セキュリティセグメントの売上高は同29.9%減の1.06億円、セグメント利益は同73.5%減の0.10億円となった。セキュリティセグメントについては、引き続き同社としては積極的な事業拡大は行わない方針としている。Kubell <4448> announced its consolidated financial results for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2024 (January to September 24). Revenue increased by 34.0% year-on-year to 6.184 billion yen, operating profit was 0.184 billion yen (compared to a loss of 0.67 billion yen in the same period last year), ordinary profit was 0.169 billion yen (compared to a loss of 0.674 billion yen), and quarterly net profit attributable to the parent company shareholders was 0.134 billion yen (compared to a loss of 0.674 billion yen).
Under the mission of 'making work more enjoyable and creative,' the company group aims to create a society where people can enjoy working more and unleash their creative freedom to the fullest during the majority of their lives spent working, not just to earn a living. They are working on developing and providing services to realize work efficiency and creative working methods. During the cumulative period of the third quarter, they have invested in expanding peripheral services leveraging the platform of 'Chatwork' and the spread of business chat. The business has been expanding smoothly due to measures such as the increase in ARPU resulting from pricing adjustments implemented in the previous period and initiatives like releasing 'Chatwork Assistant' as their own BPaaS service.
The revenue of the Chatwork segment increased by 36.2% compared to the same period last year to 6.077 billion yen, and the segment profit was 0.174 billion yen (compared to a loss of 0.709 billion yen in the same period last year).
The revenue of the Security segment decreased by 29.9% to 0.106 billion yen, and the segment profit decreased by 73.5% to 0.01 billion yen. Regarding the Security segment, the company continues to have a policy of not actively expanding the business.
Regarding the full-year forecast for the fiscal year ending December 2024, the company announced an upward revision of the consolidated performance forecast on the same day. Revenue is expected to increase by 30.0% compared to the previous year (8.43 billion yen), operating profit is projected to be 0.035 billion yen (an increase of 0.008 billion yen to 0.034 billion yen compared to the previous forecast), ordinary profit is expected to be 0.032 billion yen (an increase of 0.024 billion yen to 0.049 billion yen compared to the previous forecast), and the net loss attributable to the parent company shareholders for the current period is projected to be 0.058 billion yen (an increase of 0.008 billion yen to 0.038 billion yen compared to the previous forecast).
