OBIC Business Consultants (4733) Q3 2025 earnings summary

Executive summary

• Net sales for FY2025 1Q-3Q rose 14.2% year-over-year to 34,764 million yen, driven by strong cloud and solution sales.

• Operating profit increased 20.0% year-over-year to 15,912 million yen, with gross margin improving by 1.8 points to 83.5%.

• Net income for the period was 11,722 million yen, up 21.5% year-over-year.

• Earnings per share reached 155.93 yen, up from 128.36 yen in the prior year.

• Cloud business, especially core and Bugyo Cloud Edge, saw significant demand as customers shifted from on-premises to cloud solutions.

Financial highlights

• Gross profit: 29,041 million yen (up 16.8% year-over-year); gross margin 83.5%.

• Ordinary profit increased 19.4% year-over-year to 16,852 million yen.

• Cash and deposits at period end were 151,601 million yen.

• Net assets increased to 154,791 million yen.

• Cash flows from operating activities were 10,099 million yen, down from 14,280 million yen in the prior year.

Outlook and guidance

• Full-year net sales forecast at 48,000 million yen, up 14.4% year-over-year.

• Operating profit projected at 21,500 million yen (+14.7%), net profit at 15,704 million yen (+13.5%).

• Annual dividend forecast raised to 100 yen per share, payout ratio expected at 48%.

• Ongoing investment in AI and security for all cloud offerings, with ISMAP registration planned for spring 2025.