Steady Revenue Growth
Operating revenue for the third quarter was ¥4,364.2 billion, up 2.3% year-on-year, with a progress ratio of 75.6% versus the full year forecast.
Increased Operating Income
Operating income was ¥864.6 billion, up 2.0% year-on-year, with a progress ratio of 77.9%.
Growth in Personal Services
Total ARPU revenues increased steadily, with communications ARPU revenues up ¥3.5 billion year-on-year and value-added ARPU revenues up ¥27.9 billion year-on-year.
Successful New Pricing Plans
Introduction of competitive new plans such as Komikomi Plan+ and Money Activity Plan+ recovered momentum in monthly net additions of multi-brand IDs since November.
Strong Collaboration with Lawson
Ponta Pass acquisitions increased by about 20% quarter-on-quarter since launch in October, contributing to Lawson's daily sales increase by 3.4% year-on-year.
Investment in AI and DX
Decided to introduce NVIDIA's latest GPU to meet growing demand, furthering AI service preparations and accelerating customers' digitalization through WAKON-CROSS.