BRIDGE International Group Corp. Q2 FY2025 earnings call

• Business Model & Core Strength

  • The group operates three synergistic segments to support sales growth transformation for B2B clients, with a core stable stock-based business model focused on large enterprise clients.
  • The top 10 clients account for approximately 60% of total Inside Sales Outsourcing revenue, with an average 9-year contract retention, including a 21-year ongoing client relationship, forming a stable revenue base.
  • The company has announced enhanced shareholder returns, targeting a full-year 85 yen per share dividend with a 50%+ payout ratio, with an interim dividend of 42.5 yen per share already confirmed.

• Operational Highlights

  • Inside Sales Outsourcing new client acquisition grew 55% YoY to 14 companies, driven by website refresh, strengthened marketing, sales team expansion, and sustained strong market demand. New clients are expected to become long-term growth assets for the company.
  • The company launched a proof of concept (PoC) for generative AI-powered automatic call quality evaluation for Mitsubishi UFJ Bank's inside sales operations. The system transcribes calls, imports data to Salesforce, and uses ChatGPT to analyze call quality indicators to support quality improvement, with full commercialization targeted after PoC completion.
  • The company is on track to transition to a holding company structure on October 1, 2025, to speed up decision-making, strengthen group governance, and cultivate next-generation leadership. A one-time transitional cost of just over 80 million yen is expected.

• Mid-Term Management Plan Progress

  • The 2024-2026 mid-term plan retains its full-year 2026 target of 11 billion yen in total revenue and 1.3 billion yen in operating profit (12% operating margin), with operating profit now projected to come in 100 million yen above the original plan.

1. Inside Sales Outsourcing Segment: This is the core business, accounting for 52% of total revenue. It grew 4% YoY in the second quarter. New client acquisition hit 14 companies in the first half, up 55% YoY. It maintained a 13.2% profit margin, with a slight profit decline due to planned management department expansion to strengthen quality and resource management. Contract retention rate stands at 90%.
2. Process & Technology Segment: Total segment profit margin reached 3.4%. The recently acquired subsidiary Total Support is still in the Post Merger Integration (PMI) phase, with its core solutions experiencing sluggish growth, leading to overall segment revenue falling below forecast. The legacy consulting and system solutions business saw significant profit improvement from enhanced cost control. New technology businesses such as Sales Engagement Apps are also underperforming against targets, while existing CRM/SFA development progresses well and technical staff hiring is on track.
3. Training Segment: Driven by strong spring new hire training seasonality, second quarter revenue exceeded 1 billion yen for the first time. It delivered solid profit performance, with 66.3% of full-year projected profit recorded in the second quarter. Growth outside of new hire training has been sluggish due to intense market competition.

• Full-year 2025/12 fiscal year guidance remains unchanged from the initial forecast, with projected revenue of 9.4 billion to 10 billion yen and operating profit of just over 1 billion yen, maintaining a 11% operating margin even after absorbing the 80 million yen one-time holding company transition cost.
• The 2026 mid-term plan target for the Inside Sales Outsourcing segment is revised upward by 400 million yen to 5.3 billion yen in revenue. The segment is on track to hit its targets, with strong progress in the foreign IT and financial verticals, while domestic IT is slightly behind plan with recovery targeted in the second half.
• The 2026 mid-term plan target for the Process & Technology segment is revised downward by 100 million yen to 2.8 billion yen in revenue, reflecting slower-than-expected progress at Total Support during PMI.
• The 2026 mid-term plan target for the Training segment is revised downward by 400 million yen to 2.8 billion yen in revenue, reflecting slower growth outside of the strong new hire training business.
• Profit margin recovery is projected to occur from 2026 to 2027 after the 2025 transition costs.

• The recently acquired Total Support subsidiary is still in PMI, and has not yet delivered expected profit contributions, leading to sluggish overall performance for the Process & Technology segment.
• New growth technology businesses such as Sales Engagement Apps are only at 40% of annual progress, facing execution challenges.
• The Training segment faces intense competition in non-new hire training lines of business, leading to slower-than-expected growth and a downward revision to the mid-term revenue target.
• Domestic IT vertical progress for the Inside Sales Outsourcing segment is slightly behind the original plan, requiring recovery efforts in the second half.
• Approximately 80 million yen in one-time transition costs will be incurred for the holding company restructuring in 2025.

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