Hokuyu Lucky Co.,Ltd., First Half Ordinary Profit Fell to Zero, June-Augus Ordinary Profit Turns to Loss

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Wed Oct 9, 2024 3:00 pm JST Earnings

2747 Hokuyu Lucky Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Hokuyu Lucky Co.,Ltd. <2747> [TSE-S] announced its financial results after the market closed on October 9th (15:00). The ordinary profit/loss (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2025 (March to August) dropped by break even (compared to a 301 million yen in the same period last year)..

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the ordinary profit for the September to February period (second half) is expected to surge by 2.2 times that of the same period last year, reaching 520 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from June to August (2Q), the ordinary profit/loss turned to a loss of 13 million yen (compared to a profit of 247 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin worsened from 2.5% in the same period last year to -0.2%.

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Actual Results

Accumulated Results 2nd Quarter

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Progress Rate vs. First Half	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar - Aug, 2022	18,690	109	118	-68	-54.5	28.2	Oct 11, 2022	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2023	18,960	287	301	197	156.0	56.3	Oct 10, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2024	18,140	29	0	19	15.2	0.0	Oct 9, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-4.3%	-89.9%	－	-90.4%	-90.2%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar - Aug, 2024 Guidance	18,900	269	280	206	163.0	0	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2024 Results	18,140	29	0	19	15.2	0	Oct 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-4.0%	-89.2%	－	-90.8%	-90.6%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep - Feb, 2023	18,959	222	234	109	86.4	50	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 Guidance	19,260	468	520	341	269.8	50	Oct 9, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+1.6%	+110.8%	+122.2%	+212.8%	+212.2%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Feb, 2023	37,714	376	418	128	101.6	50	Apr 19, 2023	J-GAAP
Feb, 2024	37,919	509	535	306	242.6	50	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025 Guidance	37,400	497	520	360	284.8	50	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-1.4%	-2.4%	-2.8%	+17.6%	+17.4%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jun - Aug, 2023	9,752	241	247	166	131.5	2.5	Oct 10, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2023	9,043	88	89	55	43.7	1.0	Jan 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2023	9,916	134	145	54	42.8	1.4	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	8,903	49	13	39	31.0	0.6	Jul 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	9,237	-20	-13	-20	-16.0	-0.2	Oct 9, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-5.3%	－	－	－	－