ARTNATURE INC., First Half Ordinary Profit Decreases by 44%, July-September Ordinary Profit Decreases by 19%

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Wed Oct 30, 2024 3:30 pm JST Earnings

7823 ARTNATURE INC. 【J-GAAP】

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ARTNATURE INC. <7823> [TSE-S] announced its financial results after the market closed on October 30th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to September) dropped by 44.2% from the same period last year to 1.09 billion yen. The progress rate against the 2.94 billion yen full-year plan was 37.1%, also falling below the five-year average of 71.5%.

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 surge by 2.4 times that of the same period last year, reaching 1.85 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit decreased to 697 million yen, a 18.7% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin worsened from 7.8% in the same period last year to 6.9%.

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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
Apr - Sep, 2022	21,288	2,372	2,374	1,463	45.5	67.2	Oct 28, 2022	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2023	21,270	1,914	1,963	1,208	37.2	72.1	Oct 30, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024	21,131	1,146	1,095	621	19.1	37.1	Oct 30, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-0.7%	-40.1%	-44.2%	-48.6%	-48.6%

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	－	14	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 Results	21,131	1,146	1,095	621	19.1	14	Oct 30, 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	21,580	740	761	254	7.8	14	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	23,870	1,765	1,854	888	27.3	14	Oct 30, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+10.6%	+138.5%	+143.6%	+249.6%	+248.8%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	43,209	3,573	3,534	1,874	58.0	28	May 12, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	42,850	2,654	2,724	1,462	45.0	28	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	45,001	2,911	2,949	1,509	46.4	28	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.0%	+9.7%	+8.3%	+3.2%	+3.0%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	10,663	831	857	516	15.9	7.8	Oct 30, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	10,643	738	750	794	24.4	6.9	Jan 30, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	10,937	2	11	-540	-16.6	0.0	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	10,166	391	398	201	6.2	3.8	Jul 30, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	10,965	755	697	420	12.9	6.9	Oct 30, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.8%	-9.1%	-18.7%	-18.6%	-18.7%