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net increase in contractsWording
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Summary of Q&AFiscal year ending March 2026, third quarter7 items taken from the company’s own explanation
What the company explained in this material
Key points of the Q&AKey questions raised by investors at the briefing and the company's answers
- In response to concerns that generative AI and low-cost emerging AI services could reduce the value of NJSS's database and lead to customer attrition, the company cited 17 years of accumulated data, human annotation, customer success, and new AI features as competitive advantages.
- Regarding the sustainability of the ARPU increase resulting from the price revisions, the company responded that the revisions introduced from August 2025 are being phased in across all customers and that the upward trend is expected to continue.
- Regarding the reasons for the net increase of 144 paid contracts in the third quarter, the company cited marketing optimization, higher sales productivity through the use of AI, and low, stable churn.
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Drivers of the increase in paid contracts: optimization of marketing initiatives, higher sales productivity through the use of AI, and low, stable churn. Monetary breakdown by factor: not disclosed
New initiatives
- Implementation of an AI summarization feature in NJSS
- Implementation of an AI recommendation feature in NJSS
- Implementation of an AI document Q&A feature in NJSS
- Resumption of participation in offline trade shows for the first time in 6 years
- In-house development of a system that uses AI to analyze recordings of sales role-play sessions and provide feedback
- Preventing customer attrition through the low-cost nSearch service
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Net increase in paid contracts144 Engagements
- ARPUUptrend
- Churn rateStable at a low level
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
The disclosure indicates a higher ARPU and a net increase of 144 paid contracts, but a numerical price-volume breakdown is not disclosedMarket Size / Share
The company stated its policy of steadily maintaining and expanding its market share, but the figures are not disclosedNumber of employees
The company stated that it increased its sales headcount in prior years, but the number of employees is not disclosed| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Summary of Q&A |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2026, third quarter |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Drivers of the increase in paid contracts: optimization of marketing initiatives, higher sales productivity through the use of AI, and low, stable churn. Monetary breakdown by factor: not disclosed |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Net increase in paid contracts / Value 144 Engagements / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name ARPU / Value Uptrend / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Churn rate / Value Stable at a low level / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | The disclosure indicates a higher ARPU and a net increase of 144 paid contracts, but a numerical price-volume breakdown is not disclosed |
| Number of employees | The company stated that it increased its sales headcount in prior years, but the number of employees is not disclosed |
| Market Size / Share | The company stated its policy of steadily maintaining and expanding its market share, but the figures are not disclosed |
| Key points of the Q&A | In response to concerns that generative AI and low-cost emerging AI services could reduce the value of NJSS's database and lead to customer attrition, the company cited 17 years of accumulated data, human annotation, customer success, and new AI features as competitive advantages., Regarding the sustainability of the ARPU increase resulting from the price revisions, the company responded that the revisions introduced from August 2025 are being phased in across all customers and that the upward trend is expected to continue., Regarding the reasons for the net increase of 144 paid contracts in the third quarter, the company cited marketing optimization, higher sales productivity through the use of AI, and low, stable churn. |
| New initiatives | Implementation of an AI summarization feature in NJSS, Implementation of an AI recommendation feature in NJSS, Implementation of an AI document Q&A feature in NJSS, Resumption of participation in offline trade shows for the first time in 6 years, In-house development of a system that uses AI to analyze recordings of sales role-play sessions and provide feedback, Preventing customer attrition through the low-cost nSearch service |
Items this document does not state (22)
Net SalesOperating profitOrdinary incomeNet incomeGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesResults for the three months of the current quarterFull-year earnings forecastProgress against full-year forecastSelf-assessment against the planSegment resultsNumber of stores and locationsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlog
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The company explained that the increase in paid contracts was driven by the combined effects of exhibiting at trade shows in addition to web advertising, the recovery of SEO-driven traffic, the ramp-up of its expanded sales team, AI-based analysis of sales role-play sessions, and customer success initiatives that kept churn low and stable. The company attributed the increase in ARPU to the price revisions introduced from August 2025, which are being phased in across all customers, and to the higher value delivered to customers by new AI features.
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