AIAI Group Corporation, First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 35%

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Thu Oct 31, 2024 3:00 pm JST Earnings

6557 AIAI Group Corporation 【J-GAAP】

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AIAI Group Corporation <6557> [TSE-G] announced its financial results after the market closed on October 31st (15:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to September) expanded to 208 million yen, an increase of 35.1% compared to the same period last year. The progress rate against the 600 million yen full-year plan was 34.7%, exceeding the same period of the previous year of 17.6%.

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 drop by 45.6% from the same period last year to 392 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit dropped to 97 million yen, a 38.2% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin worsened from 6.4% in the same period last year to 4.2%.

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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	5,286	-286	-354	-836	-152.7	ー	Nov 2, 2022	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2023	5,649	205	154	18	3.0	17.6	Nov 2, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024	6,032	244	208	185	29.3	34.7	Oct 31, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+6.8%	+19.0%	+35.1%	+927.8%	+879.6%

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	－	0	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 Results	6,032	244	208	185	29.3	0	Oct 31, 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	6,169	327	721	335	54.4	0	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	6,068	256	392	215	32.6	0	Oct 31, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-1.6%	-21.7%	-45.6%	-35.8%	-40.2%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	10,822	80	413	-506	-90.2	0	May 11, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	11,818	532	875	353	57.4	0	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	12,100	500	600	400	60.6	0	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.4%	-6.0%	-31.4%	+13.3%	+5.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	2,864	182	157	6	1.0	6.4	Nov 2, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	2,974	90	71	46	7.6	3.0	Feb 1, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	3,195	237	650	289	47.0	7.4	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	3,009	116	111	203	32.9	3.9	Jul 31, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	3,023	128	97	-18	-2.9	4.2	Oct 31, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.6%	-29.7%	-38.2%	－	－