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Earnings presentation3853ASTERIA CorporationInformation and Communications, Services and Others

Briefing Materials for the Second-Quarter Results for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2027

In the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027, revenue increased 10.1% year on year and operating profit increased 303%, resulting in substantial increases in both revenue and profit. The year-end dividend forecast was raised from ¥10 to ¥11 per share, and the company also invested $1 million in Blue Origin.

Worth reading
35Immaterial
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Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
303
Year-on-year change in operating profit (%)
Wording
Conditional
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Contents of this document

Earnings presentationSecond quarter of the fiscal year ending March 20276 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥1,770 millions+10.1%
Operating profit¥2,108 millions+303.0%
Net income¥1,506 millions+260.0%
Gross Profit Margin85.7 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥1,377 millions
What the company explained in this material
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
  • Labor and recruitment costs¥589 millions
  • Advertising and sales promotion expenses¥184 millions
  • Research and Development Expenses¥158 millions
  • Outsourcing and related expenses¥158 millions
  • Other¥233 millions
New initiatives
  • $1 million investment in Blue Origin (United States)
  • Establishment of a dedicated JPYC business division
  • Membership in MIT's CAMS
  • Development of AI-native products and physical AI-related products
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Number of employees153 People
  • Companies adopting the serviceMore than 10,000 companies
  • Equity ratio78 %
  • PBR2.1 Times
  • Cumulative JPYC issuance¥100 100 million
  • SpaceX revenue161 Year-on-year %
Number of employees
Number of Employees153 People
Annual Dividend
Year-end dividend¥11
Gross profit
¥1,516 millions
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typeEarnings presentation
Fiscal Period CoveredSecond quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027
Net Sales¥1,770 millions (YoY +10.1%)
Operating profit¥2,108 millions (YoY +303.0%)
Net income¥1,506 millions (YoY +260.0%)
Gross profit¥1,516 millions
Gross Profit Margin85.7 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥1,377 millions
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeFactors Labor and recruitment costs / Amount ¥589 millions, Factors Advertising and sales promotion expenses / Amount ¥184 millions, Factors Research and Development Expenses / Amount ¥158 millions, Factors Outsourcing and related expenses / Amount ¥158 millions, Factors Other / Amount ¥233 millions
Key KPIsIndicator name Number of employees / Value 153 People / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Companies adopting the service / Value More than 10,000 companies / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Equity ratio / Value 78 % / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name PBR / Value 2.1 Times / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Cumulative JPYC issuance / Value ¥100 100 million / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name SpaceX revenue / Value 161 Year-on-year (%) / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed
Number of employeesNumber of Employees 153 People / Change during the period Not disclosed / Hiring plan Not disclosed
Annual DividendAnnual dividend per share Not disclosed / Interim Dividend Not disclosed / Year-end dividend ¥11
New initiatives$1 million investment in Blue Origin (United States), Establishment of a dedicated JPYC business division, Membership in MIT's CAMS, Development of AI-native products and physical AI-related products
Items this document does not state (19)
Ordinary incomeOperating profit marginResults for the three months of the current quarterFull-year earnings forecastProgress 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 outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsPayout 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.

The company attributed the increase in profit to strong performance in the software business and the investment business. It also identified advertising and sales promotion expenses for AI-native products and research and development expenses for new products as the main drivers of the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses.

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