<6721> VirTra 138 +22

Rapid rise, updating the year's high, momentarily hitting the limit up. After the market closed on the 28th, it was announced that the Wafer Acceptance Test (WAT) inspection device "WTS-511" would begin sales in February, leading to a limit up on the 29th, with continued investor interest and significant gains. WAT is an electrical inspection performed on completed wafers in semiconductor manufacturing facilities, serving as the final quality assurance process before shipment to ensure compliance with design standards and customer requirements. The WTS-511 inspection device achieves industry-leading throughput due to its high-speed parallel architecture and flexible channel-specific resources.

<9158> Sea 1525 -242

Sharp drop. It was announced after the market closed on the 29th that the performance forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2025 would be upwardly revised. This is expected due to the contribution from the consolidated subsidiary NoaConsult, which became a subsidiary in October 2024, and an increase in the number of users and care time per user in the home-visit nursing segment, leading to a projected revenue increase of 9.1% to 46.8 billion yen compared to the plan. Additionally, operating profit is projected to increase by 25.0% to 5 billion yen compared to the plan due to the upward revision of sales in the home-visit nursing segment. However, there is a significant drop due to market exhaustion.

<5029> Circleis 906 +15

Significant continuing rise, new high for the year. Announced the start of collaboration with Benik Solutions, an IT company within the Kawasaki Heavy Industries group, to promote digital transformation (DX) through autonomous AI technology and address social issues, leading to a strong positive buying response. This collaboration aims to establish a model that enhances the value and productivity (ROI) of digital technologies, including AI, accelerating DX promotion across the Kawasaki Heavy Industries group and the entire manufacturing industry, strengthening global competitiveness, and supporting efforts towards a sustainable future.

<4015> Paycloud 570 -11

Continue to decline. After the market closed on the 29th, the monthly performance report for December 2024 was released, leading to initial buying, but closing lower. The MRR (Monthly Recurring Revenue) growth rate is 118% year-on-year (121% for cashless services only), with a transaction volume of 143.1 billion yen (including approximately 1.3 billion yen for online charges), a cumulative ID count of 213 million (an increase of approximately 1.1 million from the previous month), a cumulative store count of 4,127,588 stores (an increase of 499 stores from the previous month), and a cumulative digital signage installation count of 62,100 units (an increase of 1,300 units from the previous month), showing strong expansion.

<3550> Studio Atao 203 +8

Soared sharply. The change in the shareholder benefit program is well-received. It targets shareholders who hold 100 or more stocks (1 unit) for over one year (recorded or listed continuously three times on the shareholder register with the same shareholder number at the end of February and the end of August) with a shareholder coupon that can be used for purchases totaling 10,000 yen (excluding tax) or more in 'ATAOLAND+', increased from the previous value of 3,000 yen to 5,000 yen. The reason for the change is to enhance the appeal of investing in the company's stocks and encourage more shareholders to continuously hold the company's stocks for the medium to long term.

<4498> Cybertrust 2477 +47

Significant rebound, reaching a new year-to-date high. For the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025, performance showed that due to increased Security needs, revenue reached 5.308 billion yen (a year-on-year increase of 14.8%). While overall costs are trending upwards due to increased labor costs, revenue remains strong, resulting in operating profit of 0.968 billion yen (an increase of 39.5% compared to the previous year). Furthermore, due to non-operating income from investment earnings using the equity method, ordinary profit reached 0.989 billion yen (an increase of 42.2% compared to the previous year). Additionally, a Share Buyback was announced with a limit of 120,000 shares through off-market purchase transactions (ToSTNeT-3), and it was stated that the acquisition was completed today.