OZU, The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Upward by 40%

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Fri Jan 10, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

7487 OZU CORPORATION 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

OZU CORPORATION <7487> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on January 10th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending May 2025 (June to November) increased 4.8% from the same period last year, reaching 459 million yen.

In addition, the full-year consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 40.5%, from the previous forecast of 420 million yen to 590 million yen (compared to 704 million yen in the previous period), and the declining rate is expected to decrease from 40.3% to 16.2%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the December to May period (2H) is expected to significant drop 50.8% from the same period last year to 131 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from September to November (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit decreased to 200 million yen, a 8.7% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin worsened from 7.8% in the same period last year to 6.5%.

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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	5,370	355	433	305	36.4	73.4	Jan 12, 2023	J-GAAP
Jun - Nov, 2023	5,186	351	438	313	37.3	62.2	Jan 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Nov, 2024	5,315	401	459	303	36.1	77.8	Jan 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.5%	+14.2%	+4.8%	-3.2%	-3.2%

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	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	0	Jul 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Nov, 2024 Results	5,315	401	459	303	36.1	0	Jan 10, 2025	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
May, 2025 Prev	10,000	290	420	290	34.5	25	Jul 11, 2024	J-GAAP
May, 2025 New	10,000	440	590	390	46.4	25	Jan 10, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	0.0%	+51.7%	+40.5%	+34.5%	+34.5%

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	4,939	177	266	233	27.8	25	Jul 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec - May, 2024 Guidance	4,685	39	131	87	10.4	25	Jan 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-5.1%	-78.0%	-50.8%	-62.7%	-62.7%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
May, 2023	10,368	458	590	383	45.8	25	Jul 13, 2023	J-GAAP
May, 2024	10,125	528	704	546	65.1	25	Jul 11, 2024	J-GAAP
May, 2025 Guidance	10,000	440	590	390	46.4	25	Jan 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-1.2%	-16.7%	-16.2%	-28.6%	-28.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep - Nov, 2023	2,668	209	219	159	18.9	7.8	Jan 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2023	2,497	129	172	157	18.7	5.2	Apr 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	2,442	48	94	76	9.1	2.0	Jul 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	2,575	224	259	186	22.2	8.7	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024	2,740	177	200	117	13.9	6.5	Jan 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.7%	-15.3%	-8.7%	-26.4%	-26.4%