CMK, The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Upward by 25%, Dividend Revised Upward by 5 yen

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Fri Feb 7, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

6958 CMK CORPORATION 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

CMK CORPORATION <6958> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 7th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to December) expanded 5.76 billion yen, an increase 69.4% compared to the same period last year.

In addition, the full-year consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 25.0%, from the previous forecast of 4.8 billion yen to 6 billion yen (compared to 4.79 billion yen in the previous period), increasing the growth rate from 0.1% to 25.1%.

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 2.2 times, from the previous forecast of 1.03 billion yen to 2.23 billion yen (compared to 3.11 billion yen in the same period of the previous year), and the declining rate is expected to decrease from 66.7% to 28.2%.

In light of the strong performance, the company has significantly increased its planned year-end lump-sum dividend for the current fiscal year from the original plan of 15 yen to 20 yen (compared to 19 yen in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (3Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 16.0% from the same period last year, reaching 2 billion yen. However, the operating profit margin worsened from 6.5% in the same period last year to 4.3%.

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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	62,555	2,136	2,738	2,018	34.1	104.4	Feb 7, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2023	66,970	2,123	3,402	2,006	33.9	70.9	Feb 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2024	70,673	2,818	5,763	4,709	66.1	96.1	Feb 7, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.5%	+32.7%	+69.4%	+134.7%	+95.1%

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	45,724	2,034	1,038	905	12.7	15	Nov 6, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 New	48,724	2,034	2,238	2,005	28.1	20	Feb 7, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+6.6%	0.0%	+115.6%	+121.5%	+121.6%

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2025 Prev	92,000	3,800	4,800	3,500	49.1	15	Nov 6, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 New	95,000	3,800	6,000	4,600	64.6	20	Feb 7, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+3.3%	0.0%	+25.0%	+31.4%	+31.4%

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	47,352	2,958	3,118	3,096	51.6	19	May 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	48,724	2,034	2,238	2,005	28.1	20	Feb 7, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.9%	-31.2%	-28.2%	-35.2%	-45.4%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	83,840	2,605	2,622	1,588	26.8	8.50	May 12, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	90,568	3,529	4,795	3,855	64.2	19	May 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	95,000	3,800	6,000	4,600	64.6	20	Feb 7, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+4.9%	+7.7%	+25.1%	+19.3%	+0.5%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	23,754	1,552	1,725	1,247	21.1	6.5	Feb 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	23,598	1,406	1,393	1,849	30.8	6.0	May 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	22,871	749	2,112	1,430	20.1	3.3	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	23,405	1,017	1,650	1,165	16.4	4.3	Nov 6, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	24,397	1,052	2,001	2,114	29.7	4.3	Feb 7, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.7%	-32.2%	+16.0%	+69.5%	+40.9%