AOKI Holdings Inc., The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Downward by 2%

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Fri Nov 8, 2024 3:30 pm JST Earnings

8214 AOKI Holdings Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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AOKI Holdings Inc. <8214> [TSE-P] announced its financial results after the market closed on November 8th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to September) increased by 7.5% from the same period last year, reaching 3.82 billion yen.

However, the full-year consolidated ordinary profit has downwardly by 2.1%, from the previous forecast of 14.6 billion yen to 14.3 billion yen (compared to 13.2 billion yen in the previous period), leading to a reduction in the profit growth rate from 10.3% to 8.0%.

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 8.2% from the same period last year, reaching 10.4 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew by 17.6% from the same period last year, reaching 1.61 billion yen. The operating profit margin improved from 3.8% in the same period last year to 4.5%.

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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	75,595	2,021	1,681	600	7.1	19.9	Nov 10, 2022	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2023	81,055	3,798	3,557	2,063	24.5	26.9	Nov 9, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024	82,933	4,171	3,824	2,791	33.2	26.7	Nov 8, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.3%	+9.8%	+7.5%	+35.3%	+35.6%

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	－	15	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 Results	82,933	4,171	3,824	2,791	33.2	15	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	191,500	15,000	14,600	8,000	95.1	55	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 New	191,800	15,000	14,300	8,000	95.1	55	Nov 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+0.2%	0.0%	-2.1%	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	106,661	10,062	9,678	5,511	65.5	37	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	108,867	10,829	10,476	5,209	61.9	40	Nov 8, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.1%	+7.6%	+8.2%	-5.5%	-5.4%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	176,170	10,235	8,430	5,632	66.3	20	May 11, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	187,716	13,860	13,235	7,574	90.0	50	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	191,800	15,000	14,300	8,000	95.1	55	Nov 8, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.2%	+8.2%	+8.0%	+5.6%	+5.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	39,506	1,520	1,370	624	7.4	3.8	Nov 9, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	44,960	3,098	3,110	1,759	20.9	6.9	Feb 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	61,701	6,964	6,568	3,752	44.6	11.3	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	42,887	2,354	2,213	1,623	19.3	5.5	Aug 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	40,046	1,817	1,611	1,168	13.9	4.5	Nov 8, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+1.4%	+19.5%	+17.6%	+87.2%	+87.6%