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Mixed performance
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
108.3
% (increase in consolidated operating profit versus the initial plan)Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Financial results presentationFiscal year ending March 202612 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥1,850 million+24.5%
Operating profit¥100.55 million-7.8%
Ordinary income¥79.33 million-39.1%
Net income¥110.96 million
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥875.22 million ¥875.219 million
Gross Profit Margin
Rate52.8%
Year-on-year change (points)Up 2.4 percentage points
Operating profit margin
Rate5.4%
Year-on-year change (points)Down 1.9 percentage points
Full-year earnings forecast
Fiscal year ending March 2027, consolidated
Net SalesTo be determined
Operating profitTo be determined
Ordinary incomeTo be determined
Profit attributable to owners of parentTo be determined
Fiscal year ending March 2027, non-consolidated
Net Sales¥1,490 million
Operating profit¥19 million
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Operating profit up 108.3% and ordinary profit up 182.1% versus the initial plan. Significant increase (above plan)Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
The company expects a reversal of the rush demand in the firefighting and disaster-prevention fields, a significant decline in NICT voice-recording tenders, and a slight increase in CRM revenue accompanied by a significant increase in operating profit. Numerical assumptions are not disclosed.New initiatives
- AITalk licensing business for Japanese vehicles through collaboration with Cerence
- Joint development of a smart name-tag AI solution combining speech recognition and LLMs
- Joint development with ATR of a system to collect disaster information and support rescue activities
- Commercialization of a voice-interaction framework during the fiscal year ending March 2027
- Launch of sales of the vGate Aispect 2.0 SDK and development of a client-server version
- Revamp Visionary as a CDP- and SaaS-based service
- Promote partnerships with sales agents
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Number of audiobooks offeredApproximately 57% year on yearYear on year against the same period last yearUp approximately 57%
- Number of affiliated V-LiversMore than 400
- Number of languages supported by the AITalk6 SDKMore than 40
Segment results
Voice business
Net Sales
¥1,127 million-2.8%
CRM business
Net Sales
¥569 million+97.2%
ProfitProfitability
Streamer management business
Net Sales
¥68 million
Other Businesses
Net Sales
¥84 million+129.7%
Medium-term management plan targets
Target fiscal yearFiscal year ending March 2029
Target valueROE of at least 8%; operating margin of at least 10%
Comparison with actual resultsThe graph shows fiscal year ended March 2026 results of 4.9% ROE and a 5.4% operating margin
Financial targets
ROE
Target8% or more (fiscal year ending March 2029)
Actual results4.9% (fiscal year ended March 2026)
Operating profit margin
TargetAt least 10% (fiscal year ending March 2029)
Actual results5.4% (fiscal year ended March 2026)
Market Size / Share
Maintains the No. 1 domestic market share in both B2B and B2C speech synthesisNumber of employees
Number of Employees115 people regular employees
Annual Dividend
Annual dividend per share¥4.00
Interim and Year-End BreakdownYear-end dividend: ¥4.00; interim dividend: not disclosed
Payout ratio
22.5% (dividend policy: approximately 20%)Acquisition of treasury shares
Amount under the acquisition limitApproximately ¥326 million
Number of shares acquired684,500 shares
PeriodFebruary to December 2025 (followed by the cancellation of 700,000 shares)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Financial results presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending March 2026 |
| Net Sales | ¥1,850 million (YoY +24.5%) |
| Operating profit | ¥100.55 million (YoY -7.8%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥79.33 million (YoY -39.1%) |
| Net income | ¥110.96 million |
| Gross Profit Margin | Rate 52.8% / Year-on-year change (points) Up 2.4 percentage points |
| Operating profit margin | Rate 5.4% / Year-on-year change (points) Down 1.9 percentage points |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥875.22 million (¥875.219 million) |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Fiscal year ending March 2027, consolidated Net Sales To be determined / Operating profit To be determined / Ordinary income To be determined / Profit attributable to owners of parent To be determined / Fiscal year ending March 2027, non-consolidated Net Sales ¥1,490 million / Operating profit ¥19 million |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Operating profit up 108.3% and ordinary profit up 182.1% versus the initial plan. Significant increase (above plan) |
| Segment results | Voice business Net Sales ¥1,127 million (YoY -2.8%) / Profit Not disclosed / CRM business Net Sales ¥569 million (YoY +97.2%) / Profit Profitability / Streamer management business Net Sales ¥68 million / Profit Not disclosed / Other Businesses Net Sales ¥84 million (YoY +129.7%) / Profit Not disclosed |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Number of audiobooks offered / Value Approximately 57% year on year / Year on year against the same period last year Up approximately 57%, Indicator name Number of affiliated V-Livers / Value More than 400 / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of languages supported by the AITalk6 SDK / Value More than 40 / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed |
| Number of employees | Number of Employees 115 people (regular employees) / Changes during the period and hiring plan Not disclosed |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | The company expects a reversal of the rush demand in the firefighting and disaster-prevention fields, a significant decline in NICT voice-recording tenders, and a slight increase in CRM revenue accompanied by a significant increase in operating profit. Numerical assumptions are not disclosed. |
| Medium-term management plan targets | Target fiscal year Fiscal year ending March 2029 / Target value ROE of at least 8%; operating margin of at least 10% / Comparison with actual results The graph shows fiscal year ended March 2026 results of 4.9% ROE and a 5.4% operating margin |
| Financial targets | ROE Target 8% or more (fiscal year ending March 2029) / Actual results 4.9% (fiscal year ended March 2026) / Operating profit margin Target At least 10% (fiscal year ending March 2029) / Actual results 5.4% (fiscal year ended March 2026) |
| Annual Dividend | Annual dividend per share ¥4.00 / Interim and Year-End Breakdown Year-end dividend: ¥4.00; interim dividend: not disclosed |
| Payout ratio | 22.5% (dividend policy: approximately 20%) |
| Acquisition of treasury shares | Amount under the acquisition limit Approximately ¥326 million / Number of shares acquired 684,500 shares / Period February to December 2025 (followed by the cancellation of 700,000 shares) |
| Market Size / Share | Maintains the No. 1 domestic market share in both B2B and B2C speech synthesis |
| New initiatives | AITalk licensing business for Japanese vehicles through collaboration with Cerence, Joint development of a smart name-tag AI solution combining speech recognition and LLMs, Joint development with ATR of a system to collect disaster information and support rescue activities, Commercialization of a voice-interaction framework during the fiscal year ending March 2027, Launch of sales of the vGate Aispect 2.0 SDK and development of a client-server version, Revamp Visionary as a CDP- and SaaS-based service, Promote partnerships with sales agents |
Items this document does not state (9)
Results for the three months of the current quarterProgress against full-year forecastBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsRisk amount incorporated into the outlookCapital 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.The streamlining benefits from the merger with Fuutrek were realized earlier than initially planned, and the CRM business also became profitable, resulting in operating profit and ordinary profit exceeding the initial plan. Ordinary profit was affected by the reversal of penalty income and foreign exchange gains recorded in the previous fiscal year, as well as non-operating expenses in the current fiscal year, including listing-related expenses. The consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 remains undecided at this time because the transfer of shares in Super One is expected to have a significant impact.
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