MEDIA DO Co., Ltd., First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 10%

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Fri Oct 11, 2024 3:00 pm JST Earnings

3678 MEDIA DO Co., Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

MEDIA DO Co., Ltd. <3678> [TSE-P] announced its financial results after the market closed on October 11th (15:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2025 (March to August) increased by 10.4% from the same period last year, reaching 1.03 billion yen. However, The progress rate against the 2.23 billion yen full-year plan was 46.4%, also falling below the five-year average of 54.1%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the September to February period (second half) is expected to grow by 13.6% from the same period last year, reaching 1.19 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from June to August (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew by 9.7% from the same period last year, reaching 544 million yen. The operating profit margin remained almost flat, changing from 2.1% in the same period last year to 2.4%.

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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	54,226	1,335	1,287	628	40.5	56.2	Oct 13, 2022	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2023	46,397	993	937	509	33.6	47.1	Oct 12, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2024	51,057	1,096	1,034	521	34.5	46.4	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+10.0%	+10.4%	+10.4%	+2.4%	+2.6%

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	51,057	1,096	1,034	521	34.5	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	47,639	1,073	1,053	-828	-54.7	22	Apr 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 Guidance	46,943	1,204	1,196	809	53.4	27	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-1.5%	+12.2%	+13.6%	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Feb, 2023	101,667	2,393	2,291	1,057	68.4	0	Apr 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Feb, 2024	94,036	2,066	1,990	-319	-21.1	22	Apr 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025 Guidance	98,000	2,300	2,230	1,330	87.8	27	Apr 11, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+4.2%	+11.3%	+12.1%	－	－

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jun - Aug, 2023	23,765	508	496	277	18.3	2.1	Oct 12, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2023	22,918	473	500	352	23.2	2.1	Jan 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2023	24,721	600	553	-1,180	-78.0	2.4	Apr 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	25,113	475	490	244	16.2	1.9	Jul 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	25,944	621	544	277	18.3	2.4	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+9.2%	+22.2%	+9.7%	0.0%	+0.2%