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Financial results presentationSecond quarter of the fiscal year ending December 20268 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales30 Hundreds of millions of yen+26.5%
Operating profit6.3 Hundreds of millions of yen+11.1%
Net income4.5 Hundreds of millions of yen+19.6%
Operating profit margin21.2 %
Gross Profit MarginMobile segment 85.9% (+1.2 percentage points year on year), Solutions segment 30.7% (+15.3 percentage points year on year)
Results for the three months of the current quarterRevenue: ¥1.54 billion (+27.2% year on year); operating profit: ¥260 million (-1.5% year on year); operating margin: 17.0%; subscription billing revenue: ¥450 million (+66.4% year on year)
Full-year earnings forecast
Subscription revenue¥1.73 billion
Net Sales¥5.45 billion
Operating profit¥1.35 billion
Profit attributable to owners of the parent¥940 million
Number of ibisPaint subscription contracts547.4 thousand
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。
Subscription revenue50.5% (+9.1% versus plan)
Number of ibisPaint subscription contracts58.0% growth progress (+18.7% versus plan)
Net Sales55.2%
Operating profit47.0%
Profit attributable to owners of parent48.5%
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
All metrics are progressing at a pace exceeding the full-year plan and are tracking favorably, above plan across the boardBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
- Advertising Investment+¥134 million versus plan
- Reallocation to first-half advertising+¥150 million versus plan
- Investment in mobile development personnel¥100 million (+4.3% year on year)
- Investment in Solutions development personnel¥440 million (+16.3% year on year)
New initiatives
- Additional advertising investment to expand recurring revenue from 3Q onward
- Optimize second-half advertising investment to approximately ¥120 million per quarter on average
- Build an AI-driven development structure
- Absorption merger of ゼロイチスタート (effective 1 April 2026)
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Number of ibisPaint subscription contracts484.5 thousand casesYear on year against the same period last year+59.5%
- Net increase in ibisPaint subscription contracts36,527 EngagementsYear on year against the same period last yearHighest ever for a second quarter
- DAU644 More than 10,000 peopleYear on year against the same period last year+0.5%
- Number of new ibisPaint downloads16,467 thousand casesYear on year against the same period last year-7.2%
- Number of IT engineers273 peopleYear on year against the same period last year+29 people (+11.9%)
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
The number of subscription contracts, net increase in contracts, and number of new downloads are disclosed. Subscription pricing: Not disclosed.Segment results
- MobileSales¥850 millionYear-on-year revenue comparison+23.2%Profit¥355 million
- SolutionsSales¥660 millionYear-on-year revenue comparison+33.3%Profit¥79 millionYear-on-year change in profit+15.3%
Market Size / Share
The materials state that the overseas IP market is expected to expand to ¥20 trillion by 2033. ibisPaint has held the No. 1 position for 7 consecutive years. Overseas sales account for more than 90%.Number of employees
273 IT engineers (+29 people year on year, including 9 people attributable to the absorption merger of ゼロイチスタート)| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Financial results presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Second quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2026 |
| Net Sales | 30 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY +26.5%) |
| Operating profit | 6.3 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY +11.1%) |
| Net income | 4.5 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY +19.6%) |
| Gross Profit Margin | Mobile segment 85.9% (+1.2 percentage points year on year), Solutions segment 30.7% (+15.3 percentage points year on year) |
| Operating profit margin | 21.2 % |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Revenue: ¥1.54 billion (+27.2% year on year); operating profit: ¥260 million (-1.5% year on year); operating margin: 17.0%; subscription billing revenue: ¥450 million (+66.4% year on year) |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Subscription revenue ¥1.73 billion / Net Sales ¥5.45 billion / Operating profit ¥1.35 billion / Profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥940 million / Number of ibisPaint subscription contracts 547.4 thousand |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Subscription revenue 50.5% (+9.1% versus plan) / Number of ibisPaint subscription contracts 58.0% growth progress (+18.7% versus plan) / Net Sales 55.2% / Operating profit 47.0% / Profit attributable to owners of parent 48.5% |
| Self-assessment against the plan | All metrics are progressing at a pace exceeding the full-year plan and are tracking favorably, above plan across the board |
| Segment results | Segment Mobile / Sales ¥850 million / Year-on-year revenue comparison +23.2% / Profit ¥355 million / Year-on-year change in profit Not disclosed, Segment Solutions / Sales ¥660 million / Year-on-year revenue comparison +33.3% / Profit ¥79 million / Year-on-year change in profit +15.3% |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Factors Advertising Investment / Amount +¥134 million versus plan, Factors Reallocation to first-half advertising / Amount +¥150 million versus plan, Factors Investment in mobile development personnel / Amount ¥100 million (+4.3% year on year), Factors Investment in Solutions development personnel / Amount ¥440 million (+16.3% year on year) |
| Key KPIs | Indicator Number of ibisPaint subscription contracts / Value 484.5 thousand cases / Year on year against the same period last year +59.5%, Indicator Net increase in ibisPaint subscription contracts / Value 36,527 Engagements / Year on year against the same period last year Highest ever for a second quarter, Indicator DAU / Value 644 More than 10,000 people / Year on year against the same period last year +0.5%, Indicator Number of new ibisPaint downloads / Value 16,467 thousand cases / Year on year against the same period last year -7.2%, Indicator Number of IT engineers / Value 273 people / Year on year against the same period last year +29 people (+11.9%) |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | The number of subscription contracts, net increase in contracts, and number of new downloads are disclosed. Subscription pricing: Not disclosed. |
| Number of employees | 273 IT engineers (+29 people year on year, including 9 people attributable to the absorption merger of ゼロイチスタート) |
| Market Size / Share | The materials state that the overseas IP market is expected to expand to ¥20 trillion by 2033. ibisPaint has held the No. 1 position for 7 consecutive years. Overseas sales account for more than 90%. |
| New initiatives | Additional advertising investment to expand recurring revenue from 3Q onward, Optimize second-half advertising investment to approximately ¥120 million per quarter on average, Build an AI-driven development structure, Absorption merger of ゼロイチスタート (effective 1 April 2026) |
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Ordinary incomeSelling, general and administrative expensesNumber of stores and locationsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookMedium-term management plan targetsFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogKey points of the Q&A
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Revenue was boosted by growth in the number of subscription contracts and commissioned development. The decline in operating profit was attributed to additional advertising investment above plan to expand recurring revenue from 3Q onward.
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