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Earnings presentation3934BENEFIT JAPAN Co.,LTD.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Fiscal Year Ending March 2027 First-Quarter Financial Results Presentation

In the first quarter of FY2027/3, revenue, operating income, ordinary income and net income all exceeded the year-earlier period. Revenue, ordinary income and net income reached record highs for a first quarter. Growth was driven by the expansion of water purifiers with built-in filtration, reuse stores and contracted lines for internet communications.

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Scored from 3 of 6 sections
Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
53.6
Year-on-year increase in net sales (%)
Wording
Conditional
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Earnings presentationFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending March 20277 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥5,924 million+53.6%
Operating profit¥557 million+45.4%
Ordinary income¥558 million+44.7%
Net income¥371 million+47.4%
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥2,937 million
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales
¥5,924 million
Operating profit
¥557 million
Ordinary income
¥558 million
Net income
¥371 million
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥20,233 million
Operating profit
¥1,657 million
Ordinary income
¥1,700 million
Net income
¥1,136 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。
Net Sales29.3%
Operating profit33.6%
Ordinary income32.8%
Net income32.7%
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Progress against the full-year plan has been strong for both revenue and profit
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Internet telecommunications services business
Increase in sales601.2
Increase in costs of sales-272
Decrease in other SG&A expenses72.4
Increase in agency commissions-329
Robotics Business
Revenue decline-44.6
Decrease in cost of sales24.1
Decrease in other SG&A expenses18.9
Reuse business
Increase in sales577.6
Increase in costs of sales-354.7
Increase in other SG&A expenses-160
New initiatives
  • Expand the distributor network in the water server business and increase sales of water purifiers with built-in filtration
  • Accelerate new store openings in the reuse business, mainly through franchises, with a target of 90 stores
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Number of contracted lines in the internet communications services business292,800 lines
  • Total number of contracted lines326,600 lines
    Year on year against the same period last year+11.9%
  • Number of reuse stores60 Location
  • Robot business stock revenue¥313 million
    Year on year against the same period last year+7.4%
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
The company explained that mobile Wi-Fi, MVNE and prepaid SIM services with high ARPU drove growth, but the ARPU figure was Not disclosed
Segment results
Internet telecommunications services business
Net Sales
¥32.2 million
ProfitDouble-digit revenue and profit growth (profit amount: Not disclosed)
Robotics Business
Stock revenue
¥313 million+7.4%
Water dispenser business
Net Sales
¥10.3 million+622.9%
Reuse business
Net Sales
¥9.4 million+158.1%
Operating profit
¥70 million
Number of stores and locations
End of period60 Location
Additional informationApproximately doubled in one year, from 32 to 60 stores
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typeEarnings presentation
Fiscal Period CoveredFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027
Net Sales¥5,924 million (YoY +53.6%)
Operating profit¥557 million (YoY +45.4%)
Ordinary income¥558 million (YoY +44.7%)
Net income¥371 million (YoY +47.4%)
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥2,937 million
Results for the three months of the current quarterNet Sales ¥5,924 million / Operating profit ¥557 million / Ordinary income ¥558 million / Net income ¥371 million
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales ¥20,233 million / Operating profit ¥1,657 million / Ordinary income ¥1,700 million / Net income ¥1,136 million
Progress against full-year forecastNet Sales 29.3% / Operating profit 33.6% / Ordinary income 32.8% / Net income 32.7%
Self-assessment against the planProgress against the full-year plan has been strong for both revenue and profit
Segment resultsInternet telecommunications services business Net Sales ¥32.2 million / Profit Double-digit revenue and profit growth (profit amount: Not disclosed) / Robotics Business Net Sales Not disclosed / Profit Not disclosed / Stock revenue ¥313 million (YoY +7.4%) / Water dispenser business Net Sales ¥10.3 million (YoY +622.9%) / Operating profit Not disclosed / Reuse business Net Sales ¥9.4 million (YoY +158.1%) / Operating profit ¥70 million
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeInternet telecommunications services business Increase in sales 601.2 / Increase in costs of sales -272 / Decrease in other SG&A expenses 72.4 / Increase in agency commissions -329 / Robotics Business Revenue decline -44.6 / Decrease in cost of sales 24.1 / Decrease in other SG&A expenses 18.9 / Reuse business Increase in sales 577.6 / Increase in costs of sales -354.7 / Increase in other SG&A expenses -160
Key KPIsIndicator name Number of contracted lines in the internet communications services business / Value 292,800 lines / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Total number of contracted lines / Value 326,600 lines / Year on year against the same period last year 11.9 lines, Indicator name Number of reuse stores / Value 60 Location / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Robot business stock revenue / Value ¥313 million / Year on year against the same period last year ¥7.4 million
Unit price and quantity metricsThe company explained that mobile Wi-Fi, MVNE and prepaid SIM services with high ARPU drove growth, but the ARPU figure was Not disclosed
Number of stores and locationsEnd of period 60 Location / Number of store openings and closures during the period Not disclosed / Additional information Approximately doubled in one year, from 32 to 60 stores
New initiativesExpand the distributor network in the water server business and increase sales of water purifiers with built-in filtration, Accelerate new store openings in the reuse business, mainly through franchises, with a target of 90 stores
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Gross Profit MarginOperating profit marginNumber of employeesAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout 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.

In the water server business, the strong product offering and economic benefits were well received, leading to a sharp increase in sales of water purifiers with built-in filtration. In the reuse business, the number of stores increased as the franchise rollout accelerated, while the number of contracted lines increased in the internet communications services business.

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