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Financial results presentation4382HEROZ,Inc.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Financial Results Presentation for the Second Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending April 2026

The full-year forecast for the fiscal year ending April 2026 was lowered, with the revenue forecast revised from ¥6.7 billion to ¥6.4 billion and the operating profit forecast from ¥800 million to ¥500 million. Meanwhile, cumulative second-quarter revenue and profit increased year on year, and the company expects to maintain year-on-year revenue and profit growth for the full year.

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百万円（売上高・営業利益の当初予想からの減額幅）
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Financial results presentation2026年4月期 第2四半期8 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥3,098 million+9.6%
Operating profit¥258 million+191.2%
Ordinary income¥212 million+331.6%
Net income¥-14 million
Gross Profit Margin44.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥1,113 million
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales
¥1,514 million
EBITDA
¥263 million
AIX business
Net Sales¥873 million
Segment profit¥156 million
AI Security Business
Net Sales¥713 million
Segment profit¥260 million
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥6,400 million
Operating profit
¥500 million
Ordinary income
¥420 million
Net income
¥50 million
EBITDA
¥1,000 million
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 Sales48.4
Operating profit51.7
Ordinary income50.7
EBITDA49.3
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
HEROZ BtoB事業は計画値に対して未達、バリオセキュアは上期売上計画を達成
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Revision to full-year operating profit forecast
AIX business¥-165 million
AI Security Business¥-135 million
Consolidation adjustments, etc.¥-37 million
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
HEROZ BtoB事業の期ズレApproximately ¥68 million
バリオセキュア売上計画の下振れApproximately ¥160 million
バリオセキュア先行投資Approximately ¥150 million
New initiatives
  • HEROZ ASKのAI解析ダッシュボード機能を搭載
  • HEROZ ASKの最新AIモデル対応
  • JOINTのコネクター拡充
  • 将棋ウォーズの新機能・各種大会
  • ウィルズの優待設計シミュレーション機能をリリース
  • AIさくらさんのHENNGE OneとのSSO連携
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • ARR (annual recurring revenue)¥4,395 million
    Year on year against the same period last year+17.0%
  • Recurring revenue ratio69.5 %
    Year on year against the same period last year+3.0pt
  • AI Security recurring churn rate0.7 %
    Compared with the end of the year-earlier period±0pt
  • HEROZ ASK recurring churn rate0.6 %
    Compared with the end of the year-earlier period△2pt
  • Cumulative matches played on Shogi Wars11 Over 100 million matches
  • HEROZ ASK累計契約顧客数330 companies or more
  • JOINTコネクター数92 units
Segment results
AIX business
Year on year against the same period last year売上高+17.8%、セグメント利益+28.2%
AI Security Business
Year on year against the same period last year売上高+4.8%、セグメント利益+18.6%
Market Size / Share
Domestic AI systems market
2024¥1.3 trillion of display and video advertising expenditure that may not be viewed by users
2029¥4.2 trillion
Number of employees
Number of Employeesストラテジット34名、エーアイスクエア26名、バリオセキュア93名
Changes during the period and hiring planバリオセキュアで営業人員採用を計画
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typeFinancial results presentation
Fiscal Period Covered2026年4月期 第2四半期
Net Sales¥3,098 million (YoY +9.6%)
Operating profit¥258 million (YoY +191.2%)
Ordinary income¥212 million (YoY +331.6%)
Net income¥-14 million
Gross Profit Margin44.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥1,113 million
Results for the three months of the current quarterNet Sales ¥1,514 million / EBITDA ¥263 million / AIX business Net Sales ¥873 million / Segment profit ¥156 million / AI Security Business Net Sales ¥713 million / Segment profit ¥260 million
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales ¥6,400 million / Operating profit ¥500 million / Ordinary income ¥420 million / Net income ¥50 million / EBITDA ¥1,000 million
Progress against full-year forecastNet Sales 48.4 / Operating profit 51.7 / Ordinary income 50.7 / EBITDA 49.3
Self-assessment against the planHEROZ BtoB事業は計画値に対して未達、バリオセキュアは上期売上計画を達成
Segment resultsAIX business Net Sales Not disclosed / Profit Not disclosed / Year on year against the same period last year 売上高+17.8%、セグメント利益+28.2% / AI Security Business Net Sales Not disclosed / Profit Not disclosed / Year on year against the same period last year 売上高+4.8%、セグメント利益+18.6%
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeRevision to full-year operating profit forecast AIX business ¥-165 million / AI Security Business ¥-135 million / Consolidation adjustments, etc. ¥-37 million
Key KPIsIndicator name ARR (annual recurring revenue) / Value ¥4,395 million / Year on year against the same period last year +17.0%, Indicator name Recurring revenue ratio / Value 69.5 % / Year on year against the same period last year +3.0pt, Indicator name AI Security recurring churn rate / Value 0.7 % / Compared with the end of the year-earlier period ±0pt, Indicator name HEROZ ASK recurring churn rate / Value 0.6 % / Compared with the end of the year-earlier period △2pt, Indicator name Cumulative matches played on Shogi Wars / Value 11 Over 100 million matches / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name HEROZ ASK累計契約顧客数 / Value 330 companies or more / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name JOINTコネクター数 / Value 92 units / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed
Number of employeesNumber of Employees ストラテジット34名、エーアイスクエア26名、バリオセキュア93名 / Changes during the period and hiring plan バリオセキュアで営業人員採用を計画
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookHEROZ BtoB事業の期ズレ Approximately ¥68 million / バリオセキュア売上計画の下振れ Approximately ¥160 million / バリオセキュア先行投資 Approximately ¥150 million
Market Size / ShareDomestic AI systems market 2024 ¥1.3 trillion of display and video advertising expenditure that may not be viewed by users / 2029 ¥4.2 trillion / Share Not disclosed
New initiativesHEROZ ASKのAI解析ダッシュボード機能を搭載, HEROZ ASKの最新AIモデル対応, JOINTのコネクター拡充, 将棋ウォーズの新機能・各種大会, ウィルズの優待設計シミュレーション機能をリリース, AIさくらさんのHENNGE OneとのSSO連携
Items this document does not state (12)
Operating profit marginUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsRisk 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.

連結子会社のバリオセキュアが通期業績予想を修正したため。加えて、HEROZ BtoB事業では約68百万円の期ズレが発生し、バリオセキュアでは売上計画の約1.6億円の下振れと、製品開発・営業人員採用など約1.5億円の先行投資を計画したことが理由として説明されている。

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