ARBEIT-TIMES CO.,LTD., First Half Ordinary Profit Decreases by 91%, June-Augus Ordinary Profit Turns to Loss

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Thu Oct 10, 2024 3:00 pm JST Earnings

2341 ARBEIT-TIMES CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

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ARBEIT-TIMES CO.,LTD. <2341> [TSE-S] announced its financial results after the market closed on October 10th (15:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2025 (March to August) significantly dropped by 90.9% from the same period last year to 6 million yen. The progress rate against the 148 million yen full-year plan was 4.1%, also falling below the same period of the previous year of 143.5%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit/loss for the September to February period (second half) is expected to turn into a profit of 142 million yen (compared to a loss of 20 million yen in the same period last year).

In the most recent three-month period, from June to August (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit/loss turned to a loss of 7 million yen (compared to a profit of 8 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin worsened from 1.2% in the same period last year to -0.9%.

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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	1,971	-38	-20	-23	-0.9	ー	Oct 13, 2022	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2023	2,193	67	66	40	1.6	143.5	Oct 12, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2024	2,079	1	6	30	1.7	4.1	Oct 10, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-5.2%	-98.5%	-90.9%	-25.0%	+3.1%

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	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	0	Apr 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2024 Results	2,079	1	6	30	1.7	0	Oct 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	－	－	－	－	－

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	2,125	40	-20	-72	-3.0	5	Apr 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 Guidance	2,517	149	142	36	2.0	5	Oct 10, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+18.4%	+272.5%	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Feb, 2023	4,044	54	67	44	1.7	3	Apr 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Feb, 2024	4,318	107	46	-32	-1.3	5	Apr 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025 Guidance	4,596	150	148	66	3.6	5	Apr 11, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+6.4%	+40.2%	+221.7%	－	－

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jun - Aug, 2023	1,081	13	8	1	0.0	1.2	Oct 12, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2023	1,099	36	35	22	0.9	3.3	Jan 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2023	1,026	4	-55	-94	-3.9	0.4	Apr 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	1,086	10	13	8	0.4	0.9	Jul 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	993	-9	-7	22	1.2	-0.9	Oct 10, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-8.1%	－	－	+2,100.0%	+2,925.0%