QD Laser,Inc., The Current Fiscal Year Operating Profit Loss Widened in Downward Revision

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Thu Nov 14, 2024 4:30 pm JST Earnings

6613 QD Laser,Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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QD Laser,Inc. <6613> [TSE-G] announced its financial results after the market closed on November 14th (16:30). The operating loss (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to September) expanded to a loss of 295 million yen (compared to a loss of 243 million yen in the same period last year).

In addition, the full-year operating profit/loss has been revised downward from an expected loss of 589 million yen to a loss of 605 million yen (compared to a loss of 604 million yen in the previous period), indicating an expansion in the loss margin.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the operating loss for the October to March period (second half) is expected to further decrease to loss of 310 million yen (compared to a loss of 361 million yen in the same period last year).

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the operating loss expanded to a loss of 128 million yen (compared to a loss of 117 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin drastically worsened from -30.5% in the same period last year to -38.4%.

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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	477	-288	-267	-269	-7.5	ー	Nov 10, 2022	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2023	638	-243	-248	-250	-6.0	ー	Nov 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024	559	-295	-302	-303	-7.3	ー	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-12.4%	-21.4%	-21.8%	-21.2%	-20.5%

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	－	0	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 Results	559	-295	-302	-303	-7.3	0	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	1,245	-589	-592	-596	-14.3	0	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 New	1,155	-605	-592	-596	-14.3	0	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-7.2%	-2.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

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	609	-361	-352	-392	-9.4	0	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	596	-310	-290	-293	-7.0	0	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-2.1%	+14.1%	+17.6%	+25.3%	+25.6%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	1,159	-556	-546	-550	-15.2	0	May 12, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	1,247	-604	-600	-642	-15.4	0	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	1,155	-605	-592	-596	-14.3	0	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-7.4%	-0.2%	+1.3%	+7.2%	+7.6%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	383	-117	-118	-119	-2.9	-30.5	Nov 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	266	-132	-118	-119	-2.9	-49.6	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	343	-229	-234	-273	-6.6	-66.8	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	226	-167	-158	-159	-3.8	-73.9	Aug 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	333	-128	-144	-144	-3.5	-38.4	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-13.1%	-9.4%	-22.0%	-21.0%	-20.1%