Sun Asterisk achieved substantial increases in revenue and operating profit for the six months ended December 2026, with revenue up 25.8% year on year to ¥8.9 billion and operating profit up 141.8% to ¥1.0 billion. MIXENSE was newly added as a consolidated subsidiary, and inappropriate accounting practices were identified at Sun Asterisk Vietnam.
In its earnings report for the six months ended December 2026, Sun Asterisk announced that revenue was ¥8.9 billion and operating profit was ¥1.0 billion, both substantially higher than in the same period of the previous year. Ordinary profit was ¥1.2 billion, while interim net profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥800 million, with both also showing substantial increases. This was the first year of applying IFRS. For the full year, revenue is forecast at ¥18.2 billion, operating profit at ¥1.7 billion, profit for the year at ¥1.4 billion and EPS at ¥36.73.
The report explained that the company has a single business segment centered on its Digital Creative Studio business, with three service lines: Creative & Engineering, Talent Platform, and Incubation and Other. In the accounting treatment for the fiscal year ending December 2026, MIXENSE was newly consolidated as a consolidated subsidiary, while inappropriate accounting practices were identified at Sun Asterisk Vietnam. The impact on prior years was described as minor.
Total assets rose 19.8% from the end of the previous fiscal year to ¥19.3 billion. Current liabilities increased substantially due to the recognition of short-term borrowings. Liabilities rose 36.6% to ¥7.4 billion, the equity ratio declined to 61.3%, and goodwill increased 27.9% to ¥1.2 billion. In cash flow, operating cash flow was a positive ¥600 million, investing cash flow was an outflow of ¥4.0 billion, and financing cash flow reflected ¥1.6 billion in financing, attributed to the execution of short-term borrowings.
The company paid no dividend for the fiscal year ended December 2025, but plans to pay a year-end dividend of ¥10 for the fiscal year ending December 2026, for a full-year total of ¥10.