Page 1

For Immediate Release November 11 , 2021 PERSOL HOLDINGS CO . , LTD . ( TSE 2181 ) Consolidated Financial Results for the Six Months Ended September 30 , 2021 PERSOL HOLDINGS CO . , LTD . ( the Company ) today announced its consolidated financial results for the six months ended September 30 , 2021 and consolidated financial forecasts for Fiscal Year 2021 , ending March 31 , 2022 . Consolidated Operating Highlights 1 ) Financial Results ( In millions of yen , unless otherwise stated ) Six months ended September 30 , % change 2020 2021 Net sales 465,755 512,847 10.1 Operating profit 13,875 26,735 92.7 EBITDA¹ 22,351 36,085 61.4 Ordinary profit 15,339 27,560 79.7 Net profit² 7,644 15,547 103.4 Net profit per share ( yen ) 33.08 67.54 Adjusted EPS³ ( yen ) 52.28 85.95 64.4 Notes : 1. EBITDA = operating profit + depreciation + amortization of goodwill 2. Net profit attributable to owners of parent company 3. Adjusted EPS = adjusted profit / ( average number of shares during the period - number of treasury stock during the period ) Adjusted profit = net profit attributable to owners of parent company ± adjustment items ( excluding non - controlling interests ) ± tax reconciliation related to certain adjustment items a . b . Adjustment items = amortization of intangible assets except goodwill by acquisitions + amortization of goodwill ± extraordinary income / losses 2 ) Balance Sheet Data Total assets Net assets Equity ratio ( % ) ( Reference ) Equity capital As of March 31 , 2021 ( In million yen , unless otherwise stated ) As of September 30 , 2021 383,416 175,158 385,220 193,103 41.0 157,122 45.1 173,701