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- Apple platform feesAssumptionsReduced from 30% to 26%Annual impactExpected annual cost savings of approximately ¥50 million
- Manga Production costsAssumptionsAdditional investment will be made to expand future revenue
- Launch of payments outside the app through the official Manga BANG SHOP
- Reduction in Apple platform fees following application of the Smartphone Software Competition Promotion Act
- Making リーデックス a wholly owned subsidiary and newly consolidating it
- Business alliance between Manga BANG Magazine and ランク王社
- Additional investment in manga production
- MAUTracking broadly in line with plan
- Daily advertising revenueImproved by more than 30% year on yearYear on year against the same period last year>30%
- Number of days usedTracking broadly in line with plan
- Payment conversion rateTracking below plan
- ARPPUTracking above plan
- Cumulative revenue from Fandom Tokyo340 Over ¥1 million
- Manga Production gross salesIncreased by more than 50% year on yearYear on year against the same period last year>50%
- Number of serialized Manga Production titles52 Works
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Financial results presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Q3 FY2026 |
| Net Sales | ¥2,446 million (YoY +17.5%) |
| Operating profit | ¥-101 million |
| Ordinary income | ¥-96 million |
| Net income | ¥-65 million |
| Gross Profit Margin | 26.9% |
| Operating profit margin | -4.1% |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Net Sales ¥904 million (YoY +34.7%) / Operating profit ¥0 million / EBITDA ¥3 million / Ordinary income ¥1 million / Profit attributable to owners of parent for the quarter ¥23 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Revised full-year plan announced at the end of June 2026 Net Sales ¥3,321 million / Operating profit ¥-123 million / Ordinary income ¥-121 million / Profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥-99 million / Initial full-year plan Net Sales ¥3,076 million / Operating profit ¥-131 million / Ordinary income ¥-137 million / Profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥-146 million |
| Segment results | Nine months ended Q3 Entertainment Net Sales ¥2,261 million / Year-on-year (%) 10.1 / IT Solutions Net Sales ¥185 million / Year-on-year (%) 565.2 / Three months of Q3 Entertainment Net Sales ¥768 million / Year-on-year (%) 17 / IT Solutions Net Sales ¥135 million / Year-on-year (%) 839.2 |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Operating profit bridge Increase in contribution profit from higher revenue 68 / Improvement in contribution margin 171 / Decline in Advertising Expenses 25 / Increase in personnel expenses -72 / Other 17 / Impact of newly consolidating リーデックス 13 |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name MAU / Value Tracking broadly in line with plan / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Daily advertising revenue / Value Improved by more than 30% year on year / Year on year against the same period last year >30%, Indicator name Number of days used / Value Tracking broadly in line with plan / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Payment conversion rate / Value Tracking below plan / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name ARPPU / Value Tracking above plan / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Cumulative revenue from Fandom Tokyo / Value 340 Over ¥1 million / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Manga Production gross sales / Value Increased by more than 50% year on year / Year on year against the same period last year >50%, Indicator name Number of serialized Manga Production titles / Value 52 Works / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | Daily advertising revenue Improved by more than 30% year on year / Number of days used Tracking broadly in line with plan / Payment conversion rate Tracking below plan / ARPPU Tracking above plan / Average order value for Fandom Tokyo Upward trend |
| Number of employees | Number of Employees 106 people / Changes during the period and hiring plan Hiring is progressing in Amazia Link's SES business |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | Item Apple platform fees / Assumptions Reduced from 30% to 26% / Annual impact Expected annual cost savings of approximately ¥50 million, Item Manga Production costs / Assumptions Additional investment will be made to expand future revenue / Figures Not disclosed |
| Market Size / Share | FY2025 e-book market ¥6,846 100 million / Year-on-year (%) ¥2.1 100 million / Forecast for FY2030 ¥7,510 100 million |
| New initiatives | Launch of payments outside the app through the official Manga BANG SHOP, Reduction in Apple platform fees following application of the Smartphone Software Competition Promotion Act, Making リーデックス a wholly owned subsidiary and newly consolidating it, Business alliance between Manga BANG Magazine and ランク王社, Additional investment in manga production |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The expansion of the Manga Production, Cross-Border E-Commerce and IT Solutions businesses, increased advertising revenue and Manga Production sales with high gross profit margins, reductions in Apple platform fees and advertising expenses, and the newly consolidated リーデックス contributed to the results.