IX Knowledge Incorporated, First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 7%, July-September Ordinary Profit Increases by 33%

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Mon Nov 11, 2024 3:40 pm JST Earnings

9753 IX Knowledge Incorporated 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

IX Knowledge Incorporated <9753> [TSE-S] announced its financial results after the market closed on November 11th (15:40). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to September) increased by 6.8% from the same period last year, reaching 980 million yen. The progress rate against the 1.81 billion yen full-year plan was 53.9%, also surpassing the five-year average of 50.2%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the October to March period (second half) is expected to grow by 1.9% from the same period last year, reaching 837 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit increased by 33.3% from the same period last year, reaching 488 million yen. The operating profit margin improved from 6.7% in the same period last year to 8.6%.

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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	9,798	755	795	543	55.3	51.9	Oct 31, 2022	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2023	10,948	872	918	615	63.8	52.8	Nov 9, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024	11,114	935	980	667	69.8	53.9	Nov 11, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+1.5%	+7.2%	+6.8%	+8.5%	+9.5%

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	－	0	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 Results	11,114	935	980	667	69.8	0	Nov 11, 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	10,800	783	821	660	68.4	30	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	11,117	817	837	549	57.4	40	Nov 11, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.9%	+4.3%	+1.9%	-16.8%	-16.1%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	20,206	1,459	1,533	1,027	105.4	30	May 12, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	21,748	1,655	1,739	1,275	132.2	30	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	22,231	1,752	1,817	1,216	127.1	40	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.2%	+5.9%	+4.5%	-4.6%	-3.8%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	5,444	363	366	243	25.2	6.7	Nov 9, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	5,356	459	476	335	34.7	8.6	Feb 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	5,444	324	345	325	33.7	6.0	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	5,459	446	492	336	35.2	8.2	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	5,655	489	488	331	34.7	8.6	Nov 11, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+3.9%	+34.7%	+33.3%	+36.2%	+37.5%