STEP CO.,LTD., 4% Increase in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 3 yen, This Fiscal Year to Increase Dividend by 4 yen

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Thu Oct 31, 2024 3:00 pm JST Earnings

9795 STEP CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

STEP CO.,LTD. <9795> [TSE-P] announced its financial results after the market closed on October 31st (15:00). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the fiscal year ending September 2024 increased by 10.5% from the previous period to 3.56 billion yen. For the fiscal year ending September 2025, the profit is expected to grow by 4.1% to 3.7 billion yen. This will be the fifth consecutive term of revenue growth.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 74 yen to 77 yen (compared to 72 yen in the prior term), and has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 81 yen, an increase of 4 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (4Q), the ordinary profit decreased to 790 million yen, a 11.4% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin decreased from 23.3% in the same period last year to 20.0%.

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Actual Results

Historical Performance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep, 2022	13,653	3,656	3,728	2,563	155.3	46	Oct 31, 2022	J-GAAP
Sep, 2023	14,442	3,192	3,225	2,405	145.7	72	Oct 31, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep, 2024	15,098	3,511	3,564	2,508	155.6	77	Oct 31, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+4.5%	+10.0%	+10.5%	+4.3%	+6.8%

Full Year Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep, 2024 Guidance	14,892	3,338	3,398	2,409	150.9	74	Oct 31, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep, 2024 Results	15,098	3,511	3,564	2,508	155.6	77	Oct 31, 2024	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+1.4%	+5.2%	+4.9%	+4.1%	+3.1%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2023	7,700	2,233	2,276	1,565	96.4	37	Apr 25, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	8,052	2,262	2,292	1,573	99.3	40	Oct 31, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+4.6%	+1.3%	+0.7%	+0.5%	+3.0%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep, 2023	14,442	3,192	3,225	2,405	145.7	72	Oct 31, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep, 2024	15,098	3,511	3,564	2,508	155.6	77	Oct 31, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep, 2025 Guidance	15,714	3,674	3,709	2,541	160.3	81	Oct 31, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+4.1%	+4.6%	+4.1%	+1.3%	+3.0%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	3,736	871	892	778	47.1	23.3	Oct 31, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	4,118	1,454	1,475	1,015	62.4	35.3	Jan 25, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	3,582	779	801	550	33.9	21.7	Apr 25, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	3,482	496	498	340	21.0	14.2	Jul 25, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	3,916	782	790	603	37.4	20.0	Oct 31, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+4.8%	-10.2%	-11.4%	-22.5%	-20.6%