AI Storm Q1 Operating Profit Jumps 146% as Truck-Fund Sales Power AI & Mortar Unit

AI Storm (TSE: 3719) opened FY12/2026 with first-quarter revenue up 30.1% to ¥553 million and operating profit up 146.3% to ¥133 million, as its "AI & Mortar" unit nearly tripled on used-truck sales to investment funds. Quarterly net profit doubled to ¥110 million. The company left full-year guidance unchanged and completed its first M&A after quarter-end.

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AI Storm Co., Ltd. (TSE: 3719) reported non-consolidated results for the first quarter of FY12/2026. Revenue rose 30.1% to ¥553.3 million, operating profit jumped 146.3% to ¥133.1 million, recurring profit rose 138.7% to ¥118.7 million, and quarterly net profit increased 105.3% to ¥109.5 million.

AI & Mortar carries the quarter

Performance diverged sharply across the three segments. The AI & Mortar business nearly tripled, with revenue up 184.4% to ¥424.1 million and operating profit up 372.8% to ¥195.4 million, after the unit closed truck sales to two used-truck investment funds. The AI Advisory business — the group's traditional ERP-consulting operation centred on Oracle's JD Edwards — saw revenue fall 55.3% to ¥123.5 million and operating profit decline 63.8% to ¥24.0 million on a slower start to the year, though management noted stable recurring maintenance revenue. The nascent AI New Business unit (the "Storm Academy" AI-training school, Wi-Fi 7 routers and solar panels) contributed ¥5.7 million of revenue and a ¥10.0 million operating loss.

Balance sheet expands

Total assets grew ¥1,581.8 million to ¥6,641.3 million, and net assets rose ¥611.8 million to ¥2,669.5 million, mainly on increases in cash and paid-in capital.

First M&A and unchanged guidance

After the quarter closed, AI Storm completed its first acquisition, taking call-centre operator Nihon Telesystem as a subsidiary effective April 1, 2026. The company is also advancing investment in a high-voltage power-storage and electricity-sales operation and is in talks to enter the data-centre business. Full-year FY12/2026 guidance, announced on February 13, 2026, was left unchanged.

AI Storm — Q1 FY12/2026 Key Financials (J-GAAP, non-consolidated)
MetricQ1 FY12/2026Q1 FY12/2025YoY
Revenue (¥m)553.3425.3+30.1%
Operating profit (¥m)133.154.0+146.3%
Recurring profit (¥m)118.749.7+138.7%
Net profit (¥m)109.553.3+105.3%
AI & Mortar revenue (¥m)424.1149.1+184.4%
AI Advisory revenue (¥m)123.5276.3-55.3%
Total assets (¥bn)6.645.06+31.3%
Net assets (¥bn)2.672.06+29.7%

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