Cross Marketing Group (3675) Q3 2025 earnings summary

Executive summary

• Nine-month revenue rose 15.2% to ¥22,272 million; operating income increased 40.1% to ¥2,369 million, with profit growth across all three segments.

• Higher Digital and Data Marketing revenue and improved SG&A efficiency drove operating-income growth despite costs from newly consolidated businesses.

Financial highlights

• Gross profit increased 13% to ¥87.6億, while SG&A rose 5% to ¥63.9億; gross margin was 39.3%, down 0.8pt, and operating margin rose to 10.6% from 8.7%.

• Ordinary income rose 35.3% to ¥2,276 million; net income attributable to owners of parent increased 35.8% to ¥1,338 million.

• Nine-month basic EPS was ¥70.42, compared with ¥51.29 a year earlier; comprehensive income increased 18.5% to ¥1,278 million.

Outlook and guidance

• FY6/25 guidance remains unchanged: revenue ¥30,000 million (+14.6%), operating income ¥3,000 million (+62.7%), ordinary income ¥29億 (+52%) and net income ¥1,800 million (+50.9%).

• Full-year basic EPS is forecast at ¥93.64; annual dividend is planned at ¥14 per share, comprising ¥7 interim and ¥7 year-end.