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• Core Business Characteristics

  • High proportion of recurring (stock-based) revenue: The company holds 239.7 billion yen in deferred installment profit, equal to 3.6 years of Credit Business revenue; 60% of Credit Business transaction volume comes from auto loans, with a leading position in the imported new and used auto loan segment in Japan.
  • High-quality loan portfolio: Total operating receivables (including off-balance sheet guarantee exposures) reached 8 trillion yen at the end of September 2025, with the 3+ month delinquent receivable ratio remaining low at 0.43%, as small-ticket personal loans naturally diversify default risk.

• Key Current Challenges and Mitigation Actions

  • Rising interest rates pushing up funding costs: Jaccs expects standalone funding costs to increase 7.9 billion yen year-over-year to 25.9 billion yen for 2026 March. Countermeasures include: (1) raising installment handling fees for new loans in 2024, though full profit impact will phase in over several years as the existing loan portfolio turns over; (2) expanding variable-rate installment products for long-tenor loans, which already made up 30% of residential-related transaction volume from April to September 2025; (3) strengthening asset control via receivable securitization to close maturity mismatches, and expanding no-funding-required co-branded guarantee loan structures.
  • Overseas business profitability challenges: Vietnam and Indonesia recorded operating losses in 2025 March, driven by weak transaction volume and rising credit costs. The company is rebalancing the portfolio to focus on higher-margin motorcycle loans and personal loans, tightening credit underwriting standards, and strengthening collection. Vietnam returned to interim profitability for 2026 March, while Indonesia will remain in deficit; overall overseas business is expected to report a 2.2 billion yen operating deficit for the full year, narrowed from prior year.

• 3-Year Mid-Term Management Plan "Do next!" (FY26.3 - FY28.3) Core Strategy

  • Expanded collaboration with MUFG Group: MUFG increased its ownership stake from 20% to 40% via a third-party allotment, with proceeds allocated to M&A, business restructuring, and digital investment. The company has already launched cross-selling of MUFG Group corporate card and payment services to Jaccs merchants, and agreed to expand Jaccs' SPLIE app payment service to Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS merchants.
  • Prioritized growth investment in three segments: (1) Environment segment: Building dedicated sales teams for residential renovation and solar power systems, expanding variable-rate products and guaranteed loans to capture growth in sustainable consumer investment; (2) Guarantee segment: Expanding rent guarantee and bank personal loan guarantee (both do not require Jaccs funding, so are insulated from rising rates), adding sales staff and exploring M&A, with differentiation via bundled payment and card services; (3) Overseas business: Leveraging MUFG's global network and partnership with Malaysia's Carsome to expand into new ASEAN markets, targeting 10%+ of group operating profit from overseas by the end of the mid-term plan.
  • New stable dividend policy: Introduced a new framework targeting the higher of ~40% payout ratio or 3% return on equity (DOE), with a guaranteed minimum 200 yen per share annual dividend, prioritizing stable dividend returns after the 2025 March dividend cut that followed two consecutive years of declining profit.

• First Half Operational Progress (as of September 2025): Interim results came in above forecast, with consolidated operating revenue growing year-over-year, although rising costs pushed down profit. The company maintains the full-year profit guidance published earlier.

• Full-year 2026 March guidance is maintained as originally published: 13th consecutive year of revenue growth, with a 20.0 billion yen operating profit forecast (down 5.7 billion yen year-over-year), and ROE forecast of 5.7% (down from 7.6% in 2025 March, impacted by capital increase from the third-party allotment). Annual dividend is maintained at 200 yen per share, a 10 yen increase from 2025 March. The interim dividend of 100 yen per share has already been paid.
• Mid-term plan quantitative targets: By FY28.3 (final year of the plan), target 204.5 billion yen in operating revenue (13.5 billion yen higher than pre-plan base), 31.0 billion yen in operating profit, and 23.0 billion yen in net profit attributable to parent shareholders. Profit is expected to decline in the first year of the plan, then recover as restructuring and turnaround actions take effect, to set up record profit in the next mid-term plan starting 2029 March.
• Interest rate assumptions for the mid-term plan: The plan assumes a 0.25% policy rate hike in July 2025 and January 2026, reaching a final policy rate of 1%, which is currently the main case. No further rate hikes after that have been priced in; the actual absence of a July 2025 hike leaves some upside to funding cost forecasts.

For the full 2025 March fiscal year, consolidated operating revenue totaled 190.9 billion yen, split across four segments: 1. Credit Business: 66.815 billion yen, accounting for 35% of total operating revenue. The segment provides point-of-sale installment credit for consumer purchases including autos, motorcycles, and home renovations. 2. Payment Business: 43.907 billion yen, accounting for 23% of total operating revenue. The segment covers credit card issuing, merchant acquiring for global card networks, QR and e-money payment agency, automatic payment collection services, and rent guarantee for residential properties. 3. Finance Business: 38.18 billion yen, accounting for 20% of total operating revenue. The segment provides loan guarantee services for bank consumer loans including investment condominium loans, auto loans, and renovation loans, with a total guarantee balance of 3.6725 trillion yen at the end of 2025 March. 4. Overseas Business: 26.726 billion yen, accounting for 14% of total operating revenue. The segment operates auto/motorcycle consumer loans across five ASEAN markets (Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, Malaysia). For the 2026 March first half (interim period), consolidated operating revenue grew 1.3 billion yen year-over-year to 97 billion yen.

• Rising domestic interest rates: Asset-liability maturity mismatch means that even after the 2024 fee increase, it will take multiple years for the entire existing loan portfolio to turnover to higher-fee loans, so funding cost increases will outpace revenue increases in the near term, pressuring profits.
• Overseas credit and market risk: High-margin personal loans carry inherently higher default risk, and macroeconomic volatility in ASEAN markets could delay the turnaround of Indonesian operations and increase credit costs beyond expectations.
• Intensified competition: The fast-growing rent guarantee market already has many established competitors, and market entry and share gains will require sustained investment and differentiation.
• Sustained low profitability: Two consecutive years of profit decline from 2025 March has put pressure on return on equity and investor sentiment, and slow progress on turnaround could affect long-term capital costs.

Q: The three interest rate hike countermeasures have been announced, and full-year 2026 March operating profit is forecast to decline 5.7 billion yen year-over-year. Will profit not start recovering until 2027 March or later? / A: Since the existing loan portfolio turns over gradually, the full benefit of the 2024 fee increase will take time to appear. The near-term priority is cutting costs to offset pressure while waiting for the revenue impact of higher fees to materialize, so profit recovery will indeed come in later periods. This aligns with management expectations.\n\nQ: Do you include listed companies as potential M&A targets in the guarantee business segment? / A: Yes, listed firms are included as possible targets. However, full acquisitions or takeovers of listed firms require large amounts of capital, so Jaccs is more likely to pursue minority stakes, become an equity-method affiliate, or enter a capital-backed business partnership rather than a full control acquisition.\n\nQ: What is the strategic shift for the credit card business, and how will it improve profitability? What is its new positioning within the firm? / A: The card business is shifting from chasing growth in membership size to focusing on quality. The company now prioritizes active usage rates over raw new member counts, and aims to increase the share of installment transactions via the SPLIE payment app. It is also cutting costs by adjusting card issuance and mailing rules and changing statement fees. The 3-year cumulative cost reduction target for the card business is 1 billion yen. Positioning remains unchanged: it acts as one payment option supporting other core Jaccs businesses, with a focus on synergy rather than standalone large-scale profit growth.\n\nQ: What is the current market share of Jaccs in the imported auto loan market in Japan? / A: Jaccs has partnerships with nearly all major imported auto brands except BMW and Porsche. Many brands partner with only one or two providers for retail auto loans, so including these partnerships, Jaccs holds a very high share of the imported auto loan segment in Japan.\n\nQ: Will the 200 yen per share minimum dividend be maintained even if business results underperform? What is the outlook for dividend policy after the current mid-term plan? / A: The 200 yen per share minimum is guaranteed for the current mid-term plan period (through FY28.3), set to offset share dilution from the MUFG third-party allotment. After that, dividend policy will be set based on achieved profit growth and the level of required growth investment at the start of the next mid-term plan.