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Summary of Q&AFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending September 20265 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Results for the three months of the current quarterThe first quarter was profitable, but the amount was Not disclosed
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。Only a qualitative explanation was provided that progress toward the full-year forecast is tracking with a high degree of accuracy compared with previous years. The figure was Not disclosed
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
The company believes it made a good start toward achieving its full-year targetKey points of the Q&AKey questions raised by investors at the briefing and the company's answers
- Whether profitability in the first quarter will continue from the second quarter onward
- Seasonal factors and the performance plan from the second quarter onward
- The sustainability of growth in the event business
- The investment phase of the AI-related business and its impact on profit
- Response to the continued listing criteria and the shareholder benefit program
- The rationale for changing the service categories to Matching Services and AI Solutions Services
- The policy of developing the AI business both to enhance the value of existing services and as an independent earnings pillar
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
The company attributed the return to profitability in the first quarter to measures based on its growth strategy and the high customer-acquisition efficiency of large-scale events, but the amount was Not disclosed
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
Demand is high in the first quarter due to consecutive holidays and the number of public holidays and other holidays, while the second quarter is the period of the year when demand is most subdued. Numerical assumptions were Not disclosedNew initiatives
- Introduction of a Shareholder Benefit Program
- Advancement of the ecosystem strategy through the company’s own large-scale events
- External sales of AI solutions and entry into new areas
- Reorganization of the service categories
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Summary of Q&A |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2026 |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | The first quarter was profitable, but the amount was Not disclosed |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Only a qualitative explanation was provided that progress toward the full-year forecast is tracking with a high degree of accuracy compared with previous years. The figure was Not disclosed |
| Self-assessment against the plan | The company believes it made a good start toward achieving its full-year target |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | The company attributed the return to profitability in the first quarter to measures based on its growth strategy and the high customer-acquisition efficiency of large-scale events, but the amount was Not disclosed |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | Demand is high in the first quarter due to consecutive holidays and the number of public holidays and other holidays, while the second quarter is the period of the year when demand is most subdued. Numerical assumptions were Not disclosed |
| Key points of the Q&A | Whether profitability in the first quarter will continue from the second quarter onward, Seasonal factors and the performance plan from the second quarter onward, The sustainability of growth in the event business, The investment phase of the AI-related business and its impact on profit, Response to the continued listing criteria and the shareholder benefit program, The rationale for changing the service categories to Matching Services and AI Solutions Services, The policy of developing the AI business both to enhance the value of existing services and as an independent earnings pillar |
| New initiatives | Introduction of a Shareholder Benefit Program, Advancement of the ecosystem strategy through the company’s own large-scale events, External sales of AI solutions and entry into new areas, Reorganization of the service categories |
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Net SalesOperating profitOrdinary incomeNet incomeGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesFull-year earnings forecastSegment resultsKey KPIsUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / Share
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The company explained that the return to profitability in the first quarter resulted from measures implemented under its growth strategy and was not a one-off development. In particular, it cited its ability to maintain high customer-acquisition efficiency across multiple large-scale events and continued progress in acquiring new customers through its own large-scale events.
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