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Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026 (Japanese GAAP) (Consolidated)

In the fiscal year ended March 2026, revenue increased on sales of new character-related products, while operating profit and net income rose substantially as a result of an improved product mix and cost reductions. For the fiscal year ending March 2027, the company expects revenue growth and higher operating profit, but forecasts a decline in ordinary profit.

Worth reading
43Recurring
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Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
48.8
Year-on-year change in operating profit (%)
Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.

Results for this period

Full year1 April 2025–31 March 2026ConsolidatedJapanese GAAP
Net Sales68,294¥ millionYear on year +3.0%Progress 96.9%
Operating profit4,136¥ millionYear on year +48.8%Progress 98.5%
Ordinary income4,429¥ millionYear on year +44.1%Progress 105.5%
Net income attributable to owners of the parent2,978¥ millionYear on year +78.6%

The width of the band at each stage is based on revenue. The narrower it becomes toward the bottom, the smaller the proportion of revenue that remains as profit. The dotted outline is the full-year forecast and the band inside it is the result for this period. The progress rate is the result divided by the forecast.

Net income per share¥91.22
Operating MarginCurrent fiscal year 6.1 % / Previous period 4.2 %
Financial position at period-end
Total assets93,805¥ million
of which net assets 38,805 ¥ millionEquity ratio 40.0%vs. prior year-end +1.3pt

塗りつぶした部分が自己資本比率です。総資産のうち、返済のいらない自前の資金がどれだけかを表します。The thin vertical line indicates the level at the end of the previous fiscal year.

Cash inflows and outflows
Operating+9,030
Investment+2,504
Financials-1,107
Net change+10,427

Stacked from zero: upward is an increase in cash, downward a decrease (in ¥ million).The net change represented by the dotted line is the total of three items, calculated from figures provided by the company.

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period¥24,178 million
Outlook and shareholder returns
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales¥70,500 million (YoY +3.2%)
Operating profit¥4,200 million (YoY +1.5%)
Ordinary income¥4,200 million (YoY -5.2%)
Profit attributable to owners of the parent¥3,000 million (YoY +0.7%)
Annual Dividend Forecast¥20 → ¥28(+40.0%)
Payout ratio29.6
Shareholder Return PolicyThe company plans to pay dividends from surplus with a consolidated dividend payout ratio target of 30%.
Factors Behind Changes in Business Performance

The increase in revenue from stronger sales of new character-related products, an improved sales mix resulting from the introduction and discontinuation of products, and improved profit margins due to cost reductions and other factors

Disclosure regarding the going concern assumption

No applicable matters

Change in accounting policy
基準改正に伴う変更 Noそれ以外の変更 No見積りの変更 No修正再表示 No
Changes in the scope of consolidationNew 0 companies (company name: —) / Excluded 0 companies (company name: —)
Material subsequent eventsNo applicable matters.
Impairment loss¥4 million
Breakdown of extraordinary income (loss)Extraordinary income Gain on sale of investment securities ¥355 million / Extraordinary loss Loss on sale of fixed assets ¥201 million, Impairment Losses ¥4 million, Loss on Disposal of Fixed Assets ¥93 million
Depreciation and amortization¥2,933 million
Availability of Supplementary Financial Results MaterialsNo
Availability of Financial Results BriefingWhether applicable Yes / Subject person Analysts and institutional investors
Issued Shares at Period-End38,165,340 shares
Treasury Shares at Period-End5,419,992 treasury shares
Results for this period
ItemDetails
Fiscal Period ClassificationFull year
Accounting standardsJapanese GAAP
Consolidated / non-consolidatedConsolidated
Period Covered1 April 2025–31 March 2026
Net Sales¥68,294 million (YoY +3.0%)
Operating profit¥4,136 million (YoY +48.8%)
Ordinary income¥4,429 million (YoY +44.1%)
Profit attributable to owners of the parent¥2,978 million (YoY +78.6%)
Net income per share¥91.22
Operating MarginCurrent fiscal year 6.1 % / Previous period 4.2 %
Equity ratioEnd of the current fiscal period 40 / End of previous period 38.7
Total assets¥93,805 million
Net assets¥38,805 million
Cash flows from operating activities¥9,030 million
Cash flows from investing activities¥2,504 million
Cash flows from financing activities¥-1,107 million
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period¥24,178 million
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales ¥70,500 million (YoY +3.2%) / Operating profit ¥4,200 million (YoY +1.5%) / Ordinary income ¥4,200 million (YoY -5.2%) / Profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥3,000 million (YoY +0.7%)
Annual Dividend Forecast¥20 → ¥28(+40.0%)
Payout ratio29.6
Shareholder Return PolicyThe company plans to pay dividends from surplus with a consolidated dividend payout ratio target of 30%.
Depreciation and amortization¥2,933 million
Impairment loss¥4 million
Breakdown of extraordinary income (loss)Extraordinary income Gain on sale of investment securities ¥355 million / Extraordinary loss Loss on sale of fixed assets ¥201 million, Impairment Losses ¥4 million, Loss on Disposal of Fixed Assets ¥93 million
Disclosure regarding the going concern assumptionNo applicable matters
Change in accounting policyChanges due to revisions to standards No / Other changes No / Change in accounting estimate No / Restatement No
Changes in the scope of consolidationNew 0 companies (company name: —) / Excluded 0 companies (company name: —)
Material subsequent eventsNo applicable matters.
Availability of Supplementary Financial Results MaterialsNo
Availability of Financial Results BriefingWhether applicable Yes / Subject person Analysts and institutional investors
Issued Shares at Period-End38,165,340 shares
Treasury Shares at Period-End5,419,992 treasury shares
Factors Behind Changes in Business PerformanceThe increase in revenue from stronger sales of new character-related products, an improved sales mix resulting from the introduction and discontinuation of products, and improved profit margins due to cost reductions and other factors
Items this document does not state (5)
Revision to Earnings ForecastSegment revenueSegment profitRegional salesOrders received and order backlog

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The reasons the company gives

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

Profit margins improved as sales of new character-related products increased, revenue growth had a positive effect, the sales mix improved through the introduction and discontinuation of products, and costs were reduced.

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