DMS INC. Q3 FY2026 earnings call

• Company Overview

  • ディーエムエス has operated since 1961, providing total support for building positive relationships between client organizations (corporations and public institutions) and consumers. The core business is planning, production and shipping of direct mail, with additional business pillars including logistics (leveraging existing business know-how), sales promotion support, and event planning and operation.
  • The company has three core competitive strengths: one-stop service that can provide multiple functions required by client companies, scale advantages handling over 300 million direct mails annually, and a management system that holds JIS certification for quality and information security to deliver secure information services. These strengths enable the company to take on large, high value-added projects systematically, making it a preferred partner primarily for major corporations.
  • Over the past 10 years, the company maintained generally stable earnings supported by steady demand for direct mail services and its core strengths, with the exception of a post-COVID-19 pandemic reaction in the 2024 and 2025 March fiscal years, when pandemic-related projects ended.

• Mid-term Management Plan

  • The mid-term management plan ending in the 2027 March fiscal year targets 28.0 billion yen in total revenue, 1.3 billion yen in operating profit, and 0.9 billion yen in net profit.
  • Business strategy focuses on creating next-generation businesses, building second and third core business pillars, and deepening the core direct mail business. Supporting foundational strategies focus on promoting DX, sustainability, and health-oriented management. The company's long-term vision is to become a comprehensive information solutions company that expands beyond the traditional scope of direct mail services.

• Shareholder Return

  • For the 2025 to 2027 March fiscal years, the company introduced DOE (Dividend on Equity) as a new indicator targeting 8% to achieve more proactive and stable dividends.
  • In the 2026 March fiscal year, the company completed a 466 million yen share repurchase in August, and will continue to consider future repurchases based on growth investment progress.
  • The full-year dividend forecast for the 2026 March fiscal year is 228 yen per share, with an interim dividend of 110 yen per share already implemented.

• 2026 March Fiscal Year Third Quarter Aggregate Results

  • Aggregate revenue was 21.722 billion yen, an increase of 9.0% year-over-year. Aggregate operating profit was 919 million yen, an increase of 16.4% year-over-year. Aggregate net profit for the quarter was 670 million yen, an increase of 17.4% year-over-year. Growth was driven by increased new order acquisition amid more active corporate promotion activities, plus successful profit improvement from promoted in-house production and improved utilization rates.

• Operational Initiatives

  • In June 2025, the company launched CURENESS, a direct mail management system with functionality to measure response rates after direct mail delivery, which has already been adopted by multiple client companies. The company is expanding direct mail adoption opportunities by supporting improved campaign effectiveness from the upstream process, including CURENESS-enabled response rate aggregation and analysis, AI-powered targeting, ad content checking, and creative design production.

1. Direct Mail Segment: Achieved continued revenue and profit growth from the first half, driven by expanded transaction windows with existing clients and increased new order acquisition. No absolute financial figures or revenue contribution percentage were provided in the transcript.
2. Logistics Segment: Delivered revenue growth supported by steady performance of e-commerce shipment cases primarily for existing clients, and also achieved profit growth driven by increased revenue plus profit improvement efforts from mechanization and labor reduction. No absolute financial figures or revenue contribution percentage were provided in the transcript.
3. Sales Promotion Segment: Experienced a revenue decline due to a decrease in sales promotion campaign operation cases, but achieved double-digit profit growth continuing from the first half, driven by successful labor cost control efforts across business divisions including the call center. No absolute financial figures or revenue contribution percentage were provided in the transcript.
4. Event Segment: Achieved double-digit revenue and profit growth driven by successful acquisition of projects including large-scale sports events. No absolute financial figures or revenue contribution percentage were provided in the transcript.

• Full-year 2026 March fiscal year guidance is maintained at 29.058 billion yen in total revenue and 1.359 billion yen in operating profit.
  • The company plans to capture growing sales promotion demand from client companies ahead of the new semester and new fiscal year, as well as opportunities from increased consumer purchasing intent, to promote order acquisition across all business segments for the remainder of the fiscal year.
  • For the mid-term management plan ending fiscal 2027 March, the company maintains its original targets of 28.0 billion yen in revenue, 1.3 billion yen in operating profit, and 0.9 billion yen in net profit.

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