PCA (9629) Q3 2026 earnings summary

Executive summary

• Net sales for the first nine months rose 5.8% year-over-year to 12,762 million yen, driven by growth in cloud services and the launch of new digitalization products.

• Operating profit declined 9.4% year-over-year to 1,908 million yen due to increased development-related expenses aligned with the medium-term management plan.

• Ordinary profit fell 10.4% year-over-year to 1,923 million yen, impacted by a loss on investments in investment partnerships.

• Profit attributable to owners of parent decreased 15.1% year-over-year to 1,225 million yen.

• Comprehensive income dropped 33.5% year-over-year to 1,250 million yen.

Financial highlights

• Gross profit increased slightly to 7,822 million yen from 7,801 million yen year-over-year.

• Selling, general and administrative expenses rose to 5,914 million yen from 5,693 million yen year-over-year.

• Earnings per share for the period were 61.13 yen, down from 71.99 yen year-over-year.

• Total assets as of December 31, 2025, were 33,481 million yen, down from 34,974 million yen at the previous fiscal year-end.

• Net assets stood at 18,719 million yen, with an equity ratio of 55.4%.

Outlook and guidance

• Full-year net sales are forecast at 17,539 million yen, up 8.0% year-over-year.

• Operating profit is projected at 2,543 million yen, down 3.6% year-over-year.

• Profit attributable to owners of parent is expected to be 1,649 million yen, down 5.3% year-over-year.

• Annual dividend forecast is 95.00 yen per share.