Scala ＜4845＞ announced consolidated financial results (IFRS) for the 1st quarter (24/7/9) of the fiscal year ending 2025/6 on the 14th. Sales revenue based on non-GAAP indicators decreased 4.3% from the same period last year to 2.226 billion yen, operating loss was 0.014 billion yen (loss of 0.057 billion yen in the same period last year), loss before income tax was 0.025 billion yen (loss of 0.069 billion yen), and quarterly losses attributable to owners of parent companies were 0.032 billion yen (loss of 0.055 billion yen).

Sales revenue from the DX business decreased 2.3% from the same period last year to 1.11 billion yen. In the DX business as a whole, sales revenue declined slightly compared to the same period last year, but the introduction of existing services and new services is progressing generally as expected. Meanwhile, profits increased compared to the same period last year as a result of making effective use of resources, improving productivity, and reducing costs through business structural reforms such as the merger of SCARA Communications and SCARA Partners.

Sales revenue from the human resources business decreased 27.8% from the same period last year to 0.189 billion yen. The contract rate for recruitment this fiscal year declined due to responses to speeding up job hunting and a temporary shortage of resources for career advisors.

Sales revenue from the EC business decreased 3.5% from the same period last year to 0.562 billion yen. Sales revenue and profit declined compared to the same period last year due to the effects of the temporary boom in some titles, which were booming in the previous fiscal year due to the strong external environment, and as a result of continuing to actively promote system renovations and improvements and the introduction of the latest technology.

Sales revenue from the financial business increased 2.3% from the same period last year to 0.309 billion yen. Marketing measures such as strengthening sales promotion activities for the new product “Dog and Cat Insurance Next/Light/Mini,” which began selling in February, and the number of ownership agreements progressed smoothly, and the contract ratio for new products increased.

Sales revenue from the incubation business increased 30.9% from the same period last year to 0.054 billion yen. There was an increase in advance costs such as development and labor costs for growth and recorded valuation losses on investment business securities, but as a result of the gradual expansion of the scale of earnings due to aggressive efforts in new businesses, sales revenue and profit increased compared to the same period last year.

Regarding the consolidated earnings forecast for the full fiscal year ending 2025/6 based on IFRS, the initial plan is unchanged, with sales revenue of 10.1 billion yen, down 5.7% from the previous fiscal year, operating income 0.55 billion yen, profit before income taxes of 0.54 billion yen, and net income attributable to owners of the parent company of 0.34 billion yen.