LONSEAL, The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Upward by 43%

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Fri Feb 7, 2025 2:00 pm JST Earnings

4224 LONSEAL CORPORATION 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

LONSEAL CORPORATION <4224> [TSE Std] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on February 7th (14:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to December) decreased 18.4% from the same period last year to 0.76 billion yen.

However, the full-year consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 42.9%, from the previous forecast of 0.7 billion yen to 1 billion yen (compared to 1.18 billion yen in the previous period), and the declining rate is expected to decrease from 41.0% to 15.7%. However, the full-year consolidated net income has decreased 88.9%, from the previous forecast of 0.45 billion yen to 0.05 billion yen (compared to 0.83 billion yen in the previous period), leading to an increase in the profit decline rate from 46.1% to 94.0%.

Based on the full-year plan announced by the company after the upward revision, our estimate of the consolidated ordinary profit for the October to March period (2H) has been revised upward 85.5%, from the previous forecast of 0.35 billion yen to 0.65 billion yen (compared to 0.7 billion yen in the same period of the previous year), and the declining rate is expected to decrease from 50.4% to 7.9%.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (3Q), the consolidated ordinary profit decreased to 0.41 billion yen, a 9.1% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin worsened from 7.6% in the same period last year to 6.1%.

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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	14,539	511	601	402	87.3	90.0	Feb 6, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2023	15,943	854	931	628	136.4	78.5	Feb 6, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2024	16,087	674	760	546	118.6	76.0	Feb 7, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+0.9%	-21.1%	-18.4%	-13.1%	-13.1%

Guidance Update

Second Half Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2024 Prev	11,137	274	351	198	43.0	70	Nov 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 New	10,837	524	651	-202	-43.8	70	Feb 7, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-2.7%	+91.2%	+85.5%	－	－

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2025 Prev	21,500	600	700	450	97.7	70	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 New	21,200	850	1,000	50	10.9	70	Feb 7, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-1.4%	+41.7%	+42.9%	-88.9%	-88.9%

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	10,894	660	707	518	112.5	70	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	10,837	524	651	-202	-43.8	70	Feb 7, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-0.5%	-20.6%	-7.9%	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	19,560	568	668	448	97.3	60	May 15, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	21,021	1,071	1,186	835	181.3	70	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	21,200	850	1,000	50	10.9	70	Feb 7, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+0.9%	-20.6%	-15.7%	-94.0%	-94.0%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	5,816	443	452	311	67.6	7.6	Feb 6, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	5,078	217	255	207	44.9	4.3	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	5,150	149	214	155	33.7	2.9	Aug 5, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	5,213	177	135	97	21.1	3.4	Nov 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	5,724	348	411	294	63.8	6.1	Feb 7, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-1.6%	-21.4%	-9.1%	-5.5%	-5.5%