Quarterly Consolidated Results

(JPY mn)
  2025
Oct–Dec
2024
Oct–Dec
Turnover (*1) 1,911,644 1,767,875
Revenue 420,929 384,818
Net revenue 346,197 335,590
Organic growth +0.9% +2.6%
Japan 138,118 132,131
Organic growth +4.5% +8.4%
Americas 85,190 86,224
Organic growth (1.8%) (2.9%)
EMEA 83,652 79,031
Organic growth (1.5%) +3.5%
APAC 36,934 36,356
Organic growth +0.3% (3.9%)
Selling, general and administrative expenses 290,310 272,385
Other income (expenses) -337,651 -217,097
Operating profit -281,764 -153,893
Share of results of associates 1,004 1,016
Impairment loss of associates -958 -358
Gain (loss) on sales of shares of associates 253 -21
Profit before interest and tax -281,465 -153,257
Finance income (costs) -6,288 -4,361
Profit before tax -287,753 -157,618
Income tax expense -24,369 33,556
Profit attributable to non-controlling interests 2,685 2,507
Profit attributable to owners of the parent -266,069 -193,683
Underlying operating profit (*2) 61,561 78,988
Japan 33,313 42,278
Americas 19,925 24,161
EMEA 18,933 21,993
APAC 8,415 5,352
Central costs and eliminations (*4) -19,026 -14,796
Operating margin +17.8% +23.5%
Japan +24.1% +32.0%
Americas +23.4% +28.0%
EMEA +22.6% +27.8%
APAC +22.8% +14.7%
Reconciliation from Underlying operating profit to Statutory operating profit -343,325 -232,881
Amortization of M&A related intangible assets -6,533 -6,715
Acquisition costs -68 -72
Share-based compensation expenses issued following the acquisition of 100% ownership of a subsidiary - -18
One-off items -336,724 -226,074
Underlying net profit (*3) 36,990 42,260
Reconciliation from Underlying net profit to Statutory net profit -303,060 -235,943
Operating profit adjustments -343,325 -232,881
Impairment loss of associates -958 -358
Gain (loss) on sales of shares of associates 253 -21
Gain (loss) on revaluation of earnout liabilities and M&A related put option liabilities 447 -982
Related income tax expense 40,174 -1,932
Others 349 233
  • Note:
    Net profit, Underlying net profit... Excluding attribution to non-controlling interests

Currency

(JPY)
  2025
Jan–Dec
2024
Jan–Dec
JPY/USD 149.6 yen 151.4 yen
JPY/GBP 197.3 yen 193.5 yen
  • *1
    Turnover represents the gross amounts billable to clients handled by the Group on behalf of clients, with net of discounts, VAT and other sales-related taxes.
  • *2
    Underlying operating profit is a KPI to measure recurring business performance which is calculated as operating profit added with amortization of M&A related intangible assets, acquisition costs and one-off items such as impairment loss and gain/loss on sales of non-current assets.
  • *3
    Underlying net profit (attributable to owners of the parent) is a KPI to measure recurring net profit attributable to owners of the parent which is calculated as net profit (attributable to owners of the parent) added with adjustment items related to operating profit, revaluation of earnout liabilities / M&A related put-option liabilities, tax-related, NCI profit-related and other one-off items.
  • *4
    Underlying operating profit and Operating margin for the January-March period of 2020 was restated with excluding central costs following to establishment of the holding company in January 2020.

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