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Earnings presentation5134POPER Co.,Ltd.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Notice of Publication of a Summary of the Q2 Results Briefing Q&A for the Six Months Ended October 2026

The company explained the target areas and scale of M&A aimed at future growth, as well as the background to the temporary decline in ARPU and ARR resulting from prioritizing customer growth. It also indicated that its forecast for full-year operating profit of ¥85 million remains unchanged and that it plans to proceed as scheduled with investments in strengthening its systems infrastructure and hiring during the second half.

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Direction
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Contents of this document

Summary of Q&ASecond quarter of the fiscal year ending October 2026 (interim period)6 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Operating profit¥85 million
Operating profit margin6 %
Full-year earnings forecast
Operating profit
¥85 million
Operating profit margin
6 %
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。
Operating profit
43 %
NotesStated as the progress rate as of 1Q
What the company explained in this material
Key points of the Q&AKey questions raised by investors at the briefing and the company's answers
  1. Issues Target areas and scale of M&A / Answer The company will focus on expanding its share of systems for tutoring schools and supplementing its product lineup, as well as developing a common platform for the extracurricular education and school markets. It will consider transactions on the scale of several hundred million yen, using approximately 3–5 times EBITDA as a guideline.
  2. Issues Background to the decline in ARPU and ARR / Answer The change in the customer mix resulting from the expansion of customers among small tutoring schools and in the extracurricular education market was a temporary factor behind the decline. The company explained that unit economics have not deteriorated.
  3. Issues Slowing revenue growth / Answer The company is intentionally restraining contracted development and concentrating development resources on highly versatile services and platform functions.
  4. Issues Operating profit progress and upfront investment / Answer Cost optimization is contributing to profit progress, and the company will proceed as scheduled during the second half with strengthening its systems infrastructure, expanding server capacity and hiring personnel. The full-year forecast remains unchanged.
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
  • More efficient development operations
  • Review of the cost structure
  • Control of marketing expenses with an emphasis on ROI
  • Restraint of contracted development of individually customized solutions

The company identifies the factors but does not state the amount attributable to each one.

New initiatives
  • Consideration of M&A targeting the tutoring-school, extracurricular education and school markets
  • M&A policy involving the use of treasury shares as consideration
  • Strengthening systems infrastructure and expanding server capacity
  • Hiring specialists in the extracurricular education and school markets
  • Cross-selling ComiruPay and optional functions
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Number of companies with paid contractsSteady increase
  • ARPU¥46,279
    Year on year against the same period last yearDown
  • ARR¥1,167 million
    Year on year against the same period last yearDecreased
  • Number of customers in the extracurricular education market365 companies
    Year on year against the same period last year+65.2%
  • Churn rate0.5 % monthly
    Year on year against the same period last yearStable
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
  • ARPU¥46,279
    DirectionDown
  • Number of companies with paid contractsIncreased
    DirectionIncreased
  • Number of customers in the extracurricular education market365 companies
    Year on year against the same period last year+65.2%
Market Size / Share
The extracurricular education market is 2.5 times the size of the tutoring-school market
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typeSummary of Q&A
Fiscal Period CoveredSecond quarter of the fiscal year ending October 2026 (interim period)
Operating profit¥85 million
Operating profit margin6 %
Full-year earnings forecastOperating profit ¥85 million / Operating profit margin 6 %
Progress against full-year forecastOperating profit 43 %
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeFactors More efficient development operations / Amount Not disclosed, Factors Review of the cost structure / Amount Not disclosed, Factors Control of marketing expenses with an emphasis on ROI / Amount Not disclosed, Factors Restraint of contracted development of individually customized solutions / Amount Not disclosed
Key KPIsIndicator name Number of companies with paid contracts / Value Steady increase / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name ARPU / Value ¥46,279 / Year on year against the same period last year Down, Indicator name ARR / Value ¥1,167 million / Year on year against the same period last year Decreased, Indicator name Number of customers in the extracurricular education market / Value 365 companies / Year on year against the same period last year 65.2 companies, Indicator name Churn rate / Value 0.5 % (monthly) / Year on year against the same period last year Stable
Unit price and quantity metricsIndicator name ARPU / Value ¥46,279 / Direction Down, Indicator name Number of companies with paid contracts / Value Increased / Direction Increased, Indicator name Number of customers in the extracurricular education market / Value 365 companies / Year on year against the same period last year 65.2 companies
Market Size / ShareMarket Size The extracurricular education market is 2.5 times the size of the tutoring-school market / Share Not disclosed
Key points of the Q&AIssues Target areas and scale of M&A / Answer The company will focus on expanding its share of systems for tutoring schools and supplementing its product lineup, as well as developing a common platform for the extracurricular education and school markets. It will consider transactions on the scale of several hundred million yen, using approximately 3–5 times EBITDA as a guideline., Issues Background to the decline in ARPU and ARR / Answer The change in the customer mix resulting from the expansion of customers among small tutoring schools and in the extracurricular education market was a temporary factor behind the decline. The company explained that unit economics have not deteriorated., Issues Slowing revenue growth / Answer The company is intentionally restraining contracted development and concentrating development resources on highly versatile services and platform functions., Issues Operating profit progress and upfront investment / Answer Cost optimization is contributing to profit progress, and the company will proceed as scheduled during the second half with strengthening its systems infrastructure, expanding server capacity and hiring personnel. The full-year forecast remains unchanged.
New initiativesConsideration of M&A targeting the tutoring-school, extracurricular education and school markets, M&A policy involving the use of treasury shares as consideration, Strengthening systems infrastructure and expanding server capacity, Hiring specialists in the extracurricular education and school markets, Cross-selling ComiruPay and optional functions
Items this document does not state (19)
Net SalesOrdinary incomeNet incomeGross Profit MarginSelling, general and administrative expensesResults for the three months of the current quarterSelf-assessment against the planSegment resultsNumber 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 backlog

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.

The temporary decline in ARPU and ARR was attributable to the expansion of the customer mix toward lower-priced customers, such as small tutoring schools and the extracurricular education market. The slower revenue growth rate resulted from the intentional restraint of contracted development of individually customized solutions and the reallocation of resources to developing general-purpose functions for ComiruERP, ComiruPay and the extracurricular education market. The seemingly high interim-period profit progress was not due to deferred investment, but to cost optimization through more efficient development operations, a review of the cost structure and control of marketing expenses.

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