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Financial results presentationFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending March 202711 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥1,778 million +3.5%adjusted revenue
Operating profit¥221 million -51.3%adjusted operating income
Ordinary income¥220 million -51.7%adjusted ordinary profit
Net income¥69 million -71.5%net income attributable to owners of the parent
Operating profit margin12.4 %
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales
¥1,778 million adjusted revenue
Operating profit
¥221 million adjusted operating income
Ordinary income
¥220 million adjusted ordinary profit
Net income
¥69 million
Full-year earnings forecast
Adjusted revenue
¥8,277 million
Adjusted operating profit
¥977 million
Adjusted ordinary profit
¥948 million
Profit attributable to owners of the parent
¥330 million
Progress against full-year forecast 通期の予想に対して、いまどこまで進んだかの割合です。
Adjusted revenue21.5 %
Adjusted operating profit22.6 %
Adjusted ordinary profit23.3 %
Profit attributable to owners of the parent21.2 %
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Progressing steadily in line with the planBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Adjusted revenue
IT tools business¥295 million
IT Services Business¥90 million
Investment Business¥-326 million
Adjusted operating profit
IT tools business¥49 million
IT Services Business¥36 million
Investment Business¥-305 million
Corporate Expenses¥-14 million
New initiatives
- Launch of development of an internally developed endpoint product
- Development of AI agents using ProofX's AI expertise, strategic investment and capital and business alliances, and acceleration of research and development
- Launch of the AI Security website introducing the AI security media outlet “VIGILAIN” and “Cato AI Security”
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- IT Tools Business revenue¥1,006 millionYear on year against the same period last year+41.5%
- IT Services Business revenue¥682 millionYear on year against the same period last year+15.3%
- Cato revenue¥579 millionYear on year against the same period last year+44.0%
- Security product revenue¥393 millionYear on year against the same period last year+41.3%
- Work-style transformation product revenue¥33 millionYear on year against the same period last year+9.9%
Segment results
IT tools business
Net Sales
¥1,006 million
Year-on-year (%)41.5
IT Services Business
Net Sales
¥682 million
Year-on-year (%)15.3
Investment Business
Net Sales
¥89 million
Year on year against the same period last yearDown (¥415 million in the same period of the previous year; change of ▲¥326 million)
By product category
Security Products
Net Sales
¥393 million
Year-on-year (%)41.3
Security and network SaaS products
Net Sales
¥579 million
Year-on-year (%)44
Work-style transformation products (SaaS-based)
Net Sales
¥33 million
Year-on-year (%)9.9
Medium-term management plan targets
Target fiscal yearFiscal year ending March 2030
Adjusted revenue
¥15,000 million
Adjusted operating profit
¥1,500 million
Operating margin10
ROE15% or higher
Payout ratioAt least 30%
Financial targets
ROE
Target15% or higher
Payout ratio
TargetAt least 30%
Operating profit margin
Target10% or higher
Number of employees
Number of Employees251 People
Temporary employment20 People
Record date31 March 2026
Annual Dividend
Annual dividend per share¥16
Payout ratio
30 %
DetailsMedium-term target
Acquisition of treasury shares
DetailsConsider flexible share buybacks in light of the share price level and market conditions
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Financial results presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Net Sales | ¥1,778 million (adjusted revenue) (YoY +3.5%) |
| Operating profit | ¥221 million (adjusted operating income) (YoY -51.3%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥220 million (adjusted ordinary profit) (YoY -51.7%) |
| Net income | ¥69 million (net income attributable to owners of the parent) (YoY -71.5%) |
| Operating profit margin | 12.4 % |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Net Sales ¥1,778 million (adjusted revenue) / Operating profit ¥221 million (adjusted operating income) / Ordinary income ¥220 million (adjusted ordinary profit) / Net income ¥69 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Adjusted revenue ¥8,277 million / Adjusted operating profit ¥977 million / Adjusted ordinary profit ¥948 million / Profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥330 million |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Adjusted revenue 21.5 % / Adjusted operating profit 22.6 % / Adjusted ordinary profit 23.3 % / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 21.2 % |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Progressing steadily in line with the plan |
| Segment results | IT tools business Net Sales ¥1,006 million / Year-on-year (%) 41.5 / IT Services Business Net Sales ¥682 million / Year-on-year (%) 15.3 / Investment Business Net Sales ¥89 million / Year on year against the same period last year Down (¥415 million in the same period of the previous year; change of ▲¥326 million) / By product category Security Products Net Sales ¥393 million / Year-on-year (%) 41.3 / Security and network SaaS products Net Sales ¥579 million / Year-on-year (%) 44 / Work-style transformation products (SaaS-based) Net Sales ¥33 million / Year-on-year (%) 9.9 |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Adjusted revenue IT tools business ¥295 million / IT Services Business ¥90 million / Investment Business ¥-326 million / Adjusted operating profit IT tools business ¥49 million / IT Services Business ¥36 million / Investment Business ¥-305 million / Corporate Expenses ¥-14 million |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name IT Tools Business revenue / Value ¥1,006 million / Year on year against the same period last year ¥41.5 million, Indicator name IT Services Business revenue / Value ¥682 million / Year on year against the same period last year ¥15.3 million, Indicator name Cato revenue / Value ¥579 million / Year on year against the same period last year ¥44 million, Indicator name Security product revenue / Value ¥393 million / Year on year against the same period last year ¥41.3 million, Indicator name Work-style transformation product revenue / Value ¥33 million / Year on year against the same period last year ¥9.9 million |
| Number of employees | Number of Employees 251 People / Temporary employment 20 People / Record date 31 March 2026 |
| Medium-term management plan targets | Target fiscal year Fiscal year ending March 2030 / Adjusted revenue ¥15,000 million / Adjusted operating profit ¥1,500 million / ROE 15% or higher / Payout ratio At least 30% |
| Financial targets | ROE Target 15% or higher / Payout ratio Target At least 30% / Operating profit margin Target 10% or higher |
| Annual Dividend | Annual dividend per share ¥16 / Interim and Year-End Breakdown Not disclosed |
| Payout ratio | 30 % |
| Acquisition of treasury shares | Amount Not disclosed / Number of Shares Not disclosed / Period Not disclosed / Details Consider flexible share buybacks in light of the share price level and market conditions |
| New initiatives | Launch of development of an internally developed endpoint product, Development of AI agents using ProofX's AI expertise, strategic investment and capital and business alliances, and acceleration of research and development, Launch of the AI Security website introducing the AI security media outlet “VIGILAIN” and “Cato AI Security” |
Items this document does not state (10)
Gross Profit MarginSelling, general and administrative expensesUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / ShareKey points of the Q&A
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.The IT Tools Business and IT Services Business grew, while Youth Planet and ProofX also contributed to consolidated results. However, the company recorded a ¥385 million gain on sales of investment securities in the same period of the previous year, compared with ¥84 million in the current period, resulting in a corresponding decline in profit.
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