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Earnings presentation7181JAPAN POST INSURANCE Co.,Ltd.Financials (excluding banks)

Overview of Financial Position and Business Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 2026

For the fiscal year ending March 2026, core profit and the positive spread amount increased significantly, while insurance-related profit also improved. Meanwhile, annualized premiums from new business and in-force business, premium and other income, the amount of in-force policies, total assets, and unrealized gains and losses decreased or deteriorated from the same period of the previous year or the end of the previous fiscal year.

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Contents of this document

Supplementary materials to the earnings reportFiscal year ending March 20264 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Full-year earnings forecast
Underlying profitExpected to be approximately ¥380 billion
Positive spreadExpected to be approximately ¥270 billion
Premium and other incomeExpected to increase
What the company explained in this material
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
  • Positive spread
    Fiscal year ending March 2025¥142,537 million
    Fiscal year ending March 2026¥255,596 million
    Year-on-year change+¥113,059 million year on year
  • Insurance-related profit and loss
    Fiscal year ending March 2025¥99,628 million
    Fiscal year ending March 2026¥163,341 million
    Year-on-year change+¥63,713 million year on year
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
  • Underlying profit
    Assumptions and outlookExpected to be approximately ¥380 billion
  • Positive spread
    Assumptions and outlookExpected to be approximately ¥270 billion
  • Yield on investment income and other income included in core profit
    Assumptions and outlookExpected to increase
  • Investment yield (general account)
    Assumptions and outlookExpected to remain flat
  • Average assumed interest rate
    Assumptions and outlookExpected to decline
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Annualized premiums from new business¥97,378 million
    Year on year against the same period last year-44.4%
  • Annualized premiums from in-force policies¥2,136,716 million
    Year on year against the same period last year-6.7%
  • Premium and other income¥2,188,660 million
    Year on year against the same period last year-30.6%
  • Amount of in-force policies¥33,798,442 million
    Year on year against the same period last year-6.1%
  • Amount of cancellations and lapses¥848,334 million
    Year on year against the same period last year-7.3%
  • Total assets¥58,442,160 million
    Year on year against the same period last year-1.9%
  • Underlying profit¥418,938 million
    Year on year against the same period last year+73.0%
  • Positive spread¥255.5 billion
    Year-on-year change in amount+¥113 billion year on year
  • Yield on investment income and other income included in core profit2.14%
    Year on year against the same period last year+0.23 percentage points year on year
  • Investment yield (general account)1.54%
    Year on year against the same period last year-0.03 percentage points year on year
  • Average assumed interest rate1.59%
    Year on year against the same period last year-0.02 percentage points year on year
Number of employees
  • Sales staff
    End of March 20269,509 people as of 31 March 2026
    Year on year against the same period last year+0.2%
  • Administrative staff
    End of March 20268,197 people as of 31 March 2026
    Year on year against the same period last year-3.2%
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typeSupplementary materials to the earnings report
Fiscal Period CoveredFiscal year ending March 2026
Full-year earnings forecastUnderlying profit Expected to be approximately ¥380 billion / Positive spread Expected to be approximately ¥270 billion / Premium and other income Expected to increase
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeFactors Positive spread / Fiscal year ending March 2025 ¥142,537 million / Fiscal year ending March 2026 ¥255,596 million / Year-on-year change +¥113,059 million year on year, Factors Insurance-related profit and loss / Fiscal year ending March 2025 ¥99,628 million / Fiscal year ending March 2026 ¥163,341 million / Year-on-year change +¥63,713 million year on year
Key KPIsIndicator Annualized premiums from new business / Value ¥97,378 million / Year on year against the same period last year -44.4%, Indicator Annualized premiums from in-force policies / Value ¥2,136,716 million / Year on year against the same period last year -6.7%, Indicator Premium and other income / Value ¥2,188,660 million / Year on year against the same period last year -30.6%, Indicator Amount of in-force policies / Value ¥33,798,442 million / Year on year against the same period last year -6.1%, Indicator Amount of cancellations and lapses / Value ¥848,334 million / Year on year against the same period last year -7.3%, Indicator Total assets / Value ¥58,442,160 million / Year on year against the same period last year -1.9%, Indicator Underlying profit / Value ¥418,938 million / Year on year against the same period last year +73.0%, Indicator Positive spread / Value ¥255.5 billion / Year-on-year change in amount +¥113 billion year on year, Indicator Yield on investment income and other income included in core profit / Value 2.14% / Year on year against the same period last year +0.23 percentage points year on year, Indicator Investment yield (general account) / Value 1.54% / Year on year against the same period last year -0.03 percentage points year on year, Indicator Average assumed interest rate / Value 1.59% / Year on year against the same period last year -0.02 percentage points year on year
Number of employeesCategory Sales staff / End of March 2026 9,509 people as of 31 March 2026 / Year on year against the same period last year +0.2%, Category Administrative staff / End of March 2026 8,197 people as of 31 March 2026 / Year on year against the same period last year -3.2%
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookItem Underlying profit / Assumptions and outlook Expected to be approximately ¥380 billion, Item Positive spread / Assumptions and outlook Expected to be approximately ¥270 billion, Item Yield on investment income and other income included in core profit / Assumptions and outlook Expected to increase, Item Investment yield (general account) / Assumptions and outlook Expected to remain flat, Item Average assumed interest rate / Assumptions and outlook Expected to decline
Items this document does not state (24)
Net SalesOperating profitOrdinary incomeNet incomeGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesResults for the three months of the current quarterProgress against full-year forecastSelf-assessment against the planSegment resultsUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / ShareKey points of the Q&ANew initiatives

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The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

The company stated that the breakdown of core profit included an increase in the positive spread amount from ¥142,537 million to ¥255,596 million and an increase in insurance-related profit from ¥99,628 million to ¥163,341 million, but did not explain the specific factors behind these increases.

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