Lacto Japan, 6% Increase in Ordinary Profit, Update Record High for Second Consecutive Term, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 4 yen, This Fiscal Year to Increase Dividend by 20 yen

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Tue Jan 14, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

3139 Lacto Japan Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Lacto Japan Co.,Ltd. <3139> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on January 14th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending November 2024 expanded 51.7% from the previous period to 4.32 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending November 2025, the profit is expected to grow by 6.5% to 4.6 billion yen, marking the second consecutive term of record-high profits. This will be the fifth consecutive term of revenue growth.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 76 yen to 80 yen (compared to 48 yen in the prior term), and has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 100 yen, an increase of 20 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from September to November (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 6.7% from the same period last year, reaching 0.84 billion yen. The operating profit margin improved from 1.9% in the same period last year to 2.3%.

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Actual Results

Historical Performance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Nov, 2022	147,423	2,971	3,134	2,286	231.6	40	Jan 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Nov, 2023	158,328	3,184	2,847	2,048	206.5	48	Jan 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Nov, 2024	170,907	4,455	4,320	3,146	315.8	80	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+7.9%	+39.9%	+51.7%	+53.6%	+53.0%

Full Year Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Nov, 2024 Guidance	164,000	ー	4,100	3,000	301.3	76	Jul 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Nov, 2024 Results	170,907	4,455	4,320	3,146	315.8	80	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+4.2%	－	+5.4%	+4.9%	+4.8%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec - May, 2023	84,560	2,432	2,260	1,654	166.0	31	Jul 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec - May, 2024 Guidance	86,000	ー	2,300	1,700	170.5	50	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+1.7%	－	+1.8%	+2.8%	+2.7%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Nov, 2023	158,328	3,184	2,847	2,048	206.5	48	Jan 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Nov, 2024	170,907	4,455	4,320	3,146	315.8	80	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Nov, 2025 Guidance	180,000	ー	4,600	3,300	331.0	100	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.3%	－	+6.5%	+4.9%	+4.8%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep - Nov, 2023	40,998	781	788	614	61.9	1.9	Jan 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2023	39,720	1,251	1,116	819	82.2	3.1	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	44,840	1,181	1,144	835	83.8	2.6	Jul 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	43,618	1,030	1,219	890	89.3	2.4	Oct 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024	42,729	993	841	602	60.4	2.3	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+4.2%	+27.1%	+6.7%	-2.0%	-2.4%