Media Five Co., The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Upward by 8.8 times

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Thu Jan 9, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

3824 Media Five Co. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Media Five Co. <3824> [FSE Q-bd] announced its financial results after the market closed on January 9th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending May 2025 (June to November) significantly dropped 89.5% from the same period last year to 2 million yen, reversing from the forecast of a loss of 7 million yen to a profit.

In addition, the full-year ordinary profit (non-consolidated) has been revised upward 8.8 times, from the previous forecast of 5 million yen to 44 million yen.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the ordinary loss for the December to May period (2H) is expected to further decrease loss of 1 million yen (compared to a loss of 14 million yen in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from September to November (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 16.7% from the same period last year, reaching 7 million yen. The operating profit margin remained almost flat, changing from 1.5% in the same period last year to 1.7%.

Note: Since the current fiscal year, the company has transitioned to non-consolidated financial statements.

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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
Jun - Nov, 2022	877	0	1	-7	-8.5	5.9	Jan 12, 2023	J-GAAP
Jun - Nov, 2023	938	20	19	13	14.6	380.0	Jan 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Nov, 2024	919	7	2	-1	-1.9	4.5	Jan 9, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-2.0%	-65.0%	-89.5%	－	－

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jun - Nov, 2024 Guidance	943	-2	-7	-9	-9.6	0	Jul 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Nov, 2024 Results	919	7	2	-1	-1.9	0	Jan 9, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-2.5%	－	－	+88.9%	+80.4%

Guidance Update

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
May, 2025 Prev	1,865	11	5	1	1.1	0	Jul 11, 2024	J-GAAP
May, 2025 New	1,765	10	44	37	39.4	0	Jan 9, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-5.4%	-9.1%	+780.0%	+3,600.0%	+3,613.2%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec - May, 2023	897	-9	-14	-10	-12.6	0	Jul 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec - May, 2024 Guidance	846	3	42	38	40.4	0	Jan 9, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-5.7%	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
May, 2023	1,747	18	17	8	9.0	0	Jul 13, 2023	J-GAAP
May, 2024	1,835	11	5	3	3.8	0	Jul 11, 2024	J-GAAP
May, 2025 Guidance	1,765	10	44	37	39.4	0	Jan 9, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-3.8%	-9.1%	+780.0%	+1,133.3%	+941.3%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep - Nov, 2023	458	7	6	4	4.5	1.5	Jan 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2023	458	11	9	10	10.6	2.4	Apr 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	439	-20	-23	-20	-25.2	-4.6	Jul 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	447	-1	-5	-6	-6.7	-0.2	Oct 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024	472	8	7	5	9.4	1.7	Jan 9, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+3.1%	+14.3%	+16.7%	+25.0%	+108.9%