Financial Results for the First Three Quarters of the Year Ending March 31, 2017 (J-GAAP)
February 8, 2017

Name of listed company: NICHIIGAKKAN CO., LTD.
Listed on: Tokyo Stock Exchange 1st Section
Securities code:
9792
URL:
http://www.nichiigakkan.co.jp
Representative:
Akihiko Terada, Chairman, President and CEO
Contact:
Nobusuke Mori, Executive Vice President
TEL: 03-3291-2121
Scheduled date for filing the quarterly financial report: February 8, 2017
Scheduled date to start dividends distribution:－
Supplementary quarterly materials prepared:
Yes
Quarterly results information meeting held:
Yes (for institutional investors and financial analysts)(Figures shown are rounded down to the nearest million yen.)

Consolidated financial results for the first three quarters ended December 31, 2016 (April 1, 2016 – December 31,
2016)(1) Consolidated operating results(Percentage figures represent changes from same period of previous year.)
Profit attributable to
Net Sales
Operating Income
Ordinary Income
owners of parent
Million yen

Nine months ended December
31, 2016
Nine months ended December
31, 2015(Note) Comprehensive income:%Million yen%

Million yen%

Million yen%

207,294

1.0

2,097

—

108

—

(122)

—

205,290

0.5

(112)

—

(1,960)―(2,844)—

Nine months ended December 31, 2016: -1,240 million yen
Nine months ended December 31, 2015: -2,714 million yen

Net Income per Share

Diluted Net Income per Share
Yen

Nine months ended December
31, 2016
Nine months ended December
31, 2015

Yen(1.92)—(44.22)—(2) Consolidated financial position
Total Assets

Net Assets

Equity Ratio

Million yen

As of December 31, 2016
As of March 31, 2016
Reference: Shareholders’ equity

Million yen

186,702
184,170%

35,954
38,101

18.6
20.0

As of December 31, 2016: 34,722 million yen; As of March 31, 2016: 36,868 million yen

2. Dividends
1Q-endYen——

Year ended March 31, 2016
Year ending March 31, 2017
Year ending March 31, 2017
(forecast)

Annual dividends
3Q-end2Q-endYen

Year-end

Yen

11.00
11.00

Annual
Yen

Yen

—

11.00

22.00

—

11.00

22.00

(Note) Revisions to most recently announced dividend forecast: No

3. Forecast of consolidated financial results for the year ending March 31, 2017 (April 1, 2016 – March 31, 2017)(Percentage figures represent changes from same period of previous year.)

Net Sales

Operating Income

Million yen

Full year

282,000%

3.1

Million yen

4,800

Profit attributable toowners of parent

Ordinary Income%―

Million yen

1,300(Note) Revisions to most recently announced financial results forecast: Yes

1

%

—

Million yen

500

Net Income
per Share
%

—

Yen

7.79

* Notes(1) Significant changes in subsidiaries during the term (Changes in specified subsidiaries resulting in changes in scope of
consolidation): None
(2) Application of specific accounting for preparing the quarterly consolidated financial statements: None
(3) Changes in accounting policies, changes of accounting estimates and restatement
1) Changes in accounting policies due to revisions of accounting standards, etc.: None
2) Changes in accounting policies due to reasons other than those stated in 1): None
3) Changes in accounting estimates: None
4) Restatement: None
(4) Number of shares outstanding (common stock)1) Number of shares issued and outstanding (including treasury stock)
As of December 31, 2016:
73,017,952
As of March 31, 2016:
73,017,952
2) Number of treasury stock
As of December 31, 2016:
8,825,594
As of March 31, 2016:
8,825,918
3) Average number of shares issued and outstanding in each period (quarterly consolidated cumulative period)
As of December 31, 2016:
64,192,428
As of September 30, 2015:
64,314,777* Implementation status of quarterly review procedures
The quarterly review procedure based on the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act does not apply to these quarterly financial statements,
and the procedure based on the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act is in operation as of the release of these quarterly financial
statements.
* Explanation concerning the appropriate use of financial result forecasts and other special notes(Forward looking statements)(Forward looking statements)
The above forecasts are based on information Nichii Gakkan had as of the time this report was prepared and on certain assumptions judged
to be reasonable. Various factors may cause actual results to differ significantly from forecasts. Please refer to the disclaimers, provided
under “(3) Information on the future outlook, including consolidated financial results forecasts” of “1. Qualitative information on quarterly
financial results” on page 7 of the quarterly consolidated financial results (attached document), regarding the assumptions upon which
forecasts are based and the use of forecasts.

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Table of Contents for the Attached Document

1. Qualitative information on quarterly financial results…………………………………………………………………

4(1) Details of business results…………………………………………………………………………………………

4(2) Details of financial position……………………………………………………………………………………….

6(3) Information on the future outlook, including consolidated financial results forecasts……………………………

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2. Summary information (notes)…………………………………………………………………………………………

6(1) Significant changes to subsidiaries during the term………………………………………………………………

6(2) Application of specific accounting for preparing the quarterly consolidated financial statements ……………...

6(3) Changes in accounting policies, changes of accounting estimates and restatement……………………………...

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3. Quarterly consolidated financial Statements…………………………………………………………………………

8(1) Quarterly consolidated balance sheets……………………………………………………………………………

8(2) Quarterly consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income………………………………………

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Quarterly consolidated statements of income
Nine months ended December 31…………………………………………………………………………

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Quarterly consolidated statements of comprehensive income
Nine months ended December 31…………………………………………………………………………

11(3) Notes to quarterly consolidated financial statements……………………………………………………………

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Notes on the premise of a going concern………………………………………………………………………

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Notes on significant fluctuation in the amount of shareholders’ equity……………………………………….

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1. Qualitative information on quarterly financial results(1) Details of business results
During the first nine months of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, NICHIIGAKKAN CO., LTD. and its
consolidated subsidiaries (the “Nichii Gakkan Group”) advanced structural reforms for improving earning power andincome Group-wide, with the achievement of the targets set in the medium-term business plan for the period through2020 as the goal. In executing strategies prioritizing income across the board, the Group worked hard to establish
organizational foundations to enable its members to improve their social and economic value through investments for
growth and the display of their core competence, and to achieve stable income expansion over the long term, bearing in
mind the future of and realizability for all stakeholders comprising its organization.
Looking at business results, consolidated sales increased, driven by the Long-term Care Segment, where users ofresidential care services centered on fee-charging old people’s homes grew steadily, and the Child Care Segment,
where sales rose sharply year on year, reflecting an increase in the number of newly-opened facilities. Looking at
income, operating and ordinary figures moved back into the black, supported by the Long-term Care Segment where
the efficiency of business base management improved through service-to-service cooperation.
In the first three quarters under review, the Group posted net sales of 207,294 million yen (compared with net salesof 205,290 million yen in the first three quarters of the previous fiscal year), operating income of 2,097 million yen(compared with an operating loss of 112 million yen in the first three quarters of the previous fiscal year), an ordinary
income of 108 million yen (compared with an ordinary loss of 1,960 million yen in the first three quarters of theprevious fiscal year) and a net loss attributable to owners of parent of 122 million yen (compared with a net loss
attributable to owners of parent of 2,844 million yen in the first three quarters of the previous fiscal year).
Results by business segment are as follows:
From the first quarter of this fiscal year, the China business—the results of which were originally recorded in the
Medical Support Segment, Long-term Care Segment, Healthcare Segment, Child Care Segment, and Other—ispresented separately as the China Business Segment. Child care courses (babysitting courses, etc.), which previously
were included in the Education System, are now included in the Child Care Segment.
To compare the results in the first three quarters under review and the results in the first three quarters of theprevious fiscal year in the following results by business segment, the business segments for the previous fiscal year
have been reclassified, as described above.
<Medical Support Segment>
As a partner that solves management issues with medical institutions, such as management efficiency enhancement
and improvement in the level of patient satisfaction, the Group promoted total support based on distinguishedpersonnel, management knowhow and an extensive lineup of services, and focused on producing appropriate incomethat could be a fund source for improving treatment for staff members through the acquisition of appropriate
evaluations from the institutions. In addition, the Group worked to expand sales by strengthening the comprehensive
proposal-based sales of management support services, such as data analysis and medical personnel exchanges, and by
stepping up the sales of supplementary materials for students in courses for medical office work.
The Group focused on approaches to medical institutions aimed at bringing income to appropriate levels in thesituation of rising personnel expenses caused by factors including treatment improvement. However, both sales andincome fell because these approaches are still in progress.
Net sales for the segment came to 81,128 million yen for the first three quarters under review (compared with 81,578
million yen posted in the same period of the previous fiscal year). Operating income for the segment was 5,579 million
yen (5,804 million yen in the same period of the previous fiscal year).
<Long-term Care Segment>
In the Long-term Care Segment, the number of home care service users continued to decrease against thebackground of a shift in preventive care services for the elderly to comprehensive businesses. However, the Group
attempted to improve the efficiency of business administration through steps including productivity enhancement bybolstering service responses to moderately and seriously handicapped users, stepping up service-to-service cooperationand making shifts reasonable. In residential care services, the Group maintained a high operating ratio at facilities,
including newly established ones. The growth potential and earning power of residential care service facilities centeredon fee-charging old people’s homes continued to improve.
4The Group worked to bring residential care services back on track for growth and strengthen the foundations forhome care services. As a result, both sales and income for the segment increased compared with the same period of theprevious fiscal year.
In addition, the Group stepped up promotional activities through a special campaign for training programs aimed at
new care workers (for acquiring participants and promoting employment), and expanded systems for improving skills
and measures for enhancing treatment.
Net sales for the segment came to 108,337 million yen for the first three quarters of the fiscal year under review(compared with 107,692 million yen posted in the same period of the previous fiscal year). Operating income for thesegment was 7,763 million yen (compared with 4,902 million yen posted in the same period of the previous fiscal
year).
<Health Care Segment>
In Nichii Life housekeeping services, the Group worked to expand the lineup, aggressively implement campaigns
and promote a conversion from spot contracts to contracts for long-term use in response to growth in demand caused
by factors including the greater participation of women in society and an increase in elderly households. With theseactions, the Group sought to improve the level of customer satisfaction and acquire service users. The Group also
focused on expanding the lineup of private brand products, such as disposable diapers for adults and water-absorbing
care items, to give customers choices based on their lifestyle changes, and focused on bolstering the types of sales thatmake the most of its nationwide network of branches and operating bases.
Sales for the segment fell with the discontinuation of food services and the downsizing of helper dispatch services.
However, income for the segment rose, reflecting steady growth in the numbers of Nichii Life housekeeping service
users and private brand products sold.
In an additional step, the Group proceeded with a range of application procedures for operations for accepting
foreign housework supporters, on whom a ban was lifted in national strategy special zones. The Group received
permission for the operations in Kanagawa Prefecture and Osaka City. (An application made by the Group is currently
being processed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government). The Group will advance preparations for accepting
foreigners to launch the operations at an early stage with the aim of promoting the dynamic engagement of women andmeeting the expanding demand for housework support.
Sales in this segment came to 2,824 million yen for the first three quarters under review (compared with 2,912
million yen in the same period of the previous fiscal year). Operating income was 523 million yen (compared with 457
million yen in the same period of the previous fiscal year).
<Education Segment>
In the administration of COCO Juku language schools (for adults) and COCO Juku Junior language schools (forchildren) whose strength lies in the acquisition of conversation skills, the Group sought to provide effective courses
and classrooms, encourage lesson attendance, and raise the working ratio of lecturers by integrating online and school
lessons, offering accessible lessons that emphasize conversation and appointing Filipino instructors to give lectures on
English and cultures of the world through events.
The ratio of growth for schools for children remained low on a full-year basis under the effects of low growth inactive months. However, the number of students at schools for adults grew steadily on a full-year basis, supported by
the effects of various campaigns.
The number of students decreased at one-on-one English conversation schools operated by GABA Corporation
under the impact of lower business confidence, resulting in a sales decline for those schools. However, income rose
(operating loss shrank) due to advertisements for COCO Juku and COCO Juku Junior language schools thatemphasized cost-effectiveness and aggressive promotional events that took advantage of having schools throughout
Japan.
Net sales for the Education Segment totaled 9,415 million yen (compared with 9,519 million yen posted in the same
period of the previous fiscal year). Operating loss for the segment was 3,571 million yen (compared with an operating
loss of 3,803 million yen posted in the same period of the previous fiscal year).

<Child Care Segment>
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In the Child Care Segment, the Group aggressively expanded its business bases centered on registered child carecenters in a bid to reduce the number of children on the waiting lists for admission to kindergartens in communities.
The number of child care facilities in operation reached 120 as of December 31, 2016. The Group concentrated onsales and public relations activities, including initiatives for hosting exchange events for community members, with theaim of making those facilities community-based.
In an additional step, the Group advanced facility and personnel preparations for establishing child care facilities thatmake the most of the company-led child care business advanced by the Cabinet Office, which represents a new
initiative for Group and other employees and members of local communities.
Sales rose with a steady increase in the operating ratio of facilities, including newly established ones, and increased
sales of products, including initial fixtures at newly established facilities. In the meantime, income decreased under theeffects of prior investment made for establishing child care facilities aggressively. Nevertheless, income improvement
advanced on a quarterly basis.
Net sales for the Child Care Segment totaled 4,064 million yen (compared with 2,330 million yen in the first threequarters of the previous fiscal year). The operating loss for the segment was 643 million yen (compared with a loss of
631 million yen in the first three quarters of the previous fiscal year).
<China Business Segment>
The Group’s organization for providing services in China expanded to 17 companies and six school corporations in
17 cities with the addition of one regional operating company and one school corporation to its scope of consolidationin the first three quarters under review. Each of these local subsidiaries focused on building schemes for personnel
training and service provision cultivated in Japan in concert with the headquarters in Japan, aiming to spread andpopularize Japanese-style long-term care (self-reliance support), industrialize long-term care services, and establish thesocial status of long-term care workers in China.
Sales rose with the increased numbers of consolidated subsidiaries and school corporations. However, income fell,reflecting increased expenses attributable to prior investment associated with system development and thestrengthening of management organization.
Net sales for this segment amounted to 1,397 million yen (compared with 1,152 million yen in the first three quartersof the previous fiscal year). Operating loss for the segment was 1,089 million yen (compared with a loss of 769 million
yen in the first three quarters of the previous fiscal year).
<Other Businesses>
In Other Businesses, the Nichii Gakkan Group made efforts to improve revenues by promoting autonomous
management at respective Group companies in Japan and abroad to strengthen organizational and management
capabilities Group-wide.
Net sales for this segment stood at 127 million yen (compared with 104 million yen in the first three quarters of theprevious fiscal year). Operating income was 195 million yen (compared with 195 million yen in the first three quartersof the previous fiscal year).

6(2) Details of financial position
Total assets at the end of the third quarters under review increased 2,532 million yen from the end of the previous
fiscal year, rising to 186,702 million yen. The main reasons for the increase were a 4,241 million yen rise in fixed
assets, mainly reflecting an increase in lease assets, and a 1,709 million yen decrease in current assets primarily due
to the decline in short-term investment securities.
Liabilities increased 4,679 million yen from the end of the previous fiscal year, rising to 150,748 million yen. The
key factors contributing to this increase were a 265 million yen rise in current liabilities, mainly reflecting an
increase in accrued expenses, and a 4,414 million yen increase in non-current liabilities, primarily attributable to anincrease in lease obligations.
Net assets decreased 2,147 million yen from the end of the previous fiscal year, to 35,954 million yen.
(3) Information on the future outlook, including consolidated financial results forecasts
There is no change in the consolidated financial results forecast for the year ending March 31, 2017, which was
released on November 9, 2016.
2. Summary information (notes)(1) Significant changes to subsidiaries during the term
There are no applicable matters.
(2) Application of specific accounting for preparing the quarterly consolidated financial statements
There are no applicable matters.
(3) Changes in accounting policies, changes of accounting estimates and restatement
There are no applicable matters.

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3. Quarterly consolidated financial Statements(1) Quarterly consolidated balance sheets(Thousand yen)
Fiscal 2016
(As of March 31, 2016)
AssetsCurrent assets
Cash and deposits
Notes and accounts receivable—trade
Short-term investment securities
Merchandise and finished goods
Work in progress
Raw materials and supplies
Deferred tax assets
Other
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
Total current assets
Fixed assets
Property, plant and equipment
Buildings and structures—net
Lease assets—net
Other—net
Total property, plant and equipment
Intangible assets
Goodwill
Other
Total intangible assets
Investment and other asset
Other
Allowance for investment loss
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
Total investments and other assets
Total fixed assets
Total assets
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Notes and accounts payable—trade
Short-term loans payable
Income taxes payable
Accrued expenses
Provision for bonuses
Provision for directors’ bonuses
Other
Total current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Long-term loans payable
Lease obligations
Net defined benefit liability
Asset retirement obligations
Other
Total non-current liabilities
Total liabilities

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Q3 of Fiscal 2017
(As of December 31, 2016)

13,530,688
32,803,595
3,020,964
1,037,203
13,335205,143
1,477,876
11,178,378(85,387)
63,181,798

13,168,876
32,958,286
1,001,363
1,077,202
42,111
264,449
1,560,500
11,431,212(32,127)
61,471,877

24,000,568
39,307,921
9,949,984
73,258,475

23,461,230
45,649,248
9,501,869
78,612,348

15,776,886
5,246,065
21,022,951

14,631,834
5,315,698
19,947,532

27,582,499(140,000)(735,588)
26,706,911
120,988,337
184,170,136

27,029,132(358,681)
26,670,450
125,230,332
186,702,209

884,520
20,307,461
1,199,674
16,300,768
4,892,578
38,00024,548,610
68,171,614

807,427
18,980,405
971,282
18,956,241
2,466,192
9,300
26,246,077
68,436,927

19,548,389
43,399,237
7,015,433
2,308,169
5,625,412
77,896,643
146,068,258

16,263,839
50,564,104
7,325,933
2,378,828
5,778,428
82,311,134
150,748,061

(Thousand yen)
Fiscal 2016
(As of March 31, 2016)
Net assets
Shareholders’ equity
Capital stock
Capital surplus
Retained earnings
Treasury stock, at cost
Total shareholders’ equity
Accumulated other comprehensive income
Valuation difference on available-for-salesecurities
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Remeasurements of defined benefit plans
Total accumulated other comprehensive income
Subscription rights to shares
Non-controlling interests
Total net assets
Total liabilities and net assets

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Q3 of Fiscal 2017
(As of December 31, 2016)

11,933,790
17,354,214
19,635,508(11,377,668)
37,545,845

11,933,790
17,312,190
18,455,588(11,376,876)
36,324,693

12,81522,214

333,133(1,022,986)(677,038)
511,733
721,337
38,101,877
184,170,136(762,578)(861,502)(1,601,866)
525,251
706,069
35,954,147
186,702,209

(2) Quarterly consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income
Quarterly consolidated statements of income
Nine months ended December 31(Thousand yen)
Fiscal 2016
(from April 1, 2015
to December 31, 2015)
Net sales
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Operating income (loss)
Non-operating income
Interest income
Rent income
Subsidy income
Foreign exchange gains
Share of profit of entities accounted for using equity
methodOther
Total non-operating income
Non-operating expenses
Interest expenses
Rent expenses
Other
Total non-operating expenses
Ordinary income (loss)
Extraordinary income
Gain on reversal of subscription rights to shares
Other
Total extraordinary income
Extraordinary losses
Loss on retirement of property, plant and equipment,
net
Loss on sales of property, plant and equipment, net
Share-based compensation expenses
Impairment loss
Other
Total extraordinary losses
Income (loss) before income taxes
Income taxes—current
Income taxes—deferred
Total income taxes
Net income (loss)
Profit (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
Profit (loss) attributable to owners of parent

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Fiscal 2017(from April 1, 2016
to December 31, 2016)

205,290,504
168,182,281
37,108,223
37,221,215(112,992)

207,294,225
168,755,393
38,538,832
36,441,499
2,097,332

125,932
173,601
273,059-

109,818
142,901
156,345
348,784

38,443

41,676281,649
892,686

381,032
1,180,559

2,544,189
44,299151,769
2,740,259(1,960,565)

3,021,545
27,559120,473
3,169,578
108,313

-

8,158
783
8,942

19,502

2,661

558
360,90333,171
9,724
423,860(2,384,426)
959,040(419,247)
539,793(2,924,219)(80,206)(2,844,012)

24,464
2,082
29,20888,046756,885(426,329)
330,555(242,508)(119,510)(122,998)

Quarterly consolidated statements of comprehensive income
Nine months ended December 31(Thousand yen)
Fiscal 2016
(from April 1, 2015
to December 31, 2015)
Net income (loss)
Other comprehensive income
Valuation difference on available-for-sale securities
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Remeasurements of defined benefit plans, net of tax
Total other comprehensive income
Comprehensive income
Comprehensive income attributable to:
Owners of parent
Non-controlling interests

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Fiscal 2017(from April 1, 2016
to December 31, 2016)(2,924,219)(242,508)

2,388
97,639109,596
209,624(2,714,595)

9,398(1,168,871)
161,484(997,988)(1,240,496)(2,627,968)(86,626)(1,047,826)(192,670)

(3) Notes to quarterly consolidated financial statements
Notes on the premise of a going concern
There are no applicable matters.
Notes on significant fluctuation in the amount of shareholders’ equity
There are no applicable matters.

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