Cybertrust ＜4498＞ announced consolidated financial results for the 2nd quarter (24/4/9) of the fiscal year ending 2025/3 on the 29th. Sales increased 11.8% from the same period last year to 3.331 billion yen, operating income increased 27.8% to 0.543 billion yen, ordinary profit increased 30.5% to 0.556 billion yen, and interim net profit attributable to parent company shareholders increased 45.1% to 0.409 billion yen.

Sales of certification and security services increased 1.1% from the same period last year to 1.865 billion yen. Capturing security needs due to the expansion of the DX market, it grew due to increased transactions with (1) partners developing eKYC services and electronic contract services for financial institutions in the electronic authentication service “iTrust,” and (2) partners developing cloud authentication services for enterprises in the device certificate management service “device ID.”

Sales of Linux/OSS services increased 37.3% from the same period to 0.908 billion yen. Profit contributions have been in full swing since July, including CentOS 7 extended support due to the end of community support in 2024/6 and partner CloudLinux Inc. products.

Sales of IoT services increased 17.6% from the same period to 0.557 billion yen. Adoption in devices requiring vulnerability management and long-term support due to compliance with laws and regulations and cybersecurity guidelines in the industry has expanded. Also, the acquisition of contract development projects by Lineo Solutions remained steady and grew.

Regarding the consolidated earnings forecast for the full year ending 2025/3, progress has been steady, and the initial plan is unchanged, with sales rising 11.3% from the previous fiscal year to 7.2 billion yen, operating income rising 16.9% to 1.3 billion yen, ordinary income up 15.9% to 1.3 billion yen, and net income attributable to parent company shareholders increasing 65.8% to 0.86 billion yen.