Worth reading
61In focus
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
25.7
Percentage revision to the full-year operating profit forecast (%)Wording
Conditional
How definitive the wording is.Contents of this document
Presentation materials for financial resultsSecond quarter of the fiscal year ending September 202610 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales¥9,633 million+17.7%
Operating profit¥777 million+79.8%
Ordinary income¥732 million+84.0%
Net income¥592 million+2,021.7%
Results for the three months of the current quarterRevenue and gross profit for the standalone second quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2026 are provided by service. Data product revenue: 1,? (quarterly figure shown in the chart); consulting revenue: ¥1,087 million; gross profit: ¥237 million; and other figures. The consolidated three-month figures are not disclosed.
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
¥17,788 million
Gross profit
¥5,791 million
Adjusted operating profit
¥1,295 million
Operating profit
¥1,024 million
Ordinary income
¥952 million
Profit attributable to owners of the parent
¥678 million
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。
Net Sales55.2%
Gross profit56.3%
Adjusted operating profit85.1%
Operating profit95.3%
Ordinary income96.1%
Profit attributable to owners of the parent89.2%
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Revenue and profit at each stage are expected to finish above the full-year forecast.Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeReasons cited by the Company for the change in the figures.
Productivity improvement initiatives, expansion of the overseas business, data connections to and sales expansion through third-party platforms, and the increase in personnel implemented in the previous fiscal year
New initiatives
- Connecting UNIVERSE data to third-party advertising platforms and delivering advertisements
- Improving operational efficiency through AI and making system development AI-native
- Investing in new businesses centered on data
- Specific consideration of M&A in adjacent fields
- Plans to distribute a shopping program on TikTok Shop
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
- Number of active accounts on the UNIVERSE proprietary platform2,425 Accounts cumulative through 2Q of fiscal 2026
- Number of active accounts on third-party platforms through UNIVERSE1,194 Accounts cumulative through 2Q of fiscal 2026Year on year against the same period last year+24%
- Number of active accounts on the UNIVERSE proprietary platform845 Accounts monthly chart figuresYear on year against the same period last year+8%
- Revenue from major customers and agencies+2%Year on year against the same period last year+2%
- Direct revenue from major customers-32%Year on year against the same period last year-32%
- Revenue from small and midsize customers and agencies+2%Year on year against the same period last year+2%
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
- Average price on the proprietary platform¥660,000, ¥730,000, etc.
- Number of accounts on the proprietary platform1,708, 2,202, etc.
- Average price on third-party platforms¥750,000, etc.
- Number of accounts on third-party platforms1,194 Number of accounts cumulative through 2Q of fiscal 2026
Segment results
Data products
Net Sales
¥2,793 million+13.0%
Gross profit
¥1,004 million+18.2%
Consulting
Net Sales
¥2,281 million+24.1%
Gross profit
¥578 million+34.6%
Medium-term management plan targets
The company aims to achieve revenue of ¥20.0 billion–¥22.0 billion and operating profit of ¥1.5 billion in 1–2 years. A numerical comparison with actual results is not disclosed.Market Size / Share
The presentation provides UNIVERSE's sales mix by industry. In the second quarter of 2026, B2B accounted for 28%, human resources for 17%, e-commerce for 14%, and games/apps for 11%, among others.Number of stores and locations
7 locations in Japan and 3 overseas. The number of openings and closures during the period is not disclosed.Number of employees
The actual number of employees is not disclosed. The allocation and increase of new graduate hires are mentioned.| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Document type | Presentation materials for financial results |
| Fiscal Period Covered | Second quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2026 |
| Net Sales | ¥9,633 million (YoY +17.7%) |
| Operating profit | ¥777 million (YoY +79.8%) |
| Ordinary income | ¥732 million (YoY +84.0%) |
| Net income | ¥592 million (YoY +2,021.7%) |
| Results for the three months of the current quarter | Revenue and gross profit for the standalone second quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2026 are provided by service. Data product revenue: 1,? (quarterly figure shown in the chart); consulting revenue: ¥1,087 million; gross profit: ¥237 million; and other figures. The consolidated three-month figures are not disclosed. |
| Full-year earnings forecast | Net Sales ¥17,788 million / Gross profit ¥5,791 million / Adjusted operating profit ¥1,295 million / Operating profit ¥1,024 million / Ordinary income ¥952 million / Profit attributable to owners of the parent ¥678 million |
| Progress against full-year forecast | Net Sales 55.2% / Gross profit 56.3% / Adjusted operating profit 85.1% / Operating profit 95.3% / Ordinary income 96.1% / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 89.2% |
| Self-assessment against the plan | Revenue and profit at each stage are expected to finish above the full-year forecast. |
| Segment results | Data products Net Sales ¥2,793 million (YoY +13.0%) / Gross profit ¥1,004 million (YoY +18.2%) / Consulting Net Sales ¥2,281 million (YoY +24.1%) / Gross profit ¥578 million (YoY +34.6%) |
| Breakdown of Factors Affecting the Change | Productivity improvement initiatives, expansion of the overseas business, data connections to and sales expansion through third-party platforms, and the increase in personnel implemented in the previous fiscal year |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Number of active accounts on the UNIVERSE proprietary platform / Value 2,425 Accounts (cumulative through 2Q of fiscal 2026) / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Number of active accounts on third-party platforms through UNIVERSE / Value 1,194 Accounts (cumulative through 2Q of fiscal 2026) / Year on year against the same period last year +24%, Indicator name Number of active accounts on the UNIVERSE proprietary platform / Value 845 Accounts (monthly chart figures) / Year on year against the same period last year +8%, Indicator name Revenue from major customers and agencies / Value +2% / Year on year against the same period last year +2%, Indicator name Direct revenue from major customers / Value -32% / Year on year against the same period last year -32%, Indicator name Revenue from small and midsize customers and agencies / Value +2% / Year on year against the same period last year +2% |
| Unit price and quantity metrics | Indicator name Average price on the proprietary platform / Value ¥660,000, ¥730,000, etc., Indicator name Number of accounts on the proprietary platform / Value 1,708, 2,202, etc., Indicator name Average price on third-party platforms / Value ¥750,000, etc., Indicator name Number of accounts on third-party platforms / Value 1,194 Number of accounts (cumulative through 2Q of fiscal 2026) |
| Number of stores and locations | 7 locations in Japan and 3 overseas. The number of openings and closures during the period is not disclosed. |
| Number of employees | The actual number of employees is not disclosed. The allocation and increase of new graduate hires are mentioned. |
| Medium-term management plan targets | The company aims to achieve revenue of ¥20.0 billion–¥22.0 billion and operating profit of ¥1.5 billion in 1–2 years. A numerical comparison with actual results is not disclosed. |
| Market Size / Share | The presentation provides UNIVERSE's sales mix by industry. In the second quarter of 2026, B2B accounted for 28%, human resources for 17%, e-commerce for 14%, and games/apps for 11%, among others. |
| New initiatives | Connecting UNIVERSE data to third-party advertising platforms and delivering advertisements, Improving operational efficiency through AI and making system development AI-native, Investing in new businesses centered on data, Specific consideration of M&A in adjacent fields, Plans to distribute a shopping program on TikTok Shop |
Items this document does not state (12)
Gross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesAssumptions Underlying the Business OutlookRisk amount incorporated into the outlookFinancial targetsAnnual DividendPayout ratioAcquisition of treasury sharesCapital expendituresOrders received and order backlogKey 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 effects of productivity improvement initiatives implemented in the previous fiscal year continued, the overseas business expanded, and data connections to and sales expansion through third-party platforms progressed. The full-year forecast was revised upward because the productivity improvement initiatives are expected to result in profit at each stage exceeding the previous forecast.
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