Silicon Studio Posts Q3 Operating Loss, Cuts Full-Year Forecast

Silicon Studio announced on October 8 that it recorded an operating loss of 206 million yen for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending November 2026, covering December 2025 to August 2026, compared with an operating profit of 126 million yen in the same period a year earlier, according to gamebiz.jp.

Net sales for the period fell 4.6% year-on-year to 3.082 billion yen. The company also posted an ordinary loss of 203 million yen and a net loss of 300 million yen for the cumulative third quarter.

The Development Promotion and Support segment recorded sales of 1.895 billion yen, down 5.0%, and segment profit of 60 million yen, down 79.9%. Within that segment, online solutions sales dropped 41.6% to 203 million yen, while middleware sales rose 11.0% to 476 million yen.

The Human Resources segment posted sales of 1.186 billion yen, down 3.9%, and segment profit of 205 million yen, down 3.3%. Paid job placement contracts totaled 179, down 13.9%, and cumulative temporary staffing assignments totaled 1,633, down 4.9%.

Silicon Studio revised its full-year forecast for the fiscal year ending November 2026 downward, cutting net sales from 4.231 billion yen to 4.073 billion yen. The operating loss forecast widened from 200 million yen to 266 million yen, the ordinary loss from 198 million yen to 265 million yen, and the net loss from 228 million yen to 325 million yen.

The company recorded a 139 million yen valuation loss on investment securities as an extraordinary loss and said it plans no dividend. It added that it has fully launched a physical AI simulation platform business.

Background

Established in January 2000 and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market under code 3907, Silicon Studio reported net sales of 4.303 billion yen and an operating profit of 147 million yen for the fiscal year ending November 2025. The company has been expanding its real-time CG technology and game engine knowledge into non-entertainment fields such as automotive, manufacturing, and civil engineering and construction.