SAKAI Holdings CO.,LTD, 22% Decrease in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Despite Last Fiscal Year's Dividend Increase, This Fiscal Year to Decrease Dividend

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Thu Nov 14, 2024 4:00 pm JST Earnings

9446 SAKAI Holdings CO.,LTD 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

SAKAI Holdings CO.,LTD <9446> [TSE-S] announced its financial results after the market closed on November 14th (16:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending September 2024 increased by 7.1% from the previous period to 1.32 billion yen. However, for the fiscal year ending September 2025, the profit is expected to decrease by 22.1% from the previous period to 1.03 billion yen.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 20 yen to 24 yen (compared to 25 yen in the prior term), and has decided to reduce the dividend this fiscal year to 20 yen, a decrease of 4 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit increased by 54.2% from the same period last year, reaching 538 million yen. The operating profit margin rose from 10.5% in the same period last year to 13.4%.

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Actual Results

Historical Performance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep, 2022	14,240	1,253	1,159	532	51.5	23	Nov 11, 2022	J-GAAP
Sep, 2023	14,848	1,343	1,234	815	78.7	25	Nov 10, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep, 2024	15,484	1,406	1,322	1,322	129.9	24	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+4.3%	+4.7%	+7.1%	+62.2%	+65.1%

Full Year Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep, 2024 Guidance	14,368	1,051	931	611	62.5	20	Nov 10, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep, 2024 Results	15,484	1,406	1,322	1,322	129.9	24	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+7.8%	+33.8%	+42.0%	+116.4%	+107.8%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2023	7,639	513	481	331	32.0	10	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	7,606	479	415	243	24.9	10	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-0.4%	-6.6%	-13.7%	-26.6%	-22.2%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep, 2023	14,848	1,343	1,234	815	78.7	25	Nov 10, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep, 2024	15,484	1,406	1,322	1,322	129.9	24	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep, 2025 Guidance	15,037	1,160	1,030	664	68.0	20	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-2.9%	-17.5%	-22.1%	-49.8%	-47.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	3,630	382	349	150	14.5	10.5	Nov 10, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	3,874	199	179	169	16.4	5.1	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	3,765	314	302	162	15.7	8.3	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	3,659	333	303	213	20.7	9.1	Aug 1, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	4,186	560	538	778	76.5	13.4	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+15.3%	+46.6%	+54.2%	+418.7%	+427.7%