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FY2025 3rd Quarter Consolidated Financial Results

· Issued by Freebit Co., Ltd.

NOTE: This document is to be used only as a reference, and in cases any differences occur between English version and the original Japanese version, the Japanese version shall prevail. The consolidated financial statements in this document are unaudited.

Consolidated Financial Results for the Nine Months Ended January 31, 2025

(Under Japanese GAAP)

March 14, 2025

Company name:

FreeBit Co., Ltd.

Listing:

Tokyo Stock Exchange

Securities code:

3843

URL:

https://freebit.com/

Representative:

Atsuki Ishida, President, CEO and CTO

Inquiries:

Ikuko Wada, Director and General Manager of Group Corporate Planning Division

Telephone:

+81-3-5459-0522

Scheduled date to commence dividend payments:

-

Preparation of supplementary material on financial results:

Yes

Holding of financial results briefing:

Yes (Video streaming only)

(All amounts are rounded down to the nearest million yen)

1. Consolidated Financial Results for the Nine Months Ended January 31, 2025 (May 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025)

(1) Consolidated Operating Results

(Percentages represent year-on-year changes)

Net sales

Operating profit

Ordinary profit

Profit attributable to

owners of parent

Million yen

%

Million yen

%

Million yen

%

Million yen

%

Nine months ended January 31, 2025

40,550

-

4,690

-

4,639

-

2,527

-

Nine months ended January 31, 2024

39,992

-

4,670

-

4,592

-

2,868

-

Note: Comprehensive income

For the nine months ended January 31, 2025: 3,289 million yen [-%]

For the nine months ended January 31, 2024: 3,638 million yen [-%]

Basic earnings

Diluted earnings

per share

per share

Yen

Yen

Nine months ended January 31, 2025

125.78

124.95

Nine months ended January 31, 2024

143.68

142.21

Note: A consolidated subsidiary GIGA PRIZE Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries changed the date of their fiscal year-end from March 31 to April 30 in the previous fiscal year. As the first nine months of the previous fiscal year was a transitional period for changing the date of their fiscal year-end, the percentages representing year-on-year changes for the first nine months of the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024 and the first nine months of the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 have been omitted.

(2) Consolidated Financial Position

Total assets

Net assets

Equity ratio

Million yen

Million yen

%

As of January 31, 2025

39,475

17,963

35.0

As of April 30, 2024

38,183

15,196

30.5

Reference: Equity

As of January 31, 2025: 13,807 million yen

As of April 30, 2024:

11,628 million yen

2. Dividends

Annual dividends

1st quarter-end

2nd quarter-end

3rd quarter-end

Year-end

Total

Yen

Yen

Yen

Yen

Yen

Fiscal year ended April 30, 2024

-

0.00

-

27.00

27.00

Fiscal year ending April 30, 2025

-

0.00

-

Fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 (forecast)

30.00

30.00

(Note) Revisions to the forecast of cash dividends most recently announced: None

3. Forecast of Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ending April 30, 2025 (May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025)

(Percentages represent year-on-year changes)

Net sales

Operating profit

Ordinary profit

Profit attributable to

Basic earnings

owners of parent

per share

Million yen

%

Million yen

%

Million yen

%

Million yen

%

Yen

Full year

54,000

-

5,700

-

5,000

-

2,500

-

124.41

(Note) Revisions to the forecast of consolidated financial results most recently announced: None

For details, please refer to Attachment page 6 "1. Overview of Operating Results and Financial Position (3) Explanation of Consolidated Earnings Forecasts and Other Forecast Information." In the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024, a consolidated subsidiary GIGA PRIZE Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries changed the date of their fiscal year-end from March 31 to April 30. As the fiscal year ended April 2024, the comparative year, was a transitional period for changing the date of their fiscal year-end, the percentages representing year-on-year changes have been omitted.

* Notes

(1)

Significant changes in the scope of consolidation during the period:

Yes

Newly included: 3 companies (YOYO Holdings Pte. Ltd. and its two subsidiaries)

Excluded:

None

(2)

Special accounting treatments used in preparation of the quarterly consolidated financial statements:

None

(3)

Changes in accounting policies, changes of accounting estimates and restatements

(i) Changes in accounting policies due to revisions to accounting standards, etc.:

None

(ii) Changes in accounting policies other than (i):

None

(iii) Changes in accounting estimates:

None

(iv) Restatements:

None

  1. Number of shares issued (common shares)
    1. Total number of shares issued at the end of the period (including treasury shares)

As of January 31, 2025

23,414,000 shares

As of April 30, 2024

23,414,000 shares

(ii) Number of treasury shares at the end of the period

As of January 31, 2025

3,232,541 shares

As of April 30, 2024

3,441,941 shares

(iii) Average number of shares outstanding during the period

Nine months ended January 31, 2025

20,094,968 shares

Nine months ended January 31, 2024

19,967,100 shares

  • Review of the Japanese-language originals of the attached consolidated quarterly financial statements by a certified public accountant or an auditing firm: None
  • Explanations concerning the appropriate use of business performance forecasts, and other special notes Notes on forward-lookingstatements
    The earnings forecasts and other forward-looking statements herein are based on information currently available to the Company and on certain assumptions deemed to be reasonable, but are not promises by the Company of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from the forecast depending on a range of factors. Please refer to Attachment page 6 "1. Qualitative Information on Operating Results and Financial Position (3) Explanation of Consolidated Earnings Forecasts and Other Forecast Information" for assumptions for business performance forecasts and points to consider in utilizing them.
    Method of obtaining supplementary material on financial results and details of financial results briefing
    • The supplementary material will be disclosed on TDnet on the same day and will also be posted on our website.
    • The recorded video of the financial results briefing will be posted promptly on our website.

Table of Contents

1. Overview of Operating Results and Financial Position

2

(1)

Overview of Operating Results for the Period Under Review

2

(2)

Overview of Financial Position for the Period Under Review

6

(3)

Explanation of Consolidated Earnings Forecasts and Other Forecast Information

6

2. Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements and Major Notes

7

(1)

Quarterly Consolidated Balance Sheet

7

(2)

Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

9

(3)

Notes to Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements…………………………

11

Segment Information

11

Significant Changes in the Amount of Shareholders' Equity

12

Going Concern Assumptions

12

Quarterly Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

12

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1. Overview of Operating Results and Financial Position

  1. Overview of Operating Results for the Period Under Review
    The forward-looking statements contained in this document are based on the Group's judgments as of the end of the first nine months of the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 (the "nine months ended January 31, 2025" or the "period under review").
    Our consolidated subsidiary GIGA PRIZE Co., Ltd. ("GIGA PRIZE") and its subsidiaries changed their fiscal year-end from March 31 to April 30, which is the same as the consolidated fiscal year-end, in the previous fiscal year. As a result, the previous fiscal year of these consolidated subsidiaries was the 13 months started April 1, 2023 and ended April 30, 2024. Accordingly, the financial results of these consolidated subsidiaries for the ten months started April 1, 2023 and ended January 31, 2024 were incorporated in the consolidated financial results for the first nine months of the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024 (the "nine months ended January 31, 2024").
    The full forms and explanations of the terms used in "Overview of Operating Results for the Period Under Review " are as follows:

Term used in

Full form

Explanation

this section

A concept of the next-generation, distributed internet, which enables users

web3

web3

to exchange data and content directly with each other without involving a

giant platform provider

A form of the internet that allows users to share and distribute contents

Web 2.0

Web 2.0

generated on the internet through centralized platforms such as social

media

AI

Artificial Intelligence

Technologies that use computers to learn or reproduce human intellectual

behavior

A system that enables automatic recognition and automatic control without

IoT

Internet of Things

human intervention equipping things with a communication function to

allow the things to interact with each other

DX

Digital Transformation

To transform products, services, business models, and others by utilizing

data and digital technologies

5G

5th Generation

An abbreviation for the fifth generation mobile communication systems,

which is one of the next generation communications standards

MVNO

Mobile Virtual Network Operator

An acronym for Mobile Virtual Network Operator

MVNE

Mobile Virtual Network Enabler

An operator that provides support for MVNOs

A general term for systems that provide software and other computing

Cloud

Cloud computing

resources to users over networks as well as data centers and servers in

which the data of such resources are accumulated or operated

The businesses description of each reportable segment are as follows:

Reportable segment

Main services

5G Infrastructure Support Business

Business support services for ISPs

Business support services for MVNOs (MVNE)

Cloud services for corporate customers

Mobile communications-related services for individual customers

5G Lifestyle Support Business

Internet connection-related services for individual customers

Internet connection-related services for housing complexes

Real estate-related services

web3-related platforms

Enterprise/Creator 5G DX Support Business

Internet marketing-related services

Ad technology-related services

Support platforms for creators

The Group has been promoting corporate management with a view to the 10-year plan from 2021 to 2030. We have started a three- year medium-term management plan SiLK VISION 2027 (the "MTMP SiLK VISION 2027"), which ends in the fiscal year ending April 30, 2027, from the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 (the "fiscal year under review"). The theme of the MTMP SiLK VISION 2027 is to pursue becoming a company "Where Trust Belongs" as what is needed to solve social issues we face on a global scale. This is an initiative based on our belief that it is important to create a situation where people can put their trust in us even though the environment surrounding us is flooded with uncertain information, and to achieve such a situation utilizing our web3 technology and patented technologies, among other things. Then, through the combination of our accumulated expertise in telecommunications with our proprietary Layer-1 blockchain technology, we aim to solve social issues by making a variety of things trusted, while gradually and complementarily implementing Web2.0 and web3 in a hybrid manner.

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To further accelerate these initiatives, we announced on January 31, 2025, the "Notice of Capital and Business Alliance with SoftBank Corp. and Disposal of Treasury Shares through Third-Party Allotment" and the "Notice of Commencement of Tender Offer for Shares of GIGA PRIZE Co., Ltd. (Securities Code: 3830)."

Through the capital and business alliance with SoftBank Corp. ("SoftBank"), the Group aims to implement business strategies such as (1) further promoting and accelerating the social implementation of web3/AI, (2) enhancing the mobile business to deliver new services to a broader range of people, (3) expanding the use of IoT and unmanned devices, and (4) increasing our competitiveness in the housing market.

For GIGA PRIZE, we have determined that dissolving the current capital relationship under a parent-subsidiary dual listing and delisting GIGA PRIZE would enhance the corporate value of both companies. This is because we should invest our resources in GIGA PRIZE more flexibly and take drastic measures to enhance its competitive advantage in a bid to achieve further growth in internet connection-related services for housing complexes and maximize the corporate value of the entire Group.

By undertaking the above initiatives as part of our growth strategy, the Group will transform into a "web3 implementation company leveraging expertise in telecommunications" that goes beyond merely providing telecommunications services. By doing so, the Group will drive forward with its all-hands-on-deck efforts to expand its business areas with the consolidated performance targets of net sales ranging from 63 billion yen to 70 billion yen and operating profit of 8 billion yen set for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2027, the final year of the MTMP SiLK VISION 2027.

In the period under review, despite concerns about the adverse impact of unstable international situations and price increases on the economy, the domestic IT market continued to grow at a solid rate, thanks to the acceleration of investments in AI-related products and DX. Moreover, in addition to the spread of the 5G communications standard, the emergence of a new concept of shifting from the conventional Web 2.0 (centralized) to web3 (decentralized) internet services has led us to the launch of a new business originated from this concept.

Under such an environment, in the fiscal year under review, the first year of the MTMP SiLK VISION 2027, we will strategically utilize operating cash flows to be generated from existing businesses to allocate our capital with the aim of enhancing corporate value through consistent growth while responding to accelerating technological innovations and other changes. Through such efforts, we will work to promote investments in businesses and human capital based on our growth strategy while balancing investment and shareholder returns, thereby enhancing and expanding our strategic business portfolio. We will also aim to further strengthen the Group's competitiveness by maximizing the benefits of the capital and business alliance with SoftBank and the delisting of GIGA PRIZE.

The operating results of each reportable segment are as follows:

From the first quarter of the fiscal year under review, the Company partially changed the classification of reportable segments. Accordingly, the figures for the same period last year have been restated to reflect the said changes for the following year-on-year comparisons and analyses.

  1. 5G Infrastructure Support Business
    In the fixed-line network sector, changes in working styles and lifestyles have boosted the use of social media and rich content such as online video viewing and video game playing at home, and online meetings and learning have become the norm with the spread of telework and home learning, both of which have led to a continued increase in the use of various services via the internet. This has increased the use of fixed lines, resulting in the persistently high network costs.
    In the mobile-line network sector, the growth of independent MVNO service providers has continued to be affected by the provision of inexpensive service plans by major mobile carriers and the offering of such plans under their sub-brands. However, the mobile market as a whole has continued to grow, and we believe that the market will continue to expand in the future as the use of independent MVNO services for IoT and inbound tourists is expected to increase.
    Against this backdrop, the 5G Infrastructure Support Business posted net sales of 7,838,913 thousand yen (up 5.6% year on year) and segment profit of 1,056,364 thousand yen (down 25.7% year on year) mainly attributable to increases in costs for improving communication quality and strengthening human resources, despite solid growth in the size of business support services for MVNOs we offer as an MVNE.
  2. 5G Lifestyle Support Business
    As explained in "5G Infrastructure Support Business" above, network costs have been increasing in the fixed-line network service market. However, the market size of 5G Homestyle services (internet services for housing complexes) is likely to
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continue to grow at a steady pace as the high-speed broadband environment aimed at improving the asset value and occupancy rates of buildings is being standardized, and the use of telework, online learning, video content viewing and other services has been recognized to be the norm. In view of such a business environment, we endeavored to expand the scope of services we offer, including security-related services such as cloud-based security and surveillance camera services, in addition to internet services for housing complexes and services for single-family houses for rent, thereby further expanding our revenue base.

GIGA PRIZE, which provides the 5G Homestyle services (internet services for housing complexes), has increased the number of units served in both new and existing properties. The number of units served by ISP services for housing complexes increased by 90,305, bringing the total to 1,299,827 units, from 1,209,522 units at the end of the previous fiscal year.

As to the 5G Lifestyle services (mobile communications and internet-related services for individual customers), we are expanding the number of targeted smartphone models and promoting a further increase in users in accordance with the TONE IN strategy. The goal of this strategy is to enable the roll-out of technologies and services cultivated in a smartphone service TONE Mobile, which utilizes the Group's proprietary technologies, in smartphones other than in-house smartphones and a wide range of other devices, as well as in other sectors, including IoT. Additionally, we are focused on enhancing profitability primarily through tighter control of TONE Mobile contract acquisition costs.

Against this backdrop, the 5G Lifestyle Support Business posted net sales of 19,176,755 thousand yen and segment profit of 2,670,903 thousand yen, mainly as a result of steady progress in the number of housing complexes to which we have provided the 5G Homestyle services (internet services for housing complexes).

In the three months ended July 31, 2023, our consolidated subsidiary GIGA PRIZE and its subsidiaries changed their fiscal year-end from March 31 to April 30. As the nine months ended January 31, 2024 was a transitional period for the change in fiscal year-end, year-on-year percentage changes are not provided.

  1. Enterprise/Creator 5G DX Support Business
    As for internet marketing and ad technology services offered by a consolidated subsidiary Full Speed Inc. and its subsidiaries, demand for advertising continued to increase with the acceleration of digital measures attributable to the diversification of society and work styles triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, amid the ongoing digital shift by consumers. Under such an environment, we made steady progress in capturing demand for ad technology services in the affiliate business both in Japan and abroad. We also worked to achieve efficient business operations by implementing cost-cutting measures.
    In addition, the segment saw an increase in the number of service offerings for a creator platform StandAlone, which allows creators to disseminate information themselves without involving major platform providers to maximize the value of such information. The StandAlone is intended to form fan communities and expand the creator economy (economic community where creators monetize their own skills) in the 5G/web3 era.
    Against this backdrop, the Enterprise/Creator 5G DX Support Business posted net sales of 15,374,648 thousand yen (up 4.9% year on year) and segment profit of 976,479 thousand yen (up 26.6% year on year) as a result of solid performance, especially in the affiliate business.
    As a result of the above, the Group posted net sales of 40,550,957 thousand yen, operating profit of 4,690,292 thousand yen, ordinary profit of 4,639,029 thousand yen, and profit attributable to owners of parent of 2,527,569 thousand yen for the period under review. In the three months ended July 31, 2023, our consolidated subsidiary GIGA PRIZE and its subsidiaries changed their fiscal year-end from March 31 to April 30. As the nine months ended January 31, 2024 was a transitional period for the change in fiscal year-end, year-on-year percentage changes are not provided.

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(Reference 1)

Year-on-year comparison of net sales for the nine months ended January 31, 2024 and 2025 excluding the impact of the change in fiscal year-end of GIGA PRIZE and its subsidiaries

(Thousands of yen)

(Reference)

Nine months ended

YoY change

YoY change (%)

Segment

Nine months ended

January 31, 2025

January 31, 2024

5G Infrastructure Support Business

7,424,594

7,838,913

414,319

5.6

5G Lifestyle Support Business

18,172,388

19,176,755

1,004,367

5.5

Enterprise/Creator 5G DX Support

14,654,507

15,374,648

720,140

4.9

Business

Adjustment

(1,990,769)

(1,839,359)

151,409

-

Total

38,260,721

40,550,957

2,290,236

6.0

Note: The figures for the nine months ended January 31, 2024 are unaudited figures for reference purposes calculated for the year- on-year comparison of net sales.

(Reference 2)

Year-on-year comparison of operating profit for the nine months ended January 31, 2024 and 2025 excluding the impact of the change in fiscal year-end of GIGA PRIZE and its subsidiaries

(Thousands of yen)

(Reference)

Nine months ended

Segment

Nine months ended

YoY change

YoY change (%)

January 31, 2025

January 31, 2024

5G Infrastructure Support Business

1,420,857

1,056,364

(364,492)

(25.7)

5G Lifestyle Support Business

2,098,081

2,670,903

572,821

27.3

Enterprise/Creator 5G DX Support

771,011

976,479

205,468

26.6

Business

Other

(15,637)

(16,021)

(383)

-

Adjustment

(2,205)

2,565

4,771

-

Total

4,272,106

4,690,292

418,185

9.8

Note: The figures for the nine months ended January 31, 2024 are unaudited figures for reference purposes calculated for the year- on-year comparison of operating profit.

Net sales and segment profit (loss) by segment

(Thousands of yen)

Classification

Net sales

Segment profit (loss)

5G

Infrastructure Support Business

7,838,913

1,056,364

5G

Lifestyle Support Business

19,176,755

2,670,903

Enterprise/Creator 5G DX Support Business

15,374,648

976,479

Other

-

(16,021)

Adjustment

(1,839,359)

2,565

Total

40,550,957

4,690,292

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  1. Overview of Financial Position for the Period under Review
    As of the end of the period under review, total assets amounted to 39,475,501 thousand yen, an increase of 1,291,911 thousand yen from the end of the previous fiscal year. This was mainly due to increases of 553,120 thousand yen in cash and deposits, 456,530 thousand yen in notes and accounts receivable - trade, and contract assets; and 413,481 thousand yen in software.
    Total liabilities amounted to 21,511,928 thousand yen, a decrease of 1,474,834 thousand yen from the end of the previous fiscal year. This was mainly due to decreases of 146,492 thousand yen in notes and accounts payable - trade, 122,506 thousand yen in current portion of long-term borrowings, 620,580 thousand yen in income taxes payable, 138,729 thousand yen in provisions, 250,003 thousand yen in long-term borrowings, and 187,390 thousand yen in lease liabilities (non-current liabilities).
    Total net assets amounted to 17,963,573 thousand yen, an increase of 2,766,746 thousand yen from the end of the previous fiscal year. This was mainly due to an increase in retained earnings. As a result, the equity ratio as of the end of the period under review stood at 35.0%.
  2. Explanation of Consolidated Earnings Forecasts and Other Forecast Information
    The consolidated earnings forecast has remained unchanged from the figures announced in the "Notice of Revision to Full-Year Earnings Forecast" released on January 31, 2025.

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2. Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements and Major Notes

  1. Quarterly Consolidated Balance Sheet

(Thousands of yen)

FY4/2024

First nine months of FY4/2025

(As of April 30, 2024)

(As of January 31, 2025)

Assets

Current assets

Cash and deposits

18,722,373

19,275,494

Notes and accounts receivable - trade, and contract

8,506,073

8,962,604

assets

Merchandise and finished goods

83,453

168,643

Work in process

195,266

314,593

Raw materials and supplies

1,982,762

2,133,419

Other

2,381,374

2,257,185

Allowance for doubtful accounts

(53,727)

(53,773)

Total current assets

31,817,576

33,058,167

Non-current assets

Property, plant, and equipment

3,037,524

2,910,408

Intangible assets

Goodwill

2,406

96,273

Software

248,223

661,704

Other

334,503

45,433

Total intangible assets

585,132

803,411

Investments and other assets

Investment securities

989,025

1,090,866

Long-term loans receivable

1,496,914

1,498,414

Guarantee deposits

482,037

491,663

Other

1,506,984

1,355,353

Allowance for doubtful accounts

(1,731,604)

(1,732,784)

Investments and other assets

2,743,356

2,703,513

Total non-current assets

6,366,013

6,417,334

Total assets

38,183,589

39,475,501

Liabilities

Current liabilities

Notes and accounts payable - trade

352,019

205,526

Short-term borrowings

300,000

300,000

Current portion of long-term borrowings

4,948,783

4,826,277

Accounts payable - other

5,272,919

5,521,291

Income taxes payable

1,131,940

511,360

Provisions

361,624

222,894

Other

1,782,580

1,504,562

Total current liabilities

14,149,868

13,091,913

Non-current liabilities

Long-term borrowings

7,629,384

7,379,381

Lease liabilities

708,750

521,360

Provision for retirement benefits for directors (and

60,527

60,527

other officers)

Other provisions

-

25,289

Retirement benefit liability

66,206

72,586

Other

372,025

360,869

Total non-current liabilities

8,836,893

8,420,014

Total liabilities

22,986,762

21,511,928

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(Thousands of yen)

FY4/2024

First nine months of FY4/2025

(As of April 30, 2024)

(As of January 31, 2025)

Net assets

Shareholders' equity

Share capital

4,514,185

4,514,185

Capital surplus

1,496,844

1,511,665

Retained earnings

8,693,075

10,681,399

Treasury shares

(3,240,129)

(3,043,007)

Total shareholders' equity

11,463,975

13,664,242

Accumulated other comprehensive income

Valuation difference on available-for-sale securities

174,924

146,330

Foreign currency translation adjustments

(10,015)

(3,165)

Total accumulated other comprehensive income

164,909

143,165

Share award rights

133,359

20,146

Share acquisition rights

780

780

Non-controlling interests

3,433,802

4,135,239

Total net assets

15,196,827

17,963,573

Total liabilities and net assets

38,183,589

39,475,501

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