Ubicom Holdings, Inc., First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 35%, The Undetermined Dividend to Rise by 27 yen

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Thu Nov 7, 2024 3:00 pm JST Earnings

3937 Ubicom Holdings, Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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Ubicom Holdings, Inc. <3937> [TSE-P] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on November 7th (15:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to September) expanded to 629 million yen, an increase of 35.0% compared to the same period last year. However, The progress rate against the 1.51 billion yen full-year plan was 41.4%, also falling below the five-year average of 46.9%.

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 89.6% from the same period last year, reaching 889 million yen.

At the same time, the company has decided to implement a year-end lump-sum dividend of 40 yen for the current fiscal year, which was previously undecided (compared to 13 yen in the prior term).

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew by 16.4% from the same period last year, reaching 333 million yen. However, the operating profit margin decreased from 18.9% in the same period last year to 18.6%.

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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	2,602	501	494	337	28.6	49.2	Nov 10, 2022	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2023	2,929	541	466	300	25.6	49.8	Nov 9, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024	3,138	591	629	443	36.9	41.4	Nov 7, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+7.1%	+9.2%	+35.0%	+47.7%	+44.2%

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	－	－	May 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 Results	3,138	591	629	443	36.9	0	Nov 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	－	－	－	－	－

Guidance Update

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2025 Prev	6,700	1,500	1,518	1,000	82.5	－	May 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 New	6,700	1,500	1,518	1,000	82.5	40	Nov 7, 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	3,013	531	469	226	19.2	13	May 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	3,562	909	889	557	46.0	40	Nov 7, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+18.2%	+71.2%	+89.6%	+146.5%	+139.1%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	5,246	1,011	1,004	573	48.7	11	May 11, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	5,942	1,072	935	526	44.7	13	May 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	6,700	1,500	1,518	1,000	82.5	40	Nov 7, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+12.8%	+39.9%	+62.4%	+90.1%	+84.5%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	1,525	288	286	195	16.6	18.9	Nov 9, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	1,468	232	250	161	13.7	15.8	Feb 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	1,545	299	219	65	5.5	19.4	May 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	1,568	299	296	199	16.7	19.1	Aug 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	1,570	292	333	244	20.3	18.6	Nov 7, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+3.0%	+1.4%	+16.4%	+25.1%	+22.2%