SLD Entertainment Inc., First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 10%

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Tue Oct 15, 2024 3:00 pm JST Earnings

3223 SLD Entertainment Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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SLD Entertainment Inc. <3223> [TSE-S] announced its financial results after the market closed on October 15th (15:00). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2025 (March to August) increased by 10.1% from the same period last year, reaching 98 million yen. The progress rate against the 151 million yen full-year plan was 64.9%, it was below the five-year average of 114.9%.

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 grow by 8.2% from the same period last year, reaching 53 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from June to August (2Q), the ordinary profit amounted to 49 million yen, a 2.0% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin remained almost flat, changing from 5.2% in the same period last year to 4.9%.

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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	1,479	-163	-103	-108	-69.6	ー	Oct 14, 2022	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2023	1,855	83	89	81	42.2	64.5	Oct 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2024	1,906	98	98	95	51.0	64.9	Oct 15, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.7%	+18.1%	+10.1%	+17.3%	+20.8%

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	1,906	98	98	95	51.0	0	Oct 15, 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	1,730	50	49	96	50.5	0	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 Guidance	1,694	53	53	46	29.5	0	Oct 15, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-2.1%	+6.0%	+8.2%	-52.1%	-41.7%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Feb, 2023	3,090	-259	-188	-238	-173.5	0	Apr 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Feb, 2024	3,585	133	138	177	93.2	0	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025 Guidance	3,600	151	151	141	90.3	0	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+0.4%	+13.5%	+9.4%	-20.3%	-3.0%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jun - Aug, 2023	912	47	50	43	22.4	5.2	Oct 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2023	848	13	12	9	4.2	1.5	Jan 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2023	882	37	37	87	45.8	4.2	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	943	51	49	48	26.0	5.4	Jul 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	963	47	49	47	25.2	4.9	Oct 15, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.6%	0.0%	-2.0%	+9.3%	+12.6%