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Financial results presentationFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending December 20267 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥9,130 million+6.1%
Operating profit¥754 million-23.6%
Ordinary income¥751 million-23.0%
Net income¥487 million-22.9%
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥1,446 million
Gross Profit Margin
Rate24.1%
Year-on-year change (points)Down from 27.3% in the same quarter of the previous year
Operating profit margin
Rate8.3%
Year-on-year change (points)Down from 11.5% in the same quarter of the previous year
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Net Sales¥9,130 million
Operating profit¥754 million
Ordinary income¥751 million
Profit attributable to owners of parent for the quarter¥487 million
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥36,700 million
Operating profit
¥1,920 million
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Excluding accounting- and system-related adjustments in the Educare business, revenue and profit are tracking in line with expectationsBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
- Difference between fiscal years in official price revisions-¥120 million
- Review of the timing of recognition of employee treatment improvement expenses-¥110 million
- Timing shift in the recognition of revenue from certain subsidies-¥60 million
- Other factors affecting Educare operating profit: after-school programs+¥40 million
- Other factors affecting Educare operating profit: licensed and certified facilities-¥77 million
- Other factors affecting Educare operating profit: facility-based programs-¥13 million
New initiatives
- Promoting babysitter recruitment through the opening of a third recruitment hub
- Improving nanny compensation and strengthening premium services
- Plans to implement the GLOBAL program at 3 public elementary schools' after-school children's clubs in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture
- Introducing the Cambridge Early Years curriculum at PALIS
- Opening new licensed daycare centers, after-school programs and other facilities
- Restructuring the business portfolio through the transfer of all shares in consolidated subsidiary Wish
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- National childcare worker and other training participantsApproximately 93,000 peopleYear on year against the same period last year+25%
- Households using services43,000 Households
- Households using Family Care services31,000 HouseholdsYear on year against the same period last year+12.9%
- Households using Educare services12,000 HouseholdsYear on year against the same period last year+3.8%
- Percentage of female directors40.0%
- Percentage of Female Managers76.6%
- Gender pay gap15.2%
Segment results
- Family Care businessNet Sales¥2,418 millionYear-on-year change in revenue+20.7%Operating profit¥559 millionYear-on-year operating profit growth+30.1%
- Educare businessNet Sales¥6,555 millionYear-on-year change in revenue+2.4%Operating profit¥578 millionYear-on-year operating profit growth-38.4%
- Professional BusinessNet Sales¥110 millionYear-on-year change in revenue-5.4%Operating profit¥6 million
- Other BusinessesNet Sales¥92 millionYear-on-year change in revenue-12.9%Operating profit¥0 million
Medium-term management plan targets
Reference was made to the publication of Medium-Term Management Plan 2030. Specific target figures: Not disclosedNumber of stores and locations
End of period325 facilities (as of 14 May 2026)
Facilities opened and closed during the period11 new facilities opened and 1 certified daycare center reopened from January to April 2026. Plans for 2026 are to open 12 facilities and close 11.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Financial results presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2026 |
| Net Sales | ¥9,130 million (YoY +6.1%) |
| Operating profit | ¥754 million (YoY -23.6%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥751 million (YoY -23.0%) |
| Net income | ¥487 million (YoY -22.9%) |
| Gross Profit Margin | Rate 24.1% / Year-on-year change (points) Down from 27.3% in the same quarter of the previous year |
| Operating profit margin | Rate 8.3% / Year-on-year change (points) Down from 11.5% in the same quarter of the previous year |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥1,446 million |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Net Sales ¥9,130 million / Operating profit ¥754 million / Ordinary income ¥751 million / Profit attributable to owners of parent for the quarter ¥487 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥36,700 million / Operating profit ¥1,920 million |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Excluding accounting- and system-related adjustments in the Educare business, revenue and profit are tracking in line with expectations |
| Segment results | Segment Family Care business / Net Sales ¥2,418 million / Year-on-year change in revenue +20.7% / Operating profit ¥559 million / Year-on-year operating profit growth +30.1%, Segment Educare business / Net Sales ¥6,555 million / Year-on-year change in revenue +2.4% / Operating profit ¥578 million / Year-on-year operating profit growth -38.4%, Segment Professional Business / Net Sales ¥110 million / Year-on-year change in revenue -5.4% / Operating profit ¥6 million, Segment Other Businesses / Net Sales ¥92 million / Year-on-year change in revenue -12.9% / Operating profit ¥0 million |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Factors Difference between fiscal years in official price revisions / Amount -¥120 million, Factors Review of the timing of recognition of employee treatment improvement expenses / Amount -¥110 million, Factors Timing shift in the recognition of revenue from certain subsidies / Amount -¥60 million, Factors Other factors affecting Educare operating profit: after-school programs / Amount +¥40 million, Factors Other factors affecting Educare operating profit: licensed and certified facilities / Amount -¥77 million, Factors Other factors affecting Educare operating profit: facility-based programs / Amount -¥13 million |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name National childcare worker and other training participants / Value Approximately 93,000 people / Year on year against the same period last year +25%, Indicator name Households using services / Value 43,000 Households / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Households using Family Care services / Value 31,000 Households / Year on year against the same period last year +12.9%, Indicator name Households using Educare services / Value 12,000 Households / Year on year against the same period last year +3.8%, Indicator name Percentage of female directors / Value 40.0% / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Percentage of Female Managers / Value 76.6% / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Gender pay gap / Value 15.2% / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed |
| Number of stores and locations | End of period 325 facilities (as of 14 May 2026) / Facilities opened and closed during the period 11 new facilities opened and 1 certified daycare center reopened from January to April 2026. Plans for 2026 are to open 12 facilities and close 11. |
| Medium-term management plan targets | Reference was made to the publication of Medium-Term Management Plan 2030. Specific target figures: Not disclosed |
| New initiatives | Promoting babysitter recruitment through the opening of a third recruitment hub, Improving nanny compensation and strengthening premium services, Plans to implement the GLOBAL program at 3 public elementary schools' after-school children's clubs in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, Introducing the Cambridge Early Years curriculum at PALIS, Opening new licensed daycare centers, after-school programs and other facilities, Restructuring the business portfolio through the transfer of all shares in consolidated subsidiary Wish |
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Progress against full-year forecastUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of employeesAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / ShareKey points of the Q&A
These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.
The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The difference between fiscal years in the revision of official prices in the Educare business, the earlier recognition of employee treatment improvement expenses, and a timing shift in the recognition of revenue from certain subsidies resulted in an approximately ¥300 million negative impact on profit. SG&A expenses increased, mainly due to semi-variable costs associated with babysitter payment processing and systems as the business expanded, as well as nondeductible consumption taxes.
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