Helios Techno Holding Co.,Ltd., First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 5.4 times, Current Fiscal Year Dividend Revised Upward by 27 yen

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Tue Nov 5, 2024 4:00 pm JST Earnings

6927 Helios Techno Holding Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Helios Techno Holding Co.,Ltd. <6927> [TSE-S] announced its financial results after the market closed on November 5th (16:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to September) surged by 5.4 times that of the same period last year, reaching 451 million yen, exceeded the previous forecast of 130 million yen.

However, The progress rate against the 1.02 billion yen full-year plan was 44.2%, also falling below the five-year average of 54.4%.

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 significant drop by 59.4% from the same period last year to 569 million yen.

At the same time, the company has significantly increased its planned year-end lump-sum dividend for the current fiscal year from the original plan of 12 yen to 39 yen (compared to 35 yen in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit/loss turned to a loss of 270 million yen (compared to a profit of 76 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin drastically worsened from 6.5% in the same period last year to -17.3%.

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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	4,273	518	571	385	21.3	116.1	Nov 4, 2022	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2023	3,415	88	84	1,230	67.8	5.7	Nov 7, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024	4,714	441	451	350	19.3	44.2	Nov 5, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+38.0%	+401.1%	+436.9%	-71.5%	-71.5%

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	5,000	110	130	90	5.0	0	May 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 Results	4,714	441	451	350	19.3	0	Nov 5, 2024	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-5.7%	+300.9%	+246.9%	+288.9%	+289.3%

Guidance Update

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2025 Prev	11,800	980	1,020	720	39.7	12	May 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 New	11,800	980	1,020	720	39.7	39	Nov 5, 2024	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

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	7,456	1,384	1,401	1,061	58.5	35	May 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	7,086	539	569	370	20.4	39	Nov 5, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-5.0%	-61.1%	-59.4%	-65.1%	-65.1%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	7,987	422	492	271	15.0	8	May 8, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	10,871	1,472	1,485	2,291	126.3	35	May 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	11,800	980	1,020	720	39.7	39	Nov 5, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+8.5%	-33.4%	-31.3%	-68.6%	-68.6%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	1,915	125	76	691	38.1	6.5	Nov 7, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	2,291	227	240	185	10.2	9.9	Feb 5, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	5,165	1,157	1,161	876	48.3	22.4	May 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	3,232	698	721	509	28.1	21.6	Aug 6, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	1,482	-257	-270	-159	-8.8	-17.3	Nov 5, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-22.6%	－	－	－	－