PCA CORPORATION, First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 37%, July-September Ordinary Profit Increases by 19%

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Mon Oct 28, 2024 3:00 pm JST Earnings

9629 PCA CORPORATION 【J-GAAP】

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PCA CORPORATION <9629> [TSE-P] announced its financial results after the market closed on October 28th (15:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to September) expanded to 1.4 billion yen, an increase of 37.2% compared to the same period last year. The progress rate against the 2.39 billion yen full-year plan was 58.9%, almost the same as the five-year average of 56.0%.

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 October to March period (second half) is expected to decrease by 25.4% from the same period last year to 983 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew by 18.6% from the same period last year, reaching 700 million yen. The operating profit margin rose from 15.5% in the same period last year to 16.8%.

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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
Apr - Sep, 2022	6,163	847	871	494	24.7	65.7	Oct 24, 2022	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2023	7,074	998	1,026	660	33.0	43.8	Oct 23, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024	7,895	1,375	1,408	913	45.6	58.9	Oct 28, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+11.6%	+37.8%	+37.2%	+38.3%	+38.2%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Apr - Sep, 2024 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	0	Apr 25, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 Results	7,895	1,375	1,408	913	45.6	0	Oct 28, 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
Oct - Mar, 2023	7,944	1,311	1,317	951	47.5	81	Apr 25, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	8,612	982	983	743	37.1	83	Oct 28, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+8.4%	-25.1%	-25.4%	-21.9%	-22.0%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	12,981	1,288	1,326	883	44.2	17	Apr 26, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	15,018	2,309	2,343	1,611	80.5	81	Apr 25, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	16,507	2,357	2,391	1,656	82.6	83	Apr 25, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+9.9%	+2.1%	+2.0%	+2.8%	+2.6%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	3,687	570	590	394	19.7	15.5	Oct 23, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	3,888	701	708	502	25.1	18.0	Jan 29, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	4,056	610	609	449	22.4	15.0	Apr 25, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	3,879	700	708	455	22.8	18.0	Jul 24, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	4,016	675	700	458	22.9	16.8	Oct 28, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+8.9%	+18.4%	+18.6%	+16.2%	+16.1%