Appier Group raised its current-year net income forecast 21% from the previous forecast and increased its record-profit forecast. It also raised the year-end dividend to ¥2.5 per share.
Appier Group announced its earnings after the close of trading on 13 November, reporting consolidated net income of ¥3.3 billion for the cumulative third quarter (January-September) of the fiscal year ending December 2026, up approximately 98.7% year on year. Revenue for the 3 quarters was ¥24,574 million, operating profit was ¥1,204 million, ordinary profit was ¥1,300 million, and net income was ¥1,240 million.
The full-year net income forecast was revised upward from the previous forecast of ¥4.12 billion to ¥4.99 billion, with the growth rate increasing from the previous 61.1% to 95.1%. Accordingly, the year-end dividend was raised from ¥2.3 to ¥2.5 per share. Under the second-half plan, net income for the July-December period was raised from the previous forecast of ¥2.72 billion to ¥3.59 billion.
For the most recent 3 months, net income for the July-September quarter increased 78.2% year on year to ¥1.9 billion, while the net profit margin on revenue improved sharply from 9.0% to 15.2%. These figures match the contents of the earnings summary filed under IFRS, indicating that strong performance has continued.