Results for this period
Full year1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026ConsolidatedIFRSThe 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.
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.
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.
Revenue increased in all segments. The main drivers were higher sales of ICT-related products for corporate customers, recurring-revenue products and consumer products in Distribution; demand for digitalization-related solutions in Enterprise; higher transaction volumes for QR code payments and credit cards in Finance; increased merchandise and mobile sales in Consumer; and higher commerce sales excluding ASKUL and strategic sales in Media and EC. Operating profit increased in Finance, Enterprise, Consumer and Distribution, more than offsetting the decline in Media and EC.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Period Classification | Full year |
| Accounting standards | IFRS |
| Consolidated / non-consolidated | Consolidated |
| Period Covered | 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 |
| Net Sales | ¥7,038,680 million (YoY +7.6%) |
| Operating profit | ¥1,042,576 million (YoY +5.4%) |
| Profit attributable to owners of the parent | ¥550,759 million (YoY +4.7%) |
| Net income per share | Basic ¥11.35 / Diluted ¥11.27 |
| Operating Margin | 14.8 |
| Equity ratio | End of the current fiscal period 16 / End of previous period 17 |
| Total assets | ¥18,502,175 million |
| Net assets | ¥4,668,455 million |
| Cash flows from operating activities | ¥1,393,760 million |
| Cash flows from investing activities | ¥-1,270,806 million |
| Cash flows from financing activities | ¥-136,854 million |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | ¥1,438,799 million |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥7,500,000 million (YoY +6.6%) / Operating profit ¥1,100,000 million (YoY +5.5%) / Ordinary income Not disclosed / Net income ¥560,000 million (YoY +1.7%) |
| Annual Dividend Forecast | 8.6 Yen per share (actual for the fiscal year ended March 2026 and forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027) → 8.8 Yen per share (actual for the fiscal year ended March 2026 and forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027) |
| Payout ratio | Fiscal year ending March 2026 75.8 / Forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2027 76.2 |
| Segment revenue | Consumer Business 30,151 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY +2.1%), Enterprise Business 10,029 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY +8.7%), Distribution Business 10,563 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY +18.8%), Media and EC business 16,680 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY +2.4%), Finance Business 4,045 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY +24.3%) |
| Segment profit | Consumer Business 5,508 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY +3.8%), Enterprise Business 1,924 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY +13.0%), Distribution Business 353 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY +15.9%), Media and EC business 2,404 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY -7.1%), Finance Business 863 Hundreds of millions of yen (YoY +107.1%) |
| Depreciation and amortization | 7,853 Hundreds of millions of yen |
| Impairment loss | ¥20,629 million, 73 Hundreds of millions of yen |
| Change in accounting policy | Changes due to revisions to standards Yes / Other changes No / Change in accounting estimate No / Restatement Not disclosed |
| Changes in the scope of consolidation | New Number of companies 4 / Company name LINE Bank Taiwan Limited, LINE MAN CORPORATION PTE. LTD., and 2 other subsidiaries / Excluded Number of companies 2 / Company name Zフィナンシャル株式会社, LINE Pay株式会社 |
| Availability of Supplementary Financial Results Materials | Yes |
| Availability of Financial Results Briefing | Whether applicable Yes / Subject person Media organizations, institutional investors and financial institutions |
| Issued Shares at Period-End | 47,971,989,700 |
| Treasury Shares at Period-End | 170,724,817 |
| Factors Behind Changes in Business Performance | Revenue increased in all segments. The main drivers were higher sales of ICT-related products for corporate customers, recurring-revenue products and consumer products in Distribution; demand for digitalization-related solutions in Enterprise; higher transaction volumes for QR code payments and credit cards in Finance; increased merchandise and mobile sales in Consumer; and higher commerce sales excluding ASKUL and strategic sales in Media and EC. Operating profit increased in Finance, Enterprise, Consumer and Distribution, more than offsetting the decline in Media and EC. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Revenue increased in all segments, driven by growth in ICT and cloud products for corporate customers, solutions related to digitalization, transaction volumes for QR code payments and credit cards, and merchandise sales. Operating profit declined in the Media and EC business due mainly to system disruptions, while profit increased in the Finance, Enterprise, Consumer and Distribution businesses. For the next fiscal year, the company expects revisions to communication fees, demand for cloud, AI and mobile services, a recovery from the impact of system disruptions at ASKUL and fixed-cost reductions, as well as growth in payment and financial services.