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Summary of Financial Results for the Second Quarter (Interim Period) of the Fiscal Year Ending April 2025 [Japanese GAAP] (Consolidated)

Revenue increased 21.0% year on year, while operating profit decreased 64.8%, and the interim net loss attributable to owners of the parent widened.

Worth reading
47Recurring
Scored from 5 of 6 sections
Direction
Mixed performance
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
-64.8
% (year-on-year change in operating profit)
Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.

Results for this period

Interim period (second quarter)2024年5月1日〜2024年10月31日ConsolidatedJapanese GAAP
Net Sales2,826¥ millionYear on year +21.0%Progress 47.1%
Operating profit88¥ millionYear on year -64.8%Progress 17.6%
Ordinary income49¥ millionYear on year -76.8%Progress 10.9%
Net income attributable to owners of the parent-118¥ million

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-¥7.86
Financial position at period-end
Total assets8,108¥ million
of which net assets 5,240 ¥ millionEquity ratio 58.2%vs. prior year-end -3.3pt

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-16,602
Investment-271,941
Financials+549,835
Net change+261,292

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.

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period¥3,002,724 thousand
Segment revenueAI/DX Business ¥1,472,432 thousand, AI Security Business ¥1,354,424 thousand
Segment profitAI/DX Business ¥261,163 thousand, AI Security Business ¥416,741 thousand
Outlook and shareholder returns
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales¥6,000 million (YoY +23.9%)
Operating profit¥500 million (YoY +10.8%)
Ordinary income¥450 million (YoY +22.0%)
Net income¥30 million
Revision to Earnings Forecastなし(2024年6月14日公表値から変更なし)
Annual Dividend Forecast¥0 → ¥0
Factors Behind Changes in Business Performance

AI/DX事業では将棋への注目度向上、案件数・引き合いの増加、大型案件の獲得等により収益が拡大した。一方、人材採用強化による人件費等の増加、新規プロダクトへの先行投資等により費用が増加した。

Disclosure regarding the going concern assumption

Not applicable.

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 consolidation当中間期における連結範囲の重要な変更は無。新規・除外の会社数と社名はNot disclosed。
Material subsequent eventsNot applicable.
Depreciation and amortization¥107,604 thousand
Availability of Supplementary Financial Results MaterialsYes
Availability of Financial Results BriefingYes (for institutional investors and analysts)
Issued Shares at Period-End15,073,460株
Treasury Shares at Period-End481株
Results for this period
ItemDetails
Fiscal Period ClassificationInterim period (second quarter)
Accounting standardsJapanese GAAP
Consolidated / non-consolidatedConsolidated
Period Covered2024年5月1日〜2024年10月31日
Net Sales¥2,826 million (YoY +21.0%)
Operating profit¥88 million (YoY -64.8%)
Ordinary income¥49 million (YoY -76.8%)
Profit attributable to owners of the parent¥-118 million
Net income per share-¥7.86
Equity ratioEnd of the current fiscal period 58.2 / End of previous period 61.5
Total assets¥8,108 million
Net assets¥5,240 million
Cash flows from operating activities¥-16,602 thousand
Cash flows from investing activities¥-271,941 thousand
Cash flows from financing activities¥549,835 thousand
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period¥3,002,724 thousand
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales ¥6,000 million (YoY +23.9%) / Operating profit ¥500 million (YoY +10.8%) / Ordinary income ¥450 million (YoY +22.0%) / Net income ¥30 million
Revision to Earnings Forecastなし(2024年6月14日公表値から変更なし)
Annual Dividend Forecast¥0 → ¥0
Segment revenueAI/DX Business ¥1,472,432 thousand, AI Security Business ¥1,354,424 thousand
Segment profitAI/DX Business ¥261,163 thousand, AI Security Business ¥416,741 thousand
Depreciation and amortization¥107,604 thousand
Disclosure regarding the going concern assumptionNot applicable.
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 consolidation当中間期における連結範囲の重要な変更は無。新規・除外の会社数と社名はNot disclosed。
Material subsequent eventsNot applicable.
Availability of Supplementary Financial Results MaterialsYes
Availability of Financial Results BriefingYes (for institutional investors and analysts)
Issued Shares at Period-End15,073,460株
Treasury Shares at Period-End481株
Factors Behind Changes in Business PerformanceAI/DX事業では将棋への注目度向上、案件数・引き合いの増加、大型案件の獲得等により収益が拡大した。一方、人材採用強化による人件費等の増加、新規プロダクトへの先行投資等により費用が増加した。
Items this document does not state (7)
Operating MarginPayout ratioShareholder Return PolicyRegional salesOrders received and order backlogImpairment lossBreakdown of extraordinary income (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.

AI/DX事業では将棋への注目度向上、案件数・引き合いの増加、大型案件の獲得などにより収益が拡大した。一方、人材採用強化による人件費等の増加や、新規プロダクト「HEROZ ASK」「JOINT」への先行投資により費用が増加した。また、バリオセキュア社で繰延税金資産を追加計上したことなどにより、法人税等調整額も増加した。

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