
    Year on year against the same period last year-3.8%
Segment results
Entertainment Business
Net Sales
51 Hundreds of millions of yen-24.1%
Operating profit
7 Hundreds of millions of yen+49.0%
Investment and Development Business
Net Sales
1 Hundreds of millions of yen-90.9%
Operating profit
-0.9 Hundreds of millions of yen
Medium-term management plan targets
Consolidated revenue¥100 billion or more
Consolidated operating profit¥50 billion or more
Financial targets
Equity ratio
Actual results92.5 %
Number of employees
Number of EmployeesQuarterly trend presented (specific number: Not disclosed)
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typeFinancial results presentation
Fiscal Period CoveredSecond quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2026
Net Sales53 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY -39.1%)
Operating profit6 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY -71.1%)
Ordinary income9 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY -51.7%)
Net income6 Hundreds of millions of yen
Results for the three months of the current quarterNet Sales 53 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY -39.1%) / Operating profit 6 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY -71.1%) / Ordinary income 9 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY -51.7%) / Net income 6 Hundreds of millions of yen
Segment resultsEntertainment Business Net Sales 51 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY -24.1%) / Operating profit 7 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY +49.0%) / Investment and Development Business Net Sales 1 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY -90.9%) / Operating profit -0.9 Hundreds of millions of yen
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReaction to a large exit in the investment and development business in the same period of the previous year; decline in advertising and promotional expenses and other costs in the entertainment business
Key KPIsIndicator name Mobile game pipeline / Value 5 bottles / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Location-based game pipeline / Value 2 bottles / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Other mobile game pipeline / Value 3 bottles / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name PC and console game pipeline / Value 10 bottles / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Operating investment securities balance / Value 91 Hundreds of millions of yen / Year on year against the same period last year -3.8 Hundreds of millions of yen
Number of employeesNumber of Employees Quarterly trend presented (specific number: Not disclosed) / Change during the period Not disclosed
Medium-term management plan targetsConsolidated revenue ¥100 billion or more / Consolidated operating profit ¥50 billion or more / Target fiscal year Not disclosed / Comparison with actual results Not disclosed
Financial targetsEquity ratio Actual results 92.5 %
New initiativesDecision to release STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT, Development of COLOPL Contents Protector using AI, Investments in multiple companies in Japan and overseas (株式会社ALL in, Return Helper Limited), Cooperation in the production of the digital archive for Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai, Japan
Items this document does not state (17)
Gross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesFull-year earnings forecastProgress against full-year forecastSelf-assessment against the planUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / ShareKey points of the Q&A

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The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

Consolidated results declined due to the reaction to a large exit in the investment and development business in the same period of the previous year, while the entertainment business posted higher operating profit because advertising and promotional expenses and other costs declined.

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