Signpost, The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Upward by 27%

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Tue Jan 14, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

3996 Signpost Corporation 【J-GAAP】

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Signpost Corporation <3996> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on January 14th (15:30). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2025 (March to November) surged 13 times that of the same period last year, reaching 165 million yen.

In addition, the full-year ordinary profit has been revised upward 26.9%, from the previous forecast of 130 million yen to 165 million yen (compared to 94 million yen in the previous period), increasing the growth rate from 38.3% to 75.5%.

Based on the full-year plan announced by the company after the upward revision, our estimate of the ordinary profit for the September to February period (2H) has been revised upward 71.4%, from the previous forecast of 49 million yen to 84 million yen (compared to 124 million yen in the same period of the previous year), and the declining rate is expected to decrease from 60.5% to 32.3%.

In the most recent three-month period, from September to November (3Q), the ordinary profit increased 95.3% from the same period last year, reaching 84 million yen. The operating profit margin drastically improved from 5.7% in the same period last year to 11.0%.

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Actual Results

Accumulated Results 3rd Quarter

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Progress Rate vs. First Half	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar - Nov, 2022	1,922	-79	-87	-99	-7.8	ー	Jan 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar - Nov, 2023	2,156	15	13	-6	-0.5	13.8	Jan 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - Nov, 2024	2,260	167	165	162	12.7	100.0	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+4.8%	+1,013.3%	+1,169.2%	－	－

Guidance Update

Second Half Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep - Feb, 2024 Prev	1,784	50	49	88	6.9	0	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 New	1,515	88	84	147	11.5	0	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-15.1%	+76.0%	+71.4%	+67.0%	+67.0%

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Feb, 2025 Prev	3,269	132	130	166	13.0	0	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025 New	3,000	170	165	225	17.6	0	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-8.2%	+28.8%	+26.9%	+35.5%	+35.5%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep - Feb, 2023	1,544	130	124	169	13.3	0	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 Guidance	1,515	88	84	147	11.5	0	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-1.9%	-32.3%	-32.3%	-13.0%	-13.6%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Feb, 2023	2,574	-110	-119	-132	-10.4	0	Apr 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Feb, 2024	2,929	101	94	128	10.1	0	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025 Guidance	3,000	170	165	225	17.6	0	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.4%	+68.3%	+75.5%	+75.8%	+74.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep - Nov, 2023	771	44	43	35	2.9	5.7	Jan 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2023	773	86	81	134	10.5	11.1	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	745	29	28	26	2.1	3.9	Jul 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	740	53	53	52	4.1	7.2	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024	775	85	84	84	6.6	11.0	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+0.5%	+93.2%	+95.3%	+140.0%	+130.4%