v3.26.1
Intangible assets (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Intangible Assets [Abstract]  
Disclosure of reconciliation of changes in intangible assets and goodwill
The changes in acquisition cost, accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses of intangible assets are as follows:
Asset classAs of
March 31, 2024
Additions
(not by business combination)
Additions
(business combination)(1)
Additions
(transferred from PP&E)
DisposalsAs of
March 31, 2025
Acquisition cost
Internally generated intangible assets¥1,328 ¥524 ¥— ¥100 ¥(35)¥1,917 
Goodwill— — 1,117 — — 1,117 
Trademark / Trade Name— — 10 — — 10 
Customer Relationships— — 170 — — 170 
Developed Technology— — 70 — — 70 
Licenses— — — — — — 
Others— — — (1)
Total¥1,331 ¥524 ¥1,367 ¥100 ¥(36)¥3,286 
Asset classAs of
March 31, 2025
Additions
(not by business combination)
Additions
(business combination)(2)
DisposalsOthersAs of
March 31, 2026
Acquisition cost
Internally generated intangible assets¥1,917 ¥1,081 ¥— ¥(220)¥— ¥2,778 
Goodwill1,117 — 8,310 — 74 9,501 
Trademark / Trade Name10 — 123 — 138 
Customer Relationships170 — 738 — 31 939 
Developed Technology70 — 668 — 28 766 
Licenses— — 562 — 23 585 
Others— — — — 
Total¥3,286 ¥1,081 ¥10,401 ¥(220)¥161 ¥14,709 
Asset classAs of
March 31, 2024
Amortization(3)
Sales and disposalsAs of
March 31, 2025
Accumulated depreciation and impairment loss
Internally generated intangible assets¥(541)¥(217)¥¥(757)
Goodwill— — — — 
Trademark / Trade Name— — — — 
Customer Relationships— — — — 
Developed Technology— — — — 
Licenses— — — — 
Others(3)— (2)
Total¥(544)¥(217)¥¥(759)
Asset classAs of
March 31, 2025
Amortization(3)
Sales and disposalsForeign currency translationAs of
March 31, 2026
Accumulated depreciation and impairment loss
Internally generated intangible assets¥(757)¥(263)¥— ¥— ¥(1,020)
Goodwill— — — — — 
Trademark / Trade Name— (2)— — (2)
Customer Relationships— (35)— — (35)
Developed Technology— (53)— — (53)
Licenses— — — — — 
Others(2)— — — (2)
Total¥(759)¥(353)¥— ¥— ¥(1,111)
Carrying amount (In millions)As of March 31, 2024As of March 31, 2025As of March 31, 2026
Internally generated intangible assets¥788 ¥1,162 ¥1,759 
Goodwill— 1,117 9,502 
Trademark/Trade Name— 10 136 
Customer Relationships— 170 904 
Developed Technology— 70 713 
Licenses— — 586 
Others— — — 
Total¥788 ¥2,529 ¥13,600 
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(1) Goodwill was recognized in the year ended March 31, 2025 due to the business combination of Next Finance Tech, described in Note 6 (2) “Reverse Recapitalization and Acquisitions of subsidiaries.”
(2) Goodwill was recognized in the year ended March 31, 2026 due to the business combination of Aplo and 3iQ, described in Note 6 (3) and (4) “Reverse Recapitalization and Acquisitions of subsidiaries.”
(3) Intangible assets with definite useful lives are amortized over their useful lives. The amortization of intangible assets is included in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in the consolidated statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income.
(4) There were no intangible assets with restricted ownership or that are pledged as collateral as of March 31, 2025 and 2026.
(5) Crypto assets held (non-current assets) recognized as intangible assets are described in Note 13 “Crypto assets held.”
Disclosure of information for impairment loss recognised or reversed for individual asset or cash-generating unit The carrying amounts before impairment of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are allocated to the following CGUs.
As of March 31,
As of As of March 31,
(Unit: In millions)20252026
Aplo¥— ¥2,345 
Next Finance Tech
1,117 1,117 
3iQ
— 6,754 
Total ¥1,117 ¥10,216 
Disclosure of information for cash-generating units
Discount rates pre-tax used for calculating the value in use for each CGU
As of As of March 31,As of As of March 31,
20252026
Aplo— %77.7 %
Next Finance Tech
59.6 %34.1 %
3iQ
— %19.5 %
rowth rate used for calculating the operating future cash flows
As of March 31,
As of March 31,
20252026
Aplo— %4.0 %
Next Finance Tech
4.0 %4.0 %
3iQ
— %2.0 %