FCE <9564> announced its consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending September 2024 on the 13th. Revenue increased by 19.9% year-on-year to 5.006 billion yen, operating profit increased by 24.1% to 0.721 billion yen, ordinary profit increased by 22.8% to 0.706 billion yen, and net income attributable to parent company shareholders increased by 57.5% to 0.502 billion yen.
Revenue for the DX Promotion Business Segment increased by 23.1% year-on-year to 2.632 billion yen, with segment profit rising by 71.7% to 0.695 billion yen. The company's group product 'RPA Robo-Pat DX' continued to perform well, driving revenue growth. By continuously increasing the number of participants in the 'Robo-Pat Master Certification Program' who use RPA while working at the forefront, the company is focusing on developing talents for DX promotion and productivity improvement to expand both market and business aspects. Additionally, it is creating new business expansion opportunities through the expansion of the referral partner system and client introductions in the same industry. The number of companies using the system reached 1,481 as of the end of September 2024 (1,192 in the same period last year).
Revenue for the Mainland Education and Training Business Segment increased by 19.8% year-on-year to 2.278 billion yen, with segment profit increasing by 60.9% to 0.297 billion yen. The company's group product 'Smart Boarding' (Integrated Human Resource Development Platform Service) has continued to increase its number of adopting companies due to the increased investment interest in employee education and talent development, reaching 1,095 adopting companies as of the end of September 2024 (607 in the same period last year). The education business saw increased revenue and profit after acquiring all shares of Japan Koss Topia as a consolidated subsidiary in January 2024, while other existing businesses have been progressing well overall.
Regarding the full-year consolidated performance forecast for the fiscal year ending September 2025, revenue is expected to increase by 14.9% year-on-year to 5.75 billion yen, operating profit is expected to increase by 24.7% to 0.9 billion yen, ordinary profit to increase by 29.4% to 0.915 billion yen, and net income attributable to parent company shareholders to increase by 25.4% to 0.63 billion yen.