inspec, First Half Ordinary Profit Turns to Profit, August-October Ordinary Profit Turns to Profit

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Fri Dec 6, 2024 10:00 am JST Earnings

6656 inspec Inc. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

inspec Inc. <6656> [TSE Std] announced its financial results in the morning on December 6th (10:00). The ordinary profit/loss (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending April 2025 (May to October) turned into a profit of 13 million yen (compared to a loss of 354 million yen in the same period last year). The progress rate against the 100 million yen full-year plan was 13.0%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the ordinary profit for the November to April period (second half) is expected to decrease 4.4% from the same period last year to 87 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from August to October (2Q), the ordinary profit/loss turned to a profit of profit of 137 million yen (compared to a loss of 166 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin drastically improved from -189.4% in the same period last year to 14.9%.

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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
May - Oct, 2022	316	-248	-259	-258	-65.9	ー	Dec 9, 2022	J-GAAP
May - Oct, 2023	156	-340	-354	-363	-90.8	ー	Dec 8, 2023	J-GAAP
May - Oct, 2024	1,005	1	13	10	2.5	13.0	Dec 6, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+544.2%	－	－	－	－

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
May - Oct, 2024 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	0	Jun 14, 2024	J-GAAP
May - Oct, 2024 Results	1,005	1	13	10	2.5	0	Dec 6, 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
Nov - Apr, 2023	1,512	107	91	10	2.5	0	Jun 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Nov - Apr, 2024 Guidance	1,345	99	87	70	17.5	3	Dec 6, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-11.0%	-7.5%	-4.4%	+600.0%	+598.8%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Apr, 2023	2,290	106	81	78	20.0	3	Jun 9, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr, 2024	1,668	-233	-263	-353	-88.3	0	Jun 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr, 2025 Guidance	2,350	100	100	80	20.0	3	Jun 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+40.9%	－	－	－	－

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Aug - Oct, 2023	85	-161	-166	-168	-42.0	-189.4	Dec 8, 2023	J-GAAP
Nov - Jan, 2023	303	-72	-81	-97	-24.3	-23.8	Mar 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb - Apr, 2024	1,209	179	172	107	26.8	14.8	Jun 14, 2024	J-GAAP
May - Jul, 2024	225	-115	-124	-127	-31.8	-51.1	Sep 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Aug - Oct, 2024	780	116	137	137	34.4	14.9	Dec 6, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+817.6%	－	－	－	－