The data section ＜3905＞ announced consolidated financial results for the 1st quarter of the fiscal year ending 2025/3 on the 14th. Net sales increased 19.7% from the same period last year to 0.539 billion yen, operating loss was 0.091 billion yen (loss of 0.071 billion yen in the same period last year), ordinary loss was 0.084 billion yen (loss of 0.064 billion yen), and quarterly net loss attributable to parent company shareholders was 0.093 billion yen (loss of 0.081 billion yen).

Domestic business sales were 0.306 billion yen, up 23.1% from the same period last year, and segment loss was 0.034 billion yen (loss of 0.036 billion yen in the same period last year). The data science business uses data utilization and AI development results as strengths, and supports corporate data-driven management and DX promotion through solutions such as consulting, IT education, etc., centering on major excellent companies. In the system integration business, we develop individual user solutions utilizing technical capabilities and know-how cultivated through big data analysis and AI technology (text/image/voice), and the consolidated subsidiary DSS also provides settlement services (corporate prepaid card service “Biz Preca”), SES business (card companies, settlement companies, securities companies, etc.), financial contract development centered on card companies, and MSP services (Kura It provides UDO system construction/operation/maintenance services) and security services (PCIDSS consulting services, security diagnosis services, etc.). In the marketing solution business, in addition to domestically developing a stock type service “FollowUp,” which supports improving store performance by multiplying and analyzing image/video data acquired with AI cameras installed in retail stores with POS data, it also provides stock services such as social media analysis tools “Insight Intelligence” and “Insight Intelligence Q” Also, it provides consulting services for multilingual social media analysis with its consolidated subsidiary Solid Intelligence. Since the data science business in the first quarter of this year consists of businesses that were transferred in 2023/9, sales increased drastically. In the system integration business, sales increased compared to the same period last year as orders from the consolidated subsidiary DSS remained steady. In the marketing solutions business, sales increased compared to the same period last year due to an increase in orders for “Follow Up”.

Overseas business sales increased 15.5% to 0.233 billion yen, and segment profit decreased 9.1% to 0.045 billion yen. Among the marketing solution businesses, we are expanding “FollowUp” overseas. In the first quarter of this year, in addition to the steady trend in order acceptance in Chile and Colombia, which are our main bases, there was also an effect of an increase in consolidated subsidiaries, and sales increased compared to the same period last year.

An upward revision of the consolidated earnings forecast for the full fiscal year ending 2025/3 was announced on the same day. Sales are 3.312 billion yen, up 48.6% from the previous fiscal year (up 25.0% from the previous forecast), operating income is 0.342 billion yen (up 327.5%), ordinary profit is 0.317 billion yen (up 476.3% from the same period), and net income attributable to parent company shareholders is 0.217 billion yen (up 1,176.5% from the same period).