Marui Group Co Ltd Ord (MAURF) Q2 2025 Earnings Call

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So we would like to start presentation of the second quarter results of a fiscal year ending March 25 for Marui Group Company Limited. Thank you very much for participating in your busy schedule. The documents we will be using can be downloaded at our corporate website. So please look at our presentation material. We will be spending the first half an hour with our presentation followed by Q&A session. Today, presentation will be given by CFO Director Managing Executive Officer Kato, talking about our business and outlook. And it will be followed by a presentation of a President and Representative Executive Officer Aoi. On top of the two, for Q&A session, Eposu Card President Saito, Aono President of Marui, and General Manager of IR Department, Udaka, will be answering to your questions. These will be the content we will be presenting today. First, CFO Kato will be presenting our financial results and outlook. I will now present an overview of the financial results for the fiscal year ending March 25. This is our consolidated results. We have the three major accents. Total transaction increased 10% to 2.3829 trillion yen, continuing to set new records. Consolidated operating income increased 15% to 21.5 billion yen, the fourth consecutive quarterly increase. Fintech's real operating income increased for the fourth consecutive year, rising ¥1.4 billion to ¥22.5 billion, and real operating income increased steadily, rising ¥1.3 billion to ¥3.3 billion. These are the financial indicators. As explained in the digest, groups at the total transaction volume reached record high for the quarter. Both operating income and net income increased from the previous year, and actual results excluding the impact of liquidation of receivables exceeded the pre-COVID level. This is rev...