Items stated in the management plan
Annual updateEach line is the climb from the baseline the document states to the target it sets. The slope is scaled against the largest climb in this document. The increase shown by the dotted line is calculated from the two reported figures because the company did not provide the amount of growth.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Plan name | Business Plan and Growth Potential |
| Progress against the plan | Annual update |
| Sales Target | 4,795 (actual for the fiscal year ended March 2026) → 4,850 (forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027)(101.1% (change rate)) |
| Operating profit target | 78 (actual for the fiscal year ended March 2026) → 100 (forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027)(128.2% (change rate)) |
| Net income target | 44 (actual for the fiscal year ended March 2026; net income attributable to owners of the parent) → 65 (forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027; net income attributable to owners of the parent)(147.7% (change rate)) |
| Key initiatives | Know-how development, Strengthening marketing, Strengthening collaboration with alliance partners, Strengthening support for middle-market companies, Strengthening the development and use of AI agents, Strengthen human capital |
| Size of the Target Market | Market Internet advertising market / Scale 2025: ¥4,045.9 billion / Growth rate 110.8% year on year / Source Dentsu, Advertising Expenditures in Japan, Market Domestic DX market / Scale Fiscal 2030: ¥5.1957 trillion (forecast) / Growth rate 3.8 times fiscal 2020 / Source Fuji Keizai, Domestic Market for Digital Transformation, Market Sales and marketing DX market / Scale Fiscal 2020: ¥156.4 billion; fiscal 2030: ¥450 billion (forecast) / Growth rate 2.9 times fiscal 2020 / Source Fuji Keizai, Domestic Market for Digital Transformation |
| Risks identified | Changes in search users’ behavior resulting from changes to search engine specifications and the rise of generative AI, Intensifying competition for talent, including intensifying competition in the recruitment market and among external talent partners, Changes in legal regulations and stricter regulations concerning companies’ handling of data, including stricter enforcement of the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations, the Copyright Act and the Medical Care Act, System shutdowns caused by system failures, natural disasters, terrorism and other events, The introduction of economic activity restrictions that adversely affect the management of small and medium-sized companies |
Items this document does not state (17)
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The reasons given are the opportunity to capture the further acceleration of the digital shift among middle-market and small and medium-sized companies, the expected increase in investment in business growth by middle-market companies, and the need to address their increasingly sophisticated challenges and needs.