LANCERS,INC., July-September (2Q) Ordinary Profit Decreases by 62%

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Thu Nov 14, 2024 11:30 am JST Earnings

4484 LANCERS,INC. 【J-GAAP】

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LANCERS,INC. <4484> [TSE-G] 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 profit of 51 million yen (compared to a loss of 1 million yen in the same period last year). The progress rate against the 110 million yen full-year plan was 46.4%.

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 decrease by 27.2% from the same period last year to 59 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit significantly dropped to 20 million yen, a 62.3% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin drastically worsened from 4.7% in the same period last year to 1.7%.

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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	2,242	-245	-242	-248	-15.8	ー	Nov 11, 2022	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2023	2,211	-2	-1	-11	-0.7	ー	Nov 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024	2,256	50	51	47	2.9	46.4	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.0%	－	－	－	－

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	2,256	50	51	47	2.9	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	2,362	77	81	122	7.7	0	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	2,780	50	59	45	2.8	0	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+17.7%	-35.1%	-27.2%	-63.1%	-64.0%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	4,808	-249	-244	-238	-15.1	0	May 12, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	4,573	75	80	111	7.0	0	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	5,036	100	110	92	5.7	0	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+10.1%	+33.3%	+37.5%	-17.1%	-19.1%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	1,098	52	53	44	3.0	4.7	Nov 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	1,153	45	47	18	1.1	3.9	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	1,209	32	34	104	6.6	2.6	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	1,114	31	31	25	1.6	2.8	Aug 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	1,142	19	20	22	1.4	1.7	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+4.0%	-63.5%	-62.3%	-50.0%	-53.7%