Digital Media Professionals Inc., July-September (2Q) Ordinary Profit Decreases by 26%

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Tue Nov 12, 2024 3:30 pm JST Earnings

3652 Digital Media Professionals Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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Digital Media Professionals Inc. <3652> [TSE-G] announced its financial results after the market closed on November 12th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to September) was 143 million yen, a 2.1% increase compared to the same period last year. However, The progress rate against the 350 million yen full-year plan was 40.9%, almost the same as the same period of the previous year of 42.4%.

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 8.9% from the same period last year, reaching 207 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit decreased to 80 million yen, a 25.9% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin decreased from 14.0% in the same period last year to 10.1%.

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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	925	-102	-94	-95	-30.3	ー	Nov 10, 2022	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2023	1,442	134	140	121	38.5	42.4	Nov 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024	1,535	144	143	121	38.6	40.9	Nov 12, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+6.4%	+7.5%	+2.1%	0.0%	+0.3%

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 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 Results	1,535	144	143	121	38.6	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	1,574	194	190	210	66.8	0	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	1,665	206	207	169	53.7	0	Nov 12, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.8%	+6.2%	+8.9%	-19.5%	-19.6%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	2,322	27	28	22	7.2	0	May 12, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	3,016	328	330	331	105.3	0	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	3,200	350	350	290	92.2	0	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+6.1%	+6.7%	+6.1%	-12.4%	-12.5%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	743	104	108	95	30.2	14.0	Nov 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	850	127	124	100	31.9	14.9	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	724	67	66	110	35.0	9.3	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	740	64	63	59	18.8	8.6	Aug 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	795	80	80	62	19.8	10.1	Nov 12, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+7.0%	-23.1%	-25.9%	-34.7%	-34.5%