SERAKU (6199) Q4 2025 earnings summary

Executive summary

• Net sales increased by 11.5% year-over-year to 24,776 million yen, and operating profit rose by 12.2% to 2,550 million yen, driven by growth in Digital Integration and high engineer utilization rates.

• Profit attributable to owners increased 8.5% to 1,710 million yen.

• Growth was driven by strong demand for IT/DX services, especially in cloud-enabled system integration and managed services.

• The company is advancing its transformation into an AI Service Company, with FY8/26 positioned as the foundation-building phase for this transition.

• Active investments continue in the DX domain and AI services, aiming for high profitability and long-term growth.

Financial highlights

• Gross profit increased by 13.3% year-over-year to 6,456 million yen, with a gross margin improvement.

• Ordinary profit rose 12.1% to 2,599 million yen.

• Net assets rose to 8,903 million yen, with an equity ratio of 66.6%.

• Cash and cash equivalents at year-end were 7,612 million yen, up from 6,844 million yen.

• SG&A expenses grew 14.0% year-over-year, mainly due to higher recruitment costs.

Outlook and guidance

• FY8/26 guidance targets net sales of 27,400 million yen (+10.6% YoY) and operating profit of 2,850 million yen (+11.7% YoY).

• Profit attributable to owners forecast at 1,870 million yen (+9.4% YoY).

• Dividend per share (DPS) is expected to increase to 17.40 yen, reflecting performance-linked dividends and treasury share retirement.

• The company will continue to focus on shareholder returns through treasury share acquisition and dialogue with investors.

• Management expects continued IT investment growth, especially in DX and cloud services, but notes macroeconomic uncertainties.