HOTMAN, Apr-Dec (Cumulative 3Q) Ordinary Profit Increases by 32%, Exceeds Full-Year Plan

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Fri Jan 31, 2025 11:00 am JST Earnings

3190 HOTMAN Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

HOTMAN Co.,Ltd. <3190> [TSE Std] announced its financial results in the morning on January 31st (11:00). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to December) expanded 1.04 billion yen, an increase 32.2% compared to the same period last year. The progress rate toward the full-year plan of 0.36 billion yen is 284.2%, already exceeding the target and also exceeding the five-year average of 170.7%.

Based on the cumulative third-quarter performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the ordinary loss for the January to March period (4Q) is expected to expand to a loss of 0.67 billion yen (compared to a loss of 0.43 billion yen in the same period last year).

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (3Q), the ordinary profit grew 19.7% from the same period last year, reaching 1.16 billion yen. The operating profit margin rose from 12.4% in the same period last year to 14.2%.

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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	17,141	775	824	524	74.4	189.0	Jan 31, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2023	16,746	743	791	543	77.1	224.7	Jan 31, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2024	17,361	992	1,046	693	98.3	284.2	Jan 31, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+3.7%	+33.5%	+32.2%	+27.6%	+27.6%

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	11,891	495	533	354	50.4	10	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	11,830	453	485	313	44.4	10	Oct 31, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-0.5%	-8.5%	-9.0%	-11.6%	-12.0%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	21,801	378	436	187	26.6	10	May 9, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	20,997	287	352	204	29.0	10	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	21,100	300	368	210	29.8	10	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+0.5%	+4.5%	+4.5%	+2.9%	+2.5%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	7,640	951	972	693	98.4	12.4	Jan 31, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	4,251	-456	-439	-339	-48.3	-10.7	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	5,056	231	252	165	23.5	4.6	Jul 31, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	4,214	-384	-369	-268	-38.2	-9.1	Oct 31, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	8,091	1,145	1,163	796	113.0	14.2	Jan 31, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.9%	+20.4%	+19.7%	+14.9%	+14.8%