Digital Arts Inc., First Half Ordinary Profit Decreases by 7%, July-September Ordinary Profit Decreases by 8%

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Thu Oct 31, 2024 4:00 pm JST Earnings

2326 Digital Arts Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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Digital Arts Inc. <2326> [TSE-P] announced its financial results after the market closed on October 31st (16:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to September) decreased by 6.7% from the same period last year to 2.05 billion yen. The progress rate against the 5.14 billion yen full-year plan was 39.9%, also falling below the five-year average of 48.4%.

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 expand by 37.7% from the same period last year, reaching 3.08 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit decreased to 1.2 billion yen, a 8.4% decrease compared to the same period last year. However, the operating profit margin rose from 43.5% in the same period last year to 46.6%.

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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	5,084	2,247	2,263	1,558	111.0	51.1	Oct 31, 2022	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2023	5,563	2,188	2,201	1,521	108.9	49.5	Oct 31, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024	4,838	2,052	2,053	1,417	103.4	39.9	Oct 31, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-13.0%	-6.2%	-6.7%	-6.8%	-5.0%

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	－	40	May 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 Results	4,838	2,052	2,053	1,417	103.4	40	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	5,949	2,239	2,242	2,856	205.8	40	May 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	5,882	3,088	3,087	2,123	155.6	45	Oct 31, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-1.1%	+37.9%	+37.7%	-25.7%	-24.4%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	10,436	4,413	4,429	3,062	218.1	75	May 9, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	11,512	4,427	4,443	4,377	315.5	80	May 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	10,720	5,140	5,140	3,540	259.5	85	May 8, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-6.9%	+16.1%	+15.7%	-19.1%	-17.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	3,022	1,316	1,316	907	64.9	43.5	Oct 31, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	2,759	934	931	641	46.1	33.9	Jan 31, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	3,190	1,305	1,311	2,215	159.6	40.9	May 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	2,234	838	847	584	42.5	37.5	Jul 31, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	2,604	1,214	1,206	833	60.8	46.6	Oct 31, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-13.8%	-7.8%	-8.4%	-8.2%	-6.4%