MOONBAT Co., Ltd., First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 27%, Exceeds Full-Year Plan

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Thu Nov 14, 2024 3:30 pm JST Earnings

8115 MOONBAT Co., Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

MOONBAT Co., Ltd. <8115> [TSE-S] announced its financial results after the market closed on November 14th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to September) increased by 27.2% from the same period last year, reaching 604 million yen. The progress rate against the full-year plan of 500 million yen is 120.8%, already exceeding the target and also exceeding the same period of the previous year of 97.3%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit/loss for the October to March period (second half) is expected to turn into a loss of 104 million yen (compared to a profit of 13 million yen in the same period last year).

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit surged to 2.3 times that of the same period last year, reaching 84 million yen. The operating profit margin significantly improved from 0.2% in the same period last year to 4.1%.

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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	5,115	81	167	147	31.3	94.9	Nov 11, 2022	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2023	5,778	440	475	419	91.7	97.3	Nov 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024	6,672	658	604	504	111.9	120.8	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+15.5%	+49.5%	+27.2%	+20.3%	+22.0%

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	－	15	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 Results	6,672	658	604	504	111.9	15	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	4,832	-6	13	126	27.6	20	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	4,828	-208	-104	-154	-34.2	17	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-0.1%	-3,366.7%	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	9,580	114	176	140	30.0	6	May 15, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	10,610	434	488	545	119.3	20	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	11,500	450	500	350	77.6	32	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+8.4%	+3.7%	+2.5%	-35.8%	-34.9%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	2,534	6	37	27	5.9	0.2	Nov 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	2,528	90	64	126	27.6	3.6	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	2,304	-96	-51	0	0.0	-4.2	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	3,858	544	520	425	94.3	14.1	Aug 2, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	2,814	114	84	79	17.5	4.1	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+11.0%	+1,800.0%	+127.0%	+192.6%	+196.8%