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Earnings presentation materials4056Neural Group Inc.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Materials for the briefing on results for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2026 (ninth fiscal year)

The performance contribution from companies added to the Group and business synergies progressed, resulting in significant revenue growth in the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2026. Operating profit, ordinary profit and net income also turned profitable, while EBITDA excluding M&A-related costs increased.

Worth reading
39Recurring
Scored from 5 of 6 sections
Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
633
Millions of yen (year-on-year increase in revenue)
Wording
Avoiding a definitive answer
How definitive the wording is.

Contents of this document

Earnings presentation materialsFiscal year ending December 2026: third quarter5 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥1,456 million
Operating profit¥25 million
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥5,300 million
EBITDA excluding M&A-related expenses
¥400 million
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Progressing smoothly as planned (sourcing and execution of M&A transactions)
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
  • Performance contribution from companies added to the Group and business synergies
  • Increase in EBITDA excluding M&A-related costs¥15 million
New initiatives
  • Integration of AI technology and entertainment through continuous M&A
  • Cross-referrals of customers and cross-selling among Group companies
  • Automation of game and amusement development using generative AI and edge AI
  • PMI, cost management and joint Group operations
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Number of M&A advisors497 companies
  • Number of information submissions received on M&A candidate companies985 contracts
  • Number of company profiles adopted33 contracts
  • Number of companies joining the group5 companies
  • Number of financial institutions with which the company transacts33 banks
Market Size / Share
  • Potential demand for domestic SME M&A related to business successionMore than ¥13 trillion
  • Percentage of small and medium-sized enterprises without successorsOver 50%
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typeEarnings presentation materials
Fiscal Period CoveredFiscal year ending December 2026: third quarter
Net Sales¥1,456 million
Operating profit¥25 million
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales ¥5,300 million / EBITDA excluding M&A-related expenses ¥400 million
Self-assessment against the planProgressing smoothly as planned (sourcing and execution of M&A transactions)
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeFactors Performance contribution from companies added to the Group and business synergies / Amount Not disclosed, Factors Increase in EBITDA excluding M&A-related costs / Amount ¥15 million
Key KPIsIndicator name Number of M&A advisors / Value 497 companies / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of information submissions received on M&A candidate companies / Value 985 contracts / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of company profiles adopted / Value 33 contracts / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of companies joining the group / Value 5 companies / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of financial institutions with which the company transacts / Value 33 banks / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed
Market Size / ShareIndicator Potential demand for domestic SME M&A related to business succession / Value More than ¥13 trillion, Indicator Percentage of small and medium-sized enterprises without successors / Value Over 50%
New initiativesIntegration of AI technology and entertainment through continuous M&A, Cross-referrals of customers and cross-selling among Group companies, Automation of game and amusement development using generative AI and edge AI, PMI, cost management and joint Group operations
Items this document does not state (21)
Ordinary incomeNet incomeGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesResults for the three months of the current quarterProgress against full-year forecastSegment resultsUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsNumber 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 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.

This was attributable to the performance contribution from companies added to the Group, business synergies, and progress in integrating AI technology with entertainment. The company said that sourcing and executing M&A transactions, PMI and cost management are also proceeding as planned.

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