PRESS KOGYO, The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Upward by 13%

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Wed Feb 12, 2025 3:00 pm JST Earnings

7246 PRESS KOGYO CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

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PRESS KOGYO CO.,LTD. <7246> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on February 12th (15:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to December) dropped 31.7% from the same period last year to 7.79 billion yen.

However, the full-year consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 13.0%, from the previous forecast of 9.2 billion yen to 10.4 billion yen (compared to 13.4 billion yen in the previous period), and the declining rate is expected to decrease from 31.7% to 22.7%.

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 32.1%, from the previous forecast of 3.73 billion yen to 4.93 billion yen (compared to 6.6 billion yen in the same period of the previous year), and the declining rate is expected to decrease from 43.4% to 25.2%.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (3Q), the consolidated ordinary profit dropped to 2.33 billion yen, a 48.9% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin drastically worsened from 8.5% in the same period last year to 4.9%.

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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	137,288	9,004	9,642	4,156	40.1	70.3	Feb 7, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2023	151,446	10,823	11,413	6,748	66.3	84.8	Feb 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2024	138,413	7,202	7,793	4,447	44.6	74.9	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-8.6%	-33.5%	-31.7%	-34.1%	-32.8%

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	81,012	3,705	3,737	2,196	22.1	19	Nov 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 New	94,612	4,605	4,937	2,696	27.2	19	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+16.8%	+24.3%	+32.1%	+22.8%	+22.8%

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2025 Prev	176,300	8,800	9,200	5,600	56.4	32	Nov 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 New	189,900	9,700	10,400	6,100	61.5	32	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+7.7%	+10.2%	+13.0%	+8.9%	+8.9%

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	98,918	6,451	6,604	3,658	36.0	13	May 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	94,612	4,605	4,937	2,696	27.2	19	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-4.4%	-28.6%	-25.2%	-26.3%	-24.5%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	184,844	13,110	13,714	6,793	65.5	21	May 11, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	197,817	12,807	13,461	8,078	79.4	26	May 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	189,900	9,700	10,400	6,100	61.5	32	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-4.0%	-24.3%	-22.7%	-24.5%	-22.6%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	52,547	4,467	4,556	2,328	22.9	8.5	Feb 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	46,371	1,984	2,048	1,330	13.1	4.3	May 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	48,823	3,067	3,406	2,218	22.0	6.3	Aug 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	46,465	2,028	2,057	1,186	11.9	4.4	Nov 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	43,125	2,107	2,330	1,043	10.5	4.9	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-17.9%	-52.8%	-48.9%	-55.2%	-54.3%