Rakumachi Nine-Month Operating Profit Jumps 30% to ¥1.47bn on Property-Investment Portal Growth

The operator of "Rakumachi," Japan's largest real-estate-investment portal, reported nine-month (August 2025–April 2026) operating revenue of ¥2.70 billion (+14.5%) and operating profit of ¥1.47 billion (+30.2%) at a 54.6% margin, with net profit up 27.5% to ¥1.10 billion.

Income-producing apartment buildings — First Logic runs the Rakumachi property-investment portal First Logic, Inc. · Tokyo Stock Exchange

First Logic, Inc. (TSE: 6037) — operator of "Rakumachi," Japan's largest online portal for real-estate investors trading income-producing properties — reported nine-month results on June 12, 2026 for the period to April 2026 (fiscal year ends July). Operating revenue rose 14.5% year-on-year to ¥2,696 million, operating profit jumped 30.2% to ¥1,472 million, ordinary profit gained 28.4% to ¥1,651 million, and net profit climbed 27.5% to ¥1,099 million.

High-margin platform model

Rakumachi monetizes through advertising and listing fees paid by real-estate companies marketing income properties to its growing investor membership, supported by content such as "Rakumachi News" and the "Rakumachi Channel" video service. The model is highly profitable: operating profit equalled 54.6% of operating revenue over the nine months.

Strong balance sheet and buybacks

Total assets stood at ¥6,023 million against net assets of ¥5,401 million, leaving the company debt-light and strongly capitalised. During the period it repurchased ¥945 million of its own shares, returning cash to shareholders while continuing to invest in content and product.

First Logic's vision is to "create a fair real-estate-investment market," and the Rakumachi platform's expanding membership and content library continue to drive both revenue and profit growth.

First Logic (Rakumachi) — 9M FY2026 (Jul year-end) Key Financials (J-GAAP)
Metric9M FY20269M FY2025YoY
Operating revenue (¥ million)2,6962,355+14.5%
Operating profit (¥ million)1,4721,131+30.2%
Ordinary profit (¥ million)1,6511,286+28.4%
Net profit (¥ million)1,099862+27.5%
Operating margin54.6%48.0%+6.6pp
Total assets (¥ million)6,023
Net assets (¥ million)5,401

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