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Earnings presentation4800Oricon Inc.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Fiscal Year Ended March 2024: Financial Results Presentation Materials

2024年3月期は、売上高が前期比1.5％減、営業利益が11.8％減となり、減収減益でした。一方、2025年3月期はSEO強化や人的投資を織り込み、増収増益を予想しています。

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Earnings presentationFiscal year ended March 202411 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥4,800 million-1.5%
Operating profit¥1,556 million-11.8%
Ordinary income¥1,588 million-6.5%
Net income¥1,055 million-4.7%
Gross Profit Margin68.6 %
Operating profit margin32.4 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥1,735 million+1.5%
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales
¥1,328 million+5.4%
Gross profit margin
70 %
yoy_change_points-1.2
Operating profit
¥471 million+9.3%
Operating profit margin
35.5 %
yoy_change_points1.3
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥5,200 million
Operating profit
¥1,720 million
Ordinary income
¥1,710 million
Net income for the current fiscal year
¥1,170 million
What the company explained in this material
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
  • Profit before tax¥1,320 million営業活動によるキャッシュ・フローの主なプラス要因
  • 法人税等還付¥326 million
  • 法人税等支払¥-697 million
  • Share buybacks¥-232 million
  • Dividend payments¥-364 million
  • 商標利用の減収
  • セッション単価の減少
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
SEO強化の先行投資は上半期まで、賃上げ等の積極的な人的投資を織り込み
New initiatives
  • Strengthen SEO
  • 生成AIを活用した実証実験的な取り組み
  • Microsoft 365 Copilot導入準備
  • ショート動画の活用
  • Z世代をターゲットにしたメディア展開
  • 多言語対応・FAST・海外動画配信プラットフォームとの連携
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • ORICON NEWSセッション数前年Q1-Q4比 約8％増、前年Q4比 約17％増、前四半期比 約4％減
  • ORICON NEWSセッション単価前年Q1-Q4比 約18％減、前年Q4比 約11％減、前四半期比 約3％減
  • YouTube channel subscribers202 More than 10,000 people
  • CS調査ランキング数170 Ranking
  • CS調査延べ調査人数353 10,000 people
  • CS調査の年間ランキング数168 Ranking
  • CS調査の契約率36.1 %
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
  • Number of sessions
    Year on year against the same period last year約8％増
  • セッション単価
    Year on year against the same period last year約18％減
Segment results
  • Communication business
    Net Sales¥3,785 million (YoY -1.0%)
    Operating profit¥2,349 million (YoY -7.6%)
  • Data Services business
    Net Sales¥673 million (YoY +0.5%)
    Operating profit¥251 million (YoY +7.3%)
  • Mobile business
    Net Sales¥340 million (YoY -10.8%)
    Operating profit¥96 million (YoY -27.4%)
Financial targets
ROE21.4%（2024年3月期実績）
DOE7.7%（2024年3月期実績）
Market Size / Share
主要ポータルサイトのエンタメ系カテゴリで10年以上トップシェア
Annual Dividend
Fiscal year ended March 2024
End of period¥29
2025年3月期予想
End of period¥36
Payout ratio
Fiscal year ended March 202436.3 %
2025年3月期予想40 %
DOE
Fiscal year ended March 20247.7 %
Acquisition of treasury shares
Acquisition amount¥232 million実績
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typeEarnings presentation
Fiscal Period CoveredFiscal year ended March 2024
Net Sales¥4,800 million (YoY -1.5%)
Operating profit¥1,556 million (YoY -11.8%)
Ordinary income¥1,588 million (YoY -6.5%)
Net income¥1,055 million (YoY -4.7%)
Gross Profit Margin68.6 %
Operating profit margin32.4 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥1,735 million (YoY +1.5%)
Results for the three months of the current quarterNet Sales ¥1,328 million (YoY +5.4%) / Gross profit margin 70 % / Operating profit ¥471 million (YoY +9.3%) / Operating profit margin 35.5 %
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales ¥5,200 million / Operating profit ¥1,720 million / Ordinary income ¥1,710 million / Net income for the current fiscal year ¥1,170 million
Segment resultsSegment Communication business / Net Sales ¥3,785 million (YoY -1.0%) / Operating profit ¥2,349 million (YoY -7.6%), Segment Data Services business / Net Sales ¥673 million (YoY +0.5%) / Operating profit ¥251 million (YoY +7.3%), Segment Mobile business / Net Sales ¥340 million (YoY -10.8%) / Operating profit ¥96 million (YoY -27.4%)
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeFactors Profit before tax / Amount 1,320 百万円（営業活動によるキャッシュ・フローの主なプラス要因）, Factors 法人税等還付 / Amount ¥326 million, Factors 法人税等支払 / Amount ¥-697 million, Factors Share buybacks / Amount ¥-232 million, Factors Dividend payments / Amount ¥-364 million, Factors 商標利用の減収 / Amount Not disclosed, Factors セッション単価の減少 / Amount Not disclosed
Key KPIsIndicator name ORICON NEWSセッション数 / Value 前年Q1-Q4比 約8％増、前年Q4比 約17％増、前四半期比 約4％減, Indicator name ORICON NEWSセッション単価 / Value 前年Q1-Q4比 約18％減、前年Q4比 約11％減、前四半期比 約3％減, Indicator name YouTube channel subscribers / Value 202 More than 10,000 people, Indicator name CS調査ランキング数 / Value 170 Ranking, Indicator name CS調査延べ調査人数 / Value 353 10,000 people, Indicator name CS調査の年間ランキング数 / Value 168 Ranking, Indicator name CS調査の契約率 / Value 36.1 %
Unit price and quantity metricsIndicator name Number of sessions / Year on year against the same period last year 約8％増, Indicator name セッション単価 / Year on year against the same period last year 約18％減
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookSEO強化の先行投資は上半期まで、賃上げ等の積極的な人的投資を織り込み
Financial targetsROE 21.4%（2024年3月期実績） / DOE 7.7%（2024年3月期実績）
Annual DividendFiscal year ended March 2024 End of period ¥29 / 2025年3月期予想 End of period ¥36
Payout ratioFiscal year ended March 2024 36.3 % / 2025年3月期予想 40 % / DOE Fiscal year ended March 2024 7.7 %
Acquisition of treasury sharesAcquisition amount 232 百万円（実績） / Period Not disclosed
Market Size / Share主要ポータルサイトのエンタメ系カテゴリで10年以上トップシェア
New initiativesStrengthen SEO, 生成AIを活用した実証実験的な取り組み, Microsoft 365 Copilot導入準備, ショート動画の活用, Z世代をターゲットにしたメディア展開, 多言語対応・FAST・海外動画配信プラットフォームとの連携
Items this document does not state (9)
Progress against full-year forecastSelf-assessment against the planNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsCapital 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.

売上原価の増加について人材への投資やスキル獲得のためのコスト等を挙げています。事業別では、顧客満足度（CS）調査の商標利用の減収、ニュース配信・PV事業のセッション単価減少、モバイル事業の減収を要因として説明しています。

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