＜245A＞ INGS 2575 +114

Significant continued rise. After the market closed yesterday, the company announced the direct store sales high report for November of the 25th fiscal year. Same-store sales saw a 7.8% increase in the ramen business compared to the same month last year, and a 9.7% increase in the restaurant business, both continuing a trend of revenue growth. As of the end of November 2024, the number of direct stores will be 32 in the ramen business (an increase of 4 stores), and 32 in the restaurant business (an increase of 4 stores). In November, the existing store sales in the ramen business continued to see an increase in inbound customers, particularly with the growth of the "Ramen Hayashida" Dotonbori store and the menu changes at the "Ramen Hayashida" Minami Funabashi store contributing to this. In the restaurant business, the growth in customer numbers for "CONA" seems to have been particularly strong.

＜5242＞ Aiz 1590 +38

Significant rebound. After the market closed yesterday, the company announced a partial revision of the pricing structure for Media Radar. Media Radar is a platform in the advertising industry that connects marketing professionals and advertising agencies with providers of advertising and marketing services. By publishing media materials and marketing services materials on Media Radar, companies can acquire leads from members who download those materials, and due to the performance-based pricing structure based on the actual number of leads acquired, publishers can operate with reduced risk. This time, the minimum price per individual lead has been revised from 3,000 yen to 4,000 yen.

＜2983＞ R Planner 1424 +174

Soaring. After the market closed yesterday, the company upwardly revised its financial estimates for the fiscal year ending January 25. Operating profit is expected to be 2.16 billion yen (an increase of 4.0 times year-on-year). This is about a 27% increase from the previous estimate. New store openings are underway, including the Oufu exhibition center in September 2024 and the Nisshin Umeboshi exhibition center in November, and good order intake and number of units ordered continue. The dividend forecast has also been raised, with the year-end dividend set at 30 yen. The previous forecast was 15 yen, and the year-end dividend from the previous period was 10 yen.

＜4599＞ Stem Inc 351 +3

Continuing rise. It was announced that after the market closed yesterday, a patent for new treatment applications related to cardiomyopathy and associated chronic heart failure, utilizing the regenerative-inducing drug ledasemtide (a peptide drug created from HMGB1), has been registered in Europe. This patent aims to expand the range of indications for ledasemtide. With the establishment of this patent, it can ensure the possibility of developing treatments using ledasemtide for cardiomyopathy and chronic heart failure resulting from it in the European region.

<4881> Fanpep 135 +1

Continuing upward. It was announced that after the market closed yesterday, a clinical trial plan for an additional Phase III clinical study (Study 02) of the functional peptide "SR-0379" being developed for the target disease of skin ulcers was submitted to the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) with the aim of obtaining early approval. The 02 study is scheduled to begin after the PMDA's prescribed investigation is completed. It has been stated that there will be no impact on the performance for the fiscal year ending December 2024.

<9235> Sellable Net Advertising 1439 +12

Buying is leading but the increase is shrinking. After the market closed yesterday, it was announced that a "business partnership" has been established regarding marketing support with the online training school "Horie-mon AI School" produced by Takafumi Horie. In the marketing activities conducted by "Horie-mon AI School," the cloud play "Sellable D2C Creator" will be introduced, and Sellable Net Advertising will support the establishment of a framework related to attracting customers from online advertising distribution. Sellable Net Advertising aims for industry expansion regarding the services provided.