WOOD FRIENDS, The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Downward to a Loss

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Fri Jan 10, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

8886 WOOD FRIENDS CO.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

WOOD FRIENDS CO.,Ltd. <8886> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on January 10th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary loss for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending May 2025 (June to November) was a reduced loss of 1.06 billion yen (compared to a loss of 1.48 billion yen in the same period last year).

However, the full-year consolidated ordinary profit/loss has been revised downward from an expected profit of 0.23 billion yen to a loss of 1.02 billion yen (compared to a loss of 2.07 billion yen in the previous period), turning to a loss outlook.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit/loss for the December to May period (2H) is expected to turn into a profit of 0.03 billion yen (compared to a loss of 0.58 billion yen in the same period last year).

In the most recent three-month period, from September to November (2Q), the consolidated ordinary loss improved to a deficit of 0.44 billion yen (compared to a loss of 0.99 billion yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin significantly improved from -10.1% in the same period last year to -6.2%.

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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	22,588	256	-63	-99	-68.5	ー	Jan 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Jun - Nov, 2023	18,143	-1,308	-1,487	-1,650	-1,132.3	ー	Jan 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Nov, 2024	11,293	-960	-1,063	-1,134	-777.8	ー	Jan 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-37.8%	+26.6%	+28.5%	+31.3%	+31.3%

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	13,836	-60	-226	-241	-165.3	0	Jul 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Nov, 2024 Results	11,293	-960	-1,063	-1,134	-777.8	0	Jan 10, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-18.4%	-1,500.0%	-370.4%	-370.5%	-370.6%

Guidance Update

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
May, 2025 Prev	30,244	440	233	28	19.2	0	Jul 11, 2024	J-GAAP
May, 2025 New	24,660	-915	-1,025	-1,130	-775.0	0	Jan 10, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-18.5%	－	－	－	－

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	15,078	-438	-583	-717	-491.9	0	Jul 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec - May, 2024 Guidance	13,367	45	38	4	2.7	0	Jan 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-11.3%	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
May, 2023	43,750	547	-2	-230	-158.2	0	Jul 14, 2023	J-GAAP
May, 2024	33,221	-1,746	-2,070	-2,367	-1,623.8	0	Jul 11, 2024	J-GAAP
May, 2025 Guidance	24,660	-915	-1,025	-1,130	-775.0	0	Jan 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-25.8%	+47.6%	+50.5%	+52.3%	+52.3%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep - Nov, 2023	9,139	-920	-999	-1,118	-767.2	-10.1	Jan 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2023	6,606	-224	-304	-340	-233.3	-3.4	Apr 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	8,472	-214	-279	-377	-258.6	-2.5	Jul 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	4,813	-561	-623	-665	-456.7	-11.7	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024	6,480	-399	-440	-469	-321.7	-6.2	Jan 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-29.1%	+56.6%	+56.0%	+58.1%	+58.1%