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Q1 Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2027 [IFRS] (Consolidated)

In the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027, revenue increased 13.1% year on year and operating profit rose 6.4%. Profit for the quarter attributable to owners of the parent also increased 19.2%. Revenue and adjusted EBITDA both reached record highs for a first quarter.

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Direction
Improvement
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Scale
13.1
Year-on-year change in revenue (%)
Wording
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Results for this period

First quarter1 April 2026 to 30 June 2026ConsolidatedIFRS
Net Sales553,987¥ millionYear on year +13.1%Progress 24.7%
Operating profit101,175¥ millionYear on year +6.4%
Ordinary income99,117¥ millionYear on year +13.8%
Net income attributable to owners of the parent58,060¥ millionYear on year +19.2%

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¥8.47
Financial position at period-end
Total assets11,612,455¥ million
of which net assets 3,723,854 ¥ millionEquity ratio 25.9%vs. prior year-end -0.9pt

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-25,220
Investment-64,194
Financials+218,123
Net change+128,709

Stacked from zero: upward is an increase in cash, downward a decrease (in ¥ million).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¥1,200,934 million
Segment profit
Media Business58,265
Commerce Business20,510
Strategic Businesses24,075
Other373
Adjustments-2,049
Segment revenueMedia Business 1,820 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY +2.6%), Commerce Business 2,428 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY +12.5%), Strategic Businesses 1,302 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY +34.9%)
Outlook and shareholder returns
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales¥2,240,000 million (YoY +10.0%)
Operating profitNot disclosed
Ordinary incomeNot disclosed
Net incomeNot disclosed
Adjusted EBITDA¥585,000 million (YoY +17.8%)
Adjusted EPS¥30 (YoY +4.4%)
Revision to Earnings ForecastNo revision → No revision(No revision)
Annual Dividend Forecast¥7.3 → ¥11(+50.7%)
Factors Behind Changes in Business Performance

Revenue increased due to the inclusion of BEENOS, LINE MAN and LINE Bank Taiwan as consolidated subsidiaries, consolidated PayPay revenue, account advertising and LYP Premium in the Media Business, and Yahoo! JAPAN Shopping and other services in the Commerce Business. Although selling, general and administrative expenses increased, the higher revenue absorbed the increase in expenses.

Disclosure regarding the going concern assumption

No applicable matters

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 Yes (prior-year figures for segment information)
Changes in the scope of consolidationNew 0 companies / Excluded 0 companies / Company name None
Material subsequent eventsOn 31 July 2026, an agreement was entered into with Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. and Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. for a business alliance in the digital domain. PayPay is scheduled to subscribe to Seven & i's disposal of treasury shares by third-party allotment and acquire 48,309,178 common shares for a total consideration of ¥100 billion. Other financial assets in the consolidated statement of financial position are expected to increase by ¥100 billion, but the impact on the consolidated financial statements cannot reasonably be estimated.
Depreciation and amortization¥47,899 million
Availability of Supplementary Financial Results MaterialsYes
Availability of Financial Results BriefingWhether applicable Yes / Subject person Securities analysts
Issued Shares at Period-End6,884,784,536 Shares
Treasury Shares at Period-End25,517,496 Shares
Results for this period
ItemDetails
Fiscal Period ClassificationFirst quarter
Accounting standardsIFRS
Consolidated / non-consolidatedConsolidated
Period Covered1 April 2026 to 30 June 2026
Net Sales¥553,987 million (YoY +13.1%)
Operating profit¥101,175 million (YoY +6.4%)
Ordinary income¥99,117 million (YoY +13.8%)
Profit attributable to owners of the parent¥58,060 million (YoY +19.2%)
Net income per share¥8.47
Equity ratioEnd of the current fiscal period 25.9 / End of previous period 26.8
Total assets¥11,612,455 million
Net assets¥3,723,854 million
Cash flows from operating activities¥-25,220 million
Cash flows from investing activities¥-64,194 million
Cash flows from financing activities¥218,123 million
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period¥1,200,934 million
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales ¥2,240,000 million (YoY +10.0%) / Operating profit Not disclosed / Ordinary income Not disclosed / Net income Not disclosed / Adjusted EBITDA ¥585,000 million (YoY +17.8%) / Adjusted EPS ¥30 (YoY +4.4%)
Revision to Earnings ForecastNo revision → No revision(No revision)
Annual Dividend Forecast¥7.3 → ¥11(+50.7%)
Segment revenueMedia Business 1,820 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY +2.6%), Commerce Business 2,428 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY +12.5%), Strategic Businesses 1,302 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY +34.9%)
Segment profitSegment Media Business / Segment profit ¥58,265 million / Adjusted EBITDA 761 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY +14.2%), Segment Commerce Business / Segment profit ¥20,510 million / Adjusted EBITDA 420 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY +10.2%), Segment Strategic Businesses / Segment profit ¥24,075 million / Adjusted EBITDA 350 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY +64.4%), Segment Other / Segment profit ¥373 million / Adjusted EBITDA 13 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY +38.2%), Segment Adjustments / Segment profit ¥-2,049 million / Adjusted EBITDA 2 Hundreds of millions of yen
Depreciation and amortization¥47,899 million
Disclosure regarding the going concern assumptionNo applicable matters
Change in accounting policyChanges due to revisions to standards No / Other changes No / Change in accounting estimate No / Restatement Yes (prior-year figures for segment information)
Changes in the scope of consolidationNew 0 companies / Excluded 0 companies / Company name None
Material subsequent eventsOn 31 July 2026, an agreement was entered into with Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. and Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. for a business alliance in the digital domain. PayPay is scheduled to subscribe to Seven & i's disposal of treasury shares by third-party allotment and acquire 48,309,178 common shares for a total consideration of ¥100 billion. Other financial assets in the consolidated statement of financial position are expected to increase by ¥100 billion, but the impact on the consolidated financial statements cannot reasonably be estimated.
Availability of Supplementary Financial Results MaterialsYes
Availability of Financial Results BriefingWhether applicable Yes / Subject person Securities analysts
Issued Shares at Period-End6,884,784,536 Shares
Treasury Shares at Period-End25,517,496 Shares
Factors Behind Changes in Business PerformanceRevenue increased due to the inclusion of BEENOS, LINE MAN and LINE Bank Taiwan as consolidated subsidiaries, consolidated PayPay revenue, account advertising and LYP Premium in the Media Business, and Yahoo! JAPAN Shopping and other services in the Commerce Business. Although selling, general and administrative expenses increased, the higher revenue absorbed the increase in expenses.
Items this document does not state (7)
Operating MarginPayout ratioShareholder Return PolicyRegional salesOrders received and order backlogImpairment lossBreakdown of extraordinary income (loss)

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The reasons the company gives

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In addition to higher revenue following the inclusion of BEENOS, LINE MAN and LINE Bank Taiwan as consolidated subsidiaries, revenue increased at consolidated PayPay, in account advertising and LYP Premium in the Media Business, and at Yahoo! JAPAN Shopping and other services in the Commerce Business. Although selling, general and administrative expenses increased, the higher revenue absorbed the increase in expenses.

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