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- Acceleration of the capital and business alliance and collaboration with SOMPO Holdings
- Complete 1 M&A transaction
- System replacement to accumulate shared data
- Promoting cross-use through the use of AI
- Strengthening collaboration with local governments and offline sales in the care business
- Cross-use revenue1.64 Hundreds of millions of yenYear on year against the same period last year+69.3%
- Number of partner municipalities543 Local government
- Number of completed care referralsYear on year against the same period last year+30.5%
- Number of completed cemetery referralsYear on year against the same period last year+2.3%
- Average price of funeral service referralsRecord highYear on year against the same period last year+12.8%
- Average price of asset management referralsYear on year against the same period last year+9.5%
- Share of care referral revenue generated through offline channels42.1 %
- GravesNet Sales1,411Year on year against the same period last year+11.3%Current-quarter revenue736Current-quarter revenue year on year+9.3%ProfitBusiness profit ¥345 millionYear-on-year change in profit-8.8%
- Funeral servicesNet Sales878Year on year against the same period last year+20.8%Current-quarter revenue424Current-quarter revenue year on year+20.9%ProfitBusiness profit ¥218 millionYear-on-year change in profit+36.9%
- Asset ManagementNet Sales396Year on year against the same period last year+3.0%Current-quarter revenue199Current-quarter revenue year on year+3.1%ProfitBusiness profit ¥37 millionYear-on-year change in profit-19.3%
- Nursing CareNet Sales537Year on year against the same period last year+59.2%Current-quarter revenue271Current-quarter revenue year on year+71.8%ProfitOperating profit ¥33 millionYear-on-year change in profit+¥40 million
- Public-Private CollaborationNet Sales630Year on year against the same period last year+34.1%Current-quarter revenue402Current-quarter revenue year on year+51.1%ProfitBusiness profit ¥169 millionYear-on-year change in profit+101.3%
- Small-Amount, Short-Term InsuranceNet Sales489Year on year against the same period last year+4.9%
- OtherNet Sales252Year on year against the same period last year-34.0%
| Item | Details |
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| Document type | Presentation materials for financial results |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Second quarter of the fiscal year ending January 2027 |
| Net Sales | ¥4,596 million (YoY +14.4%) |
| Operating profit | ¥799 million (YoY +35.3%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥808 million (YoY +37.0%) |
| Net income | ¥531 million (YoY +38.4%) |
| Operating profit margin | 17.4 % |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Standalone second-quarter results by business were: cemetery sales of ¥736 million and business profit of ¥345 million; funeral services sales of ¥424 million and business profit of ¥218 million; asset management sales of ¥199 million and business profit of ¥37 million; care sales of ¥271 million and operating profit of ¥33 million; and public-private collaboration sales of ¥402 million and business profit of ¥169 million. For the consolidated results, the materials include outlook tables for standalone first- and second-quarter revenue, operating profit and EBITDA. |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥10,500 million / Operating profit ¥1,700 million / EBITDA ¥2,075 million / EPS ¥26.7 |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Net Sales 43.8% / Operating profit 47.0% / EBITDA 48.0% |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Profit metrics are progressing ahead of plan |
| Segment results | Segment Graves / Net Sales ¥1,411 million / Year on year against the same period last year +11.3% / Current-quarter revenue ¥736 million / Current-quarter revenue year on year +9.3% / Profit Business profit ¥345 million / Year-on-year change in profit -8.8%, Segment Funeral services / Net Sales ¥878 million / Year on year against the same period last year +20.8% / Current-quarter revenue ¥424 million / Current-quarter revenue year on year +20.9% / Profit Business profit ¥218 million / Year-on-year change in profit +36.9%, Segment Asset Management / Net Sales ¥396 million / Year on year against the same period last year +3.0% / Current-quarter revenue ¥199 million / Current-quarter revenue year on year +3.1% / Profit Business profit ¥37 million / Year-on-year change in profit -19.3%, Segment Nursing Care / Net Sales ¥537 million / Year on year against the same period last year +59.2% / Current-quarter revenue ¥271 million / Current-quarter revenue year on year +71.8% / Profit Operating profit ¥33 million / Year-on-year change in profit +¥40 million, Segment Public-Private Collaboration / Net Sales ¥630 million / Year on year against the same period last year +34.1% / Current-quarter revenue ¥402 million / Current-quarter revenue year on year +51.1% / Profit Business profit ¥169 million / Year-on-year change in profit +101.3%, Segment Small-Amount, Short-Term Insurance / Net Sales ¥489 million / Year on year against the same period last year +4.9%, Segment Other / Net Sales ¥252 million / Year on year against the same period last year -34.0% |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Total expenses were ¥1,897 million, up 10.8% year on year. The breakdown shown was ¥730 million for personnel expenses and related costs, ¥458 million for advertising and promotion, ¥605 million for depreciation and amortization, ¥102 million for share-based compensation, and ¥2 million for other expenses. The performance factors explained were website traffic and offline sales in the care business, higher average prices in funeral services, partnerships with local governments, and accelerated cross-use. |
| Key KPIs | 1.64 Hundreds of millions of yen, 543 Local government, 非開示, 非開示, Record high, 非開示, 42.1 % |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | The materials present the number of completed deals, number of referrals and average prices for cemeteries, funeral services, asset management and care. Cemetery completed deals increased 2.3% year on year, funeral services average prices increased 12.8%, and care completed deals increased 30.5%. |
| Number of employees | 420 people |
| Medium-term management plan targets | Fiscal year ending January 2027 Net Sales ¥10,500 million / Operating profit ¥1,700 million / Operating profit unit ¥ million / EBITDA ¥2,075 million / unit_EBITDA ¥ million / ROE ¥17.1 million / unit_ROE % / Fiscal year ending January 2028 Net Sales ¥12,700 million / Operating profit ¥2,600 million / Operating profit unit ¥ million / EBITDA ¥3,000 million / unit_EBITDA ¥ million / Fiscal year ending January 2035 Net Sales ¥50 billion or more / Operating profit At least ¥10 billion |
| Financial targets | The materials present actual and planned ROE. Actual ROE was 15.7% for the fiscal year ended January 2026, with a planned 17.1% for the fiscal year ending January 2027. The equity ratio was 75.1% at the end of July 2026. |
| Annual Dividend | Forecast for the fiscal year ending January 2027 ¥20 per share / Interim and Year-End Breakdown Not disclosed |
| Payout ratio | Forecast for the fiscal year ending January 2027 74.9 % / Policy The lower of a 100% payout ratio or a dividend of ¥20 per share |
| New initiatives | Acceleration of the capital and business alliance and collaboration with SOMPO Holdings, Complete 1 M&A transaction, System replacement to accumulate shared data, Promoting cross-use through the use of AI, Strengthening collaboration with local governments and offline sales in the care business |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.In addition to organic growth in existing businesses, the Company expects the full-scale rollout of initiatives with SOMPO Holdings, other alliances and accelerated cross-use to contribute to achieving its full-year plan. By business, the main factors cited were strong website traffic and strengthened offline sales in the care business, progress in partnerships with local governments in the public-private collaboration business, and higher average prices in the funeral services business.