FY2023 Q2 sales reached a new record high of 195.6 billion yen, a 2.4% increase year-over-year, despite a 27.0% decrease in operating profit to 18.7 billion yen.
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The media business, particularly ABEMA, significantly reduced its loss, with sales up 22.4% year-over-year to 33.4 billion yen and operating profit improving by 1.3 billion yen year-over-year to -0.5 billion yen.
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The game business showed strong performance driven by anniversaries of major games like "Uma Musume Pretty Derby" and "Granblue Fantasy," with sales of 62.1 billion yen (down 10.0% YoY but up 51.9% QoQ) and operating profit of 15.2 billion yen (down 29.0% YoY but up 191.7% QoQ).
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Ad sales remained stable and hit a new record high of 100.2 billion yen, up 6.7% year-over-year, due to solid client acquisition, though operating profit for this segment decreased by 33.9% to 4.9 billion yen.
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ABEMA's Weekly Active Users (WAU) remained 1.5 times higher than the previous year following the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, indicating sustained user engagement.
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Total headcount at the end of March was 6,682, with 449 new graduates joining in April, reflecting continued investment in development.
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The company is focusing on sustainable growth through investments in DX and AI, including initiatives like CyberAgent DX and the Nex-Gen Google Marketing Center.
Insights
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FY2023 Q2 sales reached a new record high of 195.6 billion yen, a 2.4% increase year-over-year, despite a 27.0% decrease in operating profit to 18.7 billion yen.
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The media business, particularly ABEMA, significantly reduced its loss, with sales up 22.4% year-over-year to 33.4 billion yen and operating profit improving by 1.3 billion yen year-over-year to -0.5 billion yen.
03
The game business showed strong performance driven by anniversaries of major games like "Uma Musume Pretty Derby" and "Granblue Fantasy," with sales of 62.1 billion yen (down 10.0% YoY but up 51.9% QoQ) and operating profit of 15.2 billion yen (down 29.0% YoY but up 191.7% QoQ).
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Ad sales remained stable and hit a new record high of 100.2 billion yen, up 6.7% year-over-year, due to solid client acquisition, though operating profit for this segment decreased by 33.9% to 4.9 billion yen.
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ABEMA's Weekly Active Users (WAU) remained 1.5 times higher than the previous year following the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, indicating sustained user engagement.
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Total headcount at the end of March was 6,682, with 449 new graduates joining in April, reflecting continued investment in development.
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The company is focusing on sustainable growth through investments in DX and AI, including initiatives like CyberAgent DX and the Nex-Gen Google Marketing Center.