As Partners CO.,LTD., First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 2.2 times, Exceeds Full-Year Plan

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Wed Nov 13, 2024 4:00 pm JST Earnings

160A As Partners CO.,LTD.

Earnings Report

As Partners CO.,LTD. <160A> [TSE-S] announced its financial results after the market closed on November 13th (16:00). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to September) surged by 2.2 times that of the same period last year, reaching 1.32 billion yen. The progress rate against the full-year plan of 1.22 billion yen is 108.1%, already exceeding the target and also exceeding the same period of the previous year of 68.6%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the ordinary profit/loss for the October to March period (second half) is expected to turn into a loss of 99 million yen (compared to a profit of 272 million yen in the same period last year).

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the ordinary profit/loss turned to a profit of profit of 1.36 billion yen (compared to a loss of 29 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin drastically improved from -1.0% in the same period last year to 20.0%.

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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, 2024	10,587	1,303	1,328	904	256.3	108.1	Nov 13, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	－	－	－	－	－

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	10,587	1,303	1,328	904	256.3	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	8,551	245	272	184	60.8	38	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	7,255	-23	-99	-101	-28.2	45.79	Nov 13, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-15.2%	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024	17,150	805	865	563	186.0	38	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	17,842	1,280	1,229	803	224.6	45.79	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+4.0%	+59.0%	+42.1%	+42.6%	+20.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Mar, 2024	4,331	160	168	115	38.0	3.7	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	3,987	-19	-34	-31	-9.1	-0.5	Aug 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	6,600	1,322	1,362	935	265.1	20.0	Nov 13, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	－	－	－	－	－