H.U.Group Holdings,Inc., The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Downward by 11%

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Fri Nov 8, 2024 3:30 pm JST Earnings

4544 H.U.Group Holdings,Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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H.U.Group Holdings,Inc. <4544> [TSE-P] announced its financial results after the market closed on November 8th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary loss for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to September) was a reduced loss of 1.25 billion yen (compared to a loss of 1.57 billion yen in the same period last year).

However, the full-year consolidated ordinary profit has downwardly by 10.5%, from the previous forecast of 9.5 billion yen to 8.5 billion yen (compared to a loss of 7.24 billion yen in the previous period).

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit/loss for the October to March period (second half) is expected to turn into a profit of 9.75 billion yen (compared to a loss of 5.67 billion yen in the same period last year).

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary loss expanded to a loss of 1.89 billion yen (compared to a loss of 103 million yen in the same period last year). However, the operating profit margin improved from 0.2% in the same period last year to 0.6%.

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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	134,081	17,699	17,811	15,580	273.9	80.9	Nov 9, 2022	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2023	116,543	-1,569	-1,571	-1,822	-32.0	ー	Nov 9, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024	119,987	956	-1,257	-821	-14.5	ー	Nov 8, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+3.0%	－	+20.0%	+54.9%	+54.8%

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	－	62	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 Results	119,987	956	-1,257	-821	-14.5	62	Nov 8, 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	241,000	10,000	9,500	7,000	123.2	125	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 New	241,000	10,000	8,500	5,000	88.0	125	Nov 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	0.0%	0.0%	-10.5%	-28.6%	-28.6%

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	120,407	-2,474	-5,670	-5,731	-100.7	63	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	121,013	9,044	9,757	5,821	102.5	63	Nov 8, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+0.5%	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	260,908	23,381	22,010	15,676	275.5	125	May 12, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	236,950	-4,043	-7,241	-7,553	-132.8	125	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	241,000	10,000	8,500	5,000	88.0	125	Nov 8, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+1.7%	－	－	－	－

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	59,923	142	-103	-702	-12.3	0.2	Nov 9, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	60,968	422	-1,292	-1,523	-26.8	0.7	Feb 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	59,439	-2,896	-4,378	-4,208	-74.0	-4.9	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	59,467	622	641	175	3.1	1.0	Aug 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	60,520	334	-1,898	-996	-17.6	0.6	Nov 8, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+1.0%	+135.2%	-1,742.7%	-41.9%	-42.3%