MERCURY Inc, The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Upward by 2.0 times

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Tue Jan 14, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

5025 MERCURY Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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MERCURY Inc. <5025> [TSE Growth] 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 7.0 times that of the same period last year, reaching 209 million yen.

In addition, the full-year ordinary profit has been revised upward 2.0 times, from the previous forecast of 71 million yen to 144 million yen (compared to 59 million yen in the previous period), increasing the growth rate from 20.3% to 2.4 times.

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) is expected to increase 2.7 times, from the previous forecast of 42 million yen to 115 million yen (compared to 35 million yen in the same period of the previous year), increasing the growth rate from 20.0% to 3.3 times.

In the most recent three-month period, from September to November (3Q), the ordinary profit surged 30 times that of the same period last year, reaching 180 million yen. The operating profit margin drastically improved from 0.8% in the same period last year to 28.3%.

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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	1,056	104	107	69	25.7	75.9	Jan 16, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar - Nov, 2023	1,082	27	30	19	7.3	50.8	Jan 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - Nov, 2024	1,378	216	209	118	45.5	145.1	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+27.4%	+700.0%	+596.7%	+521.1%	+525.3%

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	757	34	42	29	11.3	0	Oct 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 New	1,012	108	115	62	24.1	0	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+33.7%	+217.6%	+173.8%	+113.8%	+113.8%

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Feb, 2025 Prev	1,500	70	71	46	17.9	0	Apr 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025 New	1,755	144	144	79	30.7	0	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+17.0%	+105.7%	+102.8%	+71.7%	+71.8%

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	712	32	35	31	11.8	0	Apr 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 Guidance	1,012	108	115	62	24.1	0	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+42.1%	+237.5%	+228.6%	+100.0%	+104.6%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Feb, 2023	1,414	138	141	92	34.3	0	Apr 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Feb, 2024	1,437	56	59	48	18.3	0	Apr 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025 Guidance	1,755	144	144	79	30.7	0	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+22.1%	+157.1%	+144.1%	+64.6%	+68.3%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep - Nov, 2023	357	3	6	2	0.8	0.8	Jan 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2023	355	29	29	29	11.0	8.2	Apr 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	367	24	24	13	5.2	6.5	Jul 16, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	376	12	5	4	1.6	3.2	Oct 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024	635	180	180	101	39.0	28.3	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+77.9%	+5,900.0%	+2,900.0%	+4,950.0%	+4,959.7%