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- Agent fees associated with increased hiring
- Higher communications expenses aimed at improving service quality
The company identifies the factors but does not state the amount attributable to each one.
- AssumptionsMandatory application of the new lease accounting standard to large companies from April 2027FiguresFY2026 upper-end targets of ¥3.55 billion in revenue, 76 companies adopting the new lease-related offering, and 38 companies beginning monthly billing
- AssumptionsWinning large-scale strategic AI projectsFigures¥100 million–¥400 million
- Focus Steward on expense matching, payment matching, and compliance with the new lease accounting standard
- Begin selling Steward for the new lease accounting standard through the SAP Store
- Form a business partnership with DCP to improve accounting operations using tokenized deposits
- Promote efforts to win large-scale strategic AI projects
- Average revenue per account (ARPA)¥1,047 thousand/month
- Monthly churn rate0.84 %
- Annual recurring revenue (ARR)¥2,262,060 thousand
- EBITDA¥263,902 thousand
- ROE14.8 %Year on year against the same period last year+2.6pt
- ROIC15 %Year on year against the same period last year+2.8pt
- Companies adopting the service180 companiesYear on year against the same period last yearUp 26 companies over the past year
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Earnings presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Second quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2026 |
| Net Sales | ¥1,298,807 thousand (YoY +16.3%) |
| Operating profit | ¥170,375 thousand (YoY +149.9%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥181,034 thousand (YoY +159.2%) |
| Net income | ¥112,244 thousand (YoY +146.2%) |
| Gross Profit Margin | 71 % |
| Operating profit margin | 13.1 % |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥751,600 thousand |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥3,109,128 thousand / Gross profit ¥2,106,340 thousand / Selling, general and administrative expenses ¥1,793,975 thousand / Operating profit ¥312,364 thousand / Ordinary income ¥312,369 thousand / Net income for the current fiscal year ¥207,673 thousand |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Net Sales 41.8 % / Gross profit 43.7 % / Selling, general and administrative expenses 41.9 % / Operating profit 54.3 % / Ordinary income 58 % / Net income for the current fiscal year 54 % |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Progressing steadily and in line with plan |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Factors Agent fees associated with increased hiring / Amount Not disclosed, Factors Higher communications expenses aimed at improving service quality / Amount Not disclosed |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Average revenue per account (ARPA) / Value ¥1,047 thousand/month / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Monthly churn rate / Value 0.84 % / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Annual recurring revenue (ARR) / Value ¥2,262,060 thousand / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name EBITDA / Value ¥263,902 thousand / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name ROE / Value 14.8 % / Year on year against the same period last year +2.6pt, Indicator name ROIC / Value 15 % / Year on year against the same period last year +2.8pt, Indicator name Companies adopting the service / Value 180 companies / Year on year against the same period last year Up 26 companies over the past year |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | Average revenue per account (ARPA) ¥1,047 thousand per month / Customer Base 180 customer companies (as of the end of June 2026) / ARR calculation formula ARPA × number of customers × 12 months |
| Number of employees | Number of Employees 80 people / Change during the period Increased from 74 people at the end of December 2025 to 80 people at the end of June 2026 (Q1: -1, Q2: +7) / Hiring plan Plans to increase headcount by 14, from 74 to 88 people |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | Assumptions Mandatory application of the new lease accounting standard to large companies from April 2027 / Figures FY2026 upper-end targets of ¥3.55 billion in revenue, 76 companies adopting the new lease-related offering, and 38 companies beginning monthly billing, Assumptions Winning large-scale strategic AI projects / Figures ¥100 million–¥400 million |
| Medium-term management plan targets | Target fiscal year 2028 / Net Sales ¥10 billion / Operating profit margin 10% |
| Financial targets | ROE Not disclosed / ROIC Not disclosed / Actual results ROE 14.8% / ROIC 15.0% / Equity ratio 53.9% |
| Market Size / Share | Japan TAM ¥4.5 trillion / SAM ¥75.5 billion / United States TAM Approximately ¥19.3 trillion / SAM Approximately ¥167.4 billion / Share No. 1 in revenue and market share in the accounting AI platform segment and in invoices and receipts among AI OCR vendors |
| New initiatives | Focus Steward on expense matching, payment matching, and compliance with the new lease accounting standard, Begin selling Steward for the new lease accounting standard through the SAP Store, Form a business partnership with DCP to improve accounting operations using tokenized deposits, Promote efforts to win large-scale strategic AI projects |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.In addition to higher revenue, operating profit increased year on year. The company cited higher agent fees associated with increased hiring and higher communications expenses aimed at improving service quality as factors behind the quarterly decline in profit.