Eid ＜6038＞ announced consolidated financial results for the 3rd quarter (23/7/24 to 3/24) of the fiscal year ending 2024/6 on the 15th. Sales increased 0.9% from the same period last year to 4.654 billion yen, operating profit decreased 3.1% to 492 million yen, ordinary profit increased 0.8% to 514 million yen, and quarterly net profit attributable to parent company shareholders decreased 13.3% to 290 million yen.

Sales of the creator platform business (CP business) increased 0.8% from the same period last year to 4.129 billion yen, and segment profit (operating profit) decreased 2.7% from the same period last year to 384 million yen. Financial results of FIT Pacific, which became a consolidated subsidiary in the previous 2nd quarter, continued to contribute, and system sales in the current 3rd quarter cumulative period increased by 34.2% to 917 million yen, a significant increase from the same period last year, and data content provision sales remained on par with the same period last year at 1,753 billion yen, down 1.0% from the same period last year. Meanwhile, although advertisement placement on internet media has bottomed out, it is still insufficient, and internet advertisement sales with high profit margins continued to fall below the same period last year to 1,125 billion yen, down 13.8% from the same period last year. Also, the publishing business decreased 3.3% from the same period to 364 million yen.

Sales in the Creator Solution Business (CS business) increased 2.4% from the same period to 524 million yen, and segment profit (operating profit) decreased 4.6% to 108 million yen. Although orders for EC solutions have not increased slightly, research solutions have maintained strong sales, and overall, there have been no major changes in both sales and operating income since the same period last year.

Revisions to the consolidated earnings forecast for the full fiscal year ending 2024/6 were announced on the same day. Sales are 6.10 billion yen, up 0.5% from the previous fiscal year (down 9.0% from the previous forecast), operating profit is 500 million yen, down 12.1% (down 23.1% from the same period), ordinary profit is 520 million yen, down 8.2% (20.0% decrease), and net income attributable to parent company shareholders increased 7.1% (down 26.8% from the same period) to 300 million yen.

Also, it was announced that the year-end dividend for the fiscal year ending 2024/6 will be 14.00 yen, an increase of 1.00 yen per share compared to the most recent dividend forecast.