Results for this period
Interim period (second quarter)1 January 2026–30 June 2026ConsolidatedJapanese GAAPThe width of the band at each stage is based on revenue. The narrower it becomes toward the bottom, the smaller the proportion of revenue that remains as profit. The dotted outline is the full-year forecast and the band inside it is the result for this period. The progress rate is the result divided by the forecast.
塗りつぶした部分が自己資本比率です。総資産のうち、返済のいらない自前の資金がどれだけかを表します。The thin vertical line indicates the level at the end of the previous fiscal year.
Stacked from zero: upward is an increase in cash, downward a decrease (in ¥ thousand).The net change represented by the dotted line is the total of three items, calculated from figures provided by the company.
The maturation of the digital publishing market and intensifying competition, a decline in the number of active users, the limited impact of new-release hits in boosting sales, contraction of the print publishing market, and higher costs including manuscript fees.
No applicable matters
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Period Classification | Interim period (second quarter) |
| Accounting standards | Japanese GAAP |
| Consolidated / non-consolidated | Consolidated |
| Period Covered | 1 January 2026–30 June 2026 |
| Net Sales | ¥7,721 million (YoY -7.3%) |
| Operating profit | ¥448 million (YoY -10.3%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥420 million (YoY -10.0%) |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | ¥178 million (YoY -13.4%) |
| Net income per share | ¥31.97 |
| Equity ratio | End of the current fiscal period 54.3 / End of previous period 48.6 |
| Total assets | ¥14,740 million |
| Net assets | ¥8,018 million |
| Cash flows from operating activities | ¥358,567 thousand |
| Cash flows from investing activities | ¥-114,638 thousand |
| Cash flows from financing activities | ¥-1,245,636 thousand |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | ¥4,292,289 thousand |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥15,263 million (YoY -8.7%) / Operating profit ¥745 million (YoY -45.5%) / Ordinary income ¥698 million (YoY -47.1%) / Net income ¥271 million (YoY -60.3%) |
| Revision to Earnings Forecast | Not disclosed → Net Sales 15,263 / Operating profit 745 / Ordinary income 698 / Net income 271 |
| Annual Dividend Forecast | ¥42 → ¥45（+7.1%） |
| Segment revenue | Platform ¥5,088,766 thousand (YoY -2.7%), Content ¥2,730,434 thousand (YoY -15.3%) |
| Segment profit | Platform ¥265,131 thousand, Content ¥182,993 thousand (YoY -66.7%) |
| Depreciation and amortization | ¥176,939 thousand |
| Disclosure regarding the going concern assumption | No applicable matters |
| Change in accounting policy | Changes due to revisions to standards No / Other changes No / Change in accounting estimate No / Restatement No |
| Changes in the scope of consolidation | New — companies / Excluded — companies / Company name Not disclosed |
| Availability of Supplementary Financial Results Materials | Yes |
| Availability of Financial Results Briefing | Available (for institutional investors and analysts) |
| Issued Shares at Period-End | 6,301,986 Shares |
| Treasury Shares at Period-End | 708,210 Shares |
| Factors Behind Changes in Business Performance | The maturation of the digital publishing market and intensifying competition, a decline in the number of active users, the limited impact of new-release hits in boosting sales, contraction of the print publishing market, and higher costs including manuscript fees. |
Items this document does not state (8)
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 company cited the maturation of the digital publishing market and intensifying competition, a decline in the number of active users, the limited impact of new-release hits in boosting sales, contraction of the print publishing market, and higher costs including manuscript fees.