CRI Middleware Co., Ltd., 3% Increase in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 5 yen, Plan to continue the 20 yen policy this fiscal year as well

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Thu Nov 7, 2024 3:30 pm JST Earnings

3698 CRI Middleware Co., Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

CRI Middleware Co., Ltd. <3698> [TSE-G] announced its financial results after the market closed on November 7th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending September 2024 increased by 1.1% from the previous period to 383 million yen. For the fiscal year ending September 2025, the profit is expected to grow by 2.9% to 394 million yen. This will be the third consecutive term of revenue and profit growth.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 15 yen to 20 yen (compared to 15 yen in the prior term), and has decided to continue with a dividend of 20 yen for the current term as well.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit increased by 85.3% from the same period last year, reaching 176 million yen. The operating profit margin jumped from 11.0% in the same period last year to 19.2%.

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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	2,840	97	138	-339	-62.2	0	Nov 10, 2022	J-GAAP
Sep, 2023	2,990	344	379	232	43.8	15	Nov 9, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep, 2024	3,167	368	383	304	58.3	20	Nov 7, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.9%	+7.0%	+1.1%	+31.0%	+33.1%

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	3,030	355	380	285	54.5	15	Nov 9, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep, 2024 Results	3,167	368	383	304	58.3	20	Nov 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+4.5%	+3.7%	+0.8%	+6.7%	+6.8%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2023	1,499	185	190	152	29.2	0	May 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	0	Nov 7, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	－	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep, 2023	2,990	344	379	232	43.8	15	Nov 9, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep, 2024	3,167	368	383	304	58.3	20	Nov 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep, 2025 Guidance	3,360	384	394	312	59.7	20	Nov 7, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+6.1%	+4.3%	+2.9%	+2.6%	+2.5%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	829	91	95	37	7.0	11.0	Nov 9, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	673	36	37	24	4.7	5.3	Feb 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	826	149	153	128	24.6	18.0	May 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	738	4	17	15	2.9	0.5	Aug 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	930	179	176	137	26.3	19.2	Nov 7, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+12.2%	+96.7%	+85.3%	+270.3%	+276.2%