HOB, First Half Ordinary Profit Revised Downward by 43%, Full Year also Reduced

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Wed Feb 5, 2025 3:00 pm JST Revision

1382 HOB Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Guidance Update Report

HOB Co.,Ltd. <1382> [TSE Std] announced a performance revision in the afternoon session on February 5th (15:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending June 2025 (July to December) has decreased 42.9%, from the previous forecast of 63 million yen to 36 million yen (compared to 36 million yen in the same period of the previous year), leading to a reduction in the profit growth rate from 75.0% to 0.000%.

Due to the deterioration of business performance in the first half of the year, the full-year consolidated ordinary profit has decreased 30.0%, from the previous forecast of 90 million yen to 63 million yen (compared to 38 million yen in the previous period), leading to a reduction in the profit growth rate from 2.4 times to 65.8%.

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Guidance Update

First Half Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Dec, 2024 Prev	1,462	63	63	51	67.0	0	Aug 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2024 New	1,272	35	36	22	28.9	0	Feb 5, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-13.0%	-44.4%	-42.9%	-56.9%	-56.9%

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jun, 2025 Prev	2,601	90	90	71	93.2	50	Aug 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun, 2025 New	2,411	62	63	43	56.5	50	Feb 5, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-7.3%	-31.1%	-30.0%	-39.4%	-39.4%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Dec, 2023	1,416	35	36	19	25.5	0	Feb 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2024 Guidance	1,272	35	36	22	28.9	0	Feb 5, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-10.2%	0.0%	0.0%	+15.8%	+13.3%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jun, 2023	2,489	135	138	110	144.9	50	Aug 9, 2023	J-GAAP
Jun, 2024	2,519	32	38	20	26.3	50	Aug 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun, 2025 Guidance	2,411	62	63	43	56.5	50	Feb 5, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-4.3%	+93.8%	+65.8%	+115.0%	+114.9%