MATCHING SERVICE JAPAN CO.,LTD., First Half Ordinary Profit Decreases by 4%

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Wed Nov 13, 2024 3:30 pm JST Earnings

6539 MATCHING SERVICE JAPAN CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

MATCHING SERVICE JAPAN CO.,LTD. <6539> [TSE-P] announced its financial results after the market closed on November 13th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to September) decreased by 3.7% from the same period last year to 985 million yen. The progress rate against the 2.03 billion yen full-year plan was 48.3%, also falling below the five-year average of 51.5%.

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 expand by 64.4% from the same period last year, reaching 1.05 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit amounted to 523 million yen, an increase of 0.2% compared to the same period last year. However, the operating profit margin significantly dropped from 41.3% in the same period last year to 23.6%.

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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	2,124	899	1,029	696	27.9	57.6	Nov 10, 2022	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2023	2,271	903	1,023	693	27.7	61.5	Nov 9, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024	3,868	903	985	589	23.7	48.3	Nov 13, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+70.3%	0.0%	-3.7%	-15.0%	-14.6%

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	－	0	May 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 Results	3,868	903	985	589	23.7	0	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	2,303	720	641	441	17.7	56	May 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	4,379	1,152	1,054	644	25.9	56	Nov 13, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+90.1%	+60.0%	+64.4%	+46.0%	+46.8%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	4,293	1,789	1,785	1,223	49.0	49	May 11, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	4,574	1,623	1,664	1,134	45.4	56	May 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	8,247	2,055	2,039	1,233	49.6	56	May 13, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+80.3%	+26.6%	+22.5%	+8.7%	+9.3%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	1,199	495	522	350	14.0	41.3	Nov 9, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	1,106	426	479	327	13.1	38.5	Feb 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	1,197	294	162	114	4.6	24.6	May 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	1,918	443	462	283	11.4	23.1	Aug 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	1,950	460	523	306	12.3	23.6	Nov 13, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+62.6%	-7.1%	+0.2%	-12.6%	-12.1%