JBCC Holdings Selected for Minkabu Award 2025

JBCC Holdings Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Seiji Higashikami, hereinafter "JBCC Holdings"), an IT services company, has been selected as one of the 35 awardees among the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market companies in the "Minkabu Award 2025 (to be announced in 2026)," announced by MINKABU, Japan's largest financial and asset formation information media. This marks the second consecutive year that JBCC Holdings has received the Minkabu Award.

Our group will continue to enhance corporate value through further growth of core businesses centered on cloud, security, and ultra-fast development, as well as strategic investments targeting generative AI as the next growth opportunity, striving to meet the expectations of shareholders and investors.

"Minkabu Award 2025"※

The Minkabu Award is an annual program by "Minkabu," Japan's largest financial and asset formation information media, which selects and honors outstanding listed stocks expected to perform particularly well in the future, regardless of size or sector, from among more than 3,800 listed companies. Amid rising investor interest driven by the widespread adoption of the new NISA, the award leverages the media's unique perspective and vast market data to evaluate and select companies, aiming to strongly support investors' stock selection and contribute to the vitality of Japan's financial markets.

Specific Selection Criteria ※

From data on domestic listed companies, stocks are extracted based on the following criteria as of December 31, 2025: those with a high number of consecutive periods of growth in ordinary income, those with ROE of 10% or higher and consecutive profit growth, and those with significantly increased attention (traffic) on Minkabu compared to the previous year. Stocks are then categorized into: (1) those meeting two or more of these criteria, (2) those with many consecutive periods of ordinary income growth and increased attention, and (3) those with many consecutive periods of ROE improvement and increased attention.

Stocks are selected from each category, defined according to market capitalization size, within each of the (1) to (3) groups.

※Source: "Minkabu Award 2025" Official website: https://minkabu.jp/awards/2025

JBCC Holdings [Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market, Information & Communication Sector, 9889]

JBCC Holdings is an IT services company dedicated to realizing customers' digital transformation (DX) and asset experience (AX). The company specializes in cloud and security services for multi-cloud environments and ultra-fast development of core systems. Operating under an AI-integrated service model, it leverages cutting-edge technologies to support clients consistently from conceptualization to implementation and on-site adoption. https://www.jbcchd.co.jp/

【Financial Performance】

For the fiscal year ending March 2026, the company achieved sales of 76,019 million yen (up 8.8% year-on-year) and operating profit of 7,308 million yen (up 18.7% year-on-year), marking four consecutive years of revenue and profit growth and five consecutive years of record profits. The annual dividend reached 42 yen per share, representing five consecutive years of dividend increases. On January 30, 2026, the company revised upward the sales target for the final year of its medium-term management plan. For the fiscal year ending March 2027, it forecasts sales of 79,500 million yen (up 4.6% year-on-year) and operating profit of 8,745 million yen (up 19.7% year-on-year), projecting five consecutive years of revenue and profit growth and six consecutive years of record profits. The annual dividend is expected to be 50 yen per share (dividend payout ratio over 50%), indicating six consecutive years of dividend increases. (Earnings forecast announced on May 13, 2026)

※For the latest IR information, please visit: https://www.jbcchd.co.jp/ir/

<Inquiries regarding this matter>

JBCC Holdings Co., Ltd. Public Relations, Mr. Hasegawa

Tel: 03-6262-3233 E-mail: jb_info@jbcc.co.jp