Slogan Inc., First Half Ordinary Profit Decreases by 16%, June-Augus Ordinary Profit Turns to Loss

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Thu Oct 10, 2024 3:00 pm JST Earnings

9253 Slogan Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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Slogan Inc. <9253> [TSE-G] 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) decreased by 15.8% from the same period last year to 160 million yen. The progress rate against the 175 million yen full-year plan was 91.4%, below the four-year average of 113.7%.

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 15 million yen (compared to a loss of 39 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 68 million yen (compared to a profit of 44 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin drastically worsened from 11.8% in the same period last year to -29.0%.

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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	847	225	229	145	55.8	109.6	Oct 12, 2022	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2023	828	190	190	123	46.6	125.8	Oct 11, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2024	773	164	160	110	41.7	91.4	Oct 10, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-6.6%	-13.7%	-15.8%	-10.6%	-10.4%

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 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2024 Results	773	164	160	110	41.7	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	590	-35	-39	-32	-12.1	0	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 Guidance	677	16	15	6	2.3	0	Oct 10, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+14.7%	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Feb, 2023	1,471	208	209	139	53.3	8	Apr 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Feb, 2024	1,418	155	151	91	34.4	0	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025 Guidance	1,450	180	175	116	44.7	0	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.3%	+16.1%	+15.9%	+27.5%	+29.9%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jun - Aug, 2023	347	41	44	28	10.6	11.8	Oct 11, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2023	284	-29	-33	-29	-11.0	-10.2	Jan 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2023	306	-6	-6	-3	-1.1	-2.0	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	542	231	228	152	57.8	42.6	Jul 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	231	-67	-68	-42	-15.9	-29.0	Oct 10, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-33.4%	－	－	－	－