OPTIMUS GROUP COMPANY LIMITED, The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Downward by 33%, Dividend Revised down by 6 yen

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Thu Nov 14, 2024 3:30 pm JST Earnings

9268 OPTIMUS GROUP COMPANY LIMITED 【J-GAAP】

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OPTIMUS GROUP COMPANY LIMITED <9268> [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) decreased by 23.7% from the same period last year to 1.69 billion yen.

In addition, the full-year consolidated ordinary profit has downwardly by 33.3%, from the previous forecast of 8.4 billion yen to 5.6 billion yen (compared to 5.23 billion yen in the previous period), leading to a reduction in the profit growth rate from 60.5% to 7.0%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the October to March period (second half) is expected to grow by 29.6% from the same period last year, reaching 3.9 billion yen.

Due to a decline in performance, the company has reduced its planned annual dividend for the current fiscal year from the original plan of 24 yen to 18 yen (compared to 70 yen before the 1-to-4 stock split in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit/loss turned to a loss of 1.28 billion yen (compared to a profit of 1.31 billion yen in the same period last year). The operating profit margin drastically worsened from 7.2% in the same period last year to 2.2%.

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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	27,603	1,411	1,381	955	18.3	51.7	Nov 14, 2022	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2023	38,782	2,795	2,223	1,467	26.2	42.5	Nov 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024	135,259	3,964	1,697	522	8.2	30.3	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+248.8%	+41.8%	-23.7%	-64.4%	-68.5%

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 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 Results	135,259	3,964	1,697	522	8.2	8	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	－	－	－	－	－

Guidance Update

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2025 Prev	307,000	10,300	8,400	4,500	66.0	24	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 New	296,000	9,400	5,600	3,000	44.0	18	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-3.6%	-8.7%	-33.3%	-33.3%	-33.3%

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	85,152	4,094	3,012	1,387	24.7	10	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	160,741	5,436	3,903	2,478	36.3	10	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+88.8%	+32.8%	+29.6%	+78.7%	+46.9%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	54,953	2,963	2,669	2,321	42.9	13.25	May 15, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	123,934	6,889	5,235	2,854	50.9	17.50	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	296,000	9,400	5,600	3,000	44.0	18	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+138.8%	+36.4%	+7.0%	+5.1%	-13.6%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	21,516	1,541	1,317	856	15.3	7.2	Nov 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	21,584	1,581	1,193	730	13.0	7.3	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	63,568	2,513	1,819	657	11.7	4.0	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	70,913	2,522	2,982	1,683	28.6	3.6	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	64,346	1,442	-1,285	-1,161	-18.3	2.2	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+199.1%	-6.4%	－	－	－