HOKKAN HOLDINGS, The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Upward by 18%, The Undetermined Dividend Reduced by 12 yen

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Fri Feb 7, 2025 3:00 pm JST Earnings

5902 HOKKAN HOLDINGS LIMITED 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

HOKKAN HOLDINGS LIMITED <5902> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on February 7th (15:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to December) decreased 10.1% from the same period last year to 4.87 billion yen.

However, the full-year consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 18.4%, from the previous forecast of 3.8 billion yen to 4.5 billion yen (compared to 5.06 billion yen in the previous period), and the declining rate is expected to decrease from 24.9% to 11.1%.

Based on the full-year plan announced by the company after the upward revision, our estimate of the consolidated ordinary profit/loss for the October to March period (2H) has been revised upward from an expected loss of 0.81 billion yen to a loss of 0.11 billion yen (compared to a profit of 0.49 billion yen in the same period of the previous year), indicating a reduction in the loss margin.

At the same time, the company has decided to implement a annual dividend of 66 yen for the current fiscal year, which was previously undecided (compared to 78 yen in the prior term).

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (3Q), the consolidated ordinary profit significantly dropped to 0.26 billion yen, a 69.3% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin worsened from 3.0% in the same period last year to 0.8%.

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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	70,594	309	882	17	1.4	265.7	Feb 8, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2023	69,277	4,860	5,422	3,699	302.3	107.1	Feb 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2024	71,395	4,619	4,876	3,070	250.1	108.4	Feb 7, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+3.1%	-5.0%	-10.1%	-17.0%	-17.3%

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	44,786	-939	-814	-1,278	-103.9	－	Nov 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 New	45,486	-339	-114	-878	-71.4	43	Feb 7, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+1.6%	+63.9%	+86.0%	+31.3%	+31.3%

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2025 Prev	92,700	3,500	3,800	1,900	154.4	－	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 New	93,400	4,100	4,500	2,300	186.9	66	Feb 7, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+0.8%	+17.1%	+18.4%	+21.1%	+21.1%

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	44,668	215	492	-518	-42.3	55	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	45,486	-339	-114	-878	-71.4	43	Feb 7, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+1.8%	－	－	-69.5%	-68.6%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	93,660	-456	332	-2,007	-164.3	45	May 12, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	90,933	4,390	5,061	2,719	222.2	78	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	93,400	4,100	4,500	2,300	186.9	66	Feb 7, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.7%	-6.6%	-11.1%	-15.4%	-15.9%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	23,012	685	853	462	37.8	3.0	Feb 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	21,656	-470	-361	-980	-80.1	-2.2	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	24,007	2,841	2,919	2,004	163.6	11.8	Aug 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	23,907	1,598	1,695	1,174	95.7	6.7	Nov 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	23,481	180	262	-108	-8.8	0.8	Feb 7, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.0%	-73.7%	-69.3%	－	－