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Financial results presentation7366LITALICO Inc.Information and Communications, Services and Others

Fiscal Year Ending March 2027 First-Quarter Financial Results Presentation

In Q1 FY2027, revenue increased 20.3% year on year and operating profit increased 52.7%. All core businesses grew, and revenue and operating profit were progressing ahead of the company’s initial full-year forecasts.

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Financial results presentationFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending March 202712 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥10,844 million+20.3%
Operating profit¥1,434 million+52.7%
Net income¥892 million+58.0%
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Revenue
¥10,844 million
Operating profit
¥1,434 million
Profit for the period attributable to owners of the parent
¥892 million
Full-year earnings forecast
Revenue
¥44,000 million
Operating profit
¥5,500 million
Profit for the period attributable to owners of the parent
¥3,300 million
Year-end dividend
¥15
Progress against full-year forecast　通期の予想に対して、いまどこまで進んだかの割合です。
Revenue24.6
Operating profit26.1
Profit for the period attributable to owners of the parent27
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Revenue and operating profit are progressing above the initial forecasts
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
  • Higher utilization at existing facilities
  • Expansion of long-hour and home-visit support
  • Growth in welfare staffing placement and media businesses
  • Investment in new business development

The company identifies the factors but does not state the amount attributable to each one.

Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
Employment support facility openings27
Child welfare facility openings21
FY2027 employment support facility opening plan40
New overseas medium-sized facility30
Additional overseas facilities7 beds
New initiatives
  • Open 27 employment support facilities in FY2026, with 7 additional facilities planned through M&A
  • Plan to open 40 employment support facilities in FY2027
  • Expand long-hour and home-visit support in child welfare
  • Acquire an overseas facility with 7 beds and open a new medium-sized facility with 30 beds
  • Investment to strengthen sales capabilities and product development
  • Investment in new business development
  • Share repurchases
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Cumulative number of contracted business establishments36,529 Facility
  • New contracted business establishments acquired1,956 Engagements+24.0%
  • Number of subscription-based contracted establishments36,529 Facility
  • Net increase in subscription-contract business establishments in Q11,527 Engagements
  • Number of people placed in jobs through employment support917 people
  • Number of child welfare service users11,401 people
  • Number of LITALICO Wonder users4,883 people
  • Number of users at residential facilities in the overseas core business36 people
  • NPS score (LITALICO Works)13 NPS
  • NPS score (LITALICO Junior)33.5 NPS
Segment results
  • Employment Support
    Revenue¥4,105 million (YoY +23.5%)
    Business profit¥1,402 million (YoY +34.6%)
  • Child welfare
    Revenue¥2,998 million (YoY +22.7%)
    Business profit¥291 million
  • Platform
    Revenue¥1,745 million (YoY +24.2%)
    Business profit¥639 million (YoY +9.2%)
  • Overseas expansion
    Revenue¥991 million (YoY +13.8%)
    Business profit¥241 million (YoY +21.1%)
  • Other
    Revenue¥1,006 million (YoY +3.2%)
    Business profit¥-6 million
Medium-term management plan targets
No. 1 in the world in support for people with disabilities. Numerical target: Not disclosed
Market Size / Share
Budget for disability welfare services and related servicesApproximately ¥4 trillion (annual total of national and local government budgets)
National government portion of the budget for disability welfare services and related programsApproximately ¥2 trillion
Number of disability welfare service facilitiesMore than 180,000 disability welfare service facilities
Number of people with disabilities in the USApproximately 45 million people with disabilities in the US
US public spending on IDD servicesApproximately $80 billion in US public spending on IDD services
Number of stores and locations
Store openings during the period9 employment support facilities and 1 child welfare facility
Number of employees
By segment
Employment Support1,574
Child welfare2,034
Platform521
Overseas expansion267
Other874
Annual Dividend
¥15
End of period15
Acquisition of treasury shares
Repurchase authorization amount
¥1,000 million
Number of shares under the buyback program
1,000,000 Shares
Period12 May 2026–30 September 2026
Acquired to date
¥1,000 million
Number of Shares644,700
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typeFinancial results presentation
Fiscal Period CoveredFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027
Net Sales¥10,844 million (YoY +20.3%)
Operating profit¥1,434 million (YoY +52.7%)
Net income¥892 million (YoY +58.0%)
Results for the three months of the current quarterRevenue ¥10,844 million / Operating profit ¥1,434 million / Profit for the period attributable to owners of the parent ¥892 million
Full-year earnings forecastRevenue ¥44,000 million / Operating profit ¥5,500 million / Profit for the period attributable to owners of the parent ¥3,300 million / Year-end dividend ¥15
Progress against full-year forecastRevenue 24.6 / Operating profit 26.1 / Profit for the period attributable to owners of the parent 27
Self-assessment against the planRevenue and operating profit are progressing above the initial forecasts
Segment resultsSegment Employment Support / Revenue ¥4,105 million (YoY +23.5%) / Business profit ¥1,402 million (YoY +34.6%), Segment Child welfare / Revenue ¥2,998 million (YoY +22.7%) / Business profit ¥291 million, Segment Platform / Revenue ¥1,745 million (YoY +24.2%) / Business profit ¥639 million (YoY +9.2%), Segment Overseas expansion / Revenue ¥991 million (YoY +13.8%) / Business profit ¥241 million (YoY +21.1%), Segment Other / Revenue ¥1,006 million (YoY +3.2%) / Business profit ¥-6 million
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeFactors Higher utilization at existing facilities / Amount Not disclosed, Factors Expansion of long-hour and home-visit support / Amount Not disclosed, Factors Growth in welfare staffing placement and media businesses / Amount Not disclosed, Factors Investment in new business development / Amount Not disclosed
Key KPIsCumulative number of contracted business establishments 36,529 Facility, New contracted business establishments acquired 1,956 Engagements (YoY +24.0%), Number of subscription-based contracted establishments 36,529 Facility, Net increase in subscription-contract business establishments in Q1 1,527 Engagements, Number of people placed in jobs through employment support 917 people, Number of child welfare service users 11,401 people, Number of LITALICO Wonder users 4,883 people, Number of users at residential facilities in the overseas core business 36 people, NPS score (LITALICO Works) 13 NPS, NPS score (LITALICO Junior) 33.5 NPS
Number of stores and locationsNumber at period-end Not disclosed / Store openings during the period 9 employment support facilities and 1 child welfare facility / Store closures during the period Not disclosed
Number of employeesBy segment Employment Support 1,574 / Child welfare 2,034 / Platform 521 / Overseas expansion 267 / Other 874 / Changes during the period and hiring plan Not disclosed
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookEmployment support facility openings 27 / Child welfare facility openings 21 / FY2027 employment support facility opening plan 40 / New overseas medium-sized facility 30 / Additional overseas facilities 7 beds
Medium-term management plan targetsNo. 1 in the world in support for people with disabilities. Numerical target: Not disclosed
Annual Dividend¥15
Acquisition of treasury sharesRepurchase authorization amount ¥1,000 million / Number of shares under the buyback program 1,000,000 Shares / Period 12 May 2026–30 September 2026 / Acquired to date Number of Shares ¥644,700 million / Amount ¥1,000 million
Market Size / ShareBudget for disability welfare services and related services Approximately ¥4 trillion (annual total of national and local government budgets) / National government portion of the budget for disability welfare services and related programs Approximately ¥2 trillion / Number of disability welfare service facilities More than 180,000 disability welfare service facilities / Number of people with disabilities in the US Approximately 45 million people with disabilities in the US / US public spending on IDD services Approximately $80 billion in US public spending on IDD services / Market share Not disclosed
New initiativesOpen 27 employment support facilities in FY2026, with 7 additional facilities planned through M&A, Plan to open 40 employment support facilities in FY2027, Expand long-hour and home-visit support in child welfare, Acquire an overseas facility with 7 beds and open a new medium-sized facility with 30 beds, Investment to strengthen sales capabilities and product development, Investment in new business development, Share repurchases
Items this document does not state (11)
Ordinary incomeGross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesUnit price and quantity metricsRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial targetsPayout ratioCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogKey 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 company attributed the increases in revenue and profit to higher utilization at existing facilities, the expansion of long-hour and home-visit support, and growth in the platform business’s welfare staffing placement and media businesses. Regarding overall performance, the company explained that “all core businesses are progressing steadily, with the employment support business performing particularly well.”

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