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- Progress in optimizing staff allocation and reviewing capacity¥75 million
- Childcare services promotion business¥25 million
- Transfer and closure of low-profitability facilities¥54 million
- New contracts to operate after-school clubs¥31 million
- Improved profitability of the photography business¥73 million
- End of the expenses associated with shareholder benefits¥-8 million
- Lower costs related to ICT investment¥70 million
- Cost reductions, etc.¥159 million
- M&A contribution¥353 million
- Integration of head office administrative functions with アソシエグループ, joint procurement, and earnings improvement measures
- Rollout of specially cultivated rice to アソシエ・インターナショナル
- Company-wide implementation of Jenaplan education and support toward the accreditation of 16 new facilities as research-promoting preschools
- Strengthening marketing through facility tours and information dissemination
- EBITDA¥2,521 millionYear on year against the same period last year+49.3%
- ROE10.4 %Year on year against the same period last yearImproved
- Adjusted ROE25.3 %
- Free cash flow¥2,398 millionYear on year against the same period last yearNew record high
- Enrollment rate
- Number of enrolled children10,009 people
- Overall childcare center occupancy rate
- Enrollment rate for 0-year-olds (September 2026)96.5 %Year-on-year+5.4 percentage points
- Enrollment rate for 1-year-olds (September 2026)96.5 %Year-on-year+1.4 percentage points
- ROEActual value10.4
- Adjusted ROEActual value25.3
- D/E ratioActual value24.7
- Net D/EBITDAActual value0.84
- Number of licensed childcare facilities operated in Tokyo133 FacilityDesignationNo. 1 in the industry
- Ranking by childcare services revenue4 rank
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Earnings presentation materials |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Full year ended September 2026 |
| Net Sales | ¥33,165 million (YoY +22.8%) |
| Operating profit | ¥1,574 million (YoY +83.4%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥1,501 million (YoY +85.7%) |
| Net income | ¥855 million (YoY +1,079.4%) |
| Gross Profit Margin | Rate 11.2 / Year-on-year change (points) 1.3 |
| Operating profit margin | Rate 4.7 / Year-on-year change (points) 1.5 |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 非開示 |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Net Sales ¥8,068 million (YoY +24.2%) / EBITDA ¥557 million (YoY +31.2%) / Operating profit ¥319 million / Profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥19 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Fiscal Period Covered Fiscal year ending September 2027 / Net Sales ¥33,830 million / EBITDA ¥2,730 million / Operating profit ¥1,800 million / Ordinary income ¥1,700 million / Profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥1,050 million / Dividend per share 40 yen |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Factors Progress in optimizing staff allocation and reviewing capacity / Amount ¥75 million, Factors Childcare services promotion business / Amount ¥25 million, Factors Transfer and closure of low-profitability facilities / Amount ¥54 million, Factors New contracts to operate after-school clubs / Amount ¥31 million, Factors Improved profitability of the photography business / Amount ¥73 million, Factors End of the expenses associated with shareholder benefits / Amount ¥-8 million, Factors Lower costs related to ICT investment / Amount ¥70 million, Factors Cost reductions, etc. / Amount ¥159 million, Factors M&A contribution / Amount ¥353 million |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name EBITDA / Value ¥2,521 million / Year on year against the same period last year +49.3%, Indicator name ROE / Value 10.4 % / Year on year against the same period last year Improved, Indicator name Adjusted ROE / Value 25.3 %, Indicator name Free cash flow / Value ¥2,398 million / Year on year against the same period last year New record high, Indicator name Enrollment rate / Value Not disclosed |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | Indicator name Number of enrolled children / Value 10,009 people, Indicator name Overall childcare center occupancy rate / Value Not disclosed, Indicator name Enrollment rate for 0-year-olds (September 2026) / Value 96.5 % / Year-on-year +5.4 percentage points, Indicator name Enrollment rate for 1-year-olds (September 2026) / Value 96.5 % / Year-on-year +1.4 percentage points |
| Number of stores and locations | End of period 205 Facility / Number of store openings and closures during the period Not disclosed |
| Financial targets | Indicator name ROE / Actual value 10.4 %, Indicator name Adjusted ROE / Actual value 25.3 %, Indicator name D/E ratio / Actual value 24.7 %, Indicator name Net D/EBITDA / Actual value 0.84 Times |
| Annual Dividend | Annual dividend per share 40 yen / Interim Not disclosed / End of period Not disclosed |
| Payout ratio | Rate Not disclosed / Free cash flow payout ratio 16.1 |
| Capital expenditures | ¥121 million |
| Market Size / Share | Indicator name Number of licensed childcare facilities operated in Tokyo / Value 133 Facility / Designation No. 1 in the industry, Indicator name Ranking by childcare services revenue / Value 4 rank |
| New initiatives | Integration of head office administrative functions with アソシエグループ, joint procurement, and earnings improvement measures, Rollout of specially cultivated rice to アソシエ・インターナショナル, Company-wide implementation of Jenaplan education and support toward the accreditation of 16 new facilities as research-promoting preschools, Strengthening marketing through facility tours and information dissemination |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The contribution from M&A, progress in optimizing staff allocation, higher unit prices following a review of capacity, the transfer and closure of low-profitability facilities, and lower selling, general and administrative expenses, mainly ICT-related costs, contributed to the improvement in performance.