Puequ Co., LTD., 77% Increase in Ordinary Profit, Update Record High for Third Consecutive Term, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 10 yen, This Fiscal Year to Increase Dividend by 17 yen

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Tue Oct 15, 2024 3:00 pm JST Earnings

9264 Puequ Co., LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Puequ Co., LTD. <9264> [TSE-S] announced its financial results after the market closed on October 15th (15:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending August 2024 increased by 35.1% from the previous period to 566 million yen. For the fiscal year ending August 2025, the profit is expected to expand to 76.7% to 1 billion yen, marking the third consecutive term of record-high profits. This will be the third consecutive term of revenue and profit growth.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 43 yen to 53 yen (compared to 33 yen in the prior term), and has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 70 yen, an increase of 17 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from June to August (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit dropped to 89 million yen, a 30.5% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin worsened from 6.8% in the same period last year to 4.4%.

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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	5,806	274	293	-23	-6.8	25.56	Oct 14, 2022	J-GAAP
Aug, 2023	7,052	403	419	265	108.5	33	Oct 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Aug, 2024	8,371	555	430	195	42.3	53	Oct 15, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+18.7%	+37.7%	+2.6%	-26.4%	-61.0%

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	8,000	600	600	378	81.3	43	Oct 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Aug, 2024 Results	8,371	555	430	195	42.3	53	Oct 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+4.6%	-7.5%	-28.3%	-48.4%	-47.9%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep - Feb, 2023	4,198	364	370	233	50.8	0	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	0	Oct 15, 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	7,052	403	419	265	108.5	33	Oct 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Aug, 2024	8,371	555	430	195	42.3	53	Oct 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Aug, 2025 Guidance	10,500	1,000	1,000	600	127.7	70	Oct 15, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+25.4%	+80.2%	+132.6%	+207.7%	+201.5%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jun - Aug, 2023	1,989	136	128	92	37.7	6.8	Oct 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2023	2,032	166	167	93	20.4	8.2	Jan 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2023	2,166	198	203	140	30.5	9.1	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	2,082	98	107	70	15.2	4.7	Jul 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	2,091	93	-47	-108	-23.5	4.4	Oct 15, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.1%	-31.6%	－	－	－