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Management planning5252Nihon Knowledge Co,Ltd.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Explanatory Material on Business Plans and Growth Potential

After presenting the results for the fiscal year ended March 2025, the company updated its earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026. Although revenue is expected to increase, the operating margin is forecast to decline from 2.4% to 2.2%.

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Direction
Mixed performance
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
10.7
%(2026年3月期売上高の対前年比増加率)
Wording
Conditional
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Items stated in the management plan

Annual update
Explanatory Material on Business Plans and Growth Potential
Publication date 30 June 2025
Net Sales+10.7%
基準 4,154Target4,600million
Operating profit+3.0%
基準 99Target102million
Operating profit margin-0.2pt
基準 2.4Target2.2%

Each line is the climb from the baseline the document states to the target it sets. The slope is scaled against the largest climb in this document. For metrics expressed as percentages, differences are shown in percentage points (pt).The increase shown by the dotted line is calculated from the two reported figures because the company did not provide the amount of growth.

Net income for the current fiscal year82(2025年3月期実績) → Not disclosed
Only the target level is shown because the current level for comparison was not provided.
What happened to the previous planNet Sales 4,553 / Operating profit 120 / Net income for the current fiscal year 86 → Net Sales 4,154(実績) / Operating profit 99(実績) / Net income for the current fiscal year 82(実績)
Key initiatives
01開発経験を検証事業に活用してERPシステムのテスト自動化を推進します。
02First, the company will create successful case studies using 3 ERP systems and roll them out to other ERP systems.
Plan assumptionsソフトウェアテスト市場は2020年に約6.2兆円、2009年から11年で2.1倍の成長, ソフトウェア市場におけるテスト工程比率は2020年に37%, IT需要の伸びは、高位シナリオ約9~3%、中位シナリオ約5~2%、低位シナリオ約1%
Segment targetSegment name Verification Services / Sales Target 2,848(2026年3月期予想) / Profit Target Not disclosed, Segment name Development business / Sales Target 1,752(2026年3月期予想) / Profit Target Not disclosed
Non-financial targetsIndicator name 検証事業エンジニア数 / Target value 269 people / Timing Fiscal year ending March 2026 forecast, Indicator name 開発事業エンジニア数 / Target value 150 people / Timing Fiscal year ending March 2026 forecast
Size of the Target MarketMarket Software market / Dimensions Approximately ¥16.7 trillion / As of 2020 / Source Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, "Basic Survey of the Information and Communications Industry", Market Software testing market / Dimensions Approximately ¥6.2 trillion / As of 2020 / Source ソフトウェア売上高にテスト工程比率を乗算。テスト工数比率は独立行政法人情報処理機構(IPA)「ソフトウェア開発データ白書」, Market ERP systems market / Dimensions 2020/2025年比979億円増加 / Source Yano Research Institute, "Survey on ERP Market Trends (2022)"
Reason for revision or withdrawal

人材確保・育成強化の投資により減益。新人及び中途採用技術者増加に伴う人件費の増加、新人の案件投入遅れ(教育期間の拡大)。

Items stated in the management plan
ItemDetails
Plan nameExplanatory Material on Business Plans and Growth Potential
Progress against the planAnnual update
Sales Target4,154(2025年3月期実績) → 4,600(2026年3月期予想)(10.7%)
Operating profit target99(2025年3月期実績) → 102(2026年3月期予想)
Operating profit margin target2.4(2025年3月期実績) → 2.2(2026年3月期予想)
Net income target82(2025年3月期実績) → Not disclosed
Segment targetSegment name Verification Services / Sales Target 2,848(2026年3月期予想) / Profit Target Not disclosed, Segment name Development business / Sales Target 1,752(2026年3月期予想) / Profit Target Not disclosed
Non-financial targetsIndicator name 検証事業エンジニア数 / Target value 269 people / Timing Fiscal year ending March 2026 forecast, Indicator name 開発事業エンジニア数 / Target value 150 people / Timing Fiscal year ending March 2026 forecast
Plan assumptionsソフトウェアテスト市場は2020年に約6.2兆円、2009年から11年で2.1倍の成長, ソフトウェア市場におけるテスト工程比率は2020年に37%, IT需要の伸びは、高位シナリオ約9~3%、中位シナリオ約5~2%、低位シナリオ約1%
Key initiatives開発経験を検証事業に活用してERPシステムのテスト自動化を推進します。, First, the company will create successful case studies using 3 ERP systems and roll them out to other ERP systems.
Results under the previous planNet Sales 4,553 / Operating profit 120 / Net income for the current fiscal year 86 → Net Sales 4,154(実績) / Operating profit 99(実績) / Net income for the current fiscal year 82(実績)
Reason for revision or withdrawal人材確保・育成強化の投資により減益。新人及び中途採用技術者増加に伴う人件費の増加、新人の案件投入遅れ(教育期間の拡大)。
Size of the Target MarketMarket Software market / Dimensions Approximately ¥16.7 trillion / As of 2020 / Source Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, "Basic Survey of the Information and Communications Industry", Market Software testing market / Dimensions Approximately ¥6.2 trillion / As of 2020 / Source ソフトウェア売上高にテスト工程比率を乗算。テスト工数比率は独立行政法人情報処理機構(IPA)「ソフトウェア開発データ白書」, Market ERP systems market / Dimensions 2020/2025年比979億円増加 / Source Yano Research Institute, "Survey on ERP Market Trends (2022)"
Publication date30 June 2025
Items this document does not state (11)
Plan periodROE targetROIC targetPayout ratio / DOE policyTreasury share acquisition policyCost of capitalSelf-assessment of PBR and share priceTotal investment planInvestment amount by sectorRisks identifiedDate of board resolution

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The reasons the company gives

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

2025年3月期の減益理由として、人材確保・育成強化への投資、新人及び中途採用技術者の増加に伴う人件費の増加、新人の案件投入遅れ(教育期間の拡大)を挙げている。

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