AlphaPolis (9467) Q3 2025 earnings summary

Executive summary

• Achieved record-high quarterly sales for the third consecutive quarter, driven by price revisions, strong digital book sales, and successful anime and new title launches.

• Net sales for the nine months ended December 31, 2024, rose 25.6% year-over-year to ¥9,690 million, with operating profit up 34.3% to ¥2,330 million and net profit up 35.8% to ¥1,449 million.

• Announced upward revision of full-year earnings and dividend forecasts due to robust digital book sales and strong performance of anime and new titles.

• Expanded employee base to 158, with active recruitment to support business growth.

• Basic earnings per share increased to ¥49.87, reflecting a three-for-one stock split effective January 1, 2025.

Financial highlights

• 3Q cumulative sales: ¥9,690 million, up 25.6% year-over-year.

• Operating profit: ¥2,330 million, up 34.3% year-over-year.

• Net profit: ¥1,449 million, up 35.8% year-over-year.

• Gross profit increased from ¥5,701 million to ¥7,252 million year-over-year.

• Ordinary profit reached ¥2,337 million, up from ¥1,741 million in the prior year period.

Outlook and guidance

• Full-year sales forecast revised up to ¥13,100 million (+¥1,500 million from initial forecast), a 26.8% year-over-year increase.

• Net profit forecast raised to ¥1,920 million (+¥360 million from initial forecast), up over 36% year-over-year.

• Operating profit projected at ¥3,090 million for the full year.

• Year-end dividend forecast increased to ¥14 per share.

• Basic earnings per share forecast at ¥66.07, adjusted for the stock split.