M3, Inc. TSE:2413
M3 : Summary of Consolidated Financial Results
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Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2026 [IFRS] | May 1, 2026 | ||
(Abridged) | |||
Listed company: | M3, Inc. | Listing: Tokyo Stock Exchange | |
Securities code: | 2413 | URL: https://corporate.m3.com/en/ | |
Representative: | Itaru Tanimura, Representative Director | ||
Contact: | Hirofumi Oba, Corporate Officer | Tel: +81-3-6229-8900 | |
General Meeting of Shareholders | June 26, 2026 | ||
Scheduled date to commence dividend payments: | June 12, 2026 | ||
Scheduled date to file securities report: | June 25, 2026 | ||
Preparation of supplementary materials on financial results: Yes | |||
Holding of financial results briefing: Yes (for analysts and institutional investors) | |||
(Amounts are rounded to the nearest million yen.)
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Consolidated Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2026 (from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026)
Consolidated Operating Results (Cumulative) (Percentages indicate year-on-year changes.)
Revenue
Operating profit
Profit before tax
Profit
Profit attributable to owners of the parent
Fiscal Year ended
Millions of yen
%
Millions of yen
%
Millions of yen
%
Millions of yen
%
Millions of yen
%
March 31, 2026
351,363
23.3
73,547
16.8
76,276
17.7
54,046
21.9
49,100
21.3
March 31, 2025
284,900
19.3
62,971
(2.2)
64,785
(5.9)
44,340
(8.7)
40,484
(10.6)
Total comprehensive income
Basic earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share
Profit margin on equity attributable to owners of the parent
Ratio of profit before tax to
total assets
Operating profit margin
Fiscal Year ended
Millions of yen
%
Yen
Yen
%
%
%
March 31, 2026
68,168
63.5
72.53
72.50
12.5
12.5
20.9
March 31, 2025
41,685
(34.9)
59.62
59.60
11.1
12.1
22.1
(Ref) Share of profit (loss) of investments accounted for using equity method
Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2026: 2,471 million yen Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2025: 2,672 million yen
Consolidated Financial Position
Total assets
Total equity
Equity attributable to owners of the parent
Ratio of equity attributable to
owners of the parent to total assets
Equity per share attributable to
owners of the parent
As of
Millions of yen
Millions of yen
Millions of yen
%
Yen
March 31, 2026
637,396
446,648
408,217
64.0
608.98
March 31, 2025
581,741
412,799
378,436
65.1
555.07
Consolidated Cash Flow Position
Cash flow from operating activities
Cash flow from investing activities
Cash flow from financing activities
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
Fiscal Year ended
Millions of yen
Millions of yen
Millions of yen
Millions of yen
March 31, 2026
70,262
(15,890)
(35,471)
156,177
March 31, 2025
51,743
(39,149)
(27,165)
134,933
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Dividends
Annual dividends per share
Dividend payout (Total)
Dividend payout ratio (Consolidated)
Dividend payout ratio attributable to
owners of the parent (Consolidated)
First
quarter-end
Second
quarter-end
Third
quarter-end
Fiscal
year-end
Total
Fiscal Year ended
Yen
Yen
Yen
Yen
Yen
Millions of yen
%
%
March 31, 2025
-
0.00
-
21.00
21.00
14,260
35.2
3.9
March 31, 2026
-
0.00
-
22.00
22.00
14,683
30.3
3.8
Fiscal Year ending March 31, 2027 (Forecast)
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0.00
-
-
-
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Note:
Dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027 is currently undetermined. It is to be determined after consideration of capital needs and condition of cash flow hereafter.
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Consolidated Financial Results Forecasts for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2027 (from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027)
(Percentages indicate year-on-year changes compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year.)
NotesRevenue
Operating profit
Profit before tax
Profit
Profit attributable to owners of the parent
Basic earnings per share
Six Months ending September 30, 2026
Millions of yen
%
Millions of yen
%
Millions of yen
%
Millions of yen
%
Millions of yen
%
Yen
192,000
12.4%
37,000
2.8%
37,500
2.2%
26,000
2.7%
24,000
5.7%
35.45
Fiscal Year ending March 31,
2027
400,000
13.8%
80,000
8.8%
81,000
6.2%
56,000
3.6%
53,000
7.9%
78.29
Significant changes in the scope of consolidation during the period: None
Changes in accounting policies and accounting estimates
Changes in accounting policies required by IFRS: None
Changes in accounting policies other than item (i) above: None
Changes in accounting estimates: None
Number of shares issued (ordinary shares)
(i) Total number of shares issued at the end of the period (including treasury shares) | ||
As of March 31, 2026 | 679,120,300 | shares |
As of March 31, 2025 | 679,077,900 | shares |
(ii) Number of treasury shares at the end of the period | ||
As of March 31, 2026 | 11,695,137 | shares |
As of March 31, 2025 | 45,271 | shares |
(iii) Average number of shares outstanding during the period | ||
Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2026 | 676,967,512 | shares |
Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2025 | 679,026,748 | shares |
This financial report is not subject to review procedures by certified public accountants or an audit firm.
Proper use of financial results forecasts and other special matters
Disclaimer about forward-looking statements
The forward-looking statements herein are based on information available to the Company and on certain assumptions deemed to be reasonable at the date of publication of this document. They are not intended as the Company's commitment to achieve such forecasts, and actual results may differ significantly due to various factors.
Supplementary materials on financial results
Supplementary materials on financial results will be posted on our website on Friday, May 1, 2026.
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Overview of Financial Results, etc.
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Overview of Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2026
In Japan, we provide various services designed for healthcare professionals, centered on our website at m3.com with a membership of more than 350,000 physicians.
In Medical Platform segment, we offer a wide menu of services on the platform at m3.com, catering to various agendas and purposes of our clients. The services include MR-kun family services, which allow its registered physicians to proactively receive continuous and frequent information, marketing research services leveraging our panel of member healthcare professionals, and marketing support services for pharmaceutical companies to resolve fundamental drug-related challenges by utilizing the synergy of the M3 Group's diverse data assets and technologies including AI. In addition, our group companies provide a variety of services for medical institutions, including AI-enabled electronic medical records (EMR), consultation support system, and a platform that allows for access to various medical AI centered on diagnostic imaging support, as well as external business succession support services for private practitioners using the panel of member physicians of m3.com. We also provide employee benefits services through EWEL,Inc., our new subsidiary acquired in April 2025, as part of the White Jack Project, aimed at maintaining people's health from the pre-onset stage.
In Evidence Solution segment, our group companies operate businesses serving as the following organizations: CRO that supports clinical development operations and large-scale clinical research; SMO that supports the management and operations of overall activities at clinical trial sites; and PRO that provides support for recruiting participants and carrying out peripheral operations necessary to conduct clinical development and clinical research.
In Career Solution segment, M3 Career, Inc. primarily provides job search and placement support services to physicians and pharmacists.
Site Solution segment provides services that assist medical institutions with their operations.
Patient Solution segment provides patient support services targeting hospitalized patients, nursing facility users, and so forth through offerings including "CS (Care Support) Set."
It also provides consumer-facing services, such as AskDoctors at <https://www.AskDoctors.jp/> (available in Japanese only). On this website, the member physicians of m3.com will answer questions from public users about health and diseases. Furthermore, M3 Education, Inc. provides medical and welfare professional education such as preparatory services for national examinations.
The M3 Group operates websites for healthcare professionals and has panels of physicians around the world, including Japan, the U.S., Europe, China, and South Korea, and the total number of healthcare professionals who have signed up for the websites and/or participated in the panels is now more than 7 million. Overseas segment provides global marketing research services using the panels of physicians, and it also offers services for pharmaceutical companies, career-related services focused on physicians, and others, primarily in the U.S. and Europe. Additionally, our offerings include clinical trial support services in North America, pharmaceutical database services in France, Germany, and Spain through the VIDAL Group, and the provision of SaaS-based EMR system "Weda" and other software for clinics primarily in France. We steadily expand business in other regions with a focus on Asia, especially India and South Korea, as well.
Consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 are as below.
(Millions of yen, unless otherwise stated)
Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2025
(April 1, 2024 to
March 31, 2025)
Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2026
(April 1, 2025 to
March 31, 2026)
Year-on-year change
Revenue
284,900
351,363
+66,462
+23.3%
Operating profit
62,971
73,547
+10,576
+16.8%
Profit before tax
64,785
76,276
+11,491
+17.7%
Profit
44,340
54,046
+9,706
+21.9%
Consolidated financial results by segment
(Millions of yen, unless otherwise stated)
Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2025
(April 1, 2024 to
March 31, 2025)
Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2026
(April 1, 2025 to
March 31, 2026)
Year-on-year change
Medical Platform
Segment revenue
91,566
107,830
+16,263
+17.8%
Segment profit (loss)
34,105
35,918
+1,813
+5.3%
Evidence Solution
Segment revenue
24,244
24,521
+278
+1.1%
Segment profit (loss)
4,345
5,120
+775
+17.8%
Career Solution
Segment revenue
20,914
22,799
+1,885
+9.0%
Segment profit (loss)
5,656
5,925
+269
+4.8%
Site Solution
Segment revenue
47,043
54,353
+7,310
+15.5%
Segment profit (loss)
5,422
5,766
+344
+6.3%
Patient Solution
Segment revenue
21,919
56,877
+34,958
+159.5%
Segment profit (loss)
824
2,686
+1,862
+226.0%
Overseas
Segment revenue
80,570
86,921
+6,351
+7.9%
Segment profit (loss)
14,745
14,898
+153
+1.0%
Other Emerging Businesses
Segment revenue
2,453
2,230
(223)
(9.1%)
Segment profit (loss)
1,003
4,878
+3,875
+386.5%
Adjustment
Segment revenue
(3,809)
(4,168)
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Segment profit (loss)
(3,130)
(1,644)
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Total
Revenue
284,900
351,363
+66,462
+23.3%
Operating profit (loss)
62,971
73,547
+10,576
+16.8%
Medical Platform
Segment revenue amounted to 107,830 million yen, up 17.8% year on year, with segment profit of 35,918 million yen, up 5.3% year on year. This is attributable to the diminishing impact of decline in COVID-related projects, a solid momentum in the pharmaceutical marketing support business and the digitalization support business for medical practices, and the acquisition and subsequent consolidation of EWEL,Inc. in April 2025, despite the recognition of an impairment loss in the support business for medical institutions.
Evidence Solution
Segment revenue amounted to 24,521 million yen, up 1.1% year on year, with segment profit of 5,120 million yen, up 17.8% year on year. This is attributable to the diminishing impact of decline in COVID-related clinical trial projects and the increase in revenue and profitability led by relatively high-margin projects.
Career Solution
Segment revenue amounted to 22,799 million yen, up 9.0% year on year, with segment profit of 5,925 million yen, up 4.8% year on year. This is mainly attributable to a steady revenue growth in job search and placement support services for physicians and pharmacists.
Site Solution
Segment revenue amounted to 54,353 million yen, up 15.5% year on year. This is attributable to the steady growth in the hospice and in-home nursing business and the acquisition and subsequent consolidation of Noah Konzer Co.,Ltd in October 2024. Segment profit amounted to 5,766 million yen, up 6.3% year on year. This is mainly attributable to the gain on sale of real estate totaling 1,441 million yen, despite the proactive upfront investments made by Noah Konzer Co.,Ltd and the reduced profitability in the first half affected by weak performance of some clients in the medical institution business.
Patient Solution
In connection with our tender offer and consolidation of ELAN Corporation completed in October 2024, this segment has been newly established in the third quarter of the previous fiscal year. Segment revenue amounted to 56,877 million yen, up 159.5% year on year, with segment profit of 2,686 million yen, up 226.0% year on year. This is mainly attributable to the impact of the consolidation and the growing user base driven by new contracts for CS Set.
Overseas
Segment revenue amounted to 86,921 million yen, up 7.9% year on year. This is attributable to the solid performance in Europe and APAC regions driven by organic growth and acquisitions, despite the negative impact on vaccine-related projects in the U.S. clinical trial business due to a shift in government policy. Segment profit amounted to 14,898 million yen, up 1.0% year on year due to the additional impairment losses recognized in the U.S. clinical trial business and U.K. physician career business, where impairment losses had been recorded in prior years, despite the positive impact of the improvement in revenue mix and the absence of the impairment loss recognized in the previous fiscal year.
Other Emerging Businesses
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Overview of Financial Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2026
Segment revenue amounted to 2,230 million yen, down 9.1% year on year, and segment profit was 4,878 million yen, up 386.5% year on year. The increase in segment profit is attributable to the gain on sale of associate shares totaling 4,101 million yen.
Combining all of the above, revenue of the M3 Group for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 amounted to 351,363 million yen, up 23.3% year on year, with operating profit of 73,547 million yen, up 16.8% year on year, profit before tax of 76,276 million yen, up 17.7% year on year, and profit of 54,046 million yen, up 21.9% year on year.
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