Nihon Knowledge Co,Ltd., First Half Ordinary Profit Revised Downward to a Loss

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Thu Nov 14, 2024 3:00 pm JST Earnings

5252 Nihon Knowledge Co,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Nihon Knowledge Co,Ltd. <5252> [TSE-G] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on November 14th (15:00). The ordinary profit/loss (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to September) turned into a loss of 15 million yen (compared to a profit of 99 million yen in the same period last year), reversing from the forecast of a 14 million yen to a loss

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the ordinary profit for the October to March period (second half) is expected to decrease by 16.2% from the same period last year to 140 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the ordinary profit significantly dropped to 21 million yen, a 67.7% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin drastically worsened from 6.4% in the same period last year to 1.0%.

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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, 2023	1,996	94	99	66	48.2	37.2	Nov 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024	1,981	-27	-15	-23	-17.4	ー	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-0.8%	－	－	－	－

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	2,162	10	14	10	7.3	0	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 Results	1,981	-27	-15	-23	-17.4	0	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-8.4%	－	－	－	－

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	2,080	156	167	136	98.9	20	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	2,572	147	140	109	79.2	20	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+23.7%	-5.8%	-16.2%	-19.9%	-19.9%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	3,550	203	191	137	115.3	15	May 15, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	4,076	250	266	202	146.9	20	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	4,553	120	125	86	62.5	20	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+11.7%	-52.0%	-53.0%	-57.4%	-57.5%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	1,016	65	65	61	44.5	6.4	Nov 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	1,061	97	104	80	58.2	9.1	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	1,019	59	63	56	40.7	5.8	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	991	-37	-36	-64	-46.9	-3.7	Aug 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	990	10	21	41	31.1	1.0	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-2.6%	-84.6%	-67.7%	-32.8%	-30.2%