Rakumo ＜4060＞ announced consolidated financial results for the 1st quarter (24/1/03) of the fiscal year ending 2024/12 on the 10th. Net sales increased 18.1% from the same period last year to 347 million yen, operating profit increased 26.1% to 89 million yen, ordinary profit increased 24.3% to 86 million yen, and quarterly net profit attributable to parent company shareholders increased 17.4% to 56 million yen.
Sales of SaaS services increased 24.2% from the same period last year to 325 million yen. In terms of rakumo-related services, the number of clients at the end of 2024/3 was 2,486 companies (an increase of 44 companies compared to the end of 2023/12), and the number of unique users was 579,000 (same increase of 16,000 people). We held in-house seminars and seminars with Google and sales partners to increase sales. In addition, efforts were made to create new projects by actively working on various sales and marketing policies targeting local governments, education, medical care, construction, etc. Additionally, we added and improved functions of existing products that took client needs into account, strengthened sales of pack products that promoted inter-product collaboration, and implemented active support/onboarding (promotion of use) measures according to customer attributes, and worked to acquire new clients and increase the number of unique users and the unit price per user. In-house SNS daily report application “gamba!” Then, they actively worked on developing and adding functions to existing products that took client needs into account, such as the release of new functions utilizing generative AI. Also, iVision expanded its service lineup by constructing a consortium system. Also, it has been announced that the NTT Group will strengthen its alliance with Japan Information and Communications, and further sales expansion of rakumo products is expected.
Sales of solution services increased 1.6% from the same period to 0.09 billion yen. Although business support projects for existing customers were reduced, sales increased because we were able to continuously receive orders for implementation support projects, etc. related to SaaS services.
Sales of IT offshore development services fell 46.8% from the same period to 11 million yen. Sales declined due to the focus on SaaS services and plans to reduce this service.
Regarding the consolidated earnings forecast for the full year ending 2024/12, usage fee revisions for some rakumo products have been implemented since 2024/4/1, and a certain degree of impact is expected on consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending 2024/12, but it is currently difficult to calculate and announce highly reliable earnings forecast figures, so it is not disclosed.