PCA (9629) Q1 2027 earnings summary

Executive summary

• Net sales rose 9.1% year-over-year to 4,332 million yen, driven by cloud service growth and new product launches.

• Operating profit declined 33.6% year-over-year to 391 million yen due to higher personnel and AI infrastructure expenses.

• Profit attributable to owners of parent fell 40.6% year-over-year to 207 million yen.

• Strategic focus on cloud migration, digital transformation, and subscription model expansion.

• Acquisition of PRIMAS Inc. to strengthen BPO and support capabilities.

Financial highlights

• Gross profit increased to 2,609 million yen from 2,434 million yen year-over-year.

• Comprehensive income dropped 21.4% year-over-year to 203 million yen.

• Earnings per share decreased to 10.33 yen from 17.38 yen year-over-year.

• Total assets at quarter-end were 35,401 million yen, up from 32,931 million yen at the previous year-end.

• Equity ratio declined to 53.3% from 52.1% sequentially.

Outlook and guidance

• Full-year net sales forecast at 18,971 million yen, up 9.6% year-over-year.

• Operating profit projected at 1,267 million yen, down 48.6% year-over-year.

• Profit attributable to owners of parent forecasted at 799 million yen, down 66.1% year-over-year.

• No changes to previously announced financial forecasts.