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Financial results presentation4261AsiaQuest Co.,Ltd.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Financial Results Presentation for the Third Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending December 2026

For the nine months ended the third quarter, revenue increased 2.4% year on year, while operating profit fell 77.9% due to higher personnel expenses, AI tool costs and shareholder benefit programme costs, among others. Based on the revised forecast, progress against the full-year forecast was 70.6% for revenue and 35.4% for operating profit, among other metrics.

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Financial results presentationQ3 of the fiscal year ending December 20265 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales3,757 Millions of yen+2.4%
Operating profit70 Millions of yen-77.9%
Ordinary income69 Millions of yen-78.3%
Net income20 Millions of yen-90.0%
Operating profit margin1.9
Selling, general and administrative expenses1,807.08 Millions of yen
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales
1,285 Millions of yen
Operating profit
73 Millions of yen
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
5,323 Millions of yen
Operating profit
200 Millions of yen
Ordinary income
199 Millions of yen
Net income
99 Millions of yen
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 Sales70.6 %
Operating profit35.4 %
Ordinary income34.9 %
Net income20.7 %
What the company explained in this material
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
  • Revenue growth88 Millions of yen
  • Cost of sales-8 Millions of yen
  • Personnel expenses-271 Millions of yen
  • Recruiting and training expenses44 Millions of yen
  • Shareholder benefit expenses-40 Millions of yen
  • Other SG&A expenses-63 Millions of yen
New initiatives
  • Introduction of a Shareholder Benefits Program
  • Shifting personnel to the specialised AI division and promoting AI-driven development
  • Making 株式会社テトラ・コミュニケーションズ a wholly owned subsidiary
  • Release of GAIA Governed AI Access
  • Expanding the network of new partners supporting AI utilisation
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Number of engineers432 people
    Year on year against the same period last yearUp 48 people from the end of the previous fiscal year
  • Repeat-purchase rateOver 80
  • Total number of shareholders1,408 people
    Year on year against the same period last yearIncreased from 934 at the end of fiscal 2024
  • Number of new qualifications obtained170 projects
  • Number of AWS certifications acquired500 over downloads
Market Size / Share
  • Second platform in 2030: approximately ¥7 trillion; third platform: approximately ¥9 trillion
  • Second platform in 2030: 69,178; third platform: 90,368
Number of employees
Number of EmployeesStandalone: 514; consolidated group: 633 (at the end of June 2026)
Change during the periodThe number of engineers increased by 48 from the end of the previous fiscal year
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typeFinancial results presentation
Fiscal Period CoveredQ3 of the fiscal year ending December 2026
Net Sales3,757 Millions of yen (YoY +2.4%)
Operating profit70 Millions of yen (YoY -77.9%)
Ordinary income69 Millions of yen (YoY -78.3%)
Net income20 Millions of yen (YoY -90.0%)
Operating profit margin1.9
Selling, general and administrative expenses1,807.08 Millions of yen
Results for the three months of the current quarterNet Sales 1,285 Millions of yen / Operating profit 73 Millions of yen
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales 5,323 Millions of yen / Operating profit 200 Millions of yen / Ordinary income 199 Millions of yen / Net income 99 Millions of yen
Progress against full-year forecastNet Sales 70.6 % / Operating profit 35.4 % / Ordinary income 34.9 % / Net income 20.7 %
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeFactors Revenue growth / Amount 88 Millions of yen, Factors Cost of sales / Amount -8 Millions of yen, Factors Personnel expenses / Amount -271 Millions of yen, Factors Recruiting and training expenses / Amount 44 Millions of yen, Factors Shareholder benefit expenses / Amount -40 Millions of yen, Factors Other SG&A expenses / Amount -63 Millions of yen
Key KPIsIndicator name Number of engineers / Value 432 people / Year on year against the same period last year Up 48 people from the end of the previous fiscal year, Indicator name Repeat-purchase rate / Value Over 80 / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Total number of shareholders / Value 1,408 people / Year on year against the same period last year Increased from 934 at the end of fiscal 2024, Indicator name Number of new qualifications obtained / Value 170 projects / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of AWS certifications acquired / Value 500 over downloads / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed
Number of employeesNumber of Employees Standalone: 514; consolidated group: 633 (at the end of June 2026) / Change during the period The number of engineers increased by 48 from the end of the previous fiscal year
Market Size / ShareMarket Size Second platform in 2030: approximately ¥7 trillion; third platform: approximately ¥9 trillion, Market Size Second platform in 2030: 69,178; third platform: 90,368
New initiativesIntroduction of a Shareholder Benefits Program, Shifting personnel to the specialised AI division and promoting AI-driven development, Making 株式会社テトラ・コミュニケーションズ a wholly owned subsidiary, Release of GAIA Governed AI Access, Expanding the network of new partners supporting AI utilisation
Items this document does not state (15)
Gross Profit MarginSelf-assessment against the planSegment resultsUnit price and quantity metricsNumber 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 backlogKey points of the Q&A

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The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

Utilisation declined, particularly in the second quarter, due to the completion or downsizing of some large projects and delays in the start of replacement large projects. Labour and personnel expenses associated with new graduate hires and wage increases, AI tool costs, shareholder benefit programme costs, and advertising and promotional expenses also increased.

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