AHC Group Inc. Financial Summary for the Third Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending November 2026

Overview of Performance

For the cumulative consolidated third quarter period, net sales amounted to 5,351,909 thousand yen, a 7.9% increase year-on-year, and operating income was 79,457 thousand yen, a 17.8% increase. Ordinary income was 98,251 thousand yen and quarterly net income was 32,065 thousand yen, both maintaining an increasing trend. The full-year forecast remains unchanged, with net sales expected at 7,242 hundred million yen, operating income at 175 million yen, and net income attributable to owners of parent at 92 million yen. Dividends are unchanged at this time, with a full-year dividend assumed to be 12 yen per share. Expansion in the welfare business and increased sales in the foodservice business contributed positively, while profitability recovery in the nursing-care business remains a challenge.

Outlook and Strategy

While expanding new after-school day services, child development support, and employment-related support services, we are promoting management efficiency including consolidation of day-service nursing-care facilities. We plan to strengthen the use of generative AI tools to reduce staff workload, aiming to improve on-site productivity while maintaining service quality. Although demand for nursing care is expected to grow with population aging, labor shortages and rising personnel costs remain issues; going forward we will promote price pass-through and operational efficiency improvements.