On the 11th, Densansystem Holdings <4072> announced its consolidated financial results for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2024 (January-September 2024). Revenue increased by 2.1% year-on-year to 45.106 billion yen, operating profit decreased by 52.2% to 1.461 billion yen, ordinary profit decreased by 48.0% to 1.622 billion yen, and net income attributable to shareholders of the parent company decreased by 59.2% to 0.847 billion yen.
Revenue from the information service business increased by 4.3% year-on-year to 27.363 billion yen, while operating loss was 0.46 billion yen (compared to a profit of 1.112 billion yen in the same period last year). The invoice preparation outsourcing service continued to perform steadily. In SI and software development, various business system projects, as well as cloud play areas like Google Workspace, Google Maps, and Google Cloud Platform, showed strong performance, along with new developments in generative AI. However, due to the rise in cost of some raw materials and delays in the design process leading to a return of labor costs in unprofitable software development projects, an operating loss occurred.
Revenue from the collection agency business decreased by 1.0% year-on-year to 17.742 billion yen, and operating profit decreased by 1.7% to 1.912 billion yen. In the main collection and billing agency service, there continued to be orders and operations from new clients, including local governments, but the number of transactions from some existing clients decreased, and the operations for new clients were delayed compared to initial expectations, resulting in a slight decline in revenue year-on-year. Additionally, due to increasing procurement prices and ongoing preparations for new collection agency services, profits also saw a slight decrease.
Regarding the full-year consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending December 2024, a revision was announced on the same day. Revenue is projected to increase by 2.7% from the previous period (a decrease of 6.8% from the previous forecast) to 61.2 billion yen, operating profit is expected to decrease by 42.0% (43.9% decrease) to 2.3 billion yen, ordinary profit is forecasted to decrease by 38.5% (40.0% decrease) to 2.47 billion yen, and net income attributable to shareholders of the parent company is anticipated to decrease by 29.6% (49.5% decrease) to 1.41 billion yen.