Hobonichi Co.,Ltd., 40% Increase in Ordinary Profit, Record High for The First Time in Six Years, Dividend to Rise by 45 yen

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Fri Oct 11, 2024 5:45 pm JST Earnings

3560 Hobonichi Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Hobonichi Co.,Ltd. <3560> [TSE-S] announced its financial results after the market closed on October 11th (17:45). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the fiscal year ending August 2024 decreased by 7.0% from the previous period to 543 million yen. For the fiscal year ending August 2025, the profit is expected to expand to 40.0% to 760 million yenExpected to reach record high profits for the first time in six years. This will be the fifth consecutive term of revenue growth.

At the same time, the company has decided to significantly increase the dividend this fiscal year to 90 yen, an increase of 45 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from June to August (4Q), the ordinary loss expanded to a loss of 146 million yen (compared to a loss of 85 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin worsened from -6.9% in the same period last year to -9.2%.

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Actual Results

Historical Performance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Aug, 2022	5,907	275	290	205	88.7	45	Oct 13, 2022	J-GAAP
Aug, 2023	6,818	589	584	411	177.6	45	Oct 12, 2023	J-GAAP
Aug, 2024	7,534	547	543	399	172.1	45	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+10.5%	-7.1%	-7.0%	-2.9%	-3.1%

Full Year Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Aug, 2024 Guidance	7,400	660	660	450	194.0	45	Oct 12, 2023	J-GAAP
Aug, 2024 Results	7,534	547	543	399	172.1	45	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+1.8%	-17.1%	-17.7%	-11.3%	-11.3%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep - Feb, 2023	5,030	1,080	1,078	746	321.7	0	Apr 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	0	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	－	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Aug, 2023	6,818	589	584	411	177.6	45	Oct 12, 2023	J-GAAP
Aug, 2024	7,534	547	543	399	172.1	45	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Aug, 2025 Guidance	8,200	760	760	530	228.3	90	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+8.8%	+38.9%	+40.0%	+32.8%	+32.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jun - Aug, 2023	1,298	-89	-85	-49	-21.2	-6.9	Oct 12, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2023	2,922	730	732	506	218.3	25.0	Jan 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2023	2,108	350	346	240	103.5	16.6	Apr 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	968	-391	-389	-273	-117.9	-40.4	Jul 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	1,536	-142	-146	-74	-31.9	-9.2	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+18.3%	-59.6%	-71.8%	-51.0%	-50.7%