Kaizen Platform ＜4170＞ announced consolidated financial results for the 3rd quarter (24/1/9) of the fiscal year ending 2024/12 on the 14th. Sales increased 6.2% from the same period last year to 3.385 billion yen, operating loss was 0.03 billion yen (loss of 0.075 billion yen in the same period last year), ordinary loss was 0.021 billion yen (loss of 0.071 billion yen), and quarterly net loss attributable to parent company shareholders was 0.051 billion yen (loss of 0.088 billion yen).

Sales in the growth segment were 1.768 billion yen, up 1.5% from the same period last year, and segment loss was 0.076 billion yen (loss of 0.121 billion yen in the same period last year). In addition to website improvements and video production up until now, we are focusing on total proposals that meet customer issues, such as website production and CRM improvements by the subsidiary DZero, and as a result of cross-selling progressing mainly with major customers, ARPU has increased by 10% and is progressing steadily.

Sales in the transformation segment increased 11.7% to 1.616 billion yen, and segment profit increased 1.4% to 0.045 billion yen. Sales are comprised of consulting and workshops related to DX, and businesses carried out by Hiwell, which became a subsidiary in October 2022. Total proposals for major customers have been actively carried out, customer unit prices have improved centered on DX consulting, and business performance continues to expand.

Regarding the consolidated earnings forecast for the full year ending 2024/12, the initial plan for sales is 4.50 billion yen, up 3.6% from the previous fiscal year, EBITDA of 0.25 billion yen, operating income of 0.01 billion yen, ordinary profit of 00 billion yen, and net loss attributable to parent company shareholders of 0.03 billion yen has been left unchanged.