ARTNATURE, The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Downward to an Unexpected 24% Decrease

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Thu Jan 30, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

7823 ARTNATURE INC. 【J-GAAP】

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ARTNATURE INC. <7823> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on January 30th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to December) dropped 41.2% from the same period last year to 1.59 billion yen.

In addition, the full-year consolidated ordinary profit has decreased 29.9%, from the previous forecast of 2.94 billion yen to 2.06 billion yen (compared to 2.72 billion yen in the previous period). This changes the outlook from an anticipated profit increase to a projection of a 24.1% decrease in profit.

Based on the full-year plan announced by the company after the downward revision, our estimate of the consolidated ordinary profit for the October to March period (2H) has decreased 47.6%, from the previous forecast of 1.85 billion yen to 0.97 billion yen (compared to 0.76 billion yen in the same period of the previous year), leading to a reduction in the profit growth rate from 2.4 times to 27.7%.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (3Q), the consolidated ordinary profit dropped to 0.5 billion yen, a 33.3% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin drastically worsened from 6.9% in the same period last year to 3.7%.

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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
Apr - Dec, 2022	32,337	3,338	3,275	2,017	62.5	92.7	Jan 30, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2023	31,913	2,652	2,713	2,002	61.6	99.6	Jan 30, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2024	31,990	1,551	1,595	887	27.3	77.2	Jan 30, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+0.2%	-41.5%	-41.2%	-55.7%	-55.7%

Guidance Update

Second Half Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2024 Prev	23,870	1,765	1,854	888	27.3	14	Oct 30, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 New	22,223	898	972	355	10.9	14	Jan 30, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-6.9%	-49.1%	-47.6%	-60.0%	-60.0%

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2025 Prev	45,001	2,911	2,949	1,509	46.4	28	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 New	43,354	2,044	2,067	976	30.0	28	Jan 30, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-3.7%	-29.8%	-29.9%	-35.3%	-35.3%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2023	21,580	740	761	254	7.8	14	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	22,223	898	972	355	10.9	14	Jan 30, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+3.0%	+21.4%	+27.7%	+39.8%	+39.4%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	43,209	3,573	3,534	1,874	58.0	28	May 12, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	42,850	2,654	2,724	1,462	45.0	28	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	43,354	2,044	2,067	976	30.0	28	Jan 30, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+1.2%	-23.0%	-24.1%	-33.2%	-33.4%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	10,643	738	750	794	24.4	6.9	Jan 30, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	10,937	2	11	-540	-16.6	0.0	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	10,166	391	398	201	6.2	3.8	Jul 30, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	10,965	755	697	420	12.9	6.9	Oct 30, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	10,859	405	500	266	8.2	3.7	Jan 30, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.0%	-45.1%	-33.3%	-66.5%	-66.5%