On the 14th, Flare S <7062> announced its consolidated financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April-September 24th), with revenue increasing by 30.6% year-on-year to 3.569 billion yen, operating loss of 0.041 billion yen (compared to a profit of 0.052 billion yen in the same period last year), ordinary loss of 0.062 billion yen (compared to a profit of 0.05 billion yen), and interim net loss attributable to parent company shareholders of 0.065 billion yen (compared to a profit of 0.019 billion yen).
The sales of the massage directly operated business were 1.995 billion yen (up 12.8% year-on-year), with segment profit of 0.599 billion yen (up 14.4%). The treatment fees per session increased due to the revision of medical treatment fees related to acupuncture, moxibustion, and massage practitioners in June 2024.
The sales of the massage franchise business were 0.473 billion yen (up 10.7%), with segment profit of 0.143 billion yen (up 46.0%). There were 16 new franchise openings, bringing the total number of franchise stores to 328 points (up 7.2%) at the end of the interim consolidated accounting period.
The sales of facility-based care services business were 0.886 billion yen (up 174.6%), with segment loss of 0.317 billion yen (compared to a loss of 0.158 billion yen in the same period last year). The number of facilities increased to 12 points. Strengthened sales activities towards local medical institutions led to an increase in registered users and revenue. In addition, in the hospice business, the number of facilities reached 7 locations.
The sales of other businesses were 0.214 billion yen (up 0.2%), with segment profit of 0.014 billion yen (up 61.9%). By promoting strengthened sales to local medical institutions and care managers, as well as joint sales initiatives with massage directly operated business locations, the company enhanced the awareness of its service offerings within the group.
Regarding the consolidated performance forecast for the full fiscal year ending March 2025, the revenue is expected to increase by 41.2% year-on-year to 8.062 billion yen, operating profit to increase by 81.2% to 0.2 billion yen, ordinary profit to decrease by 37.1% to 0.079 billion yen, and net income attributable to parent company shareholders to decrease by 38.5% to 0.035 billion yen, maintaining the initial plan.