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Scored from 3 of 6 sectionsDirection
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
4672
¥ million (consolidated revenue)Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Financial results presentationFirst quarter of the fiscal year ending March 20275 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥4,672 million
Operating profit¥1,106 million
Ordinary income¥1,115 million
Net income¥750 million profit attributable to owners of the parent
Gross Profit Margin72.8%
Operating profit margin23.7%
Selling, general and administrative expenses¥2,296 million
Results for the three months of the current quarterConsolidated revenue was ¥4,672 million, consolidated operating profit was ¥1,106 million, consolidated ordinary profit was ¥1,115 million, and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥750 million. On a non-consolidated basis, revenue was ¥4,335 million, operating profit was ¥1,171 million, ordinary profit was ¥1,178 million, and quarterly net profit was ¥813 million. Segment revenue was ¥3,828 million for the Publishing Business and ¥843 million for the Anime Business.
What the company explained in this material
New initiatives
- Reorganization of the disclosed segments into the Publishing Business and Anime Business
- Launch of direct overseas sales of printed English-language manga editions
- Provision of AI-powered novel proofreading, novel search and recommendation functions
- In-house production within the Group by directly commissioning subsidiaries to produce anime based on the company's intellectual property
- Advance releases through electronic stores, anime-linked initiatives, and expanded domestic and overseas sales
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Total content items264,435 Engagements
- Number of posts on the Company's website241,471 Engagements
- External URLs registered22,964 Engagements
- Monthly unique users2,881 thousand customers
- Number of manga series published online192 bottles
- Number of entries for the Manga Awards1,082 Works
Segment results
Publishing Business
Net Sales¥3,828 million
Profit¥1,265 million
Profit_unit¥ million
Anime Business
Net Sales¥843 million
Profit¥267 million
Profit_unit¥ million
Adjustments
Profit¥-426 million
Medium-term management plan targets
- TargetOverseas share of profit from electronic manga sales: 30%Target fiscal yearFiscal year ending March 2030Comparison with actual resultsFY2026/3 actual: 2.1%
- TargetProfit generated through the production committee scheme: 20 times the level in the fiscal year ended March 2024Target fiscal yearFiscal year ending March 2030Comparison with actual resultsFY2026/3 actual: approximately 5.1 times the level in the fiscal year ended March 2024
Number of employees
Number of Employees185 people
Change during the periodUp 14 people from the end of the previous fiscal year
Hiring planNew-graduate hiring for the Editorial Headquarters and Web Planning and Development Department, and staff expansion in the Sales Department
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Financial results presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | First quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Net Sales | ¥4,672 million |
| Operating profit | ¥1,106 million |
| Ordinary income | ¥1,115 million |
| Net income | ¥750 million (profit attributable to owners of the parent) |
| Gross Profit Margin | 72.8% |
| Operating profit margin | 23.7% |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ¥2,296 million |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Consolidated revenue was ¥4,672 million, consolidated operating profit was ¥1,106 million, consolidated ordinary profit was ¥1,115 million, and quarterly net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥750 million. On a non-consolidated basis, revenue was ¥4,335 million, operating profit was ¥1,171 million, ordinary profit was ¥1,178 million, and quarterly net profit was ¥813 million. Segment revenue was ¥3,828 million for the Publishing Business and ¥843 million for the Anime Business. |
| Segment results | Publishing Business Net Sales ¥3,828 million / Profit ¥1,265 million / Profit_unit ¥ million / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed / Anime Business Net Sales ¥843 million / Profit ¥267 million / Profit_unit ¥ million / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed / Adjustments Profit ¥-426 million |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Total content items / Value 264,435 Engagements / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of posts on the Company's website / Value 241,471 Engagements / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name External URLs registered / Value 22,964 Engagements / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Monthly unique users / Value 2,881 thousand customers / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of manga series published online / Value 192 bottles / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of entries for the Manga Awards / Value 1,082 Works / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed |
| Number of employees | Number of Employees 185 people / Change during the period Up 14 people from the end of the previous fiscal year / Hiring plan New-graduate hiring for the Editorial Headquarters and Web Planning and Development Department, and staff expansion in the Sales Department |
| Medium-term management plan targets | Target Overseas share of profit from electronic manga sales: 30% / Target fiscal year Fiscal year ending March 2030 / Comparison with actual results FY2026/3 actual: 2.1%, Target Profit generated through the production committee scheme: 20 times the level in the fiscal year ended March 2024 / Target fiscal year Fiscal year ending March 2030 / Comparison with actual results FY2026/3 actual: approximately 5.1 times the level in the fiscal year ended March 2024 |
| New initiatives | Reorganization of the disclosed segments into the Publishing Business and Anime Business, Launch of direct overseas sales of printed English-language manga editions, Provision of AI-powered novel proofreading, novel search and recommendation functions, In-house production within the Group by directly commissioning subsidiaries to produce anime based on the company's intellectual property, Advance releases through electronic stores, anime-linked initiatives, and expanded domestic and overseas sales |
Items this document does not state (16)
Full-year earnings forecastProgress against full-year forecastSelf-assessment against the planBreakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeUnit price and quantity metricsNumber of stores and locationsAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition 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.The Anime Business was boosted by initiatives to expand electronic-book sales, strong performance by titles adapted into anime, higher production committee revenue, and the inclusion of commissioned production revenue from 2 subsidiaries. In the Publishing Business, continuing volumes of major titles, primarily manga, performed well.
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