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The report summarizes quarterly and year-on-year movements in net sales, operating profit, ordinary profit, and profit attributable to owners, and explains key segment drivers. It discusses performance changes across Publication/IP Creation, Animation/Film, Gaming, Web services, and Education/EdTech, including the fading impact of a prior cyberattack and factors affecting profit such as streaming and licensing demand and goodwill amortization of consolidated subsidiaries.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":40,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/research-report/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/earnings-results-the-2nd-quarter-ended-september-30-2025/138412/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/earnings-results-the-2nd-quarter-ended-september-30-2025/138412.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Caleb Sterling","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-09-19","2026-08-23",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":29},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"What were the main consolidated performance movements in the 2nd quarter (July–September)?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"Net sales decreased by 1.9% and operating profit fell by 29.7%, while ordinary profit increased by 113.7%. 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The report also notes net profit decreased due to extraordinary losses from goodwill amortization related to consolidated subsidiaries.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},138412,1787480689,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":39,"category_name":40,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":29,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":139,"language":140,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":141,"faqs":142,"seo_title":143,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":129,"read_time":144},962084925290,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_085a072bc5b1113ac321206ff7593b45","Earnings Results  \nThe 2nd Quarter Ended September 30, 2025｜ 2025.11.6  \nContents  \n1. Summary of Consolidated Earnings Results for the  \n2nd Quarter and Revision of Consolidated Earnings Forecasts for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2026 ~~ ~~ P3  \n2. Consolidated Earnings Results for the 2nd Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2026 (by Segment)  P 10  \n3. Appendix  P 20  \nSummary of Consolidated Earnings Results for the 2nd Quarter and Revision of Consolidated Earnings Forecasts for the Fiscal  Year Ending March 31, 2026   \nConsolidated Earnings Results for the 2nd Quarter  \nof the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2026   \n(Unit: Million JPY)  \nApr.-Sep. 2024 Results  \nApr.-Sep. 2025 Results  \nYear on year (changed amount)  \nJul.-Sep. 2024 Results  \nJul.-Sep. 2025 Results  \nYear on year (changed amount)  \n\n| Net sales | 136,320 | 133,933 | -1.8%(-2,387) | 70,459 | 69,088 | -1.9%(-1,371) |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Operating profit | 10,626 | 5,550 | -47.8%\u003Cbr>(-5,076) | 4,597 | 3,232 | -29.7%\u003Cbr>(-1,365) |\n| └ Operating margin | 7.8% | 4.1% | -3.7pt | 6.5% | 4.7% | -1.8pt |\n| Ordinary profit | 9,771 | 6,778 | -30.6%\u003Cbr>(-2,993) | 2,072 | 4,428 | +113.7%\u003Cbr>(+2,356) |\n| Profit attributable to owners of parent | 3,096 | 1,491 | -51.8%\u003Cbr>(-1,605) | -358 | -1,367 | -\u003Cbr>(-1,009) |\n| EBITDA\u003Cbr>(Operating prifit + depreciation + amortization of goodwill) | 14,307 | 9,976 | -30.3%\u003Cbr>(-4,330) | 6,515 | 5,501 | -15.6%\u003Cbr>(-1,014) |\n\n4  \nNet Sales and Operating Profit by Business Segment  \n(Unit: Million JPY)  \nApr.-Sep. 2024 Results  \nApr.-Sep. 2025 Results  \nYear on year  \n(changed amount)  \nJul.-Sep. 2024 Results  \nJul.-Sep. 2025 Results  \nYear on year  \n(changed amount)  \n\n| Publication/ IP Creation | Net sales | 72,473 | 72,316 | -0.2% | (-157) | 36,654 | 37,852 | +3.3% | (+1,198) |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  | Operating profit | 4,357 | 258 | -94.1% | (-4,099) | 1,329 | 1,225 | -7.8% | (-103) |\n| Animation/Film | Net sales | 26,431 | 21,030 | -20.4% | (-5,401) | 14,406 | 11,133 | -22.7% | (-3,273) |\n|  | Operating profit | 3,640 | -895 | - | (-4,536) | 1,697 | -1,032 | - | (-2,730) |\n| Gaming | Net sales | 18,149 | 16,594 | -8.6% | (-1,555) | 10,385 | 7,939 | -23.6% | (-2,446) |\n|  | Operating profit | 6,072 | 6,662 | +9.7% | (+589) | 3,666 | 3,282 | -10.5% | (-383) |\n| Web services | Net sales | 8,329 | 11,106 | +33.3% | (+2,777) | 3,603 | 5,751 | +59.6% | (+2,147) |\n|  | Operating profit | -1,007 | 1,569 | - | (+2,577) | -610 | 878 | - | (+1,488) |\n| Education/EdTech | Net sales | 7,658 | 8,610 | +12.4% | (+951) | 3,683 | 4,221 | +14.6% | (+537) |\n|  | Operating profit | 1,447 | 1,667 | +15.2% | (+219) | 615 | 808 | +31.4% | (+193) |\n| Others | Net sales | 7,783 | 6,928 | -11.0% | (-854) | 3,847 | 3,553 | -7.6% | (-293) |\n|  | Operating profit | -2,422 | -2,090 | - | (+332) | -1,443 | -1,068 | - | (+374) |\n\nCorporate/ Eliminations  \nNet sales  \n-4,506 -2,652  \n- (+1,853)  -2,121 -1,362  -  \n(+758)  \nOperating profit  -1,460  -1,620   \n-  \n-  \n(-204)  \n5  \nSummary of Consolidated Earnings Results for the 2nd Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending  \nMarch 31, 2026 (1)   \n• Q2 (July-September)  \nNet sales: -1.9％, operating profit: -29.7％, ordinary profit: +113.7％, net profit: -1,009M  \nWhile Publication/IP Creation saw improving trends compared with Q1, the significant decreases in sales and profit in Animation/Film, coupled with reduced Gaming sales, resulted in an overall decrease in consolidated sales and profit.  \n* The impact of the cyberattack primarily affecting Publication /IP Creation and Web Services (2Q in the previous year: sales  \n-4.9 billion yen, operating profit-2.65 billion yen) disappeared.  \n➢ In the Animation /Film Segment, this year saw a high proportion of first-time animated adaptations. Compared to the previous year, where major animated titles contributed significantly, overall sales and profit declined, including streaming licensing and merchandi","cbCaipX66qpzULQi","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipX66qpzULQi","pdf",7007774,39,"English","# Summary of Consolidated Earnings Results for the 2nd Quarter and Revision of Consolidated Earnings Forecasts for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2026\n# Consolidated Earnings Results for the 2nd Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2026 (by Segment)\n# Appendix","[{\"question\":\"What were the main consolidated performance movements in the 2nd quarter (July–September)?\",\"answer\":\"Net sales decreased by 1.9% and operating profit fell by 29.7%, while ordinary profit increased by 113.7%. Net profit is reported as -1,009 million yen.\"},{\"question\":\"How did segment performance change during the 2nd quarter?\",\"answer\":\"Publication/IP Creation faced declines in operating profit despite improving trends versus Q1, Animation/Film saw overall sales and profit declines, Gaming sales weakened year-on-year, and Web services improved while Education/EdTech performed well supported by more students.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the cyberattack impact the quarter and profit drivers?\",\"answer\":\"The negative impact of the cyberattack primarily affecting Publication/IP Creation and Web services disappeared in the 2nd quarter compared with the prior year. The report also notes net profit decreased due to extraordinary losses from goodwill amortization related to consolidated subsidiaries.\"}]","Earnings Results - The 2nd Quarter Ended September 30, 2025 | PDF",98]