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Financial results presentation5871SOLIZE Holdings CorporationInformation and Communications, Services and Others

Financial Results Presentation Materials for the Fiscal Year Ended December 2024

For the fiscal year ended December 2024, revenue and gross profit reached record highs, while operating profit and net income declined. The company increased upfront investment in personnel and recruitment costs and expects higher revenue and profit for the fiscal year ending December 2025.

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Financial results presentationFiscal year ended December 202410 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥22,713 million+13.1%
Operating profit¥455 million-48.6%
Ordinary income¥416 million-52.4%
Net income¥254 million-56.1%
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥5,993 million
Gross Profit Margin
Rate28.4%
Year-on-year change (points)前年同期27.4%から改善（増減ポイントは資料に明示なし）
Operating profit margin
Rate2.0%
Year-on-year change (points)前年同期4.4%から低下（増減ポイントは資料に明示なし）
Results for the three months of the current quarter第4四半期単独の売上高が60億円を超過したことのみ記載。その他の単独数値はNot disclosed
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥27,000 million
Operating profit
¥500 million
What the company explained in this material
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
  • Increase in gross profit¥937 million
  • Increase in personnel expenses¥-343 million
  • Increase in recruitment expenses¥-207 million
  • Increase in commissions paid¥-337 million
  • Increase in other SG&A expenses¥-480 million
New initiatives
  • Transition to a Holding Company Structure
  • 2027年に向けた採用体制の強化
  • タイへのエンジニアリング事業展開（予定）
  • カナダ法人設立による北米市場の拡張
  • M&A・スタートアップ投資の積極活用
  • CVC等による外部パートナーとの連携
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Number of engineers in Japan1,389 people
    Year on year against the same period last year2023年通期1283人から増加
  • Dispatch rate per engineer in Japan¥4,809
    Year on year against the same period last year2023年通期4556円から上昇
  • Engineer utilization rate in Japan95 %
    Year on year against the same period last year2023年通期94.9%から上昇
  • Domestic hires299 people
    Year on year against the same period last year2023年通期236人から増加
  • Domestic employee turnover rate8.3 %
    Year on year against the same period last year2023年通期7.9%から上昇
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
  • Number of engineers in Japan1,389 people
  • Dispatch rate per engineer in Japan¥4,809
  • Engineer utilization rate in Japan95 %
Segment results
Design
Net Sales
Fiscal year ended December 2023¥16,154 million
Fiscal year ended December 2024¥18,612 million
Segment profit
Fiscal year ended December 2023¥998 million
Fiscal year ended December 2024¥334 million
Manufacturing business
Net Sales
Fiscal year ended December 2023¥3,927 million
Fiscal year ended December 2024¥4,101 million
Segment profit
Fiscal year ended December 2023¥-112 million
Fiscal year ended December 2024¥120 million
Medium-term management plan targets
  • Target fiscal year2,027
    Target valueRevenue of ¥40 billion
  • Target fiscal year2,033
    Target valueRevenue of ¥100 billion
Number of employees
Number of Employees2,167 人連結、2024年12月末時点
Changes during the period and hiring plan2027年に500名の採用を目指す
Capital expenditures
¥417 million
Annual Dividend
Fiscal year ended December 2024
Annual¥47
Interim¥0
End of period¥47
2025年12月期予想
Annual¥55
Interim¥0
End of period¥55
Payout ratio
not disclosed (DOE is guided by 2.5% of consolidated net assets at the end of the previous fiscal year)
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typeFinancial results presentation
Fiscal Period CoveredFiscal year ended December 2024
Net Sales¥22,713 million (YoY +13.1%)
Operating profit¥455 million (YoY -48.6%)
Ordinary income¥416 million (YoY -52.4%)
Net income¥254 million (YoY -56.1%)
Gross Profit MarginRate 28.4% / Year-on-year change (points) 前年同期27.4%から改善（増減ポイントは資料に明示なし）
Operating profit marginRate 2.0% / Year-on-year change (points) 前年同期4.4%から低下（増減ポイントは資料に明示なし）
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥5,993 million
Results for the three months of the current quarter第4四半期単独の売上高が60億円を超過したことのみ記載。その他の単独数値はNot disclosed
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales ¥27,000 million / Operating profit ¥500 million / Ordinary income Not disclosed / Net income Not disclosed
Segment resultsDesign Net Sales Fiscal year ended December 2023 ¥16,154 million / Fiscal year ended December 2024 ¥18,612 million / Segment profit Fiscal year ended December 2023 ¥998 million / Fiscal year ended December 2024 ¥334 million / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed / Manufacturing business Net Sales Fiscal year ended December 2023 ¥3,927 million / Fiscal year ended December 2024 ¥4,101 million / Segment profit Fiscal year ended December 2023 ¥-112 million / Fiscal year ended December 2024 ¥120 million / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeFactors Increase in gross profit / Amount ¥937 million, Factors Increase in personnel expenses / Amount ¥-343 million, Factors Increase in recruitment expenses / Amount ¥-207 million, Factors Increase in commissions paid / Amount ¥-337 million, Factors Increase in other SG&A expenses / Amount ¥-480 million
Key KPIsIndicator name Number of engineers in Japan / Value 1,389 people / Year on year against the same period last year 2023年通期1283人から増加, Indicator name Dispatch rate per engineer in Japan / Value ¥4,809 / Year on year against the same period last year 2023年通期4556円から上昇, Indicator name Engineer utilization rate in Japan / Value 95 % / Year on year against the same period last year 2023年通期94.9%から上昇, Indicator name Domestic hires / Value 299 people / Year on year against the same period last year 2023年通期236人から増加, Indicator name Domestic employee turnover rate / Value 8.3 % / Year on year against the same period last year 2023年通期7.9%から上昇
Unit price and quantity metricsIndicator name Number of engineers in Japan / Value 1,389 people, Indicator name Dispatch rate per engineer in Japan / Value ¥4,809, Indicator name Engineer utilization rate in Japan / Value 95 %
Number of employeesNumber of Employees 2,167 人（連結、2024年12月末時点） / Changes during the period and hiring plan 2027年に500名の採用を目指す
Medium-term management plan targetsTarget fiscal year 2,027 / Target value Revenue of ¥40 billion, Target fiscal year 2,033 / Target value Revenue of ¥100 billion
Annual DividendFiscal year ended December 2024 Annual ¥47 / Interim ¥0 / End of period ¥47 / 2025年12月期予想 Annual ¥55 / Interim ¥0 / End of period ¥55
Payout rationot disclosed (DOE is guided by 2.5% of consolidated net assets at the end of the previous fiscal year)
Capital expenditures¥417 million
New initiativesTransition to a Holding Company Structure, 2027年に向けた採用体制の強化, タイへのエンジニアリング事業展開（予定）, カナダ法人設立による北米市場の拡張, M&A・スタートアップ投資の積極活用, CVC等による外部パートナーとの連携
Items this document does not state (10)
Progress against full-year forecastSelf-assessment against the planNumber of stores and locationsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial targetsAcquisition of treasury sharesOrders 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.

売上高の増加により売上総利益は増加したが、採用・営業体制の強化やソフトウェア事業の分社化に伴う人件費、積極的な採用費、M&A費用等の支払手数料、研究開発費・展示会費・教育研修費などのその他販管費が増加したため、営業利益が減少した。

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