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Financial results presentation3815Media Kobo,Inc.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Presentation Materials for the Interim Financial Results Briefing for the Fiscal Year Ending August 2026

In the interim period of the fiscal year ending August 2026, the mainstay digital content business and LINE chat fortune-telling service struggled, resulting in a ¥128 million year-on-year decline in net sales. In addition to investments in new businesses, higher personnel and outsourcing costs and interim shareholder benefit expenses contributed to the operating loss widening from ¥72 million to ¥309 million.

Worth reading
59In focus
Scored from 5 of 6 sections
Direction
Deterioration
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
236
Year-on-year decrease in operating profit (¥ million)
Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.

Contents of this document

Financial results presentationInterim period of the fiscal year ending August 20266 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥828 million-13.5%
Operating profit¥-309 million
Ordinary income¥-311 million
Net income¥-268 million
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥673 million
What the company explained in this material
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
  • Impact of lower digital content revenue¥-61 million
  • Impact of lower telephone fortune-telling revenue¥-15 million
  • Investment in New Businesses¥-73 million
  • Shareholder Benefit Costs¥-62 million
  • Office relocation expenses¥-18 million
  • Other¥-8 million
New initiatives
  • Expansion and enhancement of Kyara-Den, a character-themed telephone service
  • Strengthening physical services, including telephone fortune-telling and fortune-telling events
  • Development of live events at commercial facilities
  • B2B media partnerships, including fortune-telling features with Credit Saison
  • Promotion of partnerships in fan activities and IP businesses
  • Content production, promotion, and data marketing using generative AI
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Reduction in post creation costs through SNS and AI automation90 %
Segment results
  • Fortune-telling
    Net Sales¥769 million (YoY -14.6%)
    Operating profit¥118 million (YoY -39.2%)
  • Digital content
    Net Sales¥462 million (YoY -15.1%)
    Operating profit¥75 million (YoY -44.9%)
  • Phone and Chat
    Net Sales¥307 million (YoY -1.7%)
    Operating profit¥43 million (YoY +29.5%)
  • Data and Technology
    Net Sales¥53 million (YoY +12.0%)
    Operating profit¥-115 million
  • Other
    Net Sales¥5 million (YoY -36.5%)
    Operating profit¥-8 million
Market Size / Share
Approximately ¥1 trillion
Number of employees
Number of Employees64 people
As ofEnd of February 2026
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typeFinancial results presentation
Fiscal Period CoveredInterim period of the fiscal year ending August 2026
Net Sales¥828 million (YoY -13.5%)
Operating profit¥-309 million
Ordinary income¥-311 million
Net income¥-268 million
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥673 million
Segment resultsSegment Fortune-telling / Net Sales ¥769 million (YoY -14.6%) / Operating profit ¥118 million (YoY -39.2%), Segment Digital content / Net Sales ¥462 million (YoY -15.1%) / Operating profit ¥75 million (YoY -44.9%), Segment Phone and Chat / Net Sales ¥307 million (YoY -1.7%) / Operating profit ¥43 million (YoY +29.5%), Segment Data and Technology / Net Sales ¥53 million (YoY +12.0%) / Operating profit ¥-115 million, Segment Other / Net Sales ¥5 million (YoY -36.5%) / Operating profit ¥-8 million
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeFactors Impact of lower digital content revenue / Amount ¥-61 million, Factors Impact of lower telephone fortune-telling revenue / Amount ¥-15 million, Factors Investment in New Businesses / Amount ¥-73 million, Factors Shareholder Benefit Costs / Amount ¥-62 million, Factors Office relocation expenses / Amount ¥-18 million, Factors Other / Amount ¥-8 million
Key KPIsIndicator name Reduction in post creation costs through SNS and AI automation / Value 90 % / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed
Number of employeesNumber of Employees 64 people / As of End of February 2026
Market Size / ShareMarket Size Approximately ¥1 trillion / Share Not disclosed
New initiativesExpansion and enhancement of Kyara-Den, a character-themed telephone service, Strengthening physical services, including telephone fortune-telling and fortune-telling events, Development of live events at commercial facilities, B2B media partnerships, including fortune-telling features with Credit Saison, Promotion of partnerships in fan activities and IP businesses, Content production, promotion, and data marketing using generative AI
Items this document does not state (18)
Gross Profit MarginOperating profit marginResults for the three months of the current quarterFull-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 outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogKey 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.

The decline in net sales was attributable to delays in launching the new production platform, which delayed efforts to revitalize new content, and a decrease in the number of consultations as AI fortune-telling services provided by individual app developers became substitute services. The decline in profit was attributed to lower revenue from existing businesses, increases in personnel and outsourcing costs associated with promoting new businesses, shareholder benefit expenses, and office relocation expenses.

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