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0–100. This measures how worthwhile something is to read, not how good or bad the company is.Direction
Mixed performance
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
266
Year-on-year (company-wide gross profit)Wording
Avoiding a definitive answer
How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Summary of Q&AQ3 FY20268 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Operating profitProfitability
Results for the three months of the current quarterGMV grew by more than 50% from the previous quarter. Other standalone three-month financial figures: not disclosed
Full-year earnings forecast
Gross merchandise value
More than ¥30 billion
Distribution Gross Margin Rate
Current assumed level
What the company explained in this material
Key points of the Q&AKey questions raised by investors at the briefing and the company's answers
Upfront investment, gross margin on GMV, the outlook for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2026 and the fiscal year ending September 2027, shareholder benefits, the financial base, the earnings structure, collaboration with GMO Payment Gateway, the funds transfer business, and capital policy and share buybacks, among other topicsBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Upfront investment across 3 areas: personnel, development and sales promotion. Breakdown by amount: not disclosed
New initiatives
- Upfront investment in personnel, development and sales promotion
- Strengthening security and developing infrastructure to handle high-volume access
- Improving development efficiency through the use of generative AI
- A change from postpaid to prepaid, and setting fees for postpaid transactions that continue
- Expanding channels for acquiring business opportunities through collaboration with GMO Payment Gateway
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Gross merchandise value¥3.5 billion per month
- Number of quarters of GMV growth25 Consecutive quarters
- Company-wide gross profit266 Year-on-year %Year on year against the same period last year266%
- Development ProductivityApproximately 3x or more
- Number of companies offering shareholder benefitsMore than 140 companies
Medium-term management plan targets
- TargetGMV of ¥100 billionTarget fiscal yearFiscal year ending September 2028
- Target10 business areas with annual GMV of at least ¥10 billion eachTarget fiscal yearFiscal year ending September 2028
- Target500 companies offering shareholder benefitsTarget fiscal yearFiscal year ending September 2028
- TargetOperating profit of at least ¥2 billionTarget fiscal yearFiscal year ending September 2028
Market Size / Share
The company aims to secure the top share of the overall shareholder benefits market, but the figure is not disclosedNumber of employees
Per-employee metrics are calculated using the number of full-time employees, but the headcount itself is not disclosedAcquisition of treasury shares
No plans to carry this out at present. The acquisition limit, number of shares and period are not disclosed| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Summary of Q&A |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Q3 FY2026 |
| Operating profit | Profitability |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | GMV grew by more than 50% from the previous quarter. Other standalone three-month financial figures: not disclosed |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Gross merchandise value More than ¥30 billion / Distribution Gross Margin Rate Current assumed level |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Upfront investment across 3 areas: personnel, development and sales promotion. Breakdown by amount: not disclosed |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Gross merchandise value / Value ¥3.5 billion per month / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of quarters of GMV growth / Value 25 Consecutive quarters / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Company-wide gross profit / Value 266 Year-on-year % / Year on year against the same period last year 266%, Indicator name Development Productivity / Value Approximately 3x or more / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of companies offering shareholder benefits / Value More than 140 companies / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed |
| Number of employees | Per-employee metrics are calculated using the number of full-time employees, but the headcount itself is not disclosed |
| Medium-term management plan targets | Target GMV of ¥100 billion / Target fiscal year Fiscal year ending September 2028, Target 10 business areas with annual GMV of at least ¥10 billion each / Target fiscal year Fiscal year ending September 2028, Target 500 companies offering shareholder benefits / Target fiscal year Fiscal year ending September 2028, Target Operating profit of at least ¥2 billion / Target fiscal year Fiscal year ending September 2028 |
| Acquisition of treasury shares | No plans to carry this out at present. The acquisition limit, number of shares and period are not disclosed |
| Market Size / Share | The company aims to secure the top share of the overall shareholder benefits market, but the figure is not disclosed |
| Key points of the Q&A | Upfront investment, gross margin on GMV, the outlook for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2026 and the fiscal year ending September 2027, shareholder benefits, the financial base, the earnings structure, collaboration with GMO Payment Gateway, the funds transfer business, and capital policy and share buybacks, among other topics |
| New initiatives | Upfront investment in personnel, development and sales promotion, Strengthening security and developing infrastructure to handle high-volume access, Improving development efficiency through the use of generative AI, A change from postpaid to prepaid, and setting fees for postpaid transactions that continue, Expanding channels for acquiring business opportunities through collaboration with GMO Payment Gateway |
Items this document does not state (18)
Net SalesOrdinary incomeNet incomeGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesProgress against full-year forecastSelf-assessment against the planSegment resultsUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlog
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.In addition to GMV growth, upfront investments were made in personnel, development and sales promotion. The points-and-rewards business is performing well, but improvement in the gross margin has been delayed, while utilisation of the Hokkaido benefit-payment programme is below the initial assumption.
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