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In the period under review, backed by the positive order situation, the Group advanced initiatives aiming for further growth of net sales. For Sansan, Bill One, and Contract One, the Group promoted the development of functions while strengthening advertising and promotional initiatives centered on television commercials. In Eight Business, the Group worked to further increase future profitability under its business policy focused on profitability.
Consequently, results were solid in the period under review with net sales increasing 28.2% year on year, gross profit increasing 29.8% year on year, and a gross profit margin of 87.9%, up 1.2 percentage points year on year. Adjusted operating profit significantly grew 178.8% year on year, mainly due to a decline in the ratio of personnel expenses, in addition to the increase in net sales and improvement in gross profit margin. Ordinary profit and profit attributable to owners of parent were in the black due to decreased share-based payment expenses year on year.
