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Summary of Financial Results for the Second Quarter (Interim Period) of the Fiscal Year Ending April 2026 [Japanese GAAP] (Consolidated)

For the interim period of the fiscal year ending April 2026, revenue increased 9.6% year on year and operating profit increased 191.2%, while the interim net loss attributable to owners of the parent narrowed from the same period of the previous year. The full-year earnings forecast was revised, but the figures before the revision and the size of the revision are not included in this summary of financial results.

Worth reading
59In focus
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Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
191.2
Year-on-year change in operating profit (%)
Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.

Results for this period

Interim period (second quarter)2025年5月1日〜2025年10月31日ConsolidatedJapanese GAAP
Net Sales3,098¥ millionYear on year +9.6%Progress 48.4%
Operating profit258¥ millionYear on year +191.2%Progress 51.6%
Ordinary income212¥ millionYear on year +331.6%Progress 50.5%
Net income attributable to owners of the parent-14¥ 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-¥0.94
Financial position at period-end
Total assets8,072¥ million
of which net assets 5,358 ¥ millionEquity ratio 56.9%vs. prior year-end +0.8pt

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+92,938
Investment-153,003
Financials-241,733
Net change-301,798

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¥2,844,025 thousand
Segment revenueAIX business ¥1,679,266 thousand (YoY +14.0%), AI Security Business ¥1,419,372 thousand (YoY +4.8%)
Segment profitAIX business ¥306,157 thousand (YoY +17.2%), AI Security Business ¥494,398 thousand (YoY +18.6%)
Outlook and shareholder returns
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales¥6,400 million (YoY +7.9%)
Operating profit¥500 million (YoY +63.2%)
Ordinary income¥420 million (YoY +84.0%)
Net income¥50 million
Revision to Earnings ForecastNet Sales Not disclosed → ¥6,400 million / Operating profit Not disclosed → ¥500 million / Ordinary income Not disclosed → ¥420 million / Net income Not disclosed → ¥50 million
Annual Dividend Forecast¥0 → ¥0
Factors Behind Changes in Business Performance

AIエージェント機能の実装による競争力強化、稼働案件数・引き合いの増加、大型案件の獲得、将棋ウォーズの対局数・プレミアムユーザー数の増加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の増加やHEROZ ASK・JOINTへの先行投資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 consolidationNew 0 / Excluded 0 / Company name Not disclosed
Material subsequent eventsNot applicable.
Impairment loss¥2,546 thousand
Breakdown of extraordinary income (loss)Extraordinary income Not disclosed / Extraordinary loss Impairment Losses ¥2,546 thousand
Depreciation and amortization¥129,685 thousand
Availability of Supplementary Financial Results MaterialsYes
Availability of Financial Results BriefingYes (for institutional investors and analysts)
Issued Shares at Period-End15,209,725
Treasury Shares at Period-End1,946
Results for this period
ItemDetails
Fiscal Period ClassificationInterim period (second quarter)
Accounting standardsJapanese GAAP
Consolidated / non-consolidatedConsolidated
Period Covered2025年5月1日〜2025年10月31日
Net Sales¥3,098 million (YoY +9.6%)
Operating profit¥258 million (YoY +191.2%)
Ordinary income¥212 million (YoY +331.6%)
Profit attributable to owners of the parent¥-14 million
Net income per share-¥0.94
Equity ratioEnd of the current fiscal period 56.9 / End of previous period 56.1
Total assets¥8,072 million
Net assets¥5,358 million
Cash flows from operating activities¥92,938 thousand
Cash flows from investing activities¥-153,003 thousand
Cash flows from financing activities¥-241,733 thousand
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period¥2,844,025 thousand
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales ¥6,400 million (YoY +7.9%) / Operating profit ¥500 million (YoY +63.2%) / Ordinary income ¥420 million (YoY +84.0%) / Net income ¥50 million
Revision to Earnings ForecastNet Sales Not disclosed → ¥6,400 million / Operating profit Not disclosed → ¥500 million / Ordinary income Not disclosed → ¥420 million / Net income Not disclosed → ¥50 million
Annual Dividend Forecast¥0 → ¥0
Segment revenueAIX business ¥1,679,266 thousand (YoY +14.0%), AI Security Business ¥1,419,372 thousand (YoY +4.8%)
Segment profitAIX business ¥306,157 thousand (YoY +17.2%), AI Security Business ¥494,398 thousand (YoY +18.6%)
Depreciation and amortization¥129,685 thousand
Impairment loss¥2,546 thousand
Breakdown of extraordinary income (loss)Extraordinary income Not disclosed / Extraordinary loss Impairment Losses ¥2,546 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 consolidationNew 0 / Excluded 0 / Company name 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-End15,209,725
Treasury Shares at Period-End1,946
Factors Behind Changes in Business PerformanceAIエージェント機能の実装による競争力強化、稼働案件数・引き合いの増加、大型案件の獲得、将棋ウォーズの対局数・プレミアムユーザー数の増加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の増加やHEROZ ASK・JOINTへの先行投資により費用が増加した。
Items this document does not state (5)
Operating MarginPayout ratioShareholder Return PolicyRegional salesOrders received and order backlog

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エージェント機能の実装、稼働案件数・引き合いの増加、大型案件の獲得などによりAIX事業の収益が拡大した。将棋ウォーズでは対局数やプレミアムユーザー数が増加し、費用面では人材採用強化やHEROZ ASK・JOINTへの先行投資により費用が増加した。

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