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Financial Results Briefing Materials for the Fiscal Year Ending September 2026

For the fiscal year ending September 2026, revenue and profit at every stage exceeded the year-earlier period, while operating profit, ordinary profit and net income reached record highs. In addition to productivity improvement initiatives and the expansion of overseas operations, the company expanded into other companies’ advertising platforms and exceeded its full-year earnings forecast.

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Improvement
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Scale
4781
¥ million (year-on-year increase in revenue)
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Financial results presentationFiscal year ending September 20268 items taken from the company’s own explanation
Financial Results Figures (The key points of this material are explained below)
Net Sales20,452 Millions of yen+30.5%
Operating profit1,114 Millions of yen+81.7%
Ordinary income1,003 Millions of yen+88.9%
Net income¥760 million +289.9%net profit attributable to owners of the parent
Results for the three months of the current quarter
Consolidated operating profit
252 Millions of yen
Data product revenue
2,770 Millions of yen+19.8%
Data product gross profit
917 Millions of yen+13.7%
Full-year earnings forecast
Net Sales
20,452 Millions of yen
Gross profit
6,189 Millions of yen
Adjusted operating profit
1,369 Millions of yen
Operating profit
1,114 Millions of yen
Ordinary income
1,003 Millions of yen
Profit attributable to owners of the parent
760 Millions of yen
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 Sales115.0%
Gross profit106.9%
Adjusted operating profit105.8%
Operating profit108.8%
Ordinary income105.4%
Profit attributable to owners of the parent112.2%
What the company explained in this material
Self-assessment against the planThe company's self-assessment against its own plan.
Finished 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 Overseas Business
  • Impairment loss on the Indonesian subsidiary¥280 million
  • Performance-based bonusesApproximately ¥120 million
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookThe assumptions used by the company in preparing its forecast.
  • Revenue growth rate through the fiscal year ending September 2030More than approximately 10% annually
  • Operating margin for the fiscal year ending September 2030Approximately 10%
New initiatives
  • Launch of the AI Factory initiative (scheduled to go live in 2027)
  • UNIVERSE data integration and ad delivery to major social media and video platforms
  • In-house development of an AI agent platform
  • Issuance of paid stock options subject to performance conditions for executives
Key KPIsA metric the company considers important as a management benchmark.
  • Number of active UNIVERSE accounts3,414 (cumulative through Q4 FY2026)
    Year on year against the same period last yearup 4.9%
  • Number of active accounts on the company’s own platform2,201 (cumulative through Q4 FY2026)
    Year on year against the same period last year0.0%
  • Number of active accounts on other companies’ platforms1,213 (Q4 FY2026)
  • Direct revenue from major customers
    Year on year against the same period last yearUp 77%
  • Revenue from small and midsize customers and agencies
    Year on year against the same period last year2% increase
Unit price and quantity metricsThese figures show sales broken down by price and volume.
  • Average price on the proprietary platform¥640,000 (Q3 FY2026), ¥720,000 (Q4 FY2026)
  • Number of accounts on the proprietary platform2,425 (Q4 FY2026)
  • Average price on third-party platforms¥610,000 (Q4 FY2026)
  • Number of accounts on third-party platforms1,213 (Q4 FY2026)
Segment results
Data products
Net sales, fourth quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2026
2,770 Millions of yen+19.8%
Gross profit for Q4 of the fiscal year ending September 2026
917 Millions of yen+13.7%
UNIVERSE proprietary platform
Net sales, fourth quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2026
2,015 Millions of yen+18.1%
Gross profit for Q4 of the fiscal year ending September 2026
729 Millions of yen+10.8%
Medium-term management plan targets
Operating profit for the fiscal year ending September 2030¥3 billion
Previous targetOperating profit of ¥1.5 billion (expected to be achieved in the fiscal year ending September 2027)
Contents of this document
ItemDetails
Document typeFinancial results presentation
Fiscal Period CoveredFiscal year ending September 2026
Net Sales20,452 Millions of yen (YoY +30.5%)
Operating profit1,114 Millions of yen (YoY +81.7%)
Ordinary income1,003 Millions of yen (YoY +88.9%)
Net income¥760 million (net profit attributable to owners of the parent) (YoY +289.9%)
Results for the three months of the current quarterConsolidated operating profit 252 Millions of yen / Data product revenue 2,770 Millions of yen (YoY +19.8%) / Data product gross profit 917 Millions of yen (YoY +13.7%)
Full-year earnings forecastNet Sales 20,452 Millions of yen / Gross profit 6,189 Millions of yen / Adjusted operating profit 1,369 Millions of yen / Operating profit 1,114 Millions of yen / Ordinary income 1,003 Millions of yen / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 760 Millions of yen
Progress against full-year forecastNet Sales 115.0% / Gross profit 106.9% / Adjusted operating profit 105.8% / Operating profit 108.8% / Ordinary income 105.4% / Profit attributable to owners of the parent 112.2%
Self-assessment against the planFinished above the full-year forecast
Segment resultsData products Net sales, fourth quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2026 2,770 Millions of yen (YoY +19.8%) / Gross profit for Q4 of the fiscal year ending September 2026 917 Millions of yen (YoY +13.7%) / UNIVERSE proprietary platform Net sales, fourth quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2026 2,015 Millions of yen (YoY +18.1%) / Gross profit for Q4 of the fiscal year ending September 2026 729 Millions of yen (YoY +10.8%)
Breakdown of Factors Affecting the ChangeFactors Productivity Improvement Initiatives / Amount Not disclosed, Factors Expansion of Overseas Business / Amount Not disclosed, Factors Impairment loss on the Indonesian subsidiary / Amount ¥280 million, Factors Performance-based bonuses / Amount Approximately ¥120 million
Key KPIsIndicator name Number of active UNIVERSE accounts / Value 3,414 (cumulative through Q4 FY2026) / Year on year against the same period last year up 4.9%, Indicator name Number of active accounts on the company’s own platform / Value 2,201 (cumulative through Q4 FY2026) / Year on year against the same period last year 0.0%, Indicator name Number of active accounts on other companies’ platforms / Value 1,213 (Q4 FY2026) / Year on year against the same period last year Not disclosed, Indicator name Direct revenue from major customers / Value Not disclosed / Year on year against the same period last year Up 77%, Indicator name Revenue from small and midsize customers and agencies / Value Not disclosed / Year on year against the same period last year 2% increase
Unit price and quantity metricsIndicator name Average price on the proprietary platform / Value ¥640,000 (Q3 FY2026), ¥720,000 (Q4 FY2026), Indicator name Number of accounts on the proprietary platform / Value 2,425 (Q4 FY2026), Indicator name Average price on third-party platforms / Value ¥610,000 (Q4 FY2026), Indicator name Number of accounts on third-party platforms / Value 1,213 (Q4 FY2026)
Assumptions Underlying the Business OutlookItem Revenue growth rate through the fiscal year ending September 2030 / Value More than approximately 10% annually, Item Operating margin for the fiscal year ending September 2030 / Value Approximately 10%
Medium-term management plan targetsOperating profit for the fiscal year ending September 2030 ¥3 billion / Previous target Operating profit of ¥1.5 billion (expected to be achieved in the fiscal year ending September 2027)
New initiativesLaunch of the AI Factory initiative (scheduled to go live in 2027), UNIVERSE data integration and ad delivery to major social media and video platforms, In-house development of an AI agent platform, Issuance of paid stock options subject to performance conditions for executives
Items this document does not state (14)
Gross Profit MarginOperating profit marginSelling, general and administrative expensesNumber of stores and locationsNumber of employeesRisk 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 company cited productivity improvement initiatives, the expansion of overseas operations and expanded data connections to other companies’ advertising platforms as the main factors. It also explained that the productivity improvement initiatives generated operating profit, while UNIVERSE benefited from increased sales through other companies’ platforms.

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