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Weathernews Q1 2027 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q1 2027 earnings summary8 Oct, 2026
Executive summary
Q1 FY2027/5 net sales rose 5.5% YoY to a record ¥6,338M; operating profit fell 2.2% to ¥892M and attributable profit fell 11.9% to ¥592M.
Gross margin expanded 8.6pp to 54.8%, supported by higher-margin product mix and AI-enabled service automation.
Financial highlights
Net sales were ¥6,338M, up 5.5%; gross profit rose 25.2% to ¥3,470M from ¥2,772M.
Operating profit decreased 2.2% to ¥892M and ordinary profit decreased 2.1% to ¥896M, amid higher advertising investment, AI R&D and productization costs.
Attributable profit fell 11.9% to ¥592M; basic EPS was ¥13.34 versus ¥15.17 on a stock-split-adjusted basis.
SG&A increased to ¥2,578M from ¥1,860M; operating margin was 14.1%, down 1.1pp YoY.
Outlook and guidance
FY2027/5 forecasts remain unchanged: sales ¥25,800M, operating profit ¥5,400M, ordinary profit ¥5,500M and attributable profit ¥3,850M.
Guidance implies YoY growth of 5.4% in sales, 3.0% in operating profit, 0.8% in ordinary profit and 1.1% in attributable profit; EPS forecast is ¥85.78 and ROE is 16.1%.
Medium-term targets for FY2029/5 include revenue growth of 10%+, gross margin of 60%+ and operating margin at a 20% level.
Growth priorities include SeaNavigator, SkyAviators in Asia, Land core products and advertising; planned investment covers AI integration, weather and non-weather data, and marketing. Forecast assumes ¥150 per U.S. dollar.
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