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Summary of Q&ASecond quarter (interim period) of the fiscal year ending February 202710 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales2,605 Millions of yen+10.0%
Operating profit159 Millions of yen+0.4%
Selling, general and administrative expensesOnly the ¥28 million increase was disclosed. Total SG&A and the SG&A-to-revenue ratio were Not disclosed
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Revenue was 9.3% below the interim forecast, while operating profit was 22.1% above forecast. The full-year earnings forecast was unchanged.Key points of the Q&AKey questions raised by investors at the briefing and the company's answers
- Assessment of the six months ended August: revenue and profit increased, but operating profit was roughly unchanged year on year due to higher investment and expenses
- Drivers of revenue growth: trust services, real estate auctions, collateral eligibility assessments, construction support services and others
- Why operating profit growth was limited: although the allowance for doubtful accounts was reversed, human capital investment, business investment and SG&A increased
- Full-year forecast unchanged: the company expects contributions from the second half and has also factored in the impact of the one-time reversal of the allowance for doubtful accounts
- Improvement measures for each business: expanding service recipients, consolidating operations, developing new customers, and using AI and systems
- Medium-Term Management Plan 2027: prioritizing standardization, automation and productivity improvements
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
- Gross profit from higher revenue101 Millions of yenDirectionPositive
- Reversal of the allowance for doubtful accounts following the collection of certain receivables100 Millions of yenDirectionPositive
- Increase in selling, general and administrative expenses28 Millions of yenDirectionDecliners
- Increase in human capital investment163 Millions of yenDirectionDecliners
- Increase in business investment10 Millions of yenDirectionDecliners
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
Monitoring trends among financial institutions in light of interest rate conditions and other factors. Numerical assumptions were Not disclosedNew initiatives
- Launch of services related to the repayment in full of housing loans
- Expansion of services to adjacent operations for financial institutions, including trust and inheritance-related services
- Consolidation of collateral eligibility assessment operations at the Osaka Operations Center
- Progress on new real estate auction projects, together with new customer development for H'OURS and improvements in convenience
- Continuing investment in human capital and digital transformation
- Expansion of services in the Construction and Professional Services Solutions Business through the use of AI and systems
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Number of real estate auction transactions completedApproximately 1.5 times the level in the same period of the previous yearYear on year against the same period last yearApproximately 50% increase
- Number of municipalities using AI inheritance administration platform Mitsuro-kun60 Local government
- Monthly number of inheritance-related explanatory charts prepared250 contracts/month
- Number of trust account service contractsIncreasedYear on year against the same period last yearIncreased
- Number of H'OURS usersBelow the level in the same period of the previous yearYear on year against the same period last yearDecreased
Segment results
- Real Estate Solutions BusinessNet Sales403 Millions of yen (YoY +37.9%)ProfitSegment loss of ¥53 million, an improvement of ¥31 million from the same period of the previous year
- Construction Solutions BusinessNet Sales非開示 (YoY +7.9%)ProfitSegment profit decreased 14.5% year on year
- Financial Solutions BusinessNet SalesRevenue increased; amount Not disclosed
- Professional Services Solutions BusinessNet SalesRevenue decreased; amount Not disclosed
Medium-term management plan targets
To achieve the goals of Medium-Term Management Plan 2027, the company is prioritizing expansion of service recipients, standardization and automation of operations, and productivity improvements. The plan's numerical targets and comparison with actual results were Not disclosedOrders received and order backlog
The number of orders was described as stable. Order value and order backlog were Not disclosedNumber of stores and locations
A policy of consolidating operations at the Osaka Operations Center has been outlined, but the number of locations and openings and closures were Not disclosed| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Summary of Q&A |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Second quarter (interim period) of the fiscal year ending February 2027 |
| Net Sales | 2,605 Millions of yen (YoY +10.0%) |
| Operating profit | 159 Millions of yen (YoY +0.4%) |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | Only the ¥28 million increase was disclosed. Total SG&A and the SG&A-to-revenue ratio were Not disclosed |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Revenue was 9.3% below the interim forecast, while operating profit was 22.1% above forecast. The full-year earnings forecast was unchanged. |
| Segment results | Segment Real Estate Solutions Business / Net Sales 403 Millions of yen (YoY +37.9%) / Profit Segment loss of ¥53 million, an improvement of ¥31 million from the same period of the previous year, Segment Construction Solutions Business / Net Sales 非開示 (YoY +7.9%) / Profit Segment profit decreased 14.5% year on year, Segment Financial Solutions Business / Net Sales Revenue increased; amount Not disclosed / Profit Not disclosed, Segment Professional Services Solutions Business / Net Sales Revenue decreased; amount Not disclosed / Profit Not disclosed |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Factors Gross profit from higher revenue / Amount 101 Millions of yen / Direction Positive, Factors Reversal of the allowance for doubtful accounts following the collection of certain receivables / Amount 100 Millions of yen / Direction Positive, Factors Increase in selling, general and administrative expenses / Amount 28 Millions of yen / Direction Decliners, Factors Increase in human capital investment / Amount 163 Millions of yen / Direction Decliners, Factors Increase in business investment / Amount 10 Millions of yen / Direction Decliners |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Number of real estate auction transactions completed / Value Approximately 1.5 times the level in the same period of the previous year / Year on year against the same period last year Approximately 50% increase, Indicator name Number of municipalities using AI inheritance administration platform Mitsuro-kun / Value 60 Local government / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Monthly number of inheritance-related explanatory charts prepared / Value 250 contracts/month / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of trust account service contracts / Value Increased / Year on year against the same period last year Increased, Indicator name Number of H'OURS users / Value Below the level in the same period of the previous year / Year on year against the same period last year Decreased |
| Number of stores and locations | A policy of consolidating operations at the Osaka Operations Center has been outlined, but the number of locations and openings and closures were Not disclosed |
| Assumptions Underlying the Business Outlook | Monitoring trends among financial institutions in light of interest rate conditions and other factors. Numerical assumptions were Not disclosed |
| Medium-term management plan targets | To achieve the goals of Medium-Term Management Plan 2027, the company is prioritizing expansion of service recipients, standardization and automation of operations, and productivity improvements. The plan's numerical targets and comparison with actual results were Not disclosed |
| Orders received and order backlog | The number of orders was described as stable. Order value and order backlog were Not disclosed |
| Key points of the Q&A | Assessment of the six months ended August: revenue and profit increased, but operating profit was roughly unchanged year on year due to higher investment and expenses, Drivers of revenue growth: trust services, real estate auctions, collateral eligibility assessments, construction support services and others, Why operating profit growth was limited: although the allowance for doubtful accounts was reversed, human capital investment, business investment and SG&A increased, Full-year forecast unchanged: the company expects contributions from the second half and has also factored in the impact of the one-time reversal of the allowance for doubtful accounts, Improvement measures for each business: expanding service recipients, consolidating operations, developing new customers, and using AI and systems, Medium-Term Management Plan 2027: prioritizing standardization, automation and productivity improvements |
| New initiatives | Launch of services related to the repayment in full of housing loans, Expansion of services to adjacent operations for financial institutions, including trust and inheritance-related services, Consolidation of collateral eligibility assessment operations at the Osaka Operations Center, Progress on new real estate auction projects, together with new customer development for H'OURS and improvements in convenience, Continuing investment in human capital and digital transformation, Expansion of services in the Construction and Professional Services Solutions Business through the use of AI and systems |
Items this document does not state (16)
Ordinary incomeNet incomeGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginResults for the three months of the current quarterFull-year earnings forecastProgress against full-year forecastUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of employeesRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresMarket Size / Share
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Higher revenue was driven by trust services in the Financial Solutions Business, collateral eligibility assessments and real estate auctions in the Real Estate Solutions Business, and support services in the Construction Solutions Business. Meanwhile, increased human capital investment, business investment and selling, general and administrative expenses weighed on profit. Operating profit also included a temporary factor, namely the reversal of the allowance for doubtful accounts following the collection of certain receivables.
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