SOPHIA HOLDINGS CO.,LTD., First Half Ordinary Profit Turns to Loss, July-September Ordinary Profit Turns to Loss

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Thu Nov 14, 2024 11:30 am JST Earnings

6942 SOPHIA HOLDINGS CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

SOPHIA HOLDINGS CO.,LTD. <6942> [TSE-S] announced its financial results at noon (11:30) on November 14th. The consolidated ordinary profit/loss for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to September) turned into a loss of 36 million yen (compared to a profit of 129 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 expand by 70.5% from the same period last year, reaching 75 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit/loss turned to a loss of 41 million yen (compared to a profit of 66 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin drastically worsened from 2.7% in the same period last year to -2.0%.

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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, 2022	4,947	210	202	3	1.1	50.6	Nov 14, 2022	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2023	4,517	126	129	22	8.5	74.6	Nov 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024	4,178	-15	-36	35	7.7	ー	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-7.5%	－	－	+59.1%	-8.8%

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 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 Results	4,178	-15	-36	35	7.7	0	Nov 14, 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	4,514	110	44	-122	-40.9	0	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	4,654	98	75	-25	-5.4	0	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+3.1%	-10.9%	+70.5%	+79.5%	+86.8%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	9,422	368	399	21	7.9	0	May 15, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	9,031	236	173	-100	-33.5	0	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	8,832	83	39	10	2.2	0	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-2.2%	-64.8%	-77.5%	－	－

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	2,296	63	66	-3	-1.2	2.7	Nov 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	2,269	111	88	32	11.7	4.9	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	2,245	-1	-44	-154	-51.6	0.0	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	2,068	27	5	117	26.3	1.3	Aug 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	2,110	-42	-41	-82	-18.1	-2.0	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-8.1%	－	－	-2,633.3%	-1,470.4%