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1st Quarter Financial Results: Presentation Documents (GMO FY26 Q1 Financial Results Presentation 260515 e)
1st Quarter Financial Results: Presentation Documents (GMO FY26 Q1 Financial Results Presentation 260515

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Fiscal Year 2026 First Quarter Results Presentation STOCK CODE: 9449 1 May 15, 2026 Summary and Conclusion Key Topics (Security; AI & Robotics) Segment Performance, Sustainability & Shareholder Returns Group Overview Performance by Business ⅳ) Shareholder Returns 2 To appropriately reflect performance from ongoing business activities, we have adopted " Business Profit " as a KPI.(Figures below are for FY25; see P.75 for details) Comparative figures will be gradually transitioned to an IFRS basis from FY25. (JPY billions) +1.7 61.2 One-off / incidental items ※ +2.4 57.1 J-GAAP Operating Profit 59.1 IFRS Business Profit ▲2.1 IFRS Operating Profit Goodwill non- amortization VC business: fair value measurement, etc. ※Equivalent to non-operating and extraordinary items under J-GAAP 3 Committed to long-term management with the goal of building a corporate group that endures for 100 years. Steady progress in further evolving our group structure. GMO Internet (4784) has achieved full compliance with TSE Prime Market listing standards. Q1 FY2026 Business Profit: ¥19.3bn ( +32% YoY; Operating Profit: ¥18.6bn) . Infrastructure and Financial segments posted record-high quarterly results, driving consolidated performance . Our core recurring revenue base is structurally expanding, propelled by the growing adoption of AI. Executing strategic initiatives in anticipation of the AI Agent era. 2026: the "Humanoid Era" - positioning AI & Robotics as a new growth driver and building top-of-mind brand recognition. Public Offering and Secondary Offering Completed; Continued Listing Criteria Met Purpose Meet Prime Market continued listing criteria. Raise investment capital for the GPU Cloud business. Number of Shares Secondary offering: 61.5 million shares sold by the Company, excluding over-allotment. New share issuance: 30.0 million shares. Offering Price JPY 710 per share Financial Impact CF:JPY 41.7b(secondary sale) / JPY 20.2b(new issuance) BS:Consolidated capital surplus +JPY 25.5b PL:No consolidated impact (parent-only gain: JPY 40.5b) Listing Standard (Liquidity) Float ratio: 7.7% → 41 .5 % - now compliant Infrastructure & Financial segments posted record-high quarterly earnings, delivering strong profitability. ( JPY billions ) Q1'25 (Jan-Mar) Q1'26 (Jan-Mar) YoY Change Change Revenue 71.9 Business Profit 14.6 Operating Profit 14.5 Net Profit ※ 5.5 ※ Profit attributable to owners of the parent 81.6 19.3 18.6 6.3 +9.6 +13.3% Record high +4.7 +32.0% +4.0 +28.0% +0.7 +13.5% 6 FY26 FY25 " " " " Updated record-high results for the fifth consecutive quarter. ( Up 24.3 % YoY ) JPY 12.3B Business Profit GMO-PG and GMO-I drove performance. frastructur Internet In e ( Up 11.8 % YoY) JPY 47.7B Revenue Record high Internet Revenue JPY 6.2B ( Up 15.5 % YoY) " " " " Cybersecurity continued to grow. Security Business Profit JPY 0.3B (Down 9.6 % YoY ) Strategic investments made in brand security. 7 Online Ad & Media Revenue Business Profit high Revenue Internet Finance JPY 9.1B JPY 0.8B JPY 14.3B JPY 6.5B ( Down 1.6 % YoY ) ( Down 6.1 % YoY ) ( Up 37.1 % YoY ) ( Up 79.9 % YoY ) Despite mixed performance across companies, secured profit during the peak advertising demand season. Promoting a shift from flow-based products to recurring-revenue products. " poor" " poor" Record CFD, which has been developed as the second earnings pillar, grew to a revenue scale exceeding OTC FX. " " " poor" Business Profit Revenue Cryptoassets Business Profit JPY 1.5B JPY 0.2B ( Down 42.4 % YoY ) ( Down 78.9 % YoY ) Market conditions remained sluggish, but profit was secured through cost optimization. " poor" " poor" Revenue Up 9 .6B YoY ( JPY billions ) Business Profit Up 4 .7B YoY ( JPY billions ) Q1' Infra +3.8 +1.1 81.6 +2.9 +0.8 -0.1 19.3 -0 18.6 +5.0 +0.8 -1.1 -0.7 -0.6 +2.4 -0.7 71.9 -0 14.6 Crypto Q1' Q1 FY26 Non Q1 FY26 25 structure Security Finance Ad assets VC Other 26 Q1' Infra Security Finance Ad Crypto VC Other Business recurring Operating 25 structure assets Profit One off Items Profit 3. Solid recurring revenue That means our core business policies, Indispensable products that will not disappear With recurring revenue business model Proliferation of AI Agents & Humanoids AI agent communications (constant inter-agent connectivity) AI agent payments & transfers (automated transactions without human involvement) Data handled by AI (processing of training & inference data) AI compute infrastructure (GPU and other computing resources) Expansion of Data Volume & Transaction Volume Result AI-generated code (risk of embedded vulnerabilities) AI-generated content (erosion of authenticity) AI agents themselves (identity of autonomously acting entities) New AI-driven attack surfaces (AI-powered cyberattacks) Humanoids (risk of attacks in physical space) Expansion of Assets to Protect Growing demand for internet infrastructure and financial infrastructure 10 Growing demand for internet security The main users of the Internet are rapidly shifting from humans to AI Market Shift AI agent traffic is expanding explosively AI agent traffic increased 80x YoY.* Automated traffic is growing 8x faster than human traffic. Our Response Become the company "chosen" by AI MCP support. API support. * Source: HUMAN Security, "2026 State of AI Traffic & Cyberthreat Benchmark Report" (March 2026) 11 AI adoption is accelerating demand for "Infrastructure" and "Security" Internet & Financial Infrastructure Providing the foundation for online presence, business operations, and transactions Provider (ISP) Securities / FX Domain Crypto assets Internet bank Payment Processing Support for online shops Cloud/rental server Internet Security Providing trusted infrastructure for authentication, authenticity, and cyber defense Brand Security Cryptographic Security Cyber Security Ranked No. 1 worldwide in Anthropic's vulnerability discovery and bug bounty program (May 15, 2026) Summary and Conclusion Key Topics (Security; AI & Robotics) Segment Performance, Sustainability & Shareholder Returns Group Overview Performance by Business ⅳ) Shareholder Returns Providing Comprehensive Internet Security Services A safer future for Everyone Protection against eavesdropping, tampering, impersonation. (Cryptographic Security) Countermeasures against cyberattacks. (Cyber Security) Monitoring and Takedown Support for Impersonation. (Brand Security) Cryptographic Security Cyber Security Brand Security Operating Companies Services and Products Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing Key Strengths Te c hnic al and ope rational e xpe r t i s e as a c e r t i f icate author i ty A dvanc e d s kills of w hite -hat hac ke r s E xpe r t i s e in managing inte l le ctual prope r ty and t rade marks Internet Security for Everyone A Safe Future for Everyone. Ongoing initiatives to establish top-of-mind brand recognition Phase8 Phase1 From Feb. 2025 Providing comprehensive internet security services free of charge Phase3 From May. 2025 Launch support services for the application and operation of brand TLDs (Top-Level Domains) on the Internet. Phase4 From July. 2025 Providing Security AI free of charge Phase6 From July. 2025 Visualize unauthorized access risks seamlessly from physical space to cyberspace From Nov. 2025 Mr. Jiro Hiroe (former Lieutenant General), former head of the JGSDF Training Evaluation, Education, Research and Development Command (TERCOM), has joined. Phase10 From Dec. 2025 Established a joint venture with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) Phase11 From Dec. 2025 Prime Strategy Co., Ltd. joined the Group Phase13 New Mar. 2026 Established a joint venture with Preferred Networks Prevent impersonation with ".yourbrand" GMO Group Defense Division 6 Phase7 Phase9 Phase12 Phase2 Phase5 Mar. 6. 2025 Host one of Japan's largest cyber security conferences July 23. 2025 Host a tech conference specializing in cyber security Sep 25. 2025 Host one of Japan's largest conferences on AI and robotics Dec 1. 2025 Served as a Special Sponsor of "INCYBER FORUM JAPAN" Mar 5. 2026 The 3rd GMO Group Conference (Spring): Cybersecurity 2026. Phase3 'Internet Security for Everyone' project Began accepting applications on Apr. 30; TOPPAN Holdings and other companies have decided to submit applications. ".yourbrand" Application deadline: Aug. 12 Phase10 'Internet Security for Everyone' project Established a joint venture with MUFG Bank, Ltd. and GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae (Jan 2026). Provide cybersecurity solutions to MUFG Bank's customer base. Established a joint venture with Preferred Networks (Mar. 2026) Providing a Japan-developed AI environment with end-to-end security across the full stack, from hardware to software. 2026: The Dawn of the Humanoid Era. Providing end-to-end support for the deployment and utilization of humanoid robots, together with infrastructure and security solutions. Enabling real-world adoption of humanoid robots without upfront investment or specialized expertise; inquiries growing across diverse industries since Apr. 2025 AI & Robotics | Humanoid Technology Demonstration Project Launched "GMO Robots," a project to train humanoids using the running data of Japan's top ekiden runners (from Apr. 2026) Aiming for industrial applications in logistics, manufacturing, and other sectors. | AI & Robotics Opened Japan's first and one of its largest Physical AI R&D centers (Apr. 2026) Serving as a hub for the real-world adoption and widespread use of humanoid robots. Started proof-of-concept trials with JAL Ground Service (from May 2026) Aiming to reduce labor requirements and improve efficiency in airport ground handling operations Delivering a wide range of indispensable and enduring value positioning security and AI x Robotics as a mid- to long-term growth driver. AI x Robotics New Foundations ( F o c u s A r e a ) Security Payment Existing business Access Support for online shops Cloud/rental server Domain consumer Small to medium -scale Business Large-scale Business Summary and Conclusion Key Topics (Security; AI & Robotics) Segment Performance, Sustainability & Shareholder Returns Group Overview Performance by Business ⅳ) Shareholder Returns Record high Changes in rules to record the revenues* 81.6 69.4 71.3 71.9 71 71.2 71.8 1.5 (JPY billions) 61.2 59.2 6.8 5.7 68.8 64.6 66 1.4 67.6 69.6 1.5 1.5 14.3 4.3 62.5 2.0 65.5 1.2 64.4 3.5 2.6 1.7 2.2 0. 4 62.5 2.3 1.7 9 8.8 0.9 10.4 56.4 3.6 11.3 56 2.0 57.5 0.7 9.2 11.4 8.7 11.6 10.9 10.8 12.6 9.1 1.2 12.7 12.2 11.3 10.5 8.2 9.4 8.2 6.9 10.0 9.4 9.2 8.3 7.3 10.3 10.7 9.0 9.3 8.7 8.5 6.2 9.0 9.2 8.7 8.8 5.1 5.8 5.4 13.7 13.7 12.8 9.1 4.5 4.9 4.3 5.6 5.1 12.1 8.7 8.0 3.8 4.7 3.6 4.0 6.1 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.7 2.6 3.2 3.3 38.6 38.2 40.2 40.3 41.7 41.7 42.6 42.7 44.7 45.2 47.7 31.8 32.5 32.2 33.1 32.0 33.3 34.5 36.4 37.2 37.9 Revenue Up 13 .3 % YoY Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 21 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 22 23 24 25 26 Sustainable growth driven by infrastructure and security Other Incubation Cryptoassets Internet Finance Online Ads/Media Internet Security Internet Infrastructure * "Accounting standards related to revenue recognition" ( accounting standard No. 29 ) Business Profit by Segment (JPY billions) Business Profit Up 32 .0 % YoY GMO-PG continues to grow, while GPU Cloud enters the earnings contribution phase. 19.81 19.38 0.21 14.43 14.68 1.00 15.81 0.40 6.59 0.95 15.49 0.59 12.47 12.38 0.08 10.53 11.81 0.22 10.82 3.66 4.95 13.12 0.31 1.61 0.84 0.36 4.02 10.14 11.12 0.15 10.99 3.02 9.62 9.46 2.78 3.75 1.24 9.57 0.38 0.76 0.57 1.83 3.56 0.90 0.40 0.62 0.28 0.66 0.35 0.69 3.99 2.34 8.01 3.88 7.06 4.06 3.83 0.43 2.15 0.83 0.60 1.13 0.67 0.18 0.81 1.48 4.08 3.20 3.10 2.12 2.62 0.96 0.69 2.91 5.73 0.64 0.38 0.71 0.77 0.86 0.21 0.46 0.19 0.54 12.32 0.57 0.34 0.35 0.24 0.56 0.19 0.82 0.35 10.02 10.46 10.60 0.29 8.76 8.94 8.81 9.91 7.60 7.99 5.73 4.49 4.80 5.15 5.50 5.83 6.28 5.95 5.50 3.97 4.71 -0.13 -0.39 -0.82 -0.02 -0.33 -0.48 -0.53 -0.42 -0.09 -1.57 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 21 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 22 23 24 25 26 Other Incubation Cryptoassets Internet Finance Online Ads/Media Internet Security Internet Infrastructure Summary and Conclusion Key Topics (Security; AI & Robotics) Segment Performance, Sustainability & Shareholder Returns Group Overview Performance by Business ⅳ) Shareholder Returns Internet Infrastructure | Revenue by Sub-Segment billions) 40.2 38.6 0.6 38.2 0.5 40.3 0.7 41.7 0.7 41.7 0.6 42.6 0.7 42.7 0.7 44.7 0.8 45.2 0.2 0.8 31.8 0.7 32.5 0.6 32.2 0.5 33.1 0.6 32 0.3 33.3 0.6 34.5 0.5 36.4 0.8 37.2 0.7 37.9 0.5 21.2 22.1 23.3 19.3 20.1 19.9 15.3 16.3 15.8 17.8 20.0 10.2 10.9 13.1 14.5 17.5 11.3 12.0 12.0 12.6 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.2 3.5 3.6 3.8 4.1 3.9 4.0 4.1 2 *1 3.6 3.8 4.1 4.0 3.9 .0 3.7 3.9 3.6 6.7 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.9 6.3 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.6 2.6 2.7 *2 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 10.7 10.5 10.0 9.8 9.4 9.6 10.0 9.9 10.0 10.1 10.0 9.9 9.9 10.1 9.9 8.9 9.8 9.8 9.6 9.6 9.8 0.7 18.0 3.5 47.7 (JPY Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 21 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 22 23 24 25 26 Record high Revenue Up 11 .8 % YoY Accumulation of solid recurring revenue Other Payment Ecommerce Solutions Hosting & Cloud Domain Provider *1: Temporary impact of approx. -JPY 2.0 billion due to a change in accounting treatment *2: Temporary impact of approx. -JPY 1.0 billion due to a change in accounting treatment 33 Internet Infrastructure | Business Profit billions) 10.46 10.60 9.91 10.02 8.76 8.94 8.81 7.99 7.60 6.28 5.73 5.50 5.83 5.95 5.50 4.49 4.80 5.15 4.71 3.97 12.32 (JPY Record high Business Profit Up 24 .3 % YoY Solid recurring revenue drove profit growth. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 21 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 22 23 24 25 26 All 25 NVIDIA HGX B300 GPU servers to enter service by Q1'26. Approved an additional JPY 6.9bn investment to expand the fleet to 42 servers, with phased service rollout from Q4'26 onward. (JPY billions) 2 1.7 0.2 2.1 2 1.8 0.3 0.3 1.7 2.7 2.6 0.5 2.1 3.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.2 2.5 0.2 3.3 3.8 0.7 0.7 2.4 4.7 0.7 1.4 2.5 2.6 0.7 0.3 3.6 6.1 2.8 1.0 2.1 3.5 2.0 0.6 4 0.7 0.7 4.5 0.3 1.2 2.9 4.9 1.0 0.8 2.9 2.7 1.1 0.3 4.3 3.1 1.4 1.0 5.6 1.6 0.3 5.4 5.1 0.8 3.3 1.2 3.1 5.1 0.4 1.4 3.1 3.0 1.8 0.9 5.8 6.2 Record high Revenue Up 15 .5 % YoY Strong growth in cybersecurity continues. Impersonation Monitoring and Takedown Support (Brand Security) Cyberattack Protection (Cybersecurity) Protection Against Eavesdropping, Tampering, and Impersonation (Encryption Security) (JPY billions) 2.15 0.86 0.81 0.69 0.67 0.69 0.56 0.60 0.57 0.34 0.38 0.35 0.40 0.35 0.36 0.24 0.29 0.19 0.18 Profit Down 9. 6% YoY Strategic investment in Brand Security for ".yourbrand". -0.02 -0.09 Changes in rules to record the revenues* (JPY billions) 13.7 13.7 12.8 12.1 8.6 9.1 9.0 9.2 9.6 8.7 8.7 8.8 9.0 9.3 9.4 8.7 9.2 9.4 9.1 8.3 8.5 8.3 8.2 7.7 8.0 3.9 3.5 3.4 3.2 4.3 4.2 3.8 4.9 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.1 3.8 3.5 2.9 3.0 5.1 5.4 5.6 5.4 6.0 5.8 4.0 4.4 4.3 4.2 3.8 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.2 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.8 4.9 5.2 Revenue Down 1 .6 % YoY Flow-based revenue remained soft. Internet Media Online Advertising Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 * "Accounting standards related to revenue recognition" ( accounting standard No. 29 ) (JPY billions) 0.57 0.35 0.19 0.96 0.64 0.82 0.77 0.46 0.54 0.43 0.83 0.76 0.81 1.13 0.90 0.66 0.62 0.28 0.84 Profit Down 6 .1 % YoY Despite mixed performance across group companies, maintained a solid profit level amid seasonally strong advertising demand. -0.07 -0.13 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 14.3 12.7 (JPY billions) 12.2 12.6 11.3 11.3 11.6 11.4 10.7 10.3 10.0 10.5 10.9 10.8 10.4 9.2 8.2 8.7 8.8 6.9 7.3 Net Sales 6.59 OP 3.10 2.12 2.62 4.08 3.88 3.20 3.99 4.06 3.83 4.95 2.91 3.75 2.78 3.56 3.66 3.02 0.21 1.61 -0.42 ※ -1.57 ※ Revenue Up 37 .1% YoY Profit Up 79. 9% YoY Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 21 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 22 23 24 25 26 * The provision of allowance for doubtful accounts: -4.5B(Q2'24) , - 2.1B(Q3'24) , - 2.8B(Q4'24) , +0.5B(Q3'25)
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