<265A> HMCOM 1070 +150
Halted trading. After the closing of trading on the 14th, the performance of the third quarter of the fiscal year ending in December 24 was announced, which is seen as a positive development. The revenue was 0.744 billion yen, and the operating profit was 0.116 billion yen, exceeding the full-year plan and progressing well. Regarding the AI product business, the introduction of Voice Contact and Terry for relatively large call centers is progressing. In addition, for the AI solution business, in addition to continuing projects centered around DX from the previous period, a new research and development project related to a domestic large-scale language model has also been contracted and is progressing smoothly.
<7181> Japan Post Life Insurance 3031 +343
Marked rebound. The financial results for the first half of the previous day were announced, with a net profit of 62.9 billion yen, a 24.7% increase from the same period last year, and the full-year forecast has been upwardly revised from the previous 79 billion yen to 120 billion yen, a 37.8% increase from the previous year. It seems that the asset management revenue is expected to increase due to the improved operating environment. Additionally, a share buyback of up to 30 million shares, equivalent to 7.8% of the issued shares and 35 billion yen, was announced. The acquisition period is from November 15th to November 14th of the following year, with expectations of support on the supply and demand side.
<3990> UUUM 445 +80
Halted trading. After the market closed on the 14th, the controlling shareholder, FreakOut Holdings, announced a tender offer (TOB) for the purpose of making UUUM a wholly-owned subsidiary at a price of 532 yen per share, leading to alignment with the TOB price. The company has expressed a supportive opinion for the TOB at today's board meeting. After the TOB is completed, the company is expected to be delisted. The tender offer period is from November 15th to December 26th.
<4011> Headwater 9830 +160
Rebound. Announced upward revision of full-year earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending December 2024, which was positively received. The revenue forecast remained unchanged, but operating profit was revised upward from 0.226 billion yen to 0.293 billion yen (30.0% increase), ordinary profit from 0.229 billion yen to 0.297 billion yen (30.0% increase), and net income attributable to parent company shareholders from 0.156 billion yen to 0.206 billion yen (30.0% increase). Factors include the expansion of project scale due to the increase in alliance strategy and the ratio of generative AI projects, as well as the success of cost reduction measures resulting in securing gross profit exceeding expectations.
Stock code 5027, AnyMind, 1134, +150
Hit the upper price limit. Announced third-quarter results for the fiscal year ending December 2024, which was positively received. Revenue was 35.68 billion yen (up 55.9% year-on-year), operating profit was 1.68 billion yen (up 407.2%), performing well. Revenue and gross profit have been steadily progressing across all businesses, particularly indicating that the expansion of operations in the asia region is driving overall company growth. Moreover, it was stated that the performance of each business segment has been steadily exceeding the upward revised forecast from August 14, and the full-year earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending December 2024 has been revised upward again.
Stock code 9554, AViC, 1199, +110
Significantly continued to rise. Announced results for the fiscal year ending September 2024, viewed positively. Revenue, mainly from enterprise customers, increased by 20.4% from the previous period to 1.934 billion yen, and ordinary profit increased significantly by 57.3% to 0.441 billion yen. Notably, regarding FACT, which became consolidated from October 2023, it has contributed to profits based on numbers after the amortization of goodwill and intangible assets from the third quarter. For the fiscal year ending September 2025, a revenue increase of 30.1%, an increase in operating profit of 50.4%, and an operating margin of 26.7% are expected, forecasting the highest growth rate and profit margin in the industry.
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