GMO Media, 19% Increase in Ordinary Profit, Update Record High for Third Consecutive Term, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 22 yen, This Fiscal Year to Increase Dividend by 45 yen

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Wed Feb 5, 2025 3:31 pm JST Earnings

6180 GMO Media, Inc. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

GMO Media, Inc. <6180> [TSE Growth] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 5th (15:31). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending December 2024 expanded 40.6% from the previous period to 759 million yen. In the fiscal year ending December 2025, the profit is expected to grow by 18.6% to 900 million yen, marking the third consecutive term of record-high profits. This will be the third consecutive term of revenue and the fourth consecutive term of profit growth.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 174 yen to 196 yen (compared to 105 yen in the prior term), and has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 241 yen, an increase of 45 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit surged 3.3 times that of the same period last year, reaching 168 million yen. The operating profit margin drastically improved from 2.5% in the same period last year to 10.0%.

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Actual Results

Historical Performance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2022	5,587	310	307	183	106.8	54	Feb 6, 2023	J-GAAP
Dec, 2023	6,266	533	540	361	209.6	105	Feb 5, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	6,606	762	759	571	326.3	196	Feb 5, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.4%	+43.0%	+40.6%	+58.2%	+55.7%

Full Year Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2024 Guidance	6,500	715	710	504	290.9	174	Nov 6, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 Results	6,606	762	759	571	326.3	196	Feb 5, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+1.6%	+6.6%	+6.9%	+13.3%	+12.2%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	3,345	420	420	302	173.0	0	Aug 6, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	0	Feb 5, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	－	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2023	6,266	533	540	361	209.6	105	Feb 5, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	6,606	762	759	571	326.3	196	Feb 5, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance	7,000	915	900	660	369.5	241	Feb 5, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+6.0%	+20.1%	+18.6%	+15.6%	+13.3%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	1,693	42	51	34	19.7	2.5	Feb 5, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	1,721	242	245	174	99.8	14.1	May 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	1,624	178	175	128	73.3	11.0	Aug 6, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	1,564	172	171	125	71.7	11.0	Nov 6, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	1,697	170	168	144	82.3	10.0	Feb 5, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+0.2%	+304.8%	+229.4%	+323.5%	+316.8%