Kurogane Kosakusho, Operating Profit/Loss Unexpectedly Turn to Loss for Last Fiscal Year, Returning to Profitability This Year

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Tue Jan 14, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

7997 Kurogane Kosakusho Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Kurogane Kosakusho Ltd. <7997> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on January 14th (15:30). The consolidated operating loss for the fiscal year ending November 2024 was loss of 27 million yen, a reduction in the deficit compared to loss of 27 million yen in the previous term, falling below the forecast of a 5 million yen, and tuning into a loss. In the fiscal year ending November 2025, the profit is expected to turn into a profit of 110 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from September to November (4Q), the consolidated operating loss improved to a deficit of 3 million yen (compared to a loss of 152 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin drastically improved from -9.2% in the same period last year to -0.2%.

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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	6,920	-260	-265	-566	-332.3	0	Jan 16, 2023	J-GAAP
Nov, 2023	7,180	-139	-178	1,214	713.1	0	Jan 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Nov, 2024	7,203	-27	19	209	122.9	20	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+0.3%	+80.6%	－	-82.8%	-82.8%

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	7,350	5	60	165	96.9	20	Nov 25, 2024	J-GAAP
Nov, 2024 Results	7,203	-27	19	209	122.9	20	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-2.0%	－	-68.3%	+26.7%	+26.9%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec - May, 2023	4,021	95	117	86	50.6	－	Jul 16, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec - May, 2024 Guidance	3,553	40	45	30	17.6	－	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-11.6%	-57.9%	-61.5%	-65.1%	-65.2%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Nov, 2023	7,180	-139	-178	1,214	713.1	0	Jan 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Nov, 2024	7,203	-27	19	209	122.9	20	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Nov, 2025 Guidance	7,406	110	120	70	41.1	20	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.8%	－	+531.6%	-66.5%	-66.6%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep - Nov, 2023	1,660	-152	-172	874	513.4	-9.2	Jan 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2023	1,743	-15	-4	-7	-4.7	-0.9	Apr 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	2,278	110	121	93	54.8	4.8	Jul 16, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	1,442	-119	-101	-20	-11.9	-8.3	Oct 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024	1,740	-3	3	143	84.1	-0.2	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+4.8%	+98.0%	－	-83.6%	-83.6%