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

Thu Nov 14, 2024 3:00 pm JST Earnings

5252 Nihon Knowledge Co,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

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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 16.1 37.2 Nov 14, 2023 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 1,981 -27 -15 -23 -5.8 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 2.4 0 May 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 Results 1,981 -27 -15 -23 -5.8 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 33.0 6.67 May 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance 2,572 147 140 109 26.4 6.67 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 38.4 5 May 15, 2023 J-GAAP
Mar, 2024 4,076 250 266 202 49.0 6.67 May 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance 4,553 120 125 86 20.8 6.67 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 14.8 6.4 Nov 14, 2023 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023 1,061 97 104 80 19.4 9.1 Feb 14, 2024 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024 1,019 59 63 56 13.6 5.8 May 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024 991 -37 -36 -64 -15.6 -3.7 Aug 14, 2024 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024 990 10 21 41 10.4 1.0 Nov 14, 2024 J-GAAP
YoY -2.6% -84.6% -67.7% -32.8% -30.3%

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