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0–100. This measures how worthwhile something is to read, not how good or bad the company is.Direction
Mixed performance
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
9.1
% (year-on-year decrease in revenue)Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Supplementary materials to the earnings reportFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending December 20267 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales3,767 million yen-9.1%
Operating profit184 million yen-19.2%
Ordinary income171 million yen-19.3%
Net income30 million yen-66.9%
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
17,091 million yen
Adjusted EBITDA
2,441 million yen
Operating profit
1,491 million yen
Ordinary income
1,443 million yen
Profit attributable to owners of the parent
721 million yen
Earnings per share
129.05 yen
What the company explained in this material
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
- Year-on-year increase in operating income in the Platform segment144 million yen
- Year-on-year decrease in advertising expenses171 million yen
- Year-on-year decrease in profit in the Content segment-188 million yen
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
Risks such as foreign exchange fluctuations, interest rates, and domestic and overseas economic conditions are mentioned, but the numerical assumptions are not disclosedNew initiatives
- Improving profitability by optimizing the operation of Manga Kingdom
- Expanding works for women
- Strengthening the production of works for general audiences
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- MAUYear on year against the same period last year-23.8%
- Paying ARPPUYear on year against the same period last year+7.0%
- Spending ARPPUYear on year against the same period last year+4.1%
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
- MAUYear on year against the same period last year-23.8%
- Paying ARPPUYear on year against the same period last year+7.0%
- Spending ARPPUYear on year against the same period last year+4.1%
Segment results
Platform segment
Net Sales
2,510 million yen-6.0%
Operating profit
151 million yen
Content segment
Net Sales
1,304 million yen-15.0%
Operating profit
33 million yen
Financial targets
Actual D/E ratio of 0.39 and equity ratio of 53.1% are provided, but target values are not disclosed| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Supplementary materials to the earnings report |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2026 |
| Net Sales | 3,767 million yen (YoY -9.1%) |
| Operating profit | 184 million yen (YoY -19.2%) |
| Ordinary income | 171 million yen (YoY -19.3%) |
| Net income | 30 million yen (YoY -66.9%) |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales 17,091 million yen / Adjusted EBITDA 2,441 million yen / Operating profit 1,491 million yen / Ordinary income 1,443 million yen / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 721 million yen / Earnings per share 129.05 yen |
| Segment results | Platform segment Net Sales 2,510 million yen (YoY -6.0%) / Operating profit 151 million yen / Content segment Net Sales 1,304 million yen (YoY -15.0%) / Operating profit 33 million yen |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Factors Year-on-year increase in operating income in the Platform segment / Amount 144 million yen, Factors Year-on-year decrease in advertising expenses / Amount 171 million yen, Factors Year-on-year decrease in profit in the Content segment / Amount -188 million yen |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name MAU / Value Not disclosed / Year on year against the same period last year -23.8 Membership, Indicator name Paying ARPPU / Value Not disclosed / Year on year against the same period last year 7 yen, Indicator name Spending ARPPU / Value Not disclosed / Year on year against the same period last year 4.1 yen |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | Indicator name MAU / Value Not disclosed / Year on year against the same period last year -23.8 Membership, Indicator name Paying ARPPU / Value Not disclosed / Year on year against the same period last year 7 yen, Indicator name Spending ARPPU / Value Not disclosed / Year on year against the same period last year 4.1 yen |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | Risks such as foreign exchange fluctuations, interest rates, and domestic and overseas economic conditions are mentioned, but the numerical assumptions are not disclosed |
| Financial targets | Actual D/E ratio of 0.39 and equity ratio of 53.1% are provided, but target values are not disclosed |
| New initiatives | Improving profitability by optimizing the operation of Manga Kingdom, Expanding works for women, Strengthening the production of works for general audiences |
Items this document does not state (17)
Gross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesResults for the three months of the current quarterProgress against full-year forecastSelf-assessment against the planNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital 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.Revenue declined because both segments posted lower revenue. Profit in the Platform segment increased due to lower SG&A expenses, led by advertising expenses, while profit in the Content segment declined because of lower digital revenue and a higher cost ratio.
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