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Presentation materials for financial results4800Oricon Inc.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Earnings Presentation Materials for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

In the fiscal year ending March 2026, revenue increased significantly, driven by the expansion of the advertising business and other factors, and operating income also increased. Net income attributable to owners of the parent declined, however, due mainly to impairment losses on goodwill.

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Scale
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¥ million (year-on-year increase in net sales)
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Presentation materials for financial resultsFiscal year ending March 202610 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥6,320 million+28.6%
Operating profit¥1,543 million+10.1%
Ordinary income¥1,601 million+14.4%
Net income¥625 million-37.0%
Gross Profit Margin58.7 %
Operating profit margin24.4 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥2,164 million
Results for the three months of the current quarterQuarterly revenue in the customer satisfaction survey business was ¥726 million in Q4, while revenue in the news distribution and page-view business was ¥434 million in Q4.
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥6,500 million
Operating profit
¥1,640 million
Ordinary income
¥1,660 million
Net income for the current fiscal year
¥1,050 million
What the company explained in this material
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
  • Lost contracts due to changes in customer satisfaction survey rankings¥-240 million
  • Downsizing of large-scale campaigns¥-114 million
  • Cost-effectiveness (market impact, etc.)¥-87 million
  • Other¥-55 million
  • Trademark licensing and new contracts¥668 million
  • Data sales¥-19 million
  • Customer referrals¥58 million
New initiatives
  • Proof-of-concept testing using generative AI and other technologies
  • Plans to introduce Azure OpenAI and Microsoft 365 Copilot
  • Expand digital promotion revenue by enhancing Google algorithm analysis
  • Multilingual support, FAST, and collaboration with overseas video distribution platforms
  • In-house investment in new technologies, M&A, and the acquisition and retention of highly skilled personnel
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Annual number of rankings announced204 Ranking
    Year on year against the same period last year+18.0%
  • Cumulative number of survey respondents429 10,000 people
  • Trademark licensing contract rate42.9 %
    Year on year against the same period last year+3.8%
  • Number of subscribers to the official ORICON NEWS YouTube channel246 More than 10,000 people
  • ORICON NEWS sessionsApproximately 2% increase
    Year on year against the same period last year+2.0%
  • ORICON NEWS session unit priceApproximately 10% increase
    Year on year against the same period last year+10.0%
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
  • ORICON NEWS sessionsApproximately 2% increase year on year for Q1–Q4, approximately 2% decrease from the previous Q4, and approximately 6% decrease quarter on quarter
  • ORICON NEWS session unit priceApproximately 10% increase year on year for Q1–Q4, approximately 5% increase from the previous Q4, and approximately 3% decrease quarter on quarter
Segment results
  • Communication business
    Net Sales¥4,287 million (YoY +8.8%)
    Operating profit¥2,673 million (YoY +11.8%)
  • Data Services business
    Net Sales¥692 million (YoY -0.3%)
    Operating profit¥-11 million (YoY -0.7%)
  • Advertising Business
    Net Sales¥1,302 million
    Operating profit¥78 million
Financial targets
ROE
10.9 %
Fiscal yearFY2025 actual results
DOE
8.1 %
Fiscal yearFY2025 actual results
DOE guideline7～8%
Market Size / Share
Held the leading market share in the entertainment category of major portal sites for more than 10 years
Number of employees
The consolidated employee count has remained around 200
Annual Dividend
Fiscal year ending March 2026
End of period¥36 per share
Forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027
End of period¥36 per share
Payout ratio
Fiscal year ending March 202673.9 %
Forecast for the fiscal year ending March 202744 %
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typePresentation materials for financial results
Fiscal Period CoveredFiscal year ending March 2026
Net Sales¥6,320 million (YoY +28.6%)
Operating profit¥1,543 million (YoY +10.1%)
Ordinary income¥1,601 million (YoY +14.4%)
Net income¥625 million (YoY -37.0%)
Gross Profit Margin58.7 %
Operating profit margin24.4 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥2,164 million
Results for the three months of the current quarterQuarterly revenue in the customer satisfaction survey business was ¥726 million in Q4, while revenue in the news distribution and page-view business was ¥434 million in Q4.
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales ¥6,500 million / Operating profit ¥1,640 million / Ordinary income ¥1,660 million / Net income for the current fiscal year ¥1,050 million
Segment resultsSegment Communication business / Net Sales ¥4,287 million (YoY +8.8%) / Operating profit ¥2,673 million (YoY +11.8%), Segment Data Services business / Net Sales ¥692 million (YoY -0.3%) / Operating profit ¥-11 million (YoY -0.7%), Segment Advertising Business / Net Sales ¥1,302 million / Operating profit ¥78 million
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeFactors Lost contracts due to changes in customer satisfaction survey rankings / Amount ¥-240 million, Factors Downsizing of large-scale campaigns / Amount ¥-114 million, Factors Cost-effectiveness (market impact, etc.) / Amount ¥-87 million, Factors Other / Amount ¥-55 million, Factors Trademark licensing and new contracts / Amount ¥668 million, Factors Data sales / Amount ¥-19 million, Factors Customer referrals / Amount ¥58 million
Key KPIsIndicator name Annual number of rankings announced / Value 204 Ranking / Year on year against the same period last year 18 Ranking, Indicator name Cumulative number of survey respondents / Value 429 10,000 people / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Trademark licensing contract rate / Value 42.9 % / Year on year against the same period last year 3.8 %, Indicator name Number of subscribers to the official ORICON NEWS YouTube channel / Value 246 More than 10,000 people / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name ORICON NEWS sessions / Value Approximately 2% increase / Year on year against the same period last year 2 Year-on-year Q1–Q4, Indicator name ORICON NEWS session unit price / Value Approximately 10% increase / Year on year against the same period last year 10 Year-on-year Q1–Q4
Unit price and quantity metricsIndicator name ORICON NEWS sessions / Value Approximately 2% increase year on year for Q1–Q4, approximately 2% decrease from the previous Q4, and approximately 6% decrease quarter on quarter, Indicator name ORICON NEWS session unit price / Value Approximately 10% increase year on year for Q1–Q4, approximately 5% increase from the previous Q4, and approximately 3% decrease quarter on quarter
Number of employeesThe consolidated employee count has remained around 200
Financial targetsROE 10.9 % / DOE 8.1 % / DOE guideline 7～8%
Annual DividendFiscal year ending March 2026 Annual Dividend Not disclosed / End of period ¥36 per share / Forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 Annual Dividend Not disclosed / End of period ¥36 per share
Payout ratioFiscal year ending March 2026 73.9 % / Forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 44 %
Market Size / ShareHeld the leading market share in the entertainment category of major portal sites for more than 10 years
New initiativesProof-of-concept testing using generative AI and other technologies, Plans to introduce Azure OpenAI and Microsoft 365 Copilot, Expand digital promotion revenue by enhancing Google algorithm analysis, Multilingual support, FAST, and collaboration with overseas video distribution platforms, In-house investment in new technologies, M&A, and the acquisition and retention of highly skilled personnel
Items this document does not state (10)
Progress against full-year forecastSelf-assessment against the planNumber of stores and locationsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsAcquisition 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.

Revenue increased due to the expansion of the advertising business, new contract wins in the customer satisfaction survey business, and an increase in tie-up advertising in the news distribution and page-view business. Although the increase in revenue contributed to operating income, costs in the advertising business, personnel expenses, and amortization of goodwill increased. Net income declined because gains on sales of investment securities and shares of subsidiaries recorded in the previous fiscal year were absent, while an impairment loss on goodwill was recorded in the current fiscal year.

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