IDEA Consultants, 3% Increase in Ordinary Profit, Update Record High for Second Consecutive Term, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 10 yen, This Fiscal Year to Increase Dividend by 18 yen

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Mon Feb 10, 2025 4:00 pm JST Earnings

9768 IDEA Consultants.Inc. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

IDEA Consultants.Inc. <9768> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 10th (16:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending December 2024 increased 14.4% from the previous period to 3.42 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending December 2025, the profit is expected to grow by 3.3% to 3.53 billion yen, marking the second consecutive term of record-high profits.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 90 yen to 100 yen (compared to 65 yen in the prior term), and has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 118 yen, an increase of 18 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit amounted to 0.56 billion yen, an increase of 0.9% compared to the same period last year. However, the operating profit margin remained almost flat, changing from 9.0% in the same period last year to 8.8%.

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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	23,035	3,154	3,278	2,149	301.1	45	Feb 6, 2023	J-GAAP
Dec, 2023	22,698	2,791	2,991	1,989	278.7	65	Feb 5, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	24,310	3,254	3,423	2,376	332.8	100	Feb 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+7.1%	+16.6%	+14.4%	+19.5%	+19.4%

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	23,500	3,100	3,250	2,100	294.2	90	Feb 5, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 Results	24,310	3,254	3,423	2,376	332.8	100	Feb 10, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+3.4%	+5.0%	+5.3%	+13.1%	+13.1%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	12,361	2,363	2,522	1,750	245.2	0	Aug 5, 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	22,698	2,791	2,991	1,989	278.7	65	Feb 5, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	24,310	3,254	3,423	2,376	332.8	100	Feb 10, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance	25,000	3,370	3,535	2,400	336.2	118	Feb 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.8%	+3.6%	+3.3%	+1.0%	+1.0%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	5,940	534	557	382	53.5	9.0	Feb 5, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	6,583	1,245	1,264	890	124.7	18.9	May 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	5,778	1,118	1,258	860	120.5	19.3	Aug 5, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	5,406	314	339	203	28.4	5.8	Nov 5, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	6,543	577	562	423	59.3	8.8	Feb 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+10.2%	+8.1%	+0.9%	+10.7%	+10.7%