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- Profit growth from business expansion¥899 million
- Operating Efficiency¥270 million
- Investment in human resources¥-922 million
- Higher costs from business expansion¥-217 million
- Establishment of a cross-functional sales organization
- Revamp of the project manager development program and improved compensation for senior project managers
- Establishment of a dedicated AI organization, AI CoC
- Transformation of development processes and internal operations using generative AI
- Review of the new graduate hiring plan and investment in human capital
- Total project pipeline3x
- New graduate hires158 peopleYear on year against the same period last year192 people in the previous year
- Mid-career hires58 people
- Outsourcing volume19,199 Person-monthsYear on year against the same period last year+1.2%
- Number of project managers538 People
- Employee turnover rate as of Q47.3 %Year on year against the same period last year8.6% in the previous year
- ROE17 %Year on year against the same period last year17.9% in the previous year
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Presentation materials for financial results |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2026 |
| Net Sales | ¥38,109 million (YoY +4.9%) |
| Operating profit | ¥4,660 million (YoY +0.6%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥4,711 million (YoY +1.1%) |
| Net income | ¥3,284 million (YoY +3.9%) |
| Gross profit | ¥8,135 million for the fiscal year ended March 2026, down 1.2% year on year. Gross profit margin: Not disclosed. |
| Operating profit margin | 12.2%, down 0.5 percentage points year on year. |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Subject Fiscal year ending March 2027 / Net Sales ¥42,000 million / Operating profit ¥4,700 million / Ordinary income ¥4,730 million / Profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥3,230 million / Earnings per share ¥101.27 / EBITDA ¥5,689 million |
| Segment results | Cloud Solutions business Net Sales ¥9,695 million (YoY +2.4%) / Gross profit ¥2,178 million (YoY +2.4%) / Digital Solutions Business Net Sales ¥5,793 million (YoY +11.9%) / Gross profit ¥1,157 million (YoY -1.8%) / Business Solutions business Net Sales ¥14,555 million (YoY +6.0%) / Gross profit ¥3,310 million (YoY -0.2%) / Platform and Operations Services Business Net Sales ¥6,336 million (YoY +0.2%) / Gross profit ¥1,062 million (YoY -9.5%) / Digital Learning Business Net Sales ¥1,728 million (YoY +5.1%) / Gross profit ¥426 million (YoY -2.5%) |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Factors Profit growth from business expansion / Amount ¥899 million, Factors Operating Efficiency / Amount ¥270 million, Factors Investment in human resources / Amount ¥-922 million, Factors Higher costs from business expansion / Amount ¥-217 million |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Total project pipeline / Value 3x / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name New graduate hires / Value 158 people / Year on year against the same period last year 192 people in the previous year, Indicator name Mid-career hires / Value 58 people / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Outsourcing volume / Value 19,199 Person-months / Year on year against the same period last year 1.2 Person-months, Indicator name Number of project managers / Value 538 People / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Employee turnover rate as of Q4 / Value 7.3 % / Year on year against the same period last year 8.6% in the previous year, Indicator name ROE / Value 17 % / Year on year against the same period last year 17.9% in the previous year |
| Medium-term management plan targets | The new medium-term management plan is scheduled to be disclosed around the announcement of results for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027. Target figures: Not disclosed. |
| Financial targets | ROE actual: 17.0%; cost of shareholders' equity: approximately 7%; DOE actual: 8.2%. No target figures disclosed: Not disclosed. |
| Annual Dividend | Actual results for the fiscal year ending March 2026 ¥50.00 / Forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 ¥52.00 / Breakdown For the fiscal year ending March 2027, ¥13.00 per share is scheduled to be paid from the first through the fourth quarter. |
| Payout ratio | Fiscal year ending March 2026 48.5 % / Forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 51.3 % / Target 45% or higher |
| New initiatives | Establishment of a cross-functional sales organization, Revamp of the project manager development program and improved compensation for senior project managers, Establishment of a dedicated AI organization, AI CoC, Transformation of development processes and internal operations using generative AI, Review of the new graduate hiring plan and investment in human capital |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Revenue was boosted by growth in the cloud platform-related business and increases in financial services and ERP projects and projects in western Japan, while the traditional business contracted because of resource shortages, particularly project manager personnel, and a shift of resources toward high-value-added areas. Operating profit increased as a result of the consolidation of HIT社 and greater efficiency in administrative functions, while labor costs associated with headcount growth and salary increases, office rent and equipment-related expenses weighed on profit.