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Financial results presentation6050E-Guardian Inc.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Presentation Materials for the Fiscal Year Ended September 2026

For the fiscal year ended September 2026, revenue decreased 0.2% year on year and operating profit decreased 36.0%. The company was unable to fully offset the end of large projects and smaller project sizes, while investment in AI and personnel and the costs of consolidating and closing locations weighed on profit. For the fiscal year ending September 2027, it aims to increase profit through the monetization of its AI business and the consolidation of locations.

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Scale
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Year-on-year change in operating profit (%)
Wording
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Contents of this document

Financial results presentationFiscal year ending September 2026, full year8 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥11,294 million-0.2%
Operating profit¥962 million-36.0%
Ordinary income¥1,032 million-32.5%
Net income¥547 million-42.0%
Gross Profit Margin28.3 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥2,230 million
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales
¥2,993 million
Operating profit
¥119 million
OSCOM contribution revenue
¥142 million
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥11,800 million
Operating profit
¥1,200 million
Ordinary income
¥1,268 million
Net income
¥853 million
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Target not achieved
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
  • Investment in personnel and systems¥-323 million
  • Gross margin deterioration¥-87 million
  • Increase in shareholder benefit program expenses¥-65 million
  • Other¥-67 million
  • Versus forecast: revenue shortfall¥-215 million
  • Versus forecast: gross margin shortfall¥-209 million
  • Versus forecast: SG&A expenses higher than expected¥-218 million
New initiatives
  • Monetization of AI solutions from the fiscal year ending September 2027
  • Implementation of AI in center operations
  • Promotion of M&A and business alliances in the cybersecurity field
  • Discontinuation of the shareholder benefit program and transition to a progressive dividend policy
  • Provision of SiteGuard Scanner
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Social support revenue+2.6% year on year
  • Social support revenue, Q4+16.6% year on year
  • Cybersecurity revenue¥1,032 million
    Year on year against the same period last year+10.0%
  • AI tools developed for operational use372 Engagements
  • In-house AI personnel17 people
  • AI solutions developed during the fiscal year12 types
  • Total AI investment¥8,384 10,000
  • AI project order intake¥4,879 10,000
Medium-term management plan targets
Gross Profit Margin5% improvement
Number of employees
Number of Employees2,268 people
BreakdownTemporary employees: 1,812
Annual Dividend
Annual dividend per share¥42
Payout ratio
Change from the previous policy targeting a consolidated payout ratio of approximately 30% to a progressive dividend policy
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typeFinancial results presentation
Fiscal Period CoveredFiscal year ending September 2026, full year
Net Sales¥11,294 million (YoY -0.2%)
Operating profit¥962 million (YoY -36.0%)
Ordinary income¥1,032 million (YoY -32.5%)
Net income¥547 million (YoY -42.0%)
Gross Profit Margin28.3 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥2,230 million
Results for the three months of the current quarterNet Sales ¥2,993 million / Operating profit ¥119 million / OSCOM contribution revenue ¥142 million
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales ¥11,800 million / Operating profit ¥1,200 million / Ordinary income ¥1,268 million / Net income ¥853 million
Self-assessment against the planTarget not achieved
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeFactors Investment in personnel and systems / Amount ¥-323 million, Factors Gross margin deterioration / Amount ¥-87 million, Factors Increase in shareholder benefit program expenses / Amount ¥-65 million, Factors Other / Amount ¥-67 million, Factors Versus forecast: revenue shortfall / Amount ¥-215 million, Factors Versus forecast: gross margin shortfall / Amount ¥-209 million, Factors Versus forecast: SG&A expenses higher than expected / Amount ¥-218 million
Key KPIsIndicator name Social support revenue / Value +2.6% year on year, Indicator name Social support revenue, Q4 / Value +16.6% year on year, Indicator name Cybersecurity revenue / Value ¥1,032 million / Year on year against the same period last year ¥10 million, Indicator name AI tools developed for operational use / Value 372 Engagements, Indicator name In-house AI personnel / Value 17 people, Indicator name AI solutions developed during the fiscal year / Value 12 types, Indicator name Total AI investment / Value ¥8,384 10,000, Indicator name AI project order intake / Value ¥4,879 10,000
Number of employeesNumber of Employees 2,268 people / Breakdown Temporary employees: 1,812
Medium-term management plan targetsGross Profit Margin 5% improvement
Annual DividendAnnual dividend per share ¥42 / Interim and Year-End Breakdown Not disclosed
Payout ratioChange from the previous policy targeting a consolidated payout ratio of approximately 30% to a progressive dividend policy
New initiativesMonetization of AI solutions from the fiscal year ending September 2027, Implementation of AI in center operations, Promotion of M&A and business alliances in the cybersecurity field, Discontinuation of the shareholder benefit program and transition to a progressive dividend policy, Provision of SiteGuard Scanner
Items this document does not state (13)
Operating profit marginProgress against full-year forecastSegment resultsUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial targetsAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders 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.

In terms of revenue, the company was unable to fully offset the end of a large game-support project and smaller Ad Process project sizes with new projects. In terms of operating profit, it explained that the main factors were a deterioration in the gross margin, investment in personnel and systems for AI and security, and higher shareholder benefit costs.

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