MARUICHI Co.,Ltd., First Half Operating Profit Turns to Loss, July-September Operating Profit Turns to Loss

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Thu Nov 14, 2024 2:20 pm JST Earnings

8228 MARUICHI Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

MARUICHI Co.,Ltd. <8228> [NSE-M] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on November 14th (14:20). The consolidated operating profit/loss for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to September) turned into a loss of 60 million yen (compared to a profit of 706 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 operating profit for the October to March period (second half) is expected to expand by 92.7% from the same period last year, reaching 2.16 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated operating profit/loss turned to a loss of 316 million yen (compared to a profit of 351 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin worsened from 0.6% in the same period last year to -0.5%.

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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	120,929	824	1,130	685	31.0	49.9	Nov 11, 2022	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2023	124,370	706	945	529	23.9	39.9	Nov 10, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024	126,871	-60	366	293	13.3	14.1	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.0%	－	-61.3%	-44.6%	-44.6%

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	－	11	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 Results	126,871	-60	366	293	13.3	11	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	130,435	1,121	1,425	1,022	46.2	12	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	128,129	2,160	2,234	1,307	59.0	11	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-1.8%	+92.7%	+56.8%	+27.9%	+27.7%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	246,723	1,685	2,266	1,260	57.0	20	May 11, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	254,805	1,827	2,370	1,551	70.2	22	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	255,000	2,100	2,600	1,600	72.2	22	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+0.1%	+14.9%	+9.7%	+3.2%	+3.0%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	63,134	351	442	220	10.0	0.6	Nov 10, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	70,659	896	1,073	678	30.7	1.3	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	59,776	225	352	344	15.6	0.4	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	62,982	256	572	491	22.2	0.4	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	63,889	-316	-206	-198	-9.0	-0.5	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+1.2%	－	－	－	－