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百万円（売上高増加。営業利益は+68百万円）Wording
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How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Earnings presentationFirst quarter of the fiscal year ended March 20266 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥1,325 million+13.5%
Operating profit¥370 million+22.6%
Ordinary income¥348 million+0.2%
Net income¥209 million-29.0%
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥540 million
Gross Profit Margin
Rate68.7%
Year on year against the same period last year+2.5 percentage points
Operating profit margin
Rate27.9%
Year on year against the same period last year+2.0 percentage points
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales1,325百万円
Operating profit¥370 million
Ordinary income¥348 million
Profit attributable to owners of parent for the quarter¥209 million
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales¥6,000 million
Operating profit¥1,450 million
Ordinary income¥1,450 million
Profit attributable to owners of the parent¥960 million
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 Sales22.1%
Operating profit25.5%
Ordinary income24.0%
Profit attributable to owners of the parent21.8%
What the company explained in this material
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
顧客満足度(CS)調査事業の売上高前年差568百万円から629百万円
ランキング変動による失注Down ¥58 million
Downsizing of large-scale campaigns-¥27 million
Cost-effectiveness (market impact, etc.)▲¥31 million
Other−¥10 million
商標利用の新規契約+¥173 million
Data sales-¥6 million
Customer referrals+¥19 million
New initiatives
- 生成AI等を活用したコンテンツ分析による制作効率化・品質向上
- Plans to introduce Azure OpenAI and Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Z世代を対象としたメディア展開
- ショート動画やドラマ・映画のオフショット映像等の独自企画拡大
- Multilingual support, FAST, and collaboration with overseas video distribution platforms
- 生成AI等を活用した生産性向上と正確な情報発信
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- ORICON NEWSセッション数前年同期比約9%増
- ORICON NEWSセッション単価前年同期比約18%増
- Annual number of rankings announced187 Ranking
- Cumulative number of survey respondents384 10,000 people
- Trademark licensing contract rate39.1 %
- ORICON NEWS公式YouTubeチャンネル登録者数233 More than 10,000 people
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
Number of sessions前年同期比約9%増
セッション単価前年同期比約18%増
Segment results
Net Sales
Communication business1,056百万円（前年同期比+14.3%）
顧客満足度(CS)調査629百万円（+10.8%）
ニュース配信・PV426百万円（+19.8%）
Data Services business168百万円（+0.7%）
Advertising Business90百万円（前年同期はなし）
Operating profit
Communication business671百万円（前年同期比+25.4%）
Data Services business62百万円（+5.5%）
Advertising Business▲5百万円（前年同期はなし）
Financial targets
DOE7～8%を目安（実績値）
Equity ratio82.5%（前期末比+0.7ポイント）
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Earnings presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ended March 2026 |
| Net Sales | ¥1,325 million (YoY +13.5%) |
| Operating profit | ¥370 million (YoY +22.6%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥348 million (YoY +0.2%) |
| Net income | ¥209 million (YoY -29.0%) |
| Gross Profit Margin | Rate 68.7% / Year on year against the same period last year +2.5 percentage points |
| Operating profit margin | Rate 27.9% / Year on year against the same period last year +2.0 percentage points |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥540 million |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Net Sales 1,325百万円 / Operating profit ¥370 million / Ordinary income ¥348 million / Profit attributable to owners of parent for the quarter ¥209 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥6,000 million / Operating profit ¥1,450 million / Ordinary income ¥1,450 million / Profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥960 million |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Net Sales 22.1% / Operating profit 25.5% / Ordinary income 24.0% / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 21.8% |
| Segment results | Net Sales Communication business 1,056百万円（前年同期比+14.3%） / 顧客満足度(CS)調査 629百万円（+10.8%） / ニュース配信・PV 426百万円（+19.8%） / Data Services business 168百万円（+0.7%） / Advertising Business 90百万円（前年同期はなし） / Operating profit Communication business 671百万円（前年同期比+25.4%） / Data Services business 62百万円（+5.5%） / Advertising Business ▲5百万円（前年同期はなし） |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | 顧客満足度(CS)調査事業の売上高前年差 568百万円から629百万円 / ランキング変動による失注 Down ¥58 million / Downsizing of large-scale campaigns -¥27 million / Cost-effectiveness (market impact, etc.) ▲¥31 million / Other −¥10 million / 商標利用の新規契約 +¥173 million / Data sales -¥6 million / Customer referrals +¥19 million |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name ORICON NEWSセッション数 / Value 前年同期比約9%増, Indicator name ORICON NEWSセッション単価 / Value 前年同期比約18%増, Indicator name Annual number of rankings announced / Value 187 Ranking, Indicator name Cumulative number of survey respondents / Value 384 10,000 people, Indicator name Trademark licensing contract rate / Value 39.1 %, Indicator name ORICON NEWS公式YouTubeチャンネル登録者数 / Value 233 More than 10,000 people |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | Number of sessions 前年同期比約9%増 / セッション単価 前年同期比約18%増 |
| Financial targets | DOE 7～8%を目安（実績値） / Equity ratio 82.5%（前期末比+0.7ポイント） |
| New initiatives | 生成AI等を活用したコンテンツ分析による制作効率化・品質向上, Plans to introduce Azure OpenAI and Microsoft 365 Copilot, Z世代を対象としたメディア展開, ショート動画やドラマ・映画のオフショット映像等の独自企画拡大, Multilingual support, FAST, and collaboration with overseas video distribution platforms, 生成AI等を活用した生産性向上と正確な情報発信 |
Items this document does not state (13)
Self-assessment against the planNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / ShareKey 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.顧客満足度調査事業ではブランド認知の拡大により商標利用・デジタルプロモーションの契約が増加した。ニュース配信・PV事業では、自社メディアの広告施策や外部メディア向けの記事・動画コンテンツ提供が好調だった。純利益の減少は、前年同期に計上した投資有価証券売却益が減少したため。
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