Signpost Corporation, First Half Ordinary Profit Turns to Profit, June-Augus Ordinary Profit Increases by 6.6 times

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Fri Oct 11, 2024 3:00 pm JST Earnings

3996 Signpost Corporation 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Signpost Corporation <3996> [TSE-S] announced its financial results after the market closed on October 11th (15:00). The ordinary profit/loss (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2025 (March to August) turned into a profit of 81 million yen (compared to a loss of 30 million yen in the same period last year). The progress rate against the 130 million yen full-year plan was 62.3%.

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 significant drop by 60.5% from the same period last year to 49 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from June to August (2Q), the ordinary profit surged to 6.6 times that of the same period last year, reaching 53 million yen. The operating profit margin drastically improved from 1.2% in the same period last year to 7.2%.

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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	1,266	-52	-59	-69	-5.4	ー	Oct 14, 2022	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2023	1,385	-29	-30	-41	-3.3	ー	Oct 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2024	1,485	82	81	78	6.2	62.3	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+7.2%	－	－	－	－

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	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	0	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2024 Results	1,485	82	81	78	6.2	0	Oct 11, 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	1,544	130	124	169	13.3	0	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 Guidance	1,784	50	49	88	6.9	0	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+15.5%	-61.5%	-60.5%	-47.9%	-48.3%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Feb, 2023	2,574	-110	-119	-132	-10.4	0	Apr 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Feb, 2024	2,929	101	94	128	10.1	0	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025 Guidance	3,269	132	130	166	13.0	0	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+11.6%	+30.7%	+38.3%	+29.7%	+28.9%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jun - Aug, 2023	728	9	8	3	0.2	1.2	Oct 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2023	771	44	43	35	2.9	5.7	Jan 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2023	773	86	81	134	10.5	11.1	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	745	29	28	26	2.1	3.9	Jul 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	740	53	53	52	4.1	7.2	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+1.6%	+488.9%	+562.5%	+1,633.3%	+1,608.3%