{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b47e6db99b74c38da4a8d0bf","clusterId":"c_d6b1ee01907a19933453a773","slug":"imagineer-turns-operating-profit-positive-on-2-97-billion-yen-in-interim-net-sales","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Imagineer Turns Operating Profit Positive On 2.97 Billion Yen In Interim Net Sales","summary":"Imagineer reported interim results for the fiscal year ending March 2027 on October 28, 2026: net sales of 2,970.94 million yen, up 13.1 percent year on year, and an operating profit of 220.14 million yen, reversing a 129.99 million yen loss a year earlier. Ordinary profit rose 572.2 percent to 899.26 million yen, and interim net profit rose 607.1 percent to 584.87 million yen, helped by a 766.53 million yen gain on the sale of investment securities.","whyItMatters":"The operating swing to profit came from the game business itself, with Medabots Card Robattle RB and the Nintendo Switch 2 edition of Fit Boxing 3 lifting sales 13.1 percent, while the far larger jumps in ordinary and net profit came from a one-off securities sale of 766.53 million yen.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe operating turnaround rests on the game business. Imagineer cites Medabots Card Robattle RB and Fit Boxing 3 -Your Personal Trainer- Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, which the company describes as its first software for the platform, as the titles behind the interim sales increase. Gross profit rose and selling, general and administrative expenses fell, which the company gives as the reason operating profit moved to 220.14 million yen.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBelow the operating line, the numbers widen sharply. A 766.53 million yen gain on the sale of investment securities pushed ordinary profit to 899.26 million yen and interim net profit to 584.87 million yen. Interim net profit per share was 60.65 yen, against 8.58 yen a year earlier.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Imagineer's 899.26 million yen ordinary profit leans on a 766.53 million yen securities sale. Strip that out and the Fit Boxing publisher's operating swing is a much thinner 220.14 million yen.","twitterPost":"Imagineer's ordinary profit jump rests on a 766.53 million yen securities sale. Operating profit alone was 220.14 million yen.","threadsPost":"Imagineer's 899.26 million yen ordinary profit includes a 766.53 million yen gain on selling investment securities. The Fit Boxing publisher's operating swing is smaller: 220.14 million yen, against a 129.99 million yen loss a year earlier.","newsletterBlurb":"Imagineer turned an operating profit of 220.14 million yen in its interim results for the fiscal year ending March 2027, reversing a 129.99 million yen loss a year earlier, on net sales of 2,970.94 million yen, up 13.1 percent. The company credits Medabots Card Robattle RB and the Nintendo Switch 2 edition of Fit Boxing 3. A 766.53 million yen gain on the sale of investment securities lifted ordinary profit to 899.26 million yen and interim net profit to 584.87 million yen.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GameBusiness.jp\",\"url\":\"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/10/28/28481.html\",\"title\":\"Ordinary Profit Up 6.7x - Fit Boxing's Imagineer Turns Operating Profit Positive, First-Half Ordinary Profit Also Exceeds Full-Year Forecast\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5266,"outputTokens":954,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793180072,"createdAt":"2026-10-28T09:29:50.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-28T09:33:26.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-28T09:33:26.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_d6b1ee01907a19933453a773","canonicalTitle":"経常利益6.7倍―『Fit Boxing』のイマジニアが営業黒字転換、上期で通期の経常利益予想も超過","representativeArticleId":"a_e99d6e3bdcd05eb3a59823f7","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Fit Boxing\"],\"studios\":[\"Imagineer\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"business\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-28T08:55:57.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-28T08:55:57.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-28T09:33:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GameBusiness.jp","url":"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/10/28/28481.html","title":"経常利益6.7倍―『Fit Boxing』のイマジニアが営業黒字転換、上期で通期の経常利益予想も超過"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Fit Boxing"],"studios":["Imagineer"],"people":[],"type":"business","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Imagineer reported interim net sales of 2,970.94 million yen for the fiscal year ending March 2027, up 13.1 percent year on year.","Imagineer posted an operating profit of 220.14 million yen, reversing a 129.99 million yen operating loss in the same period a year earlier.","Imagineer released Medabots Card Robattle RB and Fit Boxing 3 -Your Personal Trainer- Nintendo Switch 2 Edition during the interim period.","Imagineer recorded a 766.53 million yen gain on the sale of investment securities, pushing ordinary profit to 899.26 million yen, up 572.2 percent.","Interim net profit attributable to parent company shareholders was 584.87 million yen, up 607.1 percent, with net profit per share of 60.65 yen."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["fit-boxing","imagineer"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"fit-boxing","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":0,"overall":"unverified","story_count":2,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"imagineer","supported":1,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":9,"overall":"green","story_count":6,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}