BELLSYSTEM24 : Consolidated financial results for the Nine months ended November 30, 2022

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Consolidated financial results for the Nine months ended November 30, 2022

[IFRS]

		January 11, 2023
Company name	：BELLSYSTEM 24 Holdings, Inc.	Stock exchange listing ：Tokyo
Stock exchange code	：6183	URL ：https://www.bell24.co.jp/en/
Representative	：Shunsuke Noda, President and Chief Executive Officer
Contact	：Toyohisa Tsuji, Managing Executive Officer
TEL	：[phone]

Scheduled date of filing of quarterly reports	：January 12, 2023
Scheduled date of start of dividend payment	：－
Preparation of 3Q earnings presentation material	：Yes
Holding of 3Q earnings briefing	：No
	(Figures are rounded to the nearest million yen)

1. Consolidated financial results for the Nine months ended November 30, 2022 (From March 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022)

1. Consolidated operating results

(Percentages represent year-on-year changes)

	Revenue		Operating income	Income before	Net income
		income taxes
	Millions of yen		%	Millions of yen		%	Millions of yen	%	Millions of yen	%
Nine months ended	117,556		7.3	11,882		11.4	11,486	5.6	7,877	5.3
November 30, 2022
Nine months ended	109,530		7.2	10,669		5.1	10,880	11.8	7,479	15.0
November 30, 2021
	Net income		Total Comprehensive	Basic earnings	Diluted earnings
	attributable to owners
	income		per share	per share
	of the parent
	Millions of yen		%	Millions of yen		%		Yen		Yen
Nine months ended	7,667		4.5	8,193		7.5		104.22		103.55
November 30, 2022
Nine months ended	7,334		14.2	7,624		20.5		99.77		99.02
November 30, 2021

(2) Consolidated financial position

			Total equity	Ratio of equity
	Total asset	Total equity	attributable to owners	attributable to owners
			of the parent	of the parent
	Millions of yen	Millions of yen	Millions of yen	%
As of November 30,2022	176,716	63,218	62,577	35.4
As of February 28, 2022	178,312	59,489	58,986	33.1

2．Dividend

		Dividend per share
	First	Second	Third		Fiscal	Annual
	quarter-end	quarter-end	quarter-end		year-end
	Yen	Yen	Yen		Yen	Yen
Fiscal year ended February 28, 2022	－	24.00	－		30.00	54.00
Fiscal year ended February 28, 2023	－	30.00	－
Fiscal year ended February 28, 2023					30.00	60.00
(planned)
(Note) Revision of most recently announced dividend forecasts : No

3 ．Consolidated financial results forecast for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2023 (From March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023)

(Percentages represent changes from the same period of previous fiscal year)

											Net income	Basic
						Income before			attributable to
	Revenue		Operating income	Net income	earnings per
		income taxes	owners of the
								share
											parent
	Millions of yen		%	Millions of yen	%	Millions of yen		%	Millions of yen	%	Millions of yen		%	Yen
Fiscal year ending	148,000		1.0	14,000	5.8	13,900		3.2	9,400	2.9	9,200		2.9	125.08
February 28, 2023
(Note) Revisions of financial forecast in the latest announcement : No

(Notes)

(1) Changes in status of significant subsidiaries during the period

(Changes in specified subsidiaries accompanying changes in scope of consolidation) : No

(2) Changes in accounting policies and accounting estimates

• Changes in accounting policies required by IFRS

• Changes in accounting policies other than ① above

• Changes in accounting estimates

• No
• No
• No

1. Number of issued shares (common share)

• Number of issued shares at the end of the period (including treasury shares):

As of November 30,2022	：	73,715,734	shares
As of February 28, 2022	：	73,715,734	shares

• Number of treasury shares at the end of period:

As of November 30,2022	：	154,106	shares
As of February 28, 2022	：	160,522	shares

③ Average number of shares:
Nine months ended November 30, 2022	：	73,560,077	shares
Nine months ended November 30, 2021	：	73,514,057	shares

• Disclosure regarding the execution of the quarterly review process

This quarterly financial report is outside the scope of quarterly review procedures under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. At the time of disclosure of this financial report, review procedures for the Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements are in progress.

• Explanation about the appropriate use of the results forecasts and other special notes

(Note on forward-looking statements, etc.)

Forward-looking statements, including the results forecasts contained in this material, are based on information currently available for the Company and certain assumptions which the Company deems reasonable. The Company does not intend to provide any guarantee on the realization on these forecasts. Actual business results May differ materially from the forecasts due to various factors.

Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

（１） Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Financial Position（Unaudited）

				(Millions of yen)
		As of		As of
		February 28, 2022		November 30, 2022
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	6,196	7,127
Trade and other receivables	21,181	21,850
Other financial assets	289	213
Other current assets	1,143	1,538
Total current assets	28,809	30,728
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment	40,067	37,226
Goodwill	94,900	94,900
Intangible assets	2,064	1,756
Investments accounted for using the equity method	2,641	2,510
Deferred tax assets	2,806	3,121
Other financial assets	6,940	6,253
Other non-current assets	85	222
Total non-current assets	149,503	145,988
Total assets	178,312	176,716

				(Millions of yen)
		As of		As of
		February 28, 2022		November 30, 2022
Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables	6,691	7,153
Borrowings	37,481	20,700
Income taxes payable	2,222	2,003
Liabilities for employee benefits	12,005	12,552
Other financial liabilities	6,095	5,480
Other current liabilities	2,909	3,447
Total current liabilities	67,403	51,335
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings	21,971	34,968
Provisions	2,211	2,448
Liabilities for employee benefits	652	714
Deferred tax liabilities	8	8
Other financial liabilities	26,569	24,006
Other non-current liabilities	9	19
Total non-current liabilities	51,420	62,163
Total liabilities	118,823	113,498
Equity
Common stock	27,079	27,079
Capital surplus	3,478	1,268
Other components of equity	(57)	272
Retained earnings	28,783	34,243
Treasury shares	(297)	(285)
Total equity attributable to owners of the parent	58,986	62,577
Non-controlling interest	503	641
Total equity	59,489	63,218
Total liabilities and equity	178,312	176,716