AI,Inc., 28% Increase in Undisclosed Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year

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Thu Nov 7, 2024 3:30 pm JST Earnings

4388 AI,Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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AI,Inc. <4388> [TSE-G] announced its financial results after the market closed on November 7th (15:30). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to September) surged by 2.0 times that of the same period last year, reaching 8 million yen.

In addition, the full-year forecast, which was not disclosed, indicated that consolidated ordinary profit grow by 28.4% from the previous period non-consolidated to 104 million yen.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the October to March period (second half) is expected to grow by 24.7% from the previous period non-consolidated to 96 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the operating profit margin significantly improved from 0.0% in the same period last year to 3.3%.

Note: Since the current fiscal year, the company has transitioned to consolidated financial statements.

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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	293	-24	-23	-16	-3.3	ー	Nov 1, 2022	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2023	299	4	4	-9	-1.9	4.9	Oct 31, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024	400	9	8	0	-0.1	7.7	Nov 7, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+33.8%	+125.0%	+100.0%	－	+95.2%

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	430	0	0	0	0.0	－	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 Results	400	9	8	0	-0.1	0	Nov 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-7.0%	－	－	－	－

Guidance Update

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2025 Prev	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	－	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 New	1,475	115	104	-48	-7.1	－	Nov 7, 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	435	77	77	118	24.0	0	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	1,075	106	96	-48	-7.1	－	Nov 7, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+147.1%	+37.7%	+24.7%	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	633	19	22	16	3.3	0	May 11, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	734	81	81	109	22.2	0	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	1,475	115	104	-48	-7.1	－	Nov 7, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+101.0%	+42.0%	+28.4%	－	－

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	146	0	0	-12	-2.5	0.0	Oct 31, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	215	46	47	62	12.6	21.4	Feb 5, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	220	31	30	56	11.4	14.1	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	217	3	3	4	1.0	1.4	Aug 6, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	183	6	5	-4	-1.1	3.3	Nov 7, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+25.3%	－	－	+66.7%	+58.2%