Dentsu Group Inc (DNTUF) Q4 2025 Earnings Call

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Welcome to Dentsu FY 2025 earnings call, and thank you for joining us this evening. My name is Morishima from the Group II office, and I'll be your conference operator today. This is a reminder that today's call is being recorded. Furthermore, this call will be held in Japanese and English with simultaneous translation for those joining online. Please choose your preferred language from the bottom of the Zoom screen. For those joining on the telephone line, you will only be able to hear the original language spoken. Today's presentation materials are available on our website. Joining me today are global CEO, Dentsu, Hiroshi Igarashi. Igarashi. Thank you. Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Global Chief Operating Officer Dentsu and Chairman of Dentsu America's Julian Malegri. Julian Malegri, good evening, good morning. CEO of Dentsu Japan and Deputy Global CEO of Dentsu, Takeshi Sano. Today's agenda will begin with FI 2025 Business Update from Hiroshi Igarashi. Shigeki Endo will then present FI 2025 financial update, followed by explanation of strategic update from Hiroshi Igarashi. We will invite you to ask questions after the presentation. Mr. Igarashi, please go ahead. Good evening, everyone. Thank you for joining our fiscal 2025 earnings call tonight. The group's organic growth rate for fiscal 2025 slightly exceeded the guidance we announced in November last year, while our operating margins for both the Japan and international businesses outperformed the guidance, which was revised up in November. Japan achieved organic growth rate of 6.2%, while at the same time registering highest ever net revenue and operating profit. Despite our international business recording negative growth, we are seeing improved profitability due to the initiatives we outline...