Overlap Holdings Reports Lower FY2026 Profit, Forecasts Growth
Overlap Holdings posted net profit of 1.599 billion yen for the fiscal year ending August 2026, down 22.6%, and forecast growth for the following year.
Overlap Holdings reported its consolidated financial results under IFRS for the fiscal year ending August 2026 on October 15, 2026, according to gamebiz.jp. Revenue was 8.522 billion yen, down 0.2% year-on-year, while operating profit fell 20.9% to 2.392 billion yen. Pre-tax profit was 2.151 billion yen, down 25.1%, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent was 1.599 billion yen, down 22.6%.
The company attributed the lower profit to one-off listing costs and upfront investment, and forecast revenue of 8.78 billion yen (up 3.0%) and operating profit of 2.545 billion yen (up 6.4%) for the fiscal year ending August 2027. Pre-tax profit is projected at 2.399 billion yen (up 11.5%) and net profit at 1.677 billion yen (up 4.9%).
Own-IP sales were 8.062 billion yen, down 4.3%, with manga at 6.049 billion yen (down 5.0%) and light novels at 1.266 billion yen (down 7.2%). Anime and other sales rose 8.1% to 745 million yen, while third-party IP sales jumped 307.9% to 460 million yen, supported by Pocket Monsters-related merchandise.
Publishing and Release Plans
Comic Gald, the company's flagship label, published 181 titles in the fiscal year ending August 2026, up from 140 the previous year; 33 of those were new series, up from 23. The number of first volumes of light novels published was 81, up from 56 the previous year.
Three Pocket Monsters Visual Art Book volumes are scheduled for release on December 18, 2026. Anime titles starting in the fiscal year ending August 2027 are expected to decrease temporarily to 2, from 4 the previous year, before rising to 6 per year from the fiscal year ending August 2028 onward.
Overlap Holdings hired 17 new employees in the fiscal year ending August 2026, including 11 editors, bringing headcount to 102 at the end of August, up from 85 a year earlier. In the fiscal year ending August 2025, operating profit was 3.026 billion yen, and the company was established in May 2022 and listed on the TSE Growth market under securities code 414A.
Quick answers
What were Overlap Holdings' FY2026 results?
Revenue was 8.522 billion yen, down 0.2% year-on-year. Operating profit was 2.392 billion yen, down 20.9%, and net profit was 1.599 billion yen, down 22.6%.
What is Overlap Holdings' forecast for FY2027?
The company forecasts revenue of 8.78 billion yen (up 3.0%), operating profit of 2.545 billion yen (up 6.4%), pre-tax profit of 2.399 billion yen (up 11.5%) and net profit of 1.677 billion yen (up 4.9%).
When is the Pocket Monsters Visual Art Book released?
Three volumes are scheduled for release on December 18, 2026.