Expansion in exhibition scale and the number of completed M&A deals

「As a result, revenue from the M&A advisory business for the cumulative first-quarter period was ¥447,197 thousand, segment profit was ¥103,878 thousand and the number of deals closed was 40.」

「Exhibition business net sales for the current fiscal year were ¥2,981.688 million, up 23.8% year on year, segment income was ¥1,146.762 million, up 28.5%, and the number of exhibition booths was 6,773, up 28.9%. Both net sales and segment income reached record highs. The number of completed transactions was 219, up 28.1% year on year.」

「The number of completed transactions was 68, up 47.8% year on year.」

「As exhibitions expanded in both the nursing care and IT fields, and the number of exhibition booths increased substantially due in part to holding the Tokyo exhibition twice a year, exhibition business net sales for the current consolidated fiscal year were ¥2,408.475 million, up 26.5% year on year, segment income was ¥892.315 million, up 40.5%, and the number of exhibition booths was 5,254, up 39.4%. Both net sales and segment income reached record highs.」

「As exhibitions expanded in both the nursing care and IT fields, increasing the number of exhibition booths, exhibition business net sales for the current interim consolidated accounting period were ¥943.204 million, up 40.1% year on year, and segment income was ¥246.547 million, up 144.4%. In the training program introduced in October 2023, some practical training took longer than expected, causing a slight delay in transaction completions. Since consultant training has progressed steadily thereafter, transaction completions have proceeded smoothly from the second quarter onward. The number of completed transactions was 46, down 17.9% year on year.」

「During the third quarter consolidated cumulative period, the company held exhibitions in Yokohama in June, Sapporo in July, Sendai in August, Fukuoka in October and Osaka from November through December. Although transaction completions progressed steadily from October onward, the number of completed transactions was 88 during the third quarter consolidated cumulative period, down 8.3% year on year.」

「During the second quarter consolidated cumulative period, the company held the Yokohama exhibition in Kanagawa Prefecture in June, the Sapporo exhibition in Hokkaido in July and the Sendai exhibition in Miyagi Prefecture in August. The number of completed transactions was 56 during the second quarter consolidated cumulative period, down 17.6% year on year.」

「The number of completed transactions was 23 during the first quarter consolidated cumulative period, down 28.1% from the same quarter of the previous year.」

「As a result, the total number of exhibition booths at all exhibitions held during the current fiscal year was 1,565, up 13.1% year on year.」

「During the third quarter cumulative period, the company held exhibitions in Yokohama in May, Sapporo in July, Sendai in September, Fukuoka in November and Osaka in December. In addition, as the company focused on medium-sized and large transactions during the third quarter cumulative period, the number of completed transactions was 96, down 2.0% year on year.」

「In addition, the number of completed transactions continued to progress steadily in line with the plan, reaching 68 during the second quarter cumulative period, up 13.3% year on year.」

「In addition, the number of completed transactions continued to progress steadily in line with the plan, reaching 32 during the first quarter cumulative period, up 6.7% year on year.」

「As a result, the total number of exhibition booths at all exhibitions held during the current fiscal year was 1,384, up 16.8% year on year. In addition, as the training structure and systematization established in the previous fiscal year took hold, mid-career M&A consultants became productive sooner than expected. As a result, the number of completed transactions increased substantially to 129 during the current fiscal year, up 51.8% year on year.」

「In addition, as the training structure and systematization established in the previous fiscal year took hold, mid-career M&A consultants became productive sooner than expected. As a result, the number of completed transactions increased substantially to 98 during the third quarter cumulative period, up 71.9% year on year.」

「In addition, as the training structure and systematization established in the previous fiscal year proved effective, mid-career M&A consultants became productive sooner than expected. As a result, the number of completed transactions increased substantially to 60 during the second quarter cumulative period, up 66.7% year on year.」

「In addition, as the training structure and systematization established in the previous fiscal year proved effective, mid-career M&A consultants became productive sooner than expected. As a result, the number of completed transactions increased substantially to 30 during the first quarter cumulative period, up 650.0% year on year.」

「In addition, as the development and systematization of the training structure for M&A consultants, an issue carried over from the previous fiscal year, was largely completed, the number of completed transactions increased substantially to 57 during the third quarter cumulative period, up 90.0% year on year.」

「In addition, as the development and standardization of the M&A consultant training system, an issue carried over from the previous fiscal year, was largely completed, the number of completed deals increased substantially to 36 in the cumulative second-quarter period, double the number in the same period of the previous year.」

「During the first quarter cumulative period, no sales were recorded from exhibitions.」

「As a result, the total number of exhibition booths at all exhibitions held during the current fiscal year was 1,772, up 29.4% year on year. The number of completed transactions was 49, below the initial forecast and down 3.9% year on year.」

「As a result, during the third quarter cumulative period, net sales were ¥597.994 million, up 10.6% year on year, and segment income was ¥142.229 million, up 19.7%, resulting in higher sales and earnings.」

「In addition, during the second quarter cumulative period, net sales were ¥365.210 million, up 53.6% year on year, and segment income was ¥77.137 million, compared with a loss of ¥8.228 million in the same period of the previous year, resulting in a substantial increase in the profit margin.」

「During the first quarter cumulative period, the company held CareTEX One Omiya 2019 in Saitama Prefecture in May, attracting more visitors and exhibitors than initially expected and receiving highly favorable satisfaction ratings from both groups.」

「As a result, the total number of exhibitor booths at all exhibitions held during the fiscal year increased to 1,369, up 22.4% from the previous fiscal year.」

「During the third quarter cumulative period, the company held CareTEX Kansai 2018 and CareTEX One Yokohama 2018. Together with the solid number of completed transactions in the M&A brokerage business, this resulted in BtoB net sales of ¥540.462 million, up 87.1% year on year, and segment income of ¥118.783 million, up 201.9%.」

「During the second quarter cumulative period, the company held CareTEX Fukuoka 2018, CareTEX One Omiya 2018 and CareTEX One Nagoya 2018, while the number of completed transactions in the M&A brokerage business also remained solid.」

「The total number of exhibition booths at all exhibitions held during the current fiscal year was 1,118, up 35.0% year on year. In the M&A brokerage service, the number of completed transactions reached 42, up 68.0% year on year, following efforts to develop seller-side opportunities through regular direct-mail campaigns and maintain regular contact by email and other means with registered buyer businesses.」