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Financial results presentation5257NOVA SYSTEM CO.,LTD.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Financial Results Briefing Materials for the First Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending December 2026

In the first quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2026, revenue increased 2.4% year on year and operating profit increased 26.6%, resulting in higher revenue and higher profit. Gross profit increased due to higher revenue and lower cost of sales, absorbing the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses.

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Direction
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Scale
26.6
Year-on-year change in operating profit (%)
Wording
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Financial results presentationFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending December 20269 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥1,718 million+2.4%
Operating profit¥121 million+26.6%
Ordinary income¥122 million+14.5%
Net income¥69 million-4.2%
Gross Profit Margin21.8%
Operating profit margin7.0%
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥253 million
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales
¥1,718 million
Gross profit
¥375 million
Operating profit
¥121 million
Ordinary income
¥122 million
Net income
¥69 million
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥7,535 million
Gross profit
¥1,715 million
Operating profit
¥617 million
Ordinary income
¥660 million
Net income
¥442 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。not disclosed (progress against the first-half plan: revenue 50.5%, operating profit 73.9%, ordinary profit 70.6%, net profit 59.9%)
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Both revenue and profit are progressing smoothly, exceeding plan
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
  • Increase in revenue¥41 million
  • Reduction in cost of sales¥12 million
  • Increase in selling, general and administrative expenses¥-27 million
New initiatives
  • Expand orders for AI-related projects
  • Select and roll out company-wide standard AI tools and LLMs
  • Establish AI usage guidelines and internal policies
  • Conduct AI utilization training
  • Begin AI-driven development
  • Establish a Corporate Strategy Department
  • Open the Yodoyabashi Office
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Number of new graduate hires26 people
  • Number of career hires15 people
  • Revenue from AI-related projects21.3 Change from the previous quarter %
  • Employee turnover rate10.6 %
  • Turnover rate in the information and communications industry8.9 %
Segment results
  • Systems Integration
    Net Sales¥1,686 million
  • Cloud Services
    Net Sales¥31 million
Number of stores and locations
not disclosed (opened the Yodoyabashi Office on 30 March 2026)
Number of employees
Number of Employees550 People fiscal year-end 2025
Hiring plan26 new graduates and 15 career hires joined the company
Annual Dividend
Annual dividend per share¥105
End of period¥105
Payout ratio
Rate33.3 %
Conditional policyIf operating profit exceeds the earnings forecast, the company plans to raise the payout ratio to 35% and increase the dividend
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typeFinancial results presentation
Fiscal Period CoveredFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2026
Net Sales¥1,718 million (YoY +2.4%)
Operating profit¥121 million (YoY +26.6%)
Ordinary income¥122 million (YoY +14.5%)
Net income¥69 million (YoY -4.2%)
Gross Profit Margin21.8%
Operating profit margin7.0%
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥253 million
Results for the three months of the current quarterNet Sales ¥1,718 million / Gross profit ¥375 million / Operating profit ¥121 million / Ordinary income ¥122 million / Net income ¥69 million
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales ¥7,535 million / Gross profit ¥1,715 million / Operating profit ¥617 million / Ordinary income ¥660 million / Net income ¥442 million
Progress against full-year forecastnot disclosed (progress against the first-half plan: revenue 50.5%, operating profit 73.9%, ordinary profit 70.6%, net profit 59.9%)
Self-assessment against the planBoth revenue and profit are progressing smoothly, exceeding plan
Segment resultsSegment Systems Integration / Net Sales ¥1,686 million / yoy_pct 2.5 / Profit Not disclosed, Segment Cloud Services / Net Sales ¥31 million / yoy_pct -1.9 / Profit Not disclosed
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeFactors Increase in revenue / Amount ¥41 million, Factors Reduction in cost of sales / Amount ¥12 million, Factors Increase in selling, general and administrative expenses / Amount ¥-27 million
Key KPIsIndicator name Number of new graduate hires / Value 26 people / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of career hires / Value 15 people / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Revenue from AI-related projects / Value 21.3 Change from the previous quarter (%) / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Employee turnover rate / Value 10.6 % / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Turnover rate in the information and communications industry / Value 8.9 % / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed
Number of stores and locationsnot disclosed (opened the Yodoyabashi Office on 30 March 2026)
Number of employeesNumber of Employees 550 People (fiscal year-end 2025) / Change during the period Not disclosed / Hiring plan 26 new graduates and 15 career hires joined the company
Annual DividendAnnual dividend per share ¥105 / Interim Not disclosed / End of period ¥105
Payout ratioRate 33.3 % / Conditional policy If operating profit exceeds the earnings forecast, the company plans to raise the payout ratio to 35% and increase the dividend
New initiativesExpand orders for AI-related projects, Select and roll out company-wide standard AI tools and LLMs, Establish AI usage guidelines and internal policies, Conduct AI utilization training, Begin AI-driven development, Establish a Corporate Strategy Department, Open the Yodoyabashi Office
Items this document does not state (10)
Unit price and quantity metricsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / ShareKey points of the Q&A

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.

Gross profit increased as revenue rose and cost of sales declined. Although selling, general and administrative expenses increased due to office-opening costs, rent and other expenses, the increase was absorbed by the rise in gross profit.

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