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Second-Quarter Financial Results Presentation for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2027

For the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027, revenue increased 24.7% year on year, driven by growth in the ServiceNow business and SaaS services. However, the company reported an operating loss and an interim net loss due to the impact of ¥99 million in one-time expenses, including AI-related investments. It also announced its support for and recommendation to tender shares into the tender offer, as well as the conversion of arcbricks株式会社 into a subsidiary.

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24.7
Year-on-year change in revenue (%)
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Results presentationSecond quarter of FY2027/34 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥2,611 million+24.7%
Operating profit¥-101 million
Ordinary income¥-83 million
Net income¥-54 million interim net income attributable to owners of the parent
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥992 million
Operating profit marginQuarter alone: -6.4%; year on year: ¥92 million deterioration in operating profit
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales
¥1,369 million+25.2%
Operating profit
¥-92 million
Operating profit margin
-6.4 %
Salesforce business revenue
¥903 million+14.4%
ServiceNow business revenue
¥352 million+67.8%
SaaS services (AGAVE) revenue
¥58 million+27.4%
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥5,700 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 Sales45.8
What the company explained in this material
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
One-time costs, including AI-related investments-99
Reclassification to cost of sales of personnel expenses recorded as SG&A in the same period of the previous year-70
New initiatives
  • Support for and recommendation to tender shares into the tender offer by HHH1合同会社
  • Launch of the AtoA project with ベニックソリューション
  • Business alliance with Asterminds and launch of AI consulting services
  • Provision of practical AI and data utilization classes at Kansai University
  • Conversion of arcbricks株式会社 into a consolidated subsidiary (acquisition price: ¥50 million; voting rights ownership: 89.20%)
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Number of AGAVE contracted user IDs14,239 ID
    Year on year against the same period last year+20.5%
  • Number of contracted user IDs for overseas payroll services3,440 ID
    Year on year against the same period last year+117.0%
Segment results
AI&Data Innovation
Net Sales
¥2,499 million
Year on year against the same period last year+24.4%
SaaS Services (AGAVE)
Net Sales
¥112 million
Year on year against the same period last year+31.1%
Salesforce Business
Current-quarter revenue
¥903 million
Year on year against the same period last year+14.4%
ServiceNow Business
Current-quarter revenue
¥352 million
Year on year against the same period last year+67.8%
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ItemDetails
Document typeResults presentation
Fiscal Period CoveredSecond quarter of FY2027/3
Net Sales¥2,611 million (YoY +24.7%)
Operating profit¥-101 million
Ordinary income¥-83 million
Net income¥-54 million (interim net income attributable to owners of the parent)
Operating profit marginQuarter alone: -6.4%; year on year: ¥92 million deterioration in operating profit
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥992 million
Results for the three months of the current quarterNet Sales ¥1,369 million (YoY +25.2%) / Operating profit ¥-92 million / Operating profit margin -6.4 % / Salesforce business revenue ¥903 million (YoY +14.4%) / ServiceNow business revenue ¥352 million (YoY +67.8%) / SaaS services (AGAVE) revenue ¥58 million (YoY +27.4%)
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales ¥5,700 million / Operating profit Not disclosed / Ordinary income Not disclosed / Net income Not disclosed
Progress against full-year forecastNet Sales 45.8
Segment resultsAI&Data Innovation Net Sales ¥2,499 million / yoy_pct 24.4 / Profit Not disclosed / SaaS Services (AGAVE) Net Sales ¥112 million / yoy_pct 31.1 / Profit Not disclosed / Salesforce Business Current-quarter revenue ¥903 million / yoy_pct 14.4 / Profit Not disclosed / ServiceNow Business Current-quarter revenue ¥352 million / yoy_pct 67.8 / Profit Not disclosed
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeOne-time costs, including AI-related investments -99 / Reclassification to cost of sales of personnel expenses recorded as SG&A in the same period of the previous year -70
Key KPIsIndicator name Number of AGAVE contracted user IDs / Value 14,239 ID / Year on year against the same period last year 20.5 ID, Indicator name Number of contracted user IDs for overseas payroll services / Value 3,440 ID / Year on year against the same period last year 117 ID
New initiativesSupport for and recommendation to tender shares into the tender offer by HHH1合同会社, Launch of the AtoA project with ベニックソリューション, Business alliance with Asterminds and launch of AI consulting services, Provision of practical AI and data utilization classes at Kansai University, Conversion of arcbricks株式会社 into a consolidated subsidiary (acquisition price: ¥50 million; voting rights ownership: 89.20%)
Items this document does not state (16)
Gross Profit MarginSelf-assessment against the planUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / ShareKey points of the Q&A

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The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

Growth in the ServiceNow business and SaaS services (AGAVE), together with the expansion of AI and data utilization in the Salesforce business, contributed to higher revenue. Profit was affected by ¥99 million in one-time expenses for AI-related investments and the development of new tools, as well as the transfer of approximately ¥70 million in personnel expenses from selling, general and administrative expenses to cost of sales, where they had been recorded in the same period of the previous year.

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