Worth reading
60In focus
Scored from 5 of 6 sectionsDirection
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
10.7
Year-on-year change in revenue (%)Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Earnings presentation materialsFiscal year ending September 20269 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥1,003 million+10.7%
Operating profit¥-25 million
Ordinary income¥-22 million
Net income¥-29 million
Gross Profit Margin75.1
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥778 million
Results for the three months of the current quarterFourth-quarter revenue was ¥266 million, up 11.6% year on year. Operating income was negative ¥3 million. The number of large-scale events held was 25.
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥1,130 million
Operating profit
¥6 million
Ordinary income
¥6 million
Net income for the current fiscal year
¥5 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。
Net Sales103.3
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Exceeded the earnings forecastBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
- Increase in revenue¥97 million
- Advertising expense optimization¥15 million
- Fixed-cost optimization¥55 million
- Shareholder benefit program-related expenses incurred¥-19 million
- Market-segment change-related expenses incurred¥-12 million
- Increase in cost of sales¥-33 million
- Increase in other expenses¥-39 million
New initiatives
- From the fiscal year ending September 2027, the reportable segments will change to “Matching Platform” and “AI Solutions.”
- Launch of the beta version of the in-house AI-powered product “Katayose Timesheet”
- Launch of the Influencer Marketing Business
- Expansion of the regions and frequency of the Company’s large-scale events
- AI-enabled digital transformation support for 大同火災 in the AI solutions business
- Business alliance with Okinawa Software Center and establishment of development operations in Tokyo and Okinawa
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Number of large-scale events held25 Events fourth quarter
- Event locations20 City
- Cumulative MEGA LOVE FES events held52 times
- Cumulative MEGA LOVE FES attendees22,000 People
- Linkbal ID members299 More than 10,000 people
Segment results
The fiscal year ended September 2026 comprised a single segment. Revenue by service was ¥871 million from matching services and ¥132 million from AI solution services, up 49.4% year on year.Financial targets
Equity ratio: 70.2% (actual at the end of the fiscal year ended September 2026). The target value as a financial objective was Not disclosed.Market Size / Share
Figures for market size and market share were Not disclosed. The Company describes itself as one of the largest in Japan.Number of stores and locations
A location in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, was opened in May 2025. The number of stores and locations at period-end, as well as the number of openings and closures during the period, was Not disclosed.Number of employees
Number of Employees49 People consolidated, as of 30 September 2026
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Earnings presentation materials |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Fiscal year ending September 2026 |
| Net Sales | ¥1,003 million (YoY +10.7%) |
| Operating profit | ¥-25 million |
| Ordinary income | ¥-22 million |
| Net income | ¥-29 million |
| Gross Profit Margin | 75.1 |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥778 million |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Fourth-quarter revenue was ¥266 million, up 11.6% year on year. Operating income was negative ¥3 million. The number of large-scale events held was 25. |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥1,130 million / Operating profit ¥6 million / Ordinary income ¥6 million / Net income for the current fiscal year ¥5 million |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Net Sales 103.3 |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Exceeded the earnings forecast |
| Segment results | The fiscal year ended September 2026 comprised a single segment. Revenue by service was ¥871 million from matching services and ¥132 million from AI solution services, up 49.4% year on year. |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Factors Increase in revenue / Amount ¥97 million, Factors Advertising expense optimization / Amount ¥15 million, Factors Fixed-cost optimization / Amount ¥55 million, Factors Shareholder benefit program-related expenses incurred / Amount ¥-19 million, Factors Market-segment change-related expenses incurred / Amount ¥-12 million, Factors Increase in cost of sales / Amount ¥-33 million, Factors Increase in other expenses / Amount ¥-39 million |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Number of large-scale events held / Value 25 Events (fourth quarter) / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Event locations / Value 20 City / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Cumulative MEGA LOVE FES events held / Value 52 times / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Cumulative MEGA LOVE FES attendees / Value 22,000 People / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Linkbal ID members / Value 299 More than 10,000 people / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed |
| Number of stores and locations | A location in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, was opened in May 2025. The number of stores and locations at period-end, as well as the number of openings and closures during the period, was Not disclosed. |
| Number of employees | Number of Employees 49 People (consolidated, as of 30 September 2026) / Change during the period Not disclosed / Hiring plan Not disclosed |
| Financial targets | Equity ratio: 70.2% (actual at the end of the fiscal year ended September 2026). The target value as a financial objective was Not disclosed. |
| Market Size / Share | Figures for market size and market share were Not disclosed. The Company describes itself as one of the largest in Japan. |
| New initiatives | From the fiscal year ending September 2027, the reportable segments will change to “Matching Platform” and “AI Solutions.”, Launch of the beta version of the in-house AI-powered product “Katayose Timesheet”, Launch of the Influencer Marketing Business, Expansion of the regions and frequency of the Company’s large-scale events, AI-enabled digital transformation support for 大同火災 in the AI solutions business, Business alliance with Okinawa Software Center and establishment of development operations in Tokyo and Okinawa |
Items this document does not state (11)
Operating profit marginUnit price and quantity metricsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogKey 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.Revenue increased through the use of data powered by the Company’s proprietary AI engine, expansion of its matching services, and sales growth in AI solutions. Selling, general and administrative expenses were contained through improved operating efficiency and more efficient management of advertising and promotional expenses, while costs including shareholder benefits, the change in market segment, higher cost of sales, and growth investments weighed on profit.
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