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Scored from 5 of 6 sectionsDirection
Mixed performance
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
-80
Year-on-year change in operating income (loss) (¥ millions)Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Financial Results PresentationFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending February 202710 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales1,118 Millions of yen-6.9%
Operating profit87 Millions of yen-48.0%
Ordinary income85 Millions of yen-42.1%
Net income77 Millions of yen-40.0%
Selling, general and administrative expenses574 Millions of yen
Results for the three months of the current quarterRevenue: ¥1,118 million; operating income (loss): ¥87 million; ordinary income (loss): ¥85 million; net income attributable to owners of the parent: ¥77 million
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
5,300 Millions of yen
Operating profit (loss)
550 Millions of yen
Ordinary profit or loss
540 Millions of yen
Profit attributable to owners of the parent
500 Millions of yen
Earnings per share
¥84.44
Dividend Forecast
¥17
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 Sales21% of the full-year forecast, 49% of the first-half forecast
Operating profit (loss)15% of the full-year forecast, 57% of the first-half forecast
Ordinary profit or loss15% of the full-year forecast, 57% of the first-half forecast
Profit attributable to owners of the parent15% of the full-year forecast, 65% of the first-half forecast
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
First-quarter results are progressing smoothly against the full-year planBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Reaction to the previous year's hit online lottery titles, solid growth in e-books, and front-loaded costs from the aggressive release of Volume 1 titles in the publishing business
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
The plan is weighted toward the second half. The earnings outlook for the Chinese subsidiary remains unclear for the full year, so it is currently treated as a non-consolidated subsidiary and is not reflected in the full-year earnings forecast.New initiatives
- Promote anime adaptations of the company's proprietary IP through investment in production committees
- Launch the new female-oriented label Meltia Books in June 2026
- ¥200 million share repurchase
- Expand the release of game, online lottery and publishing titles in the second half
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Number of game titles2 Title
- Number of online lottery titles30 Title
- Number of light novel titles23 Works
- Number of comic titles47 Works
Segment results
IP
Revenue mix43％
Publishing Business
Revenue mix57％
Medium-term management plan targets
As an integrated entertainment company, accelerate cross-media expansion centered on games, comics, merchandise and anime, while pursuing business diversification and improved profitabilityMarket Size / Share
Character business market: FY2025 forecast of ¥2.8492 trillion; anime industry market: ¥3.8407 trillion in 2024; publishing market in 2025: ¥581.5 billion for digital and ¥964.7 billion for printAnnual Dividend
¥17 per share
End of period17
Acquisition of treasury shares
¥200 million
PeriodMay 2026–May 2027
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Financial Results Presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2027 |
| Net Sales | 1,118 Millions of yen (YoY -6.9%) |
| Operating profit | 87 Millions of yen (YoY -48.0%) |
| Ordinary income | 85 Millions of yen (YoY -42.1%) |
| Net income | 77 Millions of yen (YoY -40.0%) |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 574 Millions of yen |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Revenue: ¥1,118 million; operating income (loss): ¥87 million; ordinary income (loss): ¥85 million; net income attributable to owners of the parent: ¥77 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales 5,300 Millions of yen / Operating profit (loss) 550 Millions of yen / Ordinary profit or loss 540 Millions of yen / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 500 Millions of yen / Earnings per share ¥84.44 / Dividend Forecast ¥17 |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Net Sales 21% of the full-year forecast, 49% of the first-half forecast / Operating profit (loss) 15% of the full-year forecast, 57% of the first-half forecast / Ordinary profit or loss 15% of the full-year forecast, 57% of the first-half forecast / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 15% of the full-year forecast, 65% of the first-half forecast |
| Self-assessment against the plan | First-quarter results are progressing smoothly against the full-year plan |
| Segment results | IP Revenue mix 43％ / Profit Not disclosed / Publishing Business Revenue mix 57％ / Profit Not disclosed |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Reaction to the previous year's hit online lottery titles, solid growth in e-books, and front-loaded costs from the aggressive release of Volume 1 titles in the publishing business |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Number of game titles / Value 2 Title / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of online lottery titles / Value 30 Title / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of light novel titles / Value 23 Works / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of comic titles / Value 47 Works / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | The plan is weighted toward the second half. The earnings outlook for the Chinese subsidiary remains unclear for the full year, so it is currently treated as a non-consolidated subsidiary and is not reflected in the full-year earnings forecast. |
| Medium-term management plan targets | As an integrated entertainment company, accelerate cross-media expansion centered on games, comics, merchandise and anime, while pursuing business diversification and improved profitability |
| Annual Dividend | ¥17 per share |
| Acquisition of treasury shares | Amount ¥200 million / Number of Shares Not disclosed / Period May 2026–May 2027 |
| Market Size / Share | Character business market: FY2025 forecast of ¥2.8492 trillion; anime industry market: ¥3.8407 trillion in 2024; publishing market in 2025: ¥581.5 billion for digital and ¥964.7 billion for print |
| New initiatives | Promote anime adaptations of the company's proprietary IP through investment in production committees, Launch the new female-oriented label Meltia Books in June 2026, ¥200 million share repurchase, Expand the release of game, online lottery and publishing titles in the second half |
Items this document does not state (11)
Gross Profit MarginOperating profit marginUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial targetsPayout ratioCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogKey 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.Profit declined due to the reaction to the hit online lottery titles in the first quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, online lotteries and e-books remained solid, while the publishing business incurred front-loaded costs from the aggressive release of Volume 1 titles.
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