また、医師・医療従事者向け医療専門サイト「ケアネット・ドットコム（CareNet.com）」においては、医師会員獲得及び維持を目的に、前期に引き続き積極的に投資を行っている。これにより、当第3四半期末の医師会員数は23万4千人（前年同期比6.8%増）となった。Care Net ＜2150＞ announced consolidated financial results for the 3rd quarter (24/1/9) of the fiscal year ending 2024/12 on the 13th. Sales increased 7.1% from the same period last year to 7.788 billion yen, operating profit decreased 18.4% to 1.416 billion yen, ordinary profit decreased 19.3% to 1.429 billion yen, and quarterly net profit attributable to parent company shareholders decreased 24.1% to 0.839 billion yen.
Sales in the pharmaceutical DX business increased 4.2% from the same period last year to 6.762 billion yen, and operating profit decreased 12.4% to 2.372 billion yen. Initiatives such as strengthening the sales system for existing services have been promoted.
Sales of the medical platform business increased 32.4% to 1.034 billion yen, and operating profit increased 7.0% to 0.263 billion yen. Sales of the job change support service “Career” etc. for physicians increased 15.8% from the same period to 0.568 billion yen. Meanwhile, with regard to medical education videos and other services, sales increased 60.4% from the same period to 0.465 billion yen due to the new consolidation of Medical Create.
Also, on the medical specialty site “CareNet.com (CareNet.com)” for physicians and health care workers, we have continued to actively invest in the previous fiscal year with the aim of acquiring and maintaining physician members. As a result, the number of physician members at the end of this third quarter was 0.23 million4,000 (up 6.8% from the same period last year).
Regarding the full-year consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending 2024/12, the initial plan is unchanged, with sales rising 13.3% from the previous fiscal year to 11.6 billion yen, operating income falling 9.4% to 2.2 billion yen, ordinary income falling 10.8% to 2.2 billion yen, and net income attributable to parent company shareholders falling 0.7% to 1.5 billion yen.
