KATO SANGYO CO.,LTD., 2% Decrease in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Dividend to Rise by 20 yen

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Fri Nov 8, 2024 1:00 pm JST Earnings

9869 KATO SANGYO CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

KATO SANGYO CO.,LTD. <9869> [TSE-P] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on November 8th (13:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending September 2024 was 1.1% from the previous period to 18.6 billion yen. However, for the fiscal year ending September 2025, the profit is expected to decrease by 2.1% from the previous period to 18.3 billion yen.

At the same time, the company has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 140 yen, an increase of 20 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew by 4.9% from the same period last year, reaching 4.27 billion yen. However, the operating profit margin remained almost flat, changing from 1.4% in the same period last year to 1.3%.

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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	1,035,664	13,413	15,387	11,276	330.0	83	Nov 14, 2022	J-GAAP
Sep, 2023	1,099,391	16,731	18,501	12,002	356.9	97	Nov 10, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep, 2024	1,169,834	16,856	18,697	14,459	453.1	120	Nov 8, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+6.4%	+0.7%	+1.1%	+20.5%	+26.9%

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	1,149,000	17,000	18,520	13,800	442.9	120	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep, 2024 Results	1,169,834	16,856	18,697	14,459	453.1	120	Nov 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+1.8%	-0.8%	+1.0%	+4.8%	+2.3%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2023	583,846	9,541	10,442	7,672	235.6	55	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	605,700	9,100	9,900	6,440	206.7	70	Nov 8, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+3.7%	-4.6%	-5.2%	-16.1%	-12.3%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep, 2023	1,099,391	16,731	18,501	12,002	356.9	97	Nov 10, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep, 2024	1,169,834	16,856	18,697	14,459	453.1	120	Nov 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep, 2025 Guidance	1,208,000	16,650	18,300	11,830	379.7	140	Nov 8, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+3.3%	-1.2%	-2.1%	-18.2%	-16.2%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	285,063	3,919	4,076	2,420	72.0	1.4	Nov 10, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	302,436	5,184	5,824	3,768	112.1	1.7	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	281,410	4,357	4,618	3,904	119.9	1.5	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	285,812	3,342	3,979	3,016	93.8	1.2	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	300,176	3,973	4,276	3,771	118.2	1.3	Nov 8, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.3%	+1.4%	+4.9%	+55.8%	+64.2%