MARUSAN-AI CO., LTD., 53% Decrease in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Despite Last Fiscal Year's Dividend Increase, This Fiscal Year to Decrease Dividend

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Fri Nov 1, 2024 4:00 pm JST Earnings

2551 MARUSAN-AI CO., LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

MARUSAN-AI CO., LTD. <2551> [NSE-M] announced its financial results after the market closed on November 1st (16:00). The consolidated ordinary profit/loss for the fiscal year ending September 2024 turned into a profit of 1.11 billion yen (compared to a loss of 256 million yen in the previous period). For the fiscal year ending September 2025 is also bleak, with an expected significant drop by 53.3% from the previous period to 519 million yen.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 30 yen to 50 yen (compared to 30 yen in the prior term), and has decided to reduce the dividend this fiscal year to 30 yen, a decrease of 20 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit/loss turned to a profit of profit of 32 million yen (compared to a loss of 140 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin improved from -1.5% in the same period last year to 0.9%.

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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	30,699	236	257	142	62.6	30	Nov 1, 2022	J-GAAP
Sep, 2023	30,950	-280	-256	-898	-393.7	30	Nov 1, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep, 2024	33,157	1,147	1,112	828	363.3	50	Nov 1, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+7.1%	－	－	－	－

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	32,223	824	832	603	264.3	30	May 1, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep, 2024 Results	33,157	1,147	1,112	828	363.3	50	Nov 1, 2024	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+2.9%	+39.2%	+33.7%	+37.3%	+37.5%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2023	16,062	538	546	407	178.6	0	May 1, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	15,853	37	107	91	39.9	0	Nov 1, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-1.3%	-93.1%	-80.4%	-77.6%	-77.7%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep, 2023	30,950	-280	-256	-898	-393.7	30	Nov 1, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep, 2024	33,157	1,147	1,112	828	363.3	50	Nov 1, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep, 2025 Guidance	31,680	356	519	349	153.0	30	Nov 1, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-4.5%	-69.0%	-53.3%	-57.9%	-57.9%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	8,284	-128	-140	-593	-260.0	-1.5	Nov 1, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	8,334	287	287	206	90.6	3.4	Feb 1, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	7,728	251	259	201	88.2	3.2	May 1, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	8,467	530	534	378	165.9	6.3	Aug 1, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	8,628	79	32	43	18.9	0.9	Nov 1, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+4.2%	－	－	－	－