Financial Highlights

During the period from January to June of the fiscal year under review, the Japanese economy continued to recover moderately. Despite weak consumer sentiment due to rising prices and other factors, personal consumption continued to show a gradual upward trend, driven by improvements in employment and income conditions. Corporate capital expenditure was robust, chiefly due to investments for the replacement of equipment and enhancement of production capacity primarily in the manufacturing industry, which had been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic and higher prices, and to the reduction of labor to address the workforce shortage. In particular, appetite for IT investment in manufacturing and financial businesses and a wide range of other sectors was high and remained strong.
Under these economic conditions, the Canon Marketing Japan Group recorded net sales of 333,849 million yen (up 4.7% year on year), mainly reflecting strong sales from maintenance and operation service/outsourcing and IT products and system sales among IT solutions.
Operating income stood at 27,325 million yen (up 5.0% year on year), and ordinary income came to 28,047 million yen (up 3.9% year on year), primarily attributable to an increase in gross profit resulting from the increased net sales. Net income attributable to owners of the parent was 18,864 million (down 6.4% year on year), reflecting the absence of extraordinary income from the transfer of shares of A&A Co., Ltd. recorded in the same period of the previous fiscal year.

The Company has revised its operating income and ordinary income forecasts for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, taking into consideration its strong performance in the high-value-added IT solutions business in the Area segment and other results in the first six months. As the Group conducts most of its business activities within Japan, the direct impact of import and export trends is limited, irrespective of U.S. policy trends. However, the Company is carefully monitoring any potential effects they might have on corporate capital investment.
The earnings forecasts reflect the Company's assumptions based on currently available information, and contain inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from the earnings forecasts due to changes in various factors in the future. If the earnings results need to be revised, the Group will disclose it promptly.