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Revision of earnings forecasts5253COVER CorporationInformation and Communications, Services and Others

Notice Regarding Revisions to the Earnings Forecast for the Six Months Ended September 2026 of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2027

The forecast for net sales for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 is unchanged, while forecasts for operating profit, ordinary profit and interim net income have been raised substantially. The full-year forecasts remain unchanged.

Worth reading
74In focus
Scored from 4 of 5 sections
Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
81.3
% (change in operating profit)
Wording
Avoiding a definitive answer
How definitive the wording is.

Revised forecast

Fiscal year ending March 2027 · Cumulative second quarterPrevious forecast published 14 May 2026
Net Sales22,270→22,270million
0.0%
Operating profit1,930→3,500million
+81.3%
Ordinary income1,930→3,400million
+76.2%
Profit attributable to owners of the parent1,350→2,300million
+70.4%
Net income per share20.56→35.03yen and sen
+70.4%

The bar length represents the relative magnitude of change, based on the item that changed the most in this document. The percentage change shown by the dotted line is calculated from the two reported figures because the company did not provide the rate.

Reason for the revision

「hololive Dreams」 recorded faster initial traction than assumed at the beginning of the fiscal year, and the licensing and tie-up businesses exceeded plan. Meanwhile, in the merchandising business, changes in the sales mix resulting from inventory shortages, the timing of product launches and other factors resulted in a cost structure in which expenses were below the initial plan.

Previous-period resultsNet sales: ¥21,754 million; operating profit: ¥2,666 million; ordinary profit: ¥2,674 million; interim net income: ¥1,999 million; interim net income per share: ¥30.46
Revised forecast
ItemDetails
Net Sales¥22,270 million → ¥22,270 million(0.0%)
Operating profit¥1,930 million → ¥3,500 million(+81.3%)
Ordinary income¥1,930 million → ¥3,400 million(+76.2%)
Profit attributable to owners of the parent¥1,350 million → ¥2,300 million(+70.4%)
Net income per share20.56 yen and sen → 35.03 yen and sen
Fiscal Period CoveredFiscal year ending March 2027
Period CoveredCumulative second quarter
Publication date of previous forecast14 May 2026
Previous-period resultsNet sales: ¥21,754 million; operating profit: ¥2,666 million; ordinary profit: ¥2,674 million; interim net income: ¥1,999 million; interim net income per share: ¥30.46
Reason for the revision「hololive Dreams」 recorded faster initial traction than assumed at the beginning of the fiscal year, and the licensing and tie-up businesses exceeded plan. Meanwhile, in the merchandising business, changes in the sales mix resulting from inventory shortages, the timing of product launches and other factors resulted in a cost structure in which expenses were below the initial plan.
Items this document does not state (3)
Details and amount of extraordinary lossDividend forecast revisionConsolidated / non-consolidated

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The reasons the company gives

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

The jointly operated smartphone game 「hololive Dreams」 gained faster initial traction than assumed at the beginning of the fiscal year, and the licensing and tie-up businesses exceeded plan. In addition, changes in the sales mix caused by the timing of product launches and inventory shortages in the merchandising business resulted in a cost structure in which expenses were below the initial plan.

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