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- Revenue decline¥-630 million
- Decrease in cost of sales¥-368 million
- Decrease in gross profit¥-261 million
- Increase in SG&A expenses¥128 million
- Continued operating profit decline¥-390 million
- Decrease in ordinary profit¥-431 million
- Decrease in quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent¥-233 million
- Consideration of a capital and business alliance with コアコンセプト・テクノロジー
- Joint solution development, joint sales activities and joint proposals with the company
- Establishment of a specialized organization to promote internal transformation through the use of AI
- Improving productivity through the use of and investment in AI
- Number of projects312 EngagementsYear on year against the same period last year+1%
- Number of clients124 companiesYear on year against the same period last year+11%
- Number of consultants738 peopleYear on year against the same period last year+7%
- Project satisfaction (NSI)97 itemsYear on year against the same period last year±0 percentage points
- Sales concentration among the top 10 companies37.1 %
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Supplementary materials to the earnings report |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Net Sales | ¥5,612 million (YoY -10.0%) |
| Operating profit | ¥1,228 million (YoY -24.0%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥1,296 million (YoY -25.0%) |
| Net income | ¥882 million (YoY -21.0%) |
| Gross Profit Margin | 47.9% |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥1,459 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥25,300 million / Operating profit ¥6,600 million / Ordinary income ¥6,700 million / Profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥4,460 million / Annual dividend ¥26 per share |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Net Sales 22% / Operating profit 19% / Ordinary income 19% / Profit attributable to owners of parent for the quarter 20% |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Factors Revenue decline / Amount ¥-630 million, Factors Decrease in cost of sales / Amount ¥-368 million, Factors Decrease in gross profit / Amount ¥-261 million, Factors Increase in SG&A expenses / Amount ¥128 million, Factors Continued operating profit decline / Amount ¥-390 million, Factors Decrease in ordinary profit / Amount ¥-431 million, Factors Decrease in quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent / Amount ¥-233 million |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Number of projects / Value 312 Engagements / Year on year against the same period last year +1%, Indicator name Number of clients / Value 124 companies / Year on year against the same period last year +11%, Indicator name Number of consultants / Value 738 people / Year on year against the same period last year +7%, Indicator name Project satisfaction (NSI) / Value 97 items / Year on year against the same period last year ±0 percentage points, Indicator name Sales concentration among the top 10 companies / Value 37.1 % / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | Number of projects 312 Engagements (YoY +1.0%) / Number of clients 124 companies (YoY +11.0%) / Revenue per contract ¥18 million (YoY -5.0%) |
| Number of employees | Number of Employees Not disclosed / Change during the period 15 experienced hires and 79 new graduates joined the company in the first quarter / Hiring plan Targeting approximately 80 new graduates joining in April 2027 |
| Medium-term management plan targets | Net sales for the fiscal year ending March 2030 ¥50,000 million / Ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending March 2030 ¥15,000 million / Ordinary profit margin for the fiscal year ending March 2030 30 % / Number of consultants in the fiscal year ending March 2030 1,100 people |
| Financial targets | Equity ratio Actual results 64% / Target Not disclosed / Ordinary income margin Target for the fiscal year ending March 2030 30% / Earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 26% |
| Annual Dividend | ¥26 per share |
| Payout ratio | 50 % |
| Acquisition of treasury shares | Amount under the acquisition limit ¥528 million / Number of Shares Not disclosed / Period Not disclosed |
| Capital expenditures | ¥17 million |
| New initiatives | Consideration of a capital and business alliance with コアコンセプト・テクノロジー, Joint solution development, joint sales activities and joint proposals with the company, Establishment of a specialized organization to promote internal transformation through the use of AI, Improving productivity through the use of and investment in AI |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The impact of a subsidiary no longer being included in consolidation, a decrease in large-scale projects utilizing outsourcing, a decline in gross profit accompanying the decrease in net sales, and an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses due to the impact of the reversal of the bonus provision recorded in the same period of the previous year.