FY March 2024
Contents
• | Key Message | 3 | |
• | Section 1 | Financial Results | 4 - 18 |
• | Section 2 Management Mindful of Capital Costs and the Stock Price | 19 - 24 | |
• | Section 3 | Fund Management Status | 25 - 30 |
• | Section 4 | Initiatives for Enhancing Corporate Value | 31 - 41 |
• | Appendix | 42 - 56 |
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Key Message
- Sales: ¥24.4 billion (YoY increase of 74%)
Financial results • Ordinary income: ¥8.8 billion
• Net income: ¥7.5 billion (YoY decrease of 82 %)
Shareholder returns
(dividends)
- Dividends of ¥69, representing 50% of net income, will be paid out as this is greater than ¥64 representing 3% of shareholders' equity (average for beginning and end of period)
The dividend policy is to pay out the greater of either 3% of shareholders' equity (average for beginning and end of period) or 50% of net income
Management mindful of capital costs and the stock price
- Aim for ROE of 15%-20%, exceeding the cost of shareholders' equity, in line with the Basic Policy for Enhancing Corporate Value announced in December 2022
- Work gradually to achieve KPIs aimed at increasing ROE, aligning with the approx. 3- year cycle of fund formation
Progress of Basic
Policy for Enhancing
Corporate Value
- ROE in the current fiscal year is 5.6%; We are making continued efforts for achieving our medium- to long-term target of 15%-20%
- Total capital commitments (AUM) for the new domestic fund closed this fiscal year (SV7 Series) was ¥97.8 billion with JAFCO's investment ratio at 22%, achieving our goal ahead of schedule
Section 1 Financial Results
4
Executive Summary for Fiscal Year Ended March 2024
Changes in business
environment and impact
on portfolio companies
- There were 99 IPOs this fiscal year, surpassing the number from last fiscal year
• Some IPOs attracted funds backed by the stock market rally since the beginning of 2024, but substantial capital
inflow into the growth market did not materialize
- Continue close monitoring of Japanese and international financial policies and Japanese startup-related policies
- Capital gains of ¥7.9 billion on sale of listed/unlisted shares (¥3.7 billion in the previous fiscal year)
Performance | • | 6 IPOs in Japan (2 from buyout portfolio) and 1 overseas |
• | Recorded ¥2.8 billion of investment loss reserves (of which, ¥1.6 billion in 1Q, primarily related to US portfolio companies) |
Investment | • ¥30.7 billion on a global basis (¥41.8 billion in the previous fiscal year) |
• SV7 Series closed at ¥97.8 billion. External capital commitments were ¥75.8 billion and our own capital
Funds | commitment was ¥22.0 billion (22% of total commitments) |
- Issued ¥15.0 billion of Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds in September 2023, securing funds to support our continuous
Financing
investment activities and ensure stable business operations (see to page 51)
- Established the Basic Policy on Sustainability in June 2023 and endorsed the recommendations of the Task Force
Sustainability
on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
Integrated Report | • Integrated Report 2023 was released at the end of October 2023 |
Financial Performance
Capital gains increased with IPO and M&A sales in buyout and venture investment (215% of the previous fiscal year).
Management fees increased due to new fundraising (143% of the previous fiscal year).
Year ended | Year ended | Comparison | |
March 31, 2023 | March 31, 2024 | ||
Total A | Total B | B/A | |
Total net sales | 14.1 | 24.4 | 174% |
Gross profit | 6.7 | 12.2 | 181% |
Capital gains | 3.7 | 7.9 | 215% |
Income from fund management | 4.4 | 5.4 | 123% |
Management fees | 3.4 | 4.8 | 143% |
Success fees | 1.0 | 0.6 | 58% |
Others * | (1.4) | (1.2) | - |
Additions to investment loss reserves | 5.5 | (0.8) | - |
(Reversal of) unrealized losses on operational investment securities | 0.2 | (0.0) | - |
SG&A expenses | 5.5 | 4.8 | 88% |
(SG&A expenses exclueding buisiness tax) | 4.3 | 4.4 | 103% |
Operating income | (4.4) | 8.2 | - |
Ordinary income | (3.0) | 8.8 | - |
Profit attributable to JAFCO Group Co., Ltd. stockholders | 40.6 | 7.5 | 18% |
ROE | 24.7% | 5.6% | - |
*Amount calculated by deducting "Other costs" from "Other sales"
[¥ billion]
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Profit and SG&A Expenses
Management fees in FY March 2024 amounted to ¥4.8 billion*, an increase from ¥3.4 billion in the previous fiscal year, due to fundraising activities for the SV7 Series and Taiwan II Fund. This is a level roughly covering SG&A expenses (excl. business tax).
*¥0.4 billion of this amount are fees applying to the previous fiscal year but claimed in FY March 2024. | ||||||||||
21.5 | 20.0 | |||||||||
18.5 | ||||||||||
[¥ billion] | 16.6 | 16.6 | ||||||||
13.4 | ||||||||||
15.4 | 12.6 | |||||||||
Income sources (left bar) | 13.6 | 11.3 | 8.1 | Expenses (right bar) | ||||||
7.9 | ||||||||||
14.0 | ||||||||||
Capital gains | Business tax | |||||||||
5.5 | 4.8 | |||||||||
Success fees | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.54.0 | 3.7 | SG&A expenses | |||
1.2 | 0.6 0.4 | |||||||||
0.7 | 3.6 0.5 | (excl. business tax)*1 | ||||||||
Management fees | 0.5 | 2.5 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | ||||||
2.4 | ||||||||||
3.9 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 2.6 3.6 | 2.9 3.2 | 2.9 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.8 4.4 | ||
2.5 | 1.8 | |||||||||
18.03 | 19.03 | 20.03 | 21.03 | 22.03 | 23.03 | 24.03 |
No. of employees
(consolidated basis)
Admin. expense coverage*2
133 | 134 | 131 | 132 | 135 | 147 | 159 |
66% 52% 73% 88% 83% 79% 110%
*Note: 1. Business tax is classified separately from SG&A expenses due to large fluctuation in the amount resulting from gains on sales of shareholdings.
2. Admin. expense coverage=Management fees/SG&A expenses excl. business tax
- Figures are rounded to the nearest decimal place.
- Income from fund management excludes management of JAFCO's interests in funds.
- Accounting Standard for Revenue Recognition is applied to all periods. US subsidiary is not consolidated.
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JAFCO's Primary Revenue Structure
Fees from investors' capital commitments for the operation of funds
Capital commitments from external
- Fundmanagement fees
investors* × Approx. 2% per annum | |
② Success fees** | Fund management income × Rate of |
external investors' interests × 20% | |
Returns generated from JAFCO's commitments to funds
Gain/loss on the sale of portfolio shares
③ Capital gains
corresponding to JAFCO's interests in funds
- Success fees
- Fund management fees
External investors'
interests
③
Capital gains on JAFCO's interests
JAFCO's interests
- Funds entrusted for management by external investors; The amount subject to fund management fees excluding investments in ICON.
- Success fees are recorded once cumulative dividends exceed capital commitments.
Total capital commitments to funds
Profit Breakdown 1) Fund Management Fees
Stably record fund management fees through the operation of flagship funds (SV4、SV5、SV6、SV7).
Increase the fund size in line with market expansion, increase the external funding ratio, and accumulate fund
management fees.
8.4
6.2
[¥ billion]
SV6 | SV7 | 5.2 |
established 4.8 | ||
established |
3.4
2.9 2.9
2.5 2.6
1.8
18.03 | 19.03 | 20.03 | 21.03 | 22.03 | 23.03 | 24.03 | … | Around | Around | Around |
27.03 | 30.03 | 33.03 | ||||||||
Total capital commitments | 348.5 | 359.1 | 433.9 | 451.5 | 332.3 | 419.2 | 465.6 | 500.0 | 570.0 | 670.0 | |
Of which, external capital | 75.7 | 75.5 | 129.0 | 132.0 | 138.9 | 157.6 | 194.9 | 260.0 | 310.0 | 420.0 | |
commitments* | |||||||||||
Fund management fees
Capital commitments from external
investors × Approx. 2% per annum
Fund management fees stack up with fundraising
for new funds
The key driver is capital commitments from external investors.
**For 27.03 onward, image of medium- to long-term quantitative targets indicated in the Basic Policy for Enhancing Corporate Value announced in December 2022.
*Funds entrusted for management by external investors; The amount subject to fund management fees excluding investments in ICON.
Profit Breakdown 2) Success Fees
Success fees in FY March 2024 amounted to ¥0.6 billion and continue to be accrued.
Success fees are influenced by the exit environment; They are accrued from funds under operation whose distributions have exceeded capital commitments*1.
Amount of Success Fees
Image of Future Success Fees for the Current Balance of
Unlisted Holdings*2(simulated with an investment multiple of 2.5x)
[¥ billion] | 4.5 |
3.6
2.4 2.5
[¥ billion] | About 350.0 | About 220.0 | |
Simulate with | Ratio of external | ||
investment | commitments | ||
multiple of 2.5x*3 | (approx. 60%) | ||
About 30.0*4 | |||
Potential | |||
capital gains | Ratio of | ||
(all funds) | JAFCO's | ||
commitment | |||
234.3 | (approx. 40%) |
Success fees
Fund returns
(potential capital gains)
×
Ratio of external
commitments
×
20%
0.8
1.0
0.6
Balance of
unlisted holdings
(all funds)
*1 Success fees are recorded once the cumulative distributions exceed capital commitments. *2 Calculation of success fees for JAFCO's total balance of unlisted holdings as of the end of
March 2024 postulating an investment multiple of 2.5x.
*3 The average investment multiple over the past 10 years was 2.3x.
18.03 19.03 20.03 21.03 22.03 23.03 24.03
*4 Success fees from the balance of unlisted securities in the US are primarily allocated to the non-consolidated US subsidiary and therefore are excluded from the above calculations. Also, success fees distributed to partners and executives of JAFCO or of consolidated subsidiaries as well as fund management fees deducted from success fees have not been considered in the above calculations for the sake of simplicity.
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