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

Business Plan and Growth Potential

The company presented actual results for the fiscal year ended March 2026 and earnings forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 2027, and explained its business activities, market environment and growth initiatives. Based on the information presented, no change to the period or final-year targets of the medium-term management plan can be confirmed.

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Direction
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Scale
442
¥ million (increase in forecast sales for the fiscal year ending March 2027 from actual sales for the fiscal year ended March 2026)
Wording
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Items stated in the management plan

Annual update
Medium-Term Management Plan
Publication date 30 June 2026
Net Sales+9.7%
基準 4,558Target5,000million yen
Operating profit+53.8%
基準 65Target100million yen
Operating profit margin+0.6pt
基準 1.4Target2%

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What happened to the previous planSales 4,690; operating profit 92; net income attributable to owners of the parent 70 → Sales 4,558; operating profit 65; net income attributable to owners of the parent 86-2.8%Calculated from the two disclosed figures
Key initiatives
01The company will use its development experience in the verification business to promote test automation for ERP systems.
02First, the company will create successful case studies using 3 ERP systems and roll them out to other ERP systems.
Segment targetSegment Verification Services / Indicator Revenue / Target value 2,863 million yen / Timing Fiscal year ending March 2027, Segment Development business / Indicator Revenue / Target value 2,137 million yen / Timing Fiscal year ending March 2027
Size of the Target MarketMarket Software market / Scale 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 / Scale Approximately ¥6.2 trillion / As of 2020 / Source Calculated by multiplying software sales by the testing-process ratio. The ratio of testing effort is based on the Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA), "White Paper on Software Development Data"., Market ERP systems market / Scale Increase of ¥97.9 billion from 2020 to 2025 / As of 2020/2025 / Source Yano Research Institute, "Survey on ERP Market Trends (2022)", Market IT talent supply-demand gap / Scale 2030 forecast: approximately 790,000 under the high scenario, 450,000 under the medium scenario and 160,000 under the low scenario / As of 2030 / Source Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, "Survey on the Supply and Demand of IT Human Resources"
Items stated in the management plan
ItemDetails
Plan nameMedium-Term Management Plan
Progress against the planAnnual update
Sales Target4,558 million yen → 5,000 million yen(9.7%)
Operating profit target65 million yen → 100 million yen
Operating profit margin target1.4 % → 2 %
Segment targetSegment Verification Services / Indicator Revenue / Target value 2,863 million yen / Timing Fiscal year ending March 2027, Segment Development business / Indicator Revenue / Target value 2,137 million yen / Timing Fiscal year ending March 2027
Key initiativesThe company will use its development experience in the verification business to promote test automation for ERP systems., First, the company will create successful case studies using 3 ERP systems and roll them out to other ERP systems.
Results under the previous planSales 4,690; operating profit 92; net income attributable to owners of the parent 70 → Sales 4,558; operating profit 65; net income attributable to owners of the parent 86
Size of the Target MarketMarket Software market / Scale 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 / Scale Approximately ¥6.2 trillion / As of 2020 / Source Calculated by multiplying software sales by the testing-process ratio. The ratio of testing effort is based on the Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA), "White Paper on Software Development Data"., Market ERP systems market / Scale Increase of ¥97.9 billion from 2020 to 2025 / As of 2020/2025 / Source Yano Research Institute, "Survey on ERP Market Trends (2022)", Market IT talent supply-demand gap / Scale 2030 forecast: approximately 790,000 under the high scenario, 450,000 under the medium scenario and 160,000 under the low scenario / As of 2030 / Source Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, "Survey on the Supply and Demand of IT Human Resources"
Publication date30 June 2026
Items this document does not state (15)
Plan periodNet income targetROE targetROIC targetPayout ratio / DOE policyTreasury share acquisition policyCost of capitalSelf-assessment of PBR and share priceTotal investment planInvestment amount by sectorNon-financial targetsPlan assumptionsReason for revision or withdrawalRisks identifiedDate of board resolution

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The reasons the company gives

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

In the fiscal year ended March 2026, operating profit declined due to investment to strengthen recruitment and training, as well as higher personnel expenses accompanying the increase in newly hired and mid-career engineers. Sales in the development business increased, partly due to the consolidation of アルテックス社 as a subsidiary, while sales in the verification business declined following the completion of a large-scale project.

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