KNT-CT Holdings Co.,Ltd., First Half Ordinary Profit Decreases by 26%, July-September Ordinary Profit Decreases by 24%

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Tue Nov 12, 2024 3:00 pm JST Earnings

9726 KNT-CT Holdings Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

KNT-CT Holdings Co.,Ltd. <9726> [TSE-S] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on November 12th (15:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to September) decreased by 26.0% from the same period last year to 2.58 billion yen. The progress rate against the 7.5 billion yen full-year plan was 34.5%, also falling below the same period of the previous year of 43.8%.

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 9.6% from the same period last year, reaching 4.91 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit decreased to 666 million yen, a 24.5% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin worsened from 1.3% in the same period last year to 0.7%.

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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	106,731	2,025	2,528	2,564	93.9	21.0	Nov 9, 2022	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2023	124,516	3,306	3,493	2,757	100.9	43.8	Nov 9, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024	134,422	2,237	2,586	2,522	92.4	34.5	Nov 12, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+8.0%	-32.3%	-26.0%	-8.5%	-8.5%

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	－	－	May 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 Results	134,422	2,237	2,586	2,522	92.4	0	Nov 12, 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	130,911	3,966	4,484	4,783	175.1	0	May 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	150,578	5,263	4,914	4,978	182.2	－	Nov 12, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+15.0%	+32.7%	+9.6%	+4.1%	+4.1%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	252,152	11,410	12,058	11,790	431.6	0	Jun 1, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	255,427	7,272	7,977	7,540	276.0	0	May 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	285,000	7,500	7,500	7,500	274.5	－	May 9, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+11.6%	+3.1%	-6.0%	-0.5%	-0.5%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	60,683	773	882	689	25.2	1.3	Nov 9, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	73,690	3,154	3,345	3,103	113.6	4.3	Feb 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	57,221	812	1,139	1,680	61.5	1.4	May 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	68,844	1,807	1,920	1,777	65.1	2.6	Aug 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	65,578	430	666	745	27.3	0.7	Nov 12, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+8.1%	-44.4%	-24.5%	+8.1%	+8.1%