Worth reading
48Recurring
0–100. This measures how worthwhile something is to read, not how good or bad the company is.Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.Scale
1111
¥ million (year-on-year increase in revenue)Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Financial results presentationSecond quarter of the fiscal year ending March 20276 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales9,100 Millions of yen+13.9%
Operating profit1,808 Millions of yen+6.6%
Ordinary income1,844 Millions of yen+7.5%
Net income¥1,225 million +19.0%interim net income attributable to owners of the parent
Gross Profit Margin69.6 %
Operating profit margin19.9 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses4,528 Millions of yen
Results for the three months of the current quarterQuarterly revenue, print-book and e-book revenue in the publishing business, second-quarter standalone revenue for light novels, manga, bunko editions, other publishing, and the anime business, and the number of titles published.
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
18,500 Millions of yen
What the company explained in this material
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
- Increase in revenue+¥1,111 million
- Increase in gross profit+¥216 million
- Higher SG&A Expenses+¥104 million
- Increase in operating profit+¥112 million
- Increase in ordinary profit+¥127 million
- Increase in interim net income+¥196 million
New initiatives
- Direct overseas sales of print books of English-language manga
- Launch of the new AlphaPolis Historical Fiction Bunko and Zeus Comics imprints
- Development and provision of AI-powered novel proofreading, search, and recommendation functions
- Focused investment in anime production committees
- Adding print-book sales to the overseas sales strategy
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Monthly unique users2,891 thousand people
- Total content items272,276 projects
- Number of manga series published online211 Projects
- New web manga serialisations in the second quarter24 Projects
- Number of entries for the Manga Awards1,122 Title
- Overseas sales ratio1.9 %
Segment results
- Publishing BusinessNet Sales7,709 Millions of yenRevenue_yoy_pct1.3Segment profit2,476 Millions of yenProfit_yoy_pct-0.9
- Anime BusinessNet Sales1,391 Millions of yenRevenue_yoy_pct264.1Segment profit172 Millions of yenProfit for the same period of the previous fiscal year¥(44) million
Medium-term management plan targets
- Target10% overseas share of manga sales profitTarget fiscal yearFiscal year ending March 2030NoteRevised to a new definition including print books
- TargetProfit generated through the production committee scheme: 20 times the level in the fiscal year ended March 2024Target fiscal yearFiscal year ending March 2030
Number of employees
Number of Employees273 People
Change during the period+26 people year on year-end on a consolidated basis, and +16 people on a non-consolidated basis
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Financial results presentation |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2027 |
| Net Sales | 9,100 Millions of yen (YoY +13.9%) |
| Operating profit | 1,808 Millions of yen (YoY +6.6%) |
| Ordinary income | 1,844 Millions of yen (YoY +7.5%) |
| Net income | ¥1,225 million (interim net income attributable to owners of the parent) (YoY +19.0%) |
| Gross Profit Margin | 69.6 % |
| Operating profit margin | 19.9 % |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 4,528 Millions of yen |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Quarterly revenue, print-book and e-book revenue in the publishing business, second-quarter standalone revenue for light novels, manga, bunko editions, other publishing, and the anime business, and the number of titles published. |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales 18,500 Millions of yen |
| Segment results | Segment Publishing Business / Net Sales 7,709 Millions of yen / Revenue_yoy_pct 1.3 / Segment profit 2,476 Millions of yen / Profit_yoy_pct -0.9, Segment Anime Business / Net Sales 1,391 Millions of yen / Revenue_yoy_pct 264.1 / Segment profit 172 Millions of yen / Profit for the same period of the previous fiscal year ¥(44) million |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Factors Increase in revenue / Amount +¥1,111 million, Factors Increase in gross profit / Amount +¥216 million, Factors Higher SG&A Expenses / Amount +¥104 million, Factors Increase in operating profit / Amount +¥112 million, Factors Increase in ordinary profit / Amount +¥127 million, Factors Increase in interim net income / Amount +¥196 million |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Monthly unique users / Value 2,891 thousand people, Indicator name Total content items / Value 272,276 projects, Indicator name Number of manga series published online / Value 211 Projects, Indicator name New web manga serialisations in the second quarter / Value 24 Projects, Indicator name Number of entries for the Manga Awards / Value 1,122 Title, Indicator name Overseas sales ratio / Value 1.9 % |
| Number of employees | Number of Employees 273 People / Change during the period +26 people year on year-end on a consolidated basis, and +16 people on a non-consolidated basis |
| Medium-term management plan targets | Target 10% overseas share of manga sales profit / Target fiscal year Fiscal year ending March 2030 / Note Revised to a new definition including print books, 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 |
| New initiatives | Direct overseas sales of print books of English-language manga, Launch of the new AlphaPolis Historical Fiction Bunko and Zeus Comics imprints, Development and provision of AI-powered novel proofreading, search, and recommendation functions, Focused investment in anime production committees, Adding print-book sales to the overseas sales strategy |
Items this document does not state (14)
Progress against full-year forecastSelf-assessment against the planUnit 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 results of 2 consolidated subsidiaries, which were not included in consolidated earnings for the cumulative second quarter of the previous fiscal year, made a full contribution from the cumulative second quarter of the current fiscal year. In the anime business, contributions from the consolidation of 2 subsidiaries and rights income associated with TV anime broadcasts also increased.
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