ＡＬＢＥＲＴ（3906） – Supplementary Material Regarding Transfer of The AI Chatbot “Sugres”

Supplementary Material Regarding Transfer of The AI Chatbot “Sugres”May 11, 2022ALBERT Inc.（Ticker: 3906, TSE Growth Market）Supplementary materialOverviewConcentrating management resources in 2 core businesses (95% of sales) expected to accelerate growth.Sales Ratio85％1Sales Ratio10％2Sales Ratio5％3AI Implementation Suppor t(Project-based ser vices)Data Scientist Training Suppor tProviding AI Products• Project-based support service for AI utilization mainly for major companies.•Integrated support system for AI utilization consulting, big data analysis, AI algorithm development, and AI system implementation.• Customized services can be provided according to industry characteristics and customer needs.• Service to support the development of data scientists in companies.• Providing AI-powered general-purpose products.The business to be transferred (Sales ratio 3.8%)• Providing practical curriculum that incorporates ALBERT’s support know-how.• Certified as “Fourth Industrial Revolution Skills Course” by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.• AI and high-performance chatbot “Sugres”.• AI and image recognition service “Takumino-Me”.© 2022 ALBERT Inc.2Supplementary materialOur Purpose and Policies Focusing on project-based AI Implementation support and data scientists training support by 250 data scientists of ALBERT.Our policy of the transferOur business policy after the transfer••••Continued gradual growth as a service for municipalities and enterprises sinceits release in 2016.Commoditization is progressing due to increase competing products.Compare to the 2 core businesses for which demand is strong due to the momentum of DX, it is difficult to accelerate growth by the chatbot function alone. The impact of the transfer will be limited due to the sales ratio of the business is about 3.8% of the total sales.Accelerate our business growth by concentrating resources on 2 core businesses.Shift AI system development resources and sales resources to the core businesses. •• Aiming for expanding AI implementation support business as a No.1 data scientist group through recruitment and training of data scientists.• Offer a support for advancement of interactive communication in the AI implementation support business based on the technical capabilities acquired through the operation of the chatbot business.© 2022 ALBERT Inc.3Supplementary materialThe Forecast (Unchanged) The loss of sales and profit due to the transfer is expected to be made up by our existing core businesses. The amount of the effect to the forecast in FY2022 are examining. We will promptly announce any matters that requires disclosure in the future.FY2021(Actual)FY2022(Forecast)Amountchange（million JPY）PercentagechangeNet Sales3,3384,100Operating Profit(Profit Margin)Ordinary Profit(Profit Margin)Profit© 2022 ALBERT Inc.436（13.1％）435（13.0％）353657（16.0％）657（16.0％）4467612202219222.8％50.4％50.9％26.1％4Disclaimer• The materials and information provided in this announcement contain so-called “forward-looking statements”. Forward-looking statements are based on the assumptions and beliefs of the Company and its management in light of the information currently available to it and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These statements or assumptions may not be realized in the future due to changes in the business environment surrounding our business, market trends, and various other factors. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)• Such risks and uncertainties include general industry and market conditions, fluctuations in interest and currency exchange rates, and other general domestic and international economic conditions. InquiriesALBERT IR+81-3-5937-1389ir@albert2005.co.jpALBERT Inc.www.albert2005.co.jp/english/Head officeShinjuku Front Tower 15F 2-21-1, Kita-Shinjuku,Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 169-0074Tokai Branch OfficeNagoya Lucent Tower 8F 6-1 Ushijima-cho, Nishi-ku,Nagoya-shi, Aichi, Japan 451-6008 The names of the companies, products, and services mentioned in this document are the registered trademarks or trademarks of the respective companies. In addition, “™” Reproduction or reuse of all or part of this material without permission is prohibited, except in the case of “reproduction for personal use” or “quotation” as permitted under and “®” are not specified in this document.the Copyright Law.