Annual report

Period2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31
Filed2025-06-23
StandardJapan GAAP
ConsolidatedYes
Data checks24 of 24 passed

Amends S100TTI8. Amended by S100W2VO (2025-06-23).

Key figures · 147
MetricValuePeriodScopeSource row
Revenue¥5.7bn2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31Cons.Net sales
Revenue¥5.4bn2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31Cons.Net sales
Revenue¥5.4bn2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dCons.Net sales (5-year summary)
Revenue¥4.4bn2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dCons.Net sales (5-year summary)
Revenue¥5.3bn2019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dCons.Net sales (5-year summary)
Operating income−¥92m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31Cons.Operating income
Operating income¥379m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31Cons.Operating income
Ordinary income−¥87m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31Cons.Ordinary income
Ordinary income¥389m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31Cons.Ordinary income
Ordinary income¥341m2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dCons.Ordinary income loss (5-year summary)
Ordinary income¥122m2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dCons.Ordinary income loss (5-year summary)
Ordinary income¥114m2019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dCons.Ordinary income loss (5-year summary)
Profit before tax−¥966m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31Cons.Income before income taxes
Profit before tax¥389m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31Cons.Income before income taxes
Net income (owners)−¥1.2bn2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31Cons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent
Net income (owners)¥175m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31Cons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent
Net income (owners)¥255m2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dCons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent (5-year summary)
Net income (owners)¥13m2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dCons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent (5-year summary)
Net income (owners)−¥82m2019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dCons.Profit loss attributable to owners of parent (5-year summary)
Net income−¥1.1bn2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31Cons.Profit loss
Net income¥183m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31Cons.Profit loss
Total assets¥5.5bnat 2024-03-31Cons.Assets
Total assets¥5.6bnat 2023-03-31Cons.Assets
Total assets¥4.5bnat 2022-03-31dCons.Total assets (5-year summary)
Total assets¥4.1bnat 2021-03-31dCons.Total assets (5-year summary)
Total assets¥3.8bnat 2020-03-31dCons.Total assets (5-year summary)
Total liabilities¥3.3bnat 2024-03-31Cons.Liabilities
Total liabilities¥2.3bnat 2023-03-31Cons.Liabilities
Net assets / equity¥2.2bnat 2024-03-31Cons.Net assets
Net assets / equity¥3.3bnat 2023-03-31Cons.Net assets
Net assets / equity¥3.3bnat 2022-03-31dCons.Net assets
Net assets / equity¥2.9bnat 2021-03-31dCons.Net assets (5-year summary)
Net assets / equity¥2.8bnat 2020-03-31dCons.Net assets (5-year summary)
Cash and deposits¥2.9bnat 2024-03-31Cons.Cash and deposits
Cash and deposits¥1.9bnat 2023-03-31Cons.Cash and deposits
Cash & equivalents¥2.9bnat 2024-03-31Cons.Cash and cash equivalents
Cash & equivalents¥1.9bnat 2023-03-31Cons.Cash and cash equivalents
Cash & equivalents¥1.4bnat 2022-03-31dCons.Cash and cash equivalents
Cash & equivalents¥1.4bnat 2021-03-31dCons.Cash and cash equivalents (5-year summary)
Cash & equivalents¥1.1bnat 2020-03-31dCons.Cash and cash equivalents (5-year summary)
Operating cash flow¥1.3bn2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31Cons.Net cash provided by used in operating activities
Operating cash flow¥364m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31Cons.Net cash provided by used in operating activities
Operating cash flow¥198m2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in operating activities (5-year summary)
Operating cash flow¥509m2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in operating activities (5-year summary)
Operating cash flow¥299m2019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in operating activities (5-year summary)
Investing cash flow−¥489m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31Cons.Net cash provided by used in investment activities
Investing cash flow−¥661m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31Cons.Net cash provided by used in investment activities
Investing cash flow−¥198m2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in investing activities (5-year summary)
Investing cash flow−¥499m2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in investing activities (5-year summary)
Investing cash flow−¥214m2019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in investing activities (5-year summary)
Financing cash flow¥206m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31Cons.Net cash provided by used in financing activities
Financing cash flow¥717m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31Cons.Net cash provided by used in financing activities
Financing cash flow−¥6m2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in financing activities (5-year summary)
Financing cash flow¥323m2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in financing activities (5-year summary)
Financing cash flow¥309m2019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dCons.Net cash provided by used in financing activities (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥-161.92023-04-01 → 2024-03-31Cons.Basic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥24.912022-04-01 → 2023-03-31Cons.Basic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥36.512021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dCons.Basic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥1.882020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dCons.Basic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥-12.262019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dCons.Basic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (diluted)¥24.472022-04-01 → 2023-03-31Cons.Diluted earnings per share (5-year summary)
EPS (diluted)¥35.752021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dCons.Diluted earnings per share (5-year summary)
EPS (diluted)¥1.832020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dCons.Diluted earnings per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥298.25at 2024-03-31Cons.Net assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥460.51at 2023-03-31Cons.Net assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥432.87at 2022-03-31dCons.Net assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥385.72at 2021-03-31dCons.Net assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥374.02at 2020-03-31dCons.Net assets per share (5-year summary)
Equity ratio39.0%at 2024-03-31Cons.Equity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio57.9%at 2023-03-31Cons.Equity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio67.1%at 2022-03-31dCons.Equity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio64.8%at 2021-03-31dCons.Equity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio66.3%at 2020-03-31dCons.Equity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
ROE5.6%2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31Cons.Rate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE8.9%2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dCons.Rate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE0.5%2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dCons.Rate of return on equity (5-year summary)
Employees256at 2024-03-31Cons.Number of employees
Employees245at 2023-03-31Cons.Number of employees
Employees228at 2022-03-31dCons.Number of employees
Employees177at 2021-03-31dCons.Number of employees
Employees163at 2020-03-31dCons.Number of employees
Revenue¥3.7bn2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneNet sales
Revenue¥3.5bn2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31StandaloneNet sales
Revenue¥3.3bn2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dStandaloneNet sales (5-year summary)
Revenue¥2.8bn2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dStandaloneNet sales (5-year summary)
Revenue¥2.6bn2019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dStandaloneNet sales (5-year summary)
Operating income−¥271m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneOperating income
Operating income¥138m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31StandaloneOperating income
Ordinary income−¥212m2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneOrdinary income
Ordinary income¥189m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31StandaloneOrdinary income
Ordinary income¥278m2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dStandaloneOrdinary income loss (5-year summary)
Ordinary income¥330m2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dStandaloneOrdinary income loss (5-year summary)
Ordinary income¥108m2019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dStandaloneOrdinary income loss (5-year summary)
Profit before tax−¥1.5bn2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneIncome before income taxes
Profit before tax¥189m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31StandaloneIncome before income taxes
Net income−¥1.5bn2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneProfit loss
Net income¥136m2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31StandaloneProfit loss
Net income¥206m2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dStandaloneNet income loss (5-year summary)
Net income¥192m2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dStandaloneNet income loss (5-year summary)
Net income¥78m2019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dStandaloneNet income loss (5-year summary)
Total assets¥3.9bnat 2024-03-31StandaloneAssets
Total assets¥5.1bnat 2023-03-31StandaloneAssets
Total assets¥4.1bnat 2022-03-31dStandaloneTotal assets (5-year summary)
Total assets¥3.8bnat 2021-03-31dStandaloneTotal assets (5-year summary)
Total assets¥3.2bnat 2020-03-31dStandaloneTotal assets (5-year summary)
Total liabilities¥2.0bnat 2024-03-31StandaloneLiabilities
Total liabilities¥1.9bnat 2023-03-31StandaloneLiabilities
Net assets / equity¥1.8bnat 2024-03-31StandaloneNet assets
Net assets / equity¥3.3bnat 2023-03-31StandaloneNet assets
Net assets / equity¥3.1bnat 2022-03-31dStandaloneNet assets
Net assets / equity¥2.9bnat 2021-03-31dStandaloneNet assets (5-year summary)
Net assets / equity¥2.5bnat 2020-03-31dStandaloneNet assets (5-year summary)
Cash and deposits¥1.1bnat 2024-03-31StandaloneCash and deposits
Cash and deposits¥917mat 2023-03-31StandaloneCash and deposits
EPS (basic)¥-206.582023-04-01 → 2024-03-31StandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥19.352022-04-01 → 2023-03-31StandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥29.442021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dStandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥28.62020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dStandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (basic)¥11.762019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dStandaloneBasic earnings loss per share (5-year summary)
EPS (diluted)¥192022-04-01 → 2023-03-31StandaloneDiluted earnings per share (5-year summary)
EPS (diluted)¥28.822021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dStandaloneDiluted earnings per share (5-year summary)
EPS (diluted)¥27.832020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dStandaloneDiluted earnings per share (5-year summary)
EPS (diluted)¥11.382019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dStandaloneDiluted earnings per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥251.85at 2024-03-31StandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥458.61at 2023-03-31StandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥440.29at 2022-03-31dStandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥410.32at 2021-03-31dStandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Net assets per share¥366.05at 2020-03-31dStandaloneNet assets per share (5-year summary)
Equity ratio46.8%at 2024-03-31StandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio63.1%at 2023-03-31StandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio75.3%at 2022-03-31dStandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio74.5%at 2021-03-31dStandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
Equity ratio76.4%at 2020-03-31dStandaloneEquity to asset ratio (5-year summary)
ROE4.3%2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31StandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE6.9%2021-04-01 → 2022-03-31dStandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE7.2%2020-04-01 → 2021-03-31dStandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
ROE3.2%2019-04-01 → 2020-03-31dStandaloneRate of return on equity (5-year summary)
Shares issued7,190,854at 2024-03-31StandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Shares issued7,084,354at 2023-03-31StandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Shares issued7,009,954at 2022-03-31dStandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Shares issued6,955,500at 2021-03-31dStandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Shares issued6,708,300at 2020-03-31dStandaloneTotal number of issued shares (5-year summary)
Employees184at 2024-03-31StandaloneNumber of employees
Employees180at 2023-03-31StandaloneNumber of employees
Employees174at 2022-03-31dStandaloneNumber of employees
Employees121at 2021-03-31dStandaloneNumber of employees
Employees106at 2020-03-31dStandaloneNumber of employees

Periods use the dates stated in the filing. d = earlier-year period dated by calendar; v = that date confirmed by the company's own earlier filing.

Segments · 52
SegmentItemPeriodValue
Reconciling Itemsreconcilingrevenue2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31−¥4m
Reconciling Itemsreconcilingrevenue intersegment2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31−¥4m
Reconciling Itemsreconcilingsegment assetsat 2024-03-31−¥16m
Reconciling Itemsreconcilingsegment profit2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥19m
Fintechreportable segmentcapex2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥76m
Fintechreportable segmentdepreciation2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥48m
Fintechreportable segmentemployeesat 2024-03-3120 pure
Fintechreportable segmentrevenue2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥602m
Fintechreportable segmentrevenue external2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥601m
Fintechreportable segmentrevenue intersegment2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥1m
Fintechreportable segmentsegment assetsat 2024-03-31¥1.6bn
Fintechreportable segmentsegment profit2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥155m
OMOreportable segmentcapex2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥63m
OMOreportable segmentdepreciation2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥219m
OMOreportable segmentemployeesat 2024-03-31236 pure
OMOreportable segmentrevenue2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥5.1bn
OMOreportable segmentrevenue external2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥5.1bn
OMOreportable segmentrevenue intersegment2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥3m
OMOreportable segmentsegment assetsat 2024-03-31¥4.0bn
OMOreportable segmentsegment profit2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31−¥266m
—segment totalcapex2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥139m
—segment totaldepreciation2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥266m
—segment totalrevenue2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥5.7bn
—segment totalrevenue external2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥5.7bn
—segment totalrevenue intersegment2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31¥4m
—segment totalsegment assetsat 2024-03-31¥5.5bn
—segment totalsegment profit2023-04-01 → 2024-03-31−¥110m
Reconciling Itemsreconcilingrevenue2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31−¥9m
Reconciling Itemsreconcilingrevenue intersegment2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31−¥9m
Reconciling Itemsreconcilingsegment assetsat 2023-03-31−¥10m
Reconciling Itemsreconcilingsegment profit2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥8m
Fintechreportable segmentcapex2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥73m
Fintechreportable segmentdepreciation2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥7m
Fintechreportable segmentrevenue2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥702m
Fintechreportable segmentrevenue external2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥698m
Fintechreportable segmentrevenue intersegment2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥5m
Fintechreportable segmentsegment assetsat 2023-03-31¥702m
Fintechreportable segmentsegment profit2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥232m
OMOreportable segmentcapex2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥262m
OMOreportable segmentdepreciation2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥120m
OMOreportable segmentrevenue2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥4.7bn
OMOreportable segmentrevenue external2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥4.7bn
OMOreportable segmentrevenue intersegment2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥4m
OMOreportable segmentsegment assetsat 2023-03-31¥4.9bn
OMOreportable segmentsegment profit2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥138m
—segment totalcapex2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥334m
—segment totaldepreciation2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥127m
—segment totalrevenue2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥5.4bn
—segment totalrevenue external2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥5.4bn
—segment totalrevenue intersegment2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥9m
—segment totalsegment assetsat 2023-03-31¥5.6bn
—segment totalsegment profit2022-04-01 → 2023-03-31¥371m

Segment names come from EDINET member IDs; not yet mapped to a common taxonomy.

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