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66In focus
Scored from 5 of 6 sectionsDirection
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
41
Year-on-year change in revenue (%)Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Presentation materials for financial resultsSecond quarter of the fiscal year ending August 20268 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥1,027 million+41.0%
Operating profit¥104 million+223.1%
Ordinary income¥103 million+492.3%
Net income¥87 million+482.5%
Gross Profit Margin62.6 %
Operating profit margin10.2 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥538 million
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales
¥512 million+32.1%
Operating profit
¥48 million+102.7%
Ordinary income
¥48 million+104.9%
Net income
¥39 million+93.0%
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥2,069 million
Operating profit
¥150 million
Ordinary income
¥148 million
Net income
¥120 million
ARR
¥1,377 million
Number of employees
77 People
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 Sales49.7%
Buddycom revenue46.5%
Accessories revenue54.3%
Other sales56.3%
Cost of sales50.6%
Gross profit49.1%
Selling, general and administrative expenses46.4%
Operating profit69.9%
Ordinary income69.3%
Net income72.2%
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Revenue is tracking in line with the plan, while operating profit is above planNew initiatives
- The “Call” remote customer service feature, targeted for official sales launch in the fiscal year ending August 2027
- Joint development of an IP radio with JVC KENWOOD
- First order for the on-premises version for the manufacturing industry
- Head office relocation planned for April 2027
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Annual recurring revenue (ARR)¥1,203 millionYear on year against the same period last year+37.3%
- Number of contracted companies1,708 companiesYear on year against the same period last year+26.9%
- Monthly churn rate
- Number of IDsYear on year against the same period last year+47.5%
- Price per ID
- Contract unit priceYear on year against the same period last year+8.2%
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
- Number of IDs
- Price per ID
- Number of contracted companies
- Contract unit price
Segment results
- BuddycomNet Sales¥575 millionYear on year against the same period last year+40.4%
- AccessoriesNet Sales¥452 millionYear on year against the same period last year+42.3%
- Other regionsNet Sales¥0 millionYear on year against the same period last year-89.3%
Medium-term management plan targets
Target fiscal yearFiscal year ending August 2030
Net Sales
¥5,000 million
Operating profit
¥1,000 million
Operating profit margin
20 %
Market Size / Share
Approximately 40 million frontline workers in Japan
ShareBuddycom has held the No. 1 market share for five consecutive years
Number of employees
69 People
Change during the periodUp 7 from the end of the previous fiscal year
Hiring plan15 hires planned
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Presentation materials for financial results |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Second quarter of the fiscal year ending August 2026 |
| Net Sales | ¥1,027 million (YoY +41.0%) |
| Operating profit | ¥104 million (YoY +223.1%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥103 million (YoY +492.3%) |
| Net income | ¥87 million (YoY +482.5%) |
| Gross Profit Margin | 62.6 % |
| Operating profit margin | 10.2 % |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥538 million |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Net Sales ¥512 million (YoY +32.1%) / Operating profit ¥48 million (YoY +102.7%) / Ordinary income ¥48 million (YoY +104.9%) / Net income ¥39 million (YoY +93.0%) |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥2,069 million / Operating profit ¥150 million / Ordinary income ¥148 million / Net income ¥120 million / ARR ¥1,377 million / Number of employees 77 People |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Net Sales 49.7% / Buddycom revenue 46.5% / Accessories revenue 54.3% / Other sales 56.3% / Cost of sales 50.6% / Gross profit 49.1% / Selling, general and administrative expenses 46.4% / Operating profit 69.9% / Ordinary income 69.3% / Net income 72.2% |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Revenue is tracking in line with the plan, while operating profit is above plan |
| Segment results | Category Buddycom / Net Sales ¥575 million / Year on year against the same period last year +40.4%, Category Accessories / Net Sales ¥452 million / Year on year against the same period last year +42.3%, Category Other regions / Net Sales ¥0 million / Year on year against the same period last year -89.3% |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Annual recurring revenue (ARR) / Value ¥1,203 million / Year on year against the same period last year +37.3%, Indicator name Number of contracted companies / Value 1,708 companies / Year on year against the same period last year +26.9%, Indicator name Monthly churn rate / Value Not disclosed / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of IDs / Value Not disclosed / Year on year against the same period last year +47.5%, Indicator name Price per ID / Value Not disclosed / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Contract unit price / Value Not disclosed / Year on year against the same period last year +8.2% |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | Number of IDs, Price per ID, Number of contracted companies, Contract unit price |
| Number of employees | 69 People |
| Medium-term management plan targets | Target fiscal year Fiscal year ending August 2030 / Net Sales ¥5,000 million / Operating profit ¥1,000 million / Operating profit margin 20 % |
| Market Size / Share | Market Size Approximately 40 million frontline workers in Japan / Share Buddycom has held the No. 1 market share for five consecutive years |
| New initiatives | The “Call” remote customer service feature, targeted for official sales launch in the fiscal year ending August 2027, Joint development of an IP radio with JVC KENWOOD, First order for the on-premises version for the manufacturing industry, Head office relocation planned for April 2027 |
Items this document does not state (11)
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeNumber of stores and locationsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial 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.The stated factors include increased Buddycom revenue, an improvement in gross profit driven by strong sales of proprietary accessories, and an increase in development and sales personnel resulting from stepped-up hiring.
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