Items stated in the management plan
Partially revisedEach 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. For metrics expressed as percentages, differences are shown in percentage points (pt).The increase shown by the dotted line is calculated from the two reported figures because the company did not provide the amount of growth.
The company will proceed with structural reforms and first improve profitability, then seek to achieve both sales and profit growth, and has therefore revised its medium-term management plan. Only the sales plan in the medium-term management plan established for the fiscal year ended March 2025 has been pushed back by 1 year.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Plan name | Medium-Term Management Plan |
| Plan period | Fiscal years ending March 2025–March 2029 |
| Progress against the plan | Partially revised |
| Sales Target | Fiscal year ending March 2027 forecast: 350 → Fiscal year ending March 2029 plan: 400(+14.3%) |
| Operating profit target | Fiscal year ending March 2027 forecast: 20 → Fiscal year ending March 2029 plan: 30(+50.0%) |
| Operating profit margin target | Fiscal year ending March 2027 forecast: 5.7% → Fiscal year ending March 2029 plan: 7.5%(+31.6%) |
| Net income target | Fiscal year ending March 2027 forecast: 12 → Not disclosed |
| ROE target | Actual for the fiscal year ended March 2026: 12% → Fiscal year ending March 2029 plan: 16% |
| Payout ratio / DOE policy | The company will build retained earnings necessary for future growth while targeting a dividend payout ratio of 35%. This policy applies during the plan period. No DOE policy is stated. |
| Plan assumptions | For the population of the company's target demographic, the company estimates that in 2024 there were 16.4 million active seniors and 12.9 million pre-seniors, and projects that in 2034 there will be 15.8 million active seniors and 12.7 million pre-seniors. Sources: the Statistics Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Population Estimates, and the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Population Projections for Japan (2023 projection). |
| Key initiatives | 1. Expansion of the existing business: analog × active-senior business, 2. Expansion of the customer base: digital × pre-senior business, 3. Overseas expansion: product sales business through digital marketing in China |
| Reason for revision or withdrawal | The company will proceed with structural reforms and first improve profitability, then seek to achieve both sales and profit growth, and has therefore revised its medium-term management plan. Only the sales plan in the medium-term management plan established for the fiscal year ended March 2025 has been pushed back by 1 year. |
| Size of the Target Market | In 2024, the analog population of senior women comprised 10.1 million active seniors and 1.6 million pre-seniors. The company's share of the active-senior × analog market is approximately 7%. Source: the company's estimate based on data from the Statistics Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. |
| Risks identified | Impairment risk, Risks relating to procurement, Reputational risk, Personal information risk, Security risk, System-related risks, System failure risk |
| Publication date | June 2026 |
Items this document does not state (10)
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The company will proceed with structural reforms and first improve profitability, then seek to achieve both sales and profit growth. In light of the substantial improvement in profitability from structural reforms in the fiscal year ending March 2026, the company plans to return sales to a growth trajectory from the fiscal year ending March 2027.