HOKKAIDO CHUO BUS CO., LTD., July-September (2Q) Ordinary Profit Decreases by 10%

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Wed Nov 13, 2024 2:30 pm JST Earnings

9085 HOKKAIDO CHUO BUS CO., LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

HOKKAIDO CHUO BUS CO., LTD. <9085> [SapporoSE] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on November 13th (14:30). The consolidated ordinary loss for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to September) was a reduced loss of 246 million yen (compared to a loss of 306 million yen in the same period last year).

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 drop by 38.0% from the same period last year to 1.09 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit decreased to 122 million yen, a 10.3% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin worsened from 0.8% in the same period last year to 0.3%.

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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	14,235	-1,277	-1,094	-929	-355.2	ー	Nov 11, 2022	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2023	15,404	-472	-306	-552	-211.2	ー	Nov 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024	15,901	-433	-246	-390	-149.1	ー	Nov 13, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+3.2%	+8.3%	+19.6%	+29.3%	+29.4%

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 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 Results	15,901	-433	-246	-390	-149.1	－	Nov 13, 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	18,434	1,641	1,769	1,493	570.7	40	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	19,749	1,133	1,096	840	321.1	－	Nov 13, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+7.1%	-31.0%	-38.0%	-43.7%	-43.7%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	33,442	488	785	586	224.1	40	May 15, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	33,838	1,169	1,463	941	359.7	40	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	35,650	700	850	450	172.0	－	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.4%	-40.1%	-41.9%	-52.2%	-52.2%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	7,924	64	136	-38	-14.5	0.8	Nov 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	8,769	257	305	340	130.1	2.9	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	9,665	1,384	1,464	1,153	440.8	14.3	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	7,038	-456	-368	-459	-175.4	-6.5	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	8,863	23	122	69	26.4	0.3	Nov 13, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+11.9%	-64.1%	-10.3%	－	－