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We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our shareholders for your continued support.

During the fiscal year, while corporate earnings and employment/income conditions improved in Japan, we faced a business environment with ongoing uncertainty due to rising prices driven primarily by soaring raw material costs following high-tariff policies introduced by the new U.S. administration, as well as elevated energy prices resulting from geopolitical risks. In this environment, our Group achieved a 19% year-on-year increase in revenue and an 8% increase in operating profit, marking the ninth consecutive fiscal year since our 2017 business integration that we have recorded record-high sales and operating profit.

In our BtoC business (Content Distribution), the “U-NEXT Soccer Pack,” launched domestically with exclusive distribution rights for the English Premier League starting in the 2024/2025 season, drove our business growth. We also significantly strengthened other sports content, including martial arts, golf, tennis, and volleyball. The number of paying users is approaching 5 million, and we continue to grow strongly toward our goal of becoming the No.1 subscription-based video distribution service in Japan.

In our BtoB business (Store and Facility Solutions, Communication & Energy, Financial, Realty & Global), inbound demand recovered after the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a further increase in demand at stores and accommodations. As a result, labor shortages have become severe, and the need for operational efficiency and productivity improvements has grown stronger. Our Group’s strength lies in providing comprehensive solutions, from service introduction to maintenance, which contributes to solving these social challenges, and we continue to steadily expand our customer base.

Finally, in October, we announced our medium-term management plan “Road to 2030,” with the fiscal year ending August 2030 as the final year, setting goals for stable and sustainable growth.
We will continue to evolve as a corporate group trusted and expected by more people, aiming to enhance our corporate value, and we sincerely ask for your continued support.

*8-month financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, converted to 12-month financial results.Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

Representative Director, President&CEO
Yasuhide Uno