ZUU Co.,Ltd., July-September (2Q) Ordinary Profit Loss Widens

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Thu Nov 14, 2024 4:30 pm JST Earnings

4387 ZUU Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

ZUU Co.,Ltd. <4387> [TSE-G] announced its financial results after the market closed on November 14th (16:30). The consolidated ordinary loss for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to September) was a reduced loss of 55 million yen (compared to a loss of 129 million yen in the same period last year).

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the October to March period (second half) is expected to grow by 11.0% from the same period last year, reaching 283 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from July to September (2Q), the consolidated ordinary loss expanded to a loss of 91 million yen (compared to a loss of 52 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin worsened from -7.6% in the same period last year to -8.8%.

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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	1,759	101	102	65	13.9	48.8	Nov 11, 2022	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2023	1,337	-132	-129	-118	-25.0	ー	Nov 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024	1,421	-26	-55	-115	-24.3	ー	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+6.3%	+80.3%	+57.4%	+2.5%	+2.9%

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	Jun 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2024 Results	1,421	-26	-55	-115	-24.3	0	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	1,562	247	255	73	15.4	0	Jun 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	1,487	246	283	121	25.4	0	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-4.8%	-0.4%	+11.0%	+65.8%	+64.7%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	3,399	210	209	90	19.0	0	May 15, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	2,899	115	126	-45	-9.5	0	Jun 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	2,908	220	228	6	1.3	0	Jun 7, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+0.3%	+91.3%	+81.0%	－	－

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Sep, 2023	681	-52	-52	-59	-12.5	-7.6	Nov 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2023	693	56	54	18	3.8	8.1	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	869	191	201	55	11.6	22.0	Jun 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	724	35	36	-1	-0.3	4.8	Aug 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	697	-61	-91	-114	-24.1	-8.8	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.3%	-17.3%	-75.0%	-93.2%	-92.6%