■ Future Outlook for Draft <5070>
● Financial Outlook for the fiscal year ending December 2024
For the fiscal year ending December 2024, the consolidated financial results are expected to be a 12.1% increase in revenue to 12,000 million yen compared to the previous year, a 12.6% increase in operating profit to 980 million yen, a 13.2% increase in ordinary profit to 960 million yen, and a 12.3% increase in net income attributable to parent company shareholders to 580 million yen, which is consistent with the initial forecast announced in February 2024.
The company group has set a full-year revenue target based on a project stock of 8,500 million yen as of December 2023, an estimated weekly trading amount of 170 million yen, and an acquisition rate of 70%. Selling and administrative expenses are expected to include expenses related to the expansion of personnel expenses, strengthening global branding with a focus on 'DAFT about DRAFT', and the office relocation expenses of overseas subsidiary D-RAWRITE, with an anticipated special loss of 100 million yen. Strategic investments to achieve sustainable growth are progressing, taking these factors into consideration. It is expected that the performance targets will be achieved, and stable growth can be anticipated.
(Reported by FISCO guest analyst Hiroshi Nakayama)