oRo Co., Ltd. (3983): FY2025 Results Summary — Cloud Solutions Growth Offsets Marketing Solutions Decline

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Note: oRo’s fiscal year ends in December; the figures below are for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, labeled “FY2025/12” in the company’s materials. oRo Co., Ltd. reported FY2025/12 consolidated revenue of 8,307 million yen (+5.2% YoY) and operating profit of 2,649 million yen (-2.6% YoY). The Cloud Solutions business, centered on the cloud ERP “ZAC”, grew revenue by 14.9% and operating profit by 15.6%, while the Marketing Solutions business saw revenue fall 11.0% and operating profit fall 73.4% as ad budget cuts by a major client continued into H2. For FY2026/12, the company forecasts revenue of 9,572 million yen (+15.2%) and operating profit of 2,930 million yen (+10.6%), and plans an annual dividend of 50.00 yen per share, split into semi-annual payments.

Consolidated Results (Full-Year Actual)

Revenue rose 408 million yen to 8,307 million yen. Cost of sales increased 229 million yen, reflecting an increase in technical headcount and salaries, material costs, subcontract costs and maintenance expenses, partly offset by lower depreciation. SG&A expenses rose 287 million yen on higher sales and administrative headcount and salaries, advertising expenses and commission expenses. As a result, operating profit declined 71 million yen to 2,649 million yen, and the operating margin was 31.9%. Finance profit fell from 135 million yen to 7 million yen due to an increase in foreign exchange loss, and profit attributable to owners of parent was 1,896 million yen.

Item (million yen)	FY2025/12	FY2024/12	Difference
Revenue	8,307	7,899	408
Cost of sales	2,851	2,622	229
Gross profit	5,456	5,277	179
SG&A expenses	2,746	2,458	287
Research and development	63	98	(35)
Operating profit	2,649	2,720	(71)
Finance profit (loss)	7	135	(128)
Profit before tax	2,656	2,856	(199)
Profit attributable to owners of parent	1,896	2,072	(176)

Compared with the revised forecasts, revenue exceeded the plan by 42 million yen (forecast 8,265 million yen) and operating profit by 125 million yen (forecast 2,523 million yen). Profit before tax came in at 2,656 million yen versus the revised forecast of 2,471 million yen, as foreign exchange losses were lower than expected. ROE for FY2025/12 was 18.4%. At the end of FY2025/12, total assets were 13,747 million yen, cash and cash equivalents were 10,058 million yen, and total equity was 10,353 million yen.

Segment Results

Cloud Solutions (CS) revenue was 5,664 million yen (+14.9%) and operating profit was 2,498 million yen (+15.6%). Recurring revenue maintained a growth trend, although new contracts fell short of the initial plan due to an increase in small-scale and a decrease in medium-scale clients. New ZAC contracts totaled 82 for the year, largely in line with the revised forecast of 84, and the monthly customer churn rate remained steady at around 0.3%. MRR grew 10.7% YoY, and the number of active licenses rose 9.2% YoY. The company noted strong demand and increasing orders from large-scale clients, a momentum it expects to continue through FY2026.

Marketing Solutions (MS) revenue was 2,643 million yen (-11.0%) and operating profit was 148 million yen (-73.4%). Revenue and profit declined as ad budget cuts by a major client continued into H2, though results landed largely in line with the revised forecast. The company is implementing a functional reorganization to drive a performance turnaround in FY2026.

Segment	Metric	FY2025/12 (million yen)	YoY
Cloud Solutions	Revenue	5,664	+14.9%
Cloud Solutions	Operating profit	2,498	+15.6%
Marketing Solutions	Revenue	2,643	-11.0%
Marketing Solutions	Operating profit	148	-73.4%
Consolidated	Revenue	8,307	+5.2%
Consolidated	Operating profit	2,649	-2.6%

FY2026 Forecast

For FY2026/12, oRo forecasts revenue of 9,572 million yen (+15.2%) and operating profit of 2,930 million yen (+10.6%), with an operating margin of 30.6% and ROE of 20% or higher. Cloud Solutions is expected to grow revenue to 6,603 million yen and operating profit to 2,780 million yen. Key assumptions for ZAC and ZAC Enterprise are 104 new contracts (+22 YoY), including a 12-company group rollout in H2 and several Vietnam sales contracts, ARPA of 599.9 thousand yen, a monthly customer churn rate of 0.33% and NRR of 115.9%. Marketing Solutions is forecast at revenue of 2,968 million yen and operating profit of 150 million yen; the company will prioritize strengthening relationships with existing clients and has established a cross-functional Engineering Division, alongside a planned General Manager transition.

Item (million yen)	FY2026/12 Forecast	YoY	FY2025/12 (Actual)
Revenue	9,572	+15.2%	8,307
Cloud Solutions revenue	6,603	+16.6%	5,664
Marketing Solutions revenue	2,968	+12.3%	2,643
Operating profit	2,930	+10.6%	2,649
Cloud Solutions operating profit	2,780	+11.3%	2,498
Marketing Solutions operating profit	150	+1.3%	148
OP margin	30.6%		31.9%
ROE	20% or higher		18.4%

Shareholder Returns

oRo adopts a progressive dividend policy, considering financial results, financial position, future business development and other relevant factors, and determines the acquisition of treasury stock from a comprehensive standpoint. For FY2025/12, the company plans an annual dividend of 50.00 yen per share (year-end), with a consolidated dividend payout ratio of 41.6%. To enhance shareholder returns, it plans to introduce interim dividends from FY2026/12, forecasting 25.00 yen at the 2nd quarter-end and 25.00 yen at the fiscal year-end, for an annual total of 50.00 yen.

Annual dividend per share (yen)	2nd quarter-end	Fiscal year-end	Total
FY2025/12 (Actual / Recommended)	0.00	50.00	50.00
FY2026/12 (Forecast)	25.00	25.00	50.00

Mid-Term Business Outlook (FY2026/12–FY2028/12)

The company’s outlook calls for revenue of 11,157 million yen and operating profit of 3,632 million yen in FY2027/12, and revenue of 12,924 million yen and operating profit of 4,586 million yen in FY2028/12, with the operating margin rising to 35.5% and ROE of 20% or higher in each year. In Cloud Solutions, oRo is expanding ZAC’s capabilities beyond its core contract-based model to support subscriptions, time-and-materials and service-related product sales, has begun ZAC sales in Vietnam with an immediate focus on the 500–700 Japanese subsidiaries in its target sectors, and established a dedicated AI team in 2025. For FY2026/12, it has allocated 160 million yen (+15.8% YoY) for advertising expenses related to ZAC and Reforma PSA. In Marketing Solutions, a leadership transition is scheduled for late March, and the business will concentrate resources on core competencies and high-value solutions for major clients.

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