TOWNNEWS-SHA, Oct-Dec (2Q) Ordinary Profit Increases by 34%

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Fri Jan 31, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

2481 TOWNNEWS-SHA CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

TOWNNEWS-SHA CO.,LTD. <2481> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on January 31st (15:30). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending June 2025 (July to December) decreased 14.6% from the same period last year to 257 million yen. The progress rate toward the full-year plan of 650 million yen was 39.5%, almost the same as the five-year average of 39.0%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the ordinary profit for the January to June period (2H) is expected to grow 2.1% from the same period last year, reaching 393 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (2Q), the ordinary profit increased 33.9% from the same period last year, reaching 158 million yen. However, the operating profit margin decreased from 12.3% in the same period last year to 9.4%.

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Actual Results

Accumulated Results 2nd Quarter

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Progress Rate vs. First Half	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Dec, 2022	1,744	207	231	156	28.3	37.2	Jan 27, 2023	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2023	1,745	218	301	221	40.1	43.9	Jan 26, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2024	1,674	165	257	174	31.6	39.5	Jan 31, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-4.1%	-24.3%	-14.6%	-21.3%	-21.3%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Dec, 2024 Guidance	1,815	211	229	149	27.0	0	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2024 Results	1,674	165	257	174	31.6	0	Jan 31, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-7.8%	-21.8%	+12.2%	+16.8%	+17.0%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	1,991	358	385	271	49.2	19	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	2,276	450	393	248	44.9	19	Jan 31, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+14.3%	+25.7%	+2.1%	-8.5%	-8.6%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jun, 2023	3,692	569	621	430	77.9	17	Aug 10, 2023	J-GAAP
Jun, 2024	3,736	576	686	492	89.2	19	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun, 2025 Guidance	3,950	615	650	422	76.4	19	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.7%	+6.8%	-5.2%	-14.2%	-14.3%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	847	104	118	83	15.1	12.3	Jan 26, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	1,207	384	393	254	46.0	31.8	Apr 26, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	784	-26	-8	17	3.1	-3.3	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	851	88	99	69	12.5	10.3	Oct 25, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	823	77	158	105	19.1	9.4	Jan 31, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-2.8%	-26.0%	+33.9%	+26.5%	+26.4%