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Mixed performance
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
6.6
Consolidated ordinary income for the fiscal year ended March 2026 versus budget (%)Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Financial Results PresentationCumulative fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended March 20268 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥16,610 million
Operating profit¥3,456 million
Ordinary income¥3,512 million
Net income¥2,316 million net income attributable to owners of the parent
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥8,907 million consolidated
Gross Profit Margin
Rate74.4% (consolidated), 76.3% (standalone)
Year-on-year change (points)Standalone: up 1.4 percentage points year on year. Consolidated year-on-year change: Not disclosed.
Operating profit margin
Rate20.8% (consolidated), 23.0% (standalone)
Year-on-year change (points)Standalone: down 0.7 percentage points year on year. Consolidated year-on-year change: Not disclosed.
Results for the three months of the current quarterBook sales were ¥3.887 billion, comprising ¥484 million in print book sales and ¥3.403 billion in e-book sales, with 224 print titles published. Light novel sales were ¥701 million from 82 titles, manga sales were ¥3.107 billion from 83 titles, paperback sales were ¥62 million from 54 titles, and other sales were ¥16 million from 5 titles.
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥18,500 million
Segment profit
¥3,700 million
Ordinary income
¥3,740 million
Profit attributable to owners of the parent
¥2,560 million
Publishing business revenue
¥16,355 million
Anime business sales
¥2,144 million
Publishing business segment profit
¥5,354 million
Anime business segment profit
¥115 million
Adjustments (corporate expenses)
¥-1,769 million
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Consolidated results fell short of the budgetNew initiatives
- Making NIAアニメーション株式会社 a subsidiary
- Reorganizing the segments into the publishing business and anime business from the fiscal year ending March 2027
- Early distribution limited to selected e-book stores
- Developing and providing AI-powered novel proofreading, novel search and recommendation functions
- Increasing the investment ratio in anime production committees
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Number of posts on the Company's website235,511 Engagements
- Number of registered external URLs22,870 Engagements
- Monthly unique users2,653 thousand customers
- Number of manga series published online186 bottlesYear on year against the same period last year169 series in the fourth quarter of the same period last year
- Number of entries for the Manga Awards1,082 WorksYear on year against the same period last yearThe 26th awards last year received 1,000 entries
- Percentage of women among managers46.7 %Year on year against the same period last year39.5% in the same period last year
- Male employees' childcare leave uptake rate0 %Year on year against the same period last year100.0% in the same period last year
Segment results
Publishing Business
Net Sales
¥16,122 million
Profit
¥3,582 million
Anime production business
Net Sales
¥487 million
Profit
¥-126 million
Medium-term management plan targets
Overseas ratio of profit from overseas e-manga sales
Target fiscal yearFiscal year ending March 2030
Target value30%
Profit from the anime business
Target fiscal yearFiscal year ending March 2030
Target value20 times the level in the fiscal year ended March 2024
Comparison with actual resultsThe overseas ratio was 2.1% in the fiscal year ended March 2026, while anime business profit was approximately 5.1 times the level in the fiscal year ended March 2024
Number of employees
Number of Employees171 People
Change during the periodUp 11 people from the end of the previous fiscal year
Annual Dividend
Annual dividend per share¥27
Interim and Year-End BreakdownYear-end dividend: ¥27; interim dividend: Not disclosed
Payout ratio
30.7| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Financial Results Presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Cumulative fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended March 2026 |
| Net Sales | ¥16,610 million |
| Operating profit | ¥3,456 million |
| Ordinary income | ¥3,512 million |
| Net income | ¥2,316 million (net income attributable to owners of the parent) |
| Gross Profit Margin | Rate 74.4% (consolidated), 76.3% (standalone) / Year-on-year change (points) Standalone: up 1.4 percentage points year on year. Consolidated year-on-year change: Not disclosed. |
| Operating profit margin | Rate 20.8% (consolidated), 23.0% (standalone) / Year-on-year change (points) Standalone: down 0.7 percentage points year on year. Consolidated year-on-year change: Not disclosed. |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥8,907 million (consolidated) |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Book sales were ¥3.887 billion, comprising ¥484 million in print book sales and ¥3.403 billion in e-book sales, with 224 print titles published. Light novel sales were ¥701 million from 82 titles, manga sales were ¥3.107 billion from 83 titles, paperback sales were ¥62 million from 54 titles, and other sales were ¥16 million from 5 titles. |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥18,500 million / Segment profit ¥3,700 million / Ordinary income ¥3,740 million / Profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥2,560 million / Publishing business revenue ¥16,355 million / Anime business sales ¥2,144 million / Publishing business segment profit ¥5,354 million / Anime business segment profit ¥115 million / Adjustments (corporate expenses) ¥-1,769 million |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Consolidated results fell short of the budget |
| Segment results | Publishing Business Net Sales ¥16,122 million / Profit ¥3,582 million / Anime production business Net Sales ¥487 million / Profit ¥-126 million |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Number of posts on the Company's website / Value 235,511 Engagements / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of registered external URLs / Value 22,870 Engagements / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Monthly unique users / Value 2,653 thousand customers / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of manga series published online / Value 186 bottles / Year on year against the same period last year 169 series in the fourth quarter of the same period last year, Indicator name Number of entries for the Manga Awards / Value 1,082 Works / Year on year against the same period last year The 26th awards last year received 1,000 entries, Indicator name Percentage of women among managers / Value 46.7 % / Year on year against the same period last year 39.5% in the same period last year, Indicator name Male employees' childcare leave uptake rate / Value 0 % / Year on year against the same period last year 100.0% in the same period last year |
| Number of employees | Number of Employees 171 People / Change during the period Up 11 people from the end of the previous fiscal year |
| Medium-term management plan targets | Overseas ratio of profit from overseas e-manga sales Target fiscal year Fiscal year ending March 2030 / Target value 30% / Profit from the anime business Target fiscal year Fiscal year ending March 2030 / Target value 20 times the level in the fiscal year ended March 2024 / Comparison with actual results The overseas ratio was 2.1% in the fiscal year ended March 2026, while anime business profit was approximately 5.1 times the level in the fiscal year ended March 2024 |
| Annual Dividend | Annual dividend per share ¥27 / Interim and Year-End Breakdown Year-end dividend: ¥27; interim dividend: Not disclosed |
| Payout ratio | 30.7 |
| New initiatives | Making NIAアニメーション株式会社 a subsidiary, Reorganizing the segments into the publishing business and anime business from the fiscal year ending March 2027, Early distribution limited to selected e-book stores, Developing and providing AI-powered novel proofreading, novel search and recommendation functions, Increasing the investment ratio in anime production committees |
Items this document does not state (12)
Progress against full-year forecastBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial targetsAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogMarket Size / ShareKey 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.Consolidated results fell short of the budget because the delivery of several large-scale projects scheduled for the fourth quarter in the anime production business was pushed into the following fiscal year, resulting in a shift in the period in which sales were recognized. On a standalone basis, e-book sales increased due to expanded sales initiatives conducted in collaboration with e-book stores and strong performance by titles adapted into anime.
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