HOB, First Half Net Income Increases by 16%, Oct-Dec Net Income Increases by 35%

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Thu Feb 6, 2025 3:00 pm JST Earnings

1382 HOB Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

HOB Co.,Ltd. <1382> [TSE Std] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on February 6th (15:00). The consolidated net income for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending June 2025 (July to December) increased 15.8% from the same period last year, reaching 22 million yen. The progress rate toward the full-year plan of 43 million yen was 51.2%, it was below the five-year average of 60.3%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated net income for the January to June period (2H) is expected to surge 21 times that of the same period last year, reaching 21 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (2Q), the consolidated net income increased 35.0% from the same period last year, reaching 54 million yen. The operating profit margin improved from 5.4% in the same period last year to 7.1%.

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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	1,401	103	105	72	95.2	76.1	Feb 7, 2023	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2023	1,416	35	36	19	25.5	94.7	Feb 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2024	1,272	35	36	22	29.7	57.1	Feb 6, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-10.2%	0.0%	0.0%	+15.8%	+16.7%

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	1,272	35	36	22	28.9	0	Feb 5, 2025	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2024 Results	1,272	35	36	22	29.7	0	Feb 6, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	+3.0%

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	1,103	-3	2	1	1.3	50	Aug 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	1,139	27	27	21	27.6	50	Feb 5, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+3.3%	－	+1,250.0%	+2,000.0%	+2,004.6%

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%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	1,043	56	57	40	53.6	5.4	Feb 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	741	27	27	18	24.0	3.6	May 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	362	-30	-25	-17	-22.3	-8.3	Aug 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	326	-32	-32	-32	-42.8	-9.8	Nov 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	946	67	68	54	73.0	7.1	Feb 6, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-9.3%	+19.6%	+19.3%	+35.0%	+36.1%