Adways, 66% Decrease in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Dividend Raised by 3.35 yen

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Mon Feb 10, 2025 2:30 pm JST Earnings

2489 Adways Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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Adways Inc. <2489> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on February 10th (14:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending December 2024 decreased 61.7% from the previous period to 503 million yen. In the fiscal year ending December 2025 is also bleak, with an expected significant drop by 66.2% from the previous period to 170 million yen. This will be the third consecutive term of declining profits.

At the same time, the company has decided to significantly increase the dividend this fiscal year to 6.35 yen, an increase of 3.35 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit significantly dropped to 160 million yen, a 60.6% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin drastically worsened from 7.8% in the same period last year to 2.7%.

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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	13,415	1,671	1,506	2,536	63.5	14.10	Feb 10, 2023	J-GAAP
Dec, 2023	13,524	921	1,313	966	25.1	5.77	Feb 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	12,684	166	503	-473	-12.1	3	Feb 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-6.2%	-82.0%	-61.7%	－	－

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	12,500	140	485	220	5.6	3	Oct 31, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 Results	12,684	166	503	-473	-12.1	3	Feb 10, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+1.5%	+18.6%	+3.7%	－	－

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	6,393	53	257	178	4.6	0	Jul 31, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	0	Feb 10, 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	13,524	921	1,313	966	25.1	5.77	Feb 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	12,684	166	503	-473	-12.1	3	Feb 10, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance	11,700	20	170	20	0.5	6.35	Feb 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-7.8%	-88.0%	-66.2%	－	－

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	3,403	265	406	297	7.7	7.8	Feb 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	3,298	194	323	310	8.0	5.9	Apr 30, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	3,095	-141	-66	-132	-3.4	-4.6	Jul 31, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	3,049	25	86	32	0.8	0.8	Oct 31, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	3,242	88	160	-683	-17.5	2.7	Feb 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-4.7%	-66.8%	-60.6%	－	－