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Summary of Financial Results for the First Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending December 2026 [IFRS] (Consolidated)

In the first quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2026, revenue increased 3.5% year on year and adjusted operating profit increased 11.5%. Operating profit increased 155.5% and profit for the quarter attributable to owners of the parent increased 540.5%, due to the gain on the transfer of the Dentsu Ginza Building.

Worth reading
45Recurring
Scored from 5 of 6 sections
Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
155.5
% (year-on-year change in operating income)
Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.

Results for this period

First quarter1 January 2026–31 March 2026ConsolidatedIFRS
Net Sales357,129¥ millionYear on year +3.5%Progress 23.9%
Operating profit64,958¥ millionYear on year +155.5%Progress 42.6%
Ordinary income62,541¥ millionYear on year +187.0%
Net income attributable to owners of the parent40,153¥ millionYear on year +540.5%Progress 57.6%

The 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.

Net income per share¥154.68
Operating Margin12.8%
Financial position at period-end
Total assets3,044,735¥ million
of which net assets 477,850 ¥ millionEquity ratio 13.7%vs. prior year-end +2.0pt

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.

Cash inflows and outflows
Operating-32,461
Investment+13,913
Financials-38,096
Net change-56,644

Stacked from zero: upward is an increase in cash, downward a decrease (in ¥ million).The net change represented by the dotted line is the total of three items, calculated from figures provided by the company.

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period¥255,893 million
Segment revenueJapan ¥158,848 million (YoY +0.2%), Americas ¥91,213 million (YoY -2.5%), EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) ¥81,298 million (YoY +19.3%), APAC (Asia-Pacific excluding Japan) ¥24,436 million (YoY +3.2%)
Segment profitJapan ¥39,754 million (YoY +5.6%), Americas ¥12,280 million (YoY -9.2%), EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) ¥2,547 million, APAC (Asia-Pacific excluding Japan) ¥-3,174 million
Outlook and shareholder returns
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales¥1,491,500 million (YoY +3.9%)
Operating profit¥152,600 million
Ordinary incomeNot disclosed
Net income¥69,700 million
Annual Dividend Forecast¥0 → ¥0(0.0%)
Factors Behind Changes in Business Performance

Gross profit increased due to foreign exchange movements and other factors, adjusted operating profit increased due to the control of selling, general and administrative expenses, and operating profit increased due to the gain on the transfer of the Dentsu Ginza Building, among other factors.

Disclosure regarding the going concern assumption

No applicable matters

Change in accounting policy
基準改正に伴う変更 Noそれ以外の変更 No見積りの変更 No修正再表示 No
Changes in the scope of consolidationNew 0 / Excluded 0 / Company name None
Material subsequent eventsNo applicable matters.
Breakdown of extraordinary income (loss)Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment, including the gain on the transfer of the Dentsu Ginza Building ¥29,678 million, Restructuring Costs ¥3,581 million
Depreciation and amortization¥18,202 million
Availability of Supplementary Financial Results MaterialsYes
Availability of Financial Results BriefingAvailable (for institutional investors and analysts)
Issued Shares at Period-End265,800,000 Shares
Treasury Shares at Period-End6,213,645 Shares
Results for this period
ItemDetails
Fiscal Period ClassificationFirst quarter
Accounting standardsIFRS
Consolidated / non-consolidatedConsolidated
Period Covered1 January 2026–31 March 2026
Net Sales¥357,129 million (YoY +3.5%)
Operating profit¥64,958 million (YoY +155.5%)
Ordinary income¥62,541 million (YoY +187.0%)
Profit attributable to owners of the parent¥40,153 million (YoY +540.5%)
Net income per share¥154.68
Operating Margin12.8%
Equity ratioEnd of the current fiscal period 13.7% / End of previous period 11.7%
Total assets¥3,044,735 million
Net assets¥477,850 million
Cash flows from operating activities¥-32,461 million
Cash flows from investing activities¥13,913 million
Cash flows from financing activities¥-38,096 million
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period¥255,893 million
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales ¥1,491,500 million (YoY +3.9%) / Operating profit ¥152,600 million / Ordinary income Not disclosed / Net income ¥69,700 million
Annual Dividend Forecast¥0 → ¥0(0.0%)
Segment revenueJapan ¥158,848 million (YoY +0.2%), Americas ¥91,213 million (YoY -2.5%), EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) ¥81,298 million (YoY +19.3%), APAC (Asia-Pacific excluding Japan) ¥24,436 million (YoY +3.2%)
Segment profitJapan ¥39,754 million (YoY +5.6%), Americas ¥12,280 million (YoY -9.2%), EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) ¥2,547 million, APAC (Asia-Pacific excluding Japan) ¥-3,174 million
Depreciation and amortization¥18,202 million
Breakdown of extraordinary income (loss)Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment, including the gain on the transfer of the Dentsu Ginza Building ¥29,678 million, Restructuring Costs ¥3,581 million
Disclosure regarding the going concern assumptionNo applicable matters
Change in accounting policyChanges due to revisions to standards No / Other changes No / Change in accounting estimate No / Restatement No
Changes in the scope of consolidationNew 0 / Excluded 0 / Company name None
Material subsequent eventsNo applicable matters.
Availability of Supplementary Financial Results MaterialsYes
Availability of Financial Results BriefingAvailable (for institutional investors and analysts)
Issued Shares at Period-End265,800,000 Shares
Treasury Shares at Period-End6,213,645 Shares
Factors Behind Changes in Business PerformanceGross profit increased due to foreign exchange movements and other factors, adjusted operating profit increased due to the control of selling, general and administrative expenses, and operating profit increased due to the gain on the transfer of the Dentsu Ginza Building, among other factors.
Items this document does not state (6)
Revision to Earnings ForecastPayout ratioShareholder Return PolicyRegional salesOrders received and order backlogImpairment loss

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 explained that gross profit was affected by foreign exchange movements and other factors, adjusted operating profit benefited from the control of selling, general and administrative expenses, and operating profit and profit for the quarter attributable to owners of the parent benefited from the gain on the transfer of the Dentsu Ginza Building, among other factors.

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