Sekisui Plastics, Oct-Dec (3Q) Ordinary Profit Turns to Profit

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Fri Jan 31, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

4228 Sekisui Plastics Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Sekisui Plastics Co.,Ltd. <4228> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on January 31st (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to December) significantly dropped 59.0% from the same period last year to 315 million yen. The progress rate toward the full-year plan of 700 million yen was 45.0%, almost the same as the five-year average of 48.0%.

Based on the cumulative third-quarter performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the January to March period (4Q) is expected to significant drop 80.4% from the same period last year to 385 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (3Q), the consolidated ordinary profit/loss turned to a profit of 693 million yen (compared to a loss of 400 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit margin remained almost flat, changing from 0.5% in the same period last year to 0.6%.

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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	93,089	161	239	-245	-5.4	33.9	Jan 31, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2023	97,592	492	768	-244	-5.4	28.1	Jan 31, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2024	103,967	291	315	25	0.6	45.0	Jan 31, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+6.5%	-40.9%	-59.0%	－	－

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	65,269	923	1,565	624	13.8	10	Apr 30, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	64,939	922	1,078	771	17.0	10	Oct 31, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-0.5%	-0.1%	-31.1%	+23.6%	+23.2%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	124,683	793	704	452	10.0	12	Apr 28, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	130,265	1,261	2,733	1,083	23.9	13	Apr 30, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	134,000	1,000	700	400	8.8	13	Oct 29, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.9%	-20.7%	-74.4%	-63.1%	-63.2%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	32,596	154	-400	-703	-15.6	0.5	Jan 31, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	32,673	769	1,965	1,327	29.3	2.4	Apr 30, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	33,792	-220	517	124	2.8	-0.7	Jul 31, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	35,269	298	-895	-495	-10.9	0.8	Oct 31, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	34,906	213	693	396	8.9	0.6	Jan 31, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+7.1%	+38.3%	－	－	－