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- Increase in revenue¥340 million
- Improvement in Gross Profit Margin¥72 million
- Increase in personnel expenses associated with stepped-up hiring¥-84 million
- Goodwill amortization¥-10 million
- Other¥5 million
- Promoting M&A
- Promotion of CVC investments
- Investment in an online lottery company serving the entertainment industry
- Human capital investment, including new graduate recruitment
- Approximately 3 months of training for new graduate hires
- Interactive viewing program at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
- Direct client ratio52.8 %Year on year against the same period last yearIncreased from the same period of the previous year
- Revenue share of projects exceeding ¥100 million18.37 %
- Sales mix of projects exceeding ¥30 million52.75 %
- Order and Inquiry Backlog¥11,036 millionYear on year against the same period last year+¥305 million
- Outstanding balance of Low projects¥5,018 millionYear on year against the same period last year+¥2,377 million
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Presentation materials for financial results |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ending April 2027 |
| Net Sales | ¥7,412 million (YoY +30.2%) |
| Operating profit | ¥562 million (YoY +134.4%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥578 million (YoY +140.0%) |
| Net income | ¥369 million (YoY +148.3%) |
| Gross Profit Margin | 19.8 |
| Operating profit margin | 7.6 |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥904 million |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Net Sales ¥7,412 million / Operating profit ¥562 million / Ordinary income ¥578 million / Quarterly Net Income ¥369 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥30,100 million / Operating profit ¥2,110 million / Ordinary income ¥2,110 million / Net income for the current fiscal year ¥1,300 million |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Business performance is progressing smoothly as planned, and the original plan is being maintained. |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Factors Increase in revenue / Amount ¥340 million, Factors Improvement in Gross Profit Margin / Amount ¥72 million, Factors Increase in personnel expenses associated with stepped-up hiring / Amount ¥-84 million, Factors Goodwill amortization / Amount ¥-10 million, Factors Other / Amount ¥5 million |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Direct client ratio / Value 52.8 % / Year on year against the same period last year Increased from the same period of the previous year, Indicator name Revenue share of projects exceeding ¥100 million / Value 18.37 % / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Sales mix of projects exceeding ¥30 million / Value 52.75 % / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Order and Inquiry Backlog / Value ¥11,036 million / Year on year against the same period last year +¥305 million, Indicator name Outstanding balance of Low projects / Value ¥5,018 million / Year on year against the same period last year +¥2,377 million |
| Number of employees | Number of Employees 484 People / As of As of April 2026 / Hiring plan 60 new graduate hires; 595 group employees (37th-term plan) |
| Annual Dividend | Annual dividend per share ¥73 / Interim Dividend Not disclosed / Year-end dividend Not disclosed |
| Payout ratio | 50 |
| Orders received and order backlog | Order and Inquiry Backlog ¥11,036 million / Total Low ¥5,018 million |
| New initiatives | Promoting M&A, Promotion of CVC investments, Investment in an online lottery company serving the entertainment industry, Human capital investment, including new graduate recruitment, Approximately 3 months of training for new graduate hires, Interactive viewing program at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo |
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The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The 3 companies, フロンティアインターナショナル, フロンティアダイレクト and イリアル, performed steadily, and revenue increased as collaboration among group companies progressed. Operating profit benefited from higher sales and improved gross profit margins, which absorbed increases in personnel expenses associated with stepped-up hiring and other costs.