Ai Robotics (247A) Q1 2026 earnings summary

Executive summary

• Q1 FY26 net sales rose 75.8% YoY to ¥4,500.8 million; operating profit fell 96.2% to ¥18.1 million after planned upfront investments.

• Yunth subscribers reached 153,934, up 37,657 YoY; launches across Yunth, Straine and Brighte supported sales momentum.

Financial highlights

• Net sales were ¥4,500.8 million versus ¥2,559.6 million a year earlier; gross profit was ¥3,468.8 million and SG&A expenses were ¥3,450.6 million.

• Operating profit was ¥18.1 million versus ¥478.6 million; ordinary profit was ¥0.6 million versus ¥472.8 million, and net income was ¥0.4 million versus ¥333.9 million.

• Excluding ¥766 million of upfront advertising, promotion, personnel and other SG&A investments, operating profit was ¥784 million, up 63.7% YoY.

Outlook and guidance

• FY2026 guidance remains unchanged: net sales ¥28,000 million, operating profit ¥4,800 million, ordinary profit ¥4,775 million and net income ¥3,330 million.

• Recovery of Q1 upfront investments is expected from Q3 onward, with investments expected to become profitable in H2; FY3/2029 targets are ¥220.0 billion sales, ¥40.0 billion operating profit and ¥1 trillion market capitalization.