PCA (9629) Q1 2026 earnings summary

Executive summary

• Net sales for Q1 FY2026 rose 2.4% year-over-year to 3,972 million yen, driven by growth in cloud services and new product launches.

• Operating profit declined 15.8% year-over-year to 589 million yen due to increased development-related expenses aligned with the medium-term management plan.

• Profit attributable to owners of parent dropped 23.5% year-over-year to 348 million yen.

• Comprehensive income decreased 49.3% year-over-year to 259 million yen.

• Launched PCA Hub Expense Management, a cloud-based service to streamline expense reimbursement processes.

Financial highlights

• Cloud services sales grew 15.6% year-over-year, accounting for 64.1% of total sales.

• Maintenance service sales declined 16.0% year-over-year; products and merchandise categories also saw double-digit declines.

• Gross profit margin decreased as cost of sales increased to 1,538 million yen from 1,333 million yen year-over-year.

• EPS for Q1 FY2026 was 17.38 yen, down from 22.75 yen in Q1 FY2025.

• Total assets at June 30, 2025, were 32,096 million yen, down from 34,974 million yen at March 31, 2025.

Outlook and guidance

• Full-year forecast remains unchanged: net sales of 17,689 million yen (+8.9% year-over-year), operating profit of 2,824 million yen (+7.1%), and profit attributable to owners of parent of 1,897 million yen (+9.0%).

• Annual dividend forecast is 95 yen per share.

• Management cautions that actual results may differ due to uncertainties and changing business conditions.