Gakken Holdings (9470) Q4 2026 earnings summary

Executive summary

• FY2026 net sales rose 5.7% to ¥210,382m; operating profit increased 1.0% to ¥8,316m, while profit attributable to owners of parent fell 3.5% to ¥3,452m.

• Healthcare and Nursing drove sales growth; stronger Education businesses partly offset Global Business weakness.

Financial highlights

• EBITDA rose 1.6% to ¥13,184m; ordinary profit increased 2.2% to ¥7,982m.

• Gross profit increased to ¥56,896m from ¥54,953m; operating profit was ¥8,316m versus ¥8,237m.

• Profit attributable to owners of parent fell ¥126m, reflecting higher impairment losses and the absence of the prior-year investment securities sale gain.

• Impairment losses increased to ¥1,136m from ¥254m; profit before income taxes fell to ¥7,089m from ¥8,784m.

Outlook and guidance

• FY2027 forecast: sales ¥225,000m (+6.9%), EBITDA ¥14,500m (+10.0%), operating profit ¥9,500m (+14.2%) and ordinary profit ¥9,200m (+15.3%).

• FY2027 profit attributable to owners of parent is forecast at ¥4,700m (+36.1%); EPS at ¥105.42 (+28.9%).

• Growth drivers include recurrent education and reskilling, Global Business transformation, and medical and wellness expansion.

• FY2026 domestic facility openings were 22 of 36 planned (61.1%): 13 elderly housing facilities with 788 units and 9 dementia group homes with 171 rooms.