Contents of this document
- Change the name of the Media business to the Healthcare Automation business and the Preventive Healthcare business to the Wellness Platform business
- Promote AI-enabled healthcare operations automation and the Wellness Platform
- Expand the share repurchase authorization to 400,000 shares and ¥800 million
- Number of facilities24,694 EngagementsYear on year against the same period last year+1,605 facilities
- Reservations2,012 thousand casesYear on year against the same period last year+400 thousand reservations
- Medication handbook downloads7,667 thousand cases
- Cumulative EPARK Medication Handbook downloads700 10,000 downloads
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Presentation materials for financial results |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Net Sales | ¥3,643 million (YoY +25.0%) |
| Operating profit | ¥784 million (YoY +24.6%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥778 million (YoY +20.6%) |
| Net income | ¥623 million (YoY +61.0%) |
| Operating profit margin | 21.5 % |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥1,314 million |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Net Sales ¥3,643 million / Gross profit ¥2,099 million / Operating profit ¥784 million / Ordinary income ¥778 million / Profit attributable to owners of parent for the quarter ¥623 million / EBITDA ¥1,194 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥14,400 million / Operating profit ¥3,100 million / Ordinary income ¥3,100 million |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Net Sales 25% / Operating profit 25% / Ordinary income 25% |
| Segment results | Healthcare Automation business Net Sales ¥1,620 million (YoY +37.3%) / Gross profit from recurring revenue ¥620 million (YoY +57.3%) / Minna no Okusuribako business (medication procurement platform) Net Sales ¥940 million (YoY +7.8%) / Gross profit from recurring revenue ¥350 million (YoY -8.0%) / Core Systems business Net Sales ¥1,030 million (YoY +25.9%) / Gross profit from recurring revenue ¥180 million (YoY +31.2%) / Wellness Platform business Not disclosed |
| Key KPIs | Number of facilities 24,694 Engagements, Reservations 2,012 thousand cases, Medication handbook downloads 7,667 thousand cases, Cumulative EPARK Medication Handbook downloads 700 10,000 downloads |
| Number of employees | 756 people |
| Acquisition of treasury shares | Buyback limit Number of Shares 400,000 / Share unit Shares (maximum) / Amount 800,000,000 / Amount unit Yen (upper limit) / Period 8 June 2026 to 7 December 2026 / Actual purchases Number of Shares 216,400 / Share unit Shares / Amount 524,611,400 / Amount unit ¥ / Period 8 June 2026 to 31 July 2026 |
| Market Size / Share | Number of prescriptions 900 million prescriptions / Target market for the Company's online prescription reception service 450 million prescriptions (SAM) / Company share Not disclosed / Number of pharmacy stores Approximately 63,000 locations / Number of self-service market locations Approximately 16,800 self-service locations |
| Key points of the Q&A | The Company responded to questions concerning whether there were issues with surveys and point awards related to a Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare administrative notice, the treatment of ongoing record-keeping and check-in points, the continuation of its prescription reservation service, and the impact on results. The Company explained that the related surveys and point awards had ended, the prescription reservation service was expected to continue, and there had been no significant changes to the number of prescriptions received online, the number of pharmacy contracts or the cancellation rate as of the current date. It therefore considered the impact on results to be limited. |
| New initiatives | Change the name of the Media business to the Healthcare Automation business and the Preventive Healthcare business to the Wellness Platform business, Promote AI-enabled healthcare operations automation and the Wellness Platform, Expand the share repurchase authorization to 400,000 shares and ¥800 million |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The Company cited the consolidation benefits of M&A, temporary demand arising from legislative changes, and the accumulation of revenue and stock gross profit in the Healthcare Automation business and Core Systems business as reasons for its consolidated results. The decline in stock gross profit in the Minna no Okusuribako business was attributed to a reversal of the prior-year effect, as part of the previous year's revenue shifted into the current quarter due to temporary operational delays associated with a warehouse relocation.