OutlookConsulting, The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Downward to an Unexpected 7% Decrease

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Wed Feb 12, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

5596 OutlookConsulting Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

OutlookConsulting Co.,Ltd. <5596> [TSE Growth] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 12th (15:30). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to December) decreased 17.7% from the same period last year to 334 million yen.

In addition, the full-year ordinary profit has decreased 14.0%, from the previous forecast of 584 million yen to 502 million yen (compared to 542 million yen in the previous period). This changes the outlook from an anticipated profit increase to a projection of a 7.4% decrease in profit.

Based on the full-year plan announced by the company after the downward revision, our estimate of the ordinary profit for the October to March period (2H) has decreased 22.1%, from the previous forecast of 371 million yen to 289 million yen (compared to 278 million yen in the same period of the previous year), leading to a reduction in the profit growth rate from 33.5% to 4.0%.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (3Q), the ordinary profit decreased to 121 million yen, a 14.8% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin decreased from 36.9% in the same period last year to 28.8%.

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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, 2023	1,239	428	406	329	93.5	74.9	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2024	1,228	333	334	231	64.9	66.5	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-0.9%	-22.2%	-17.7%	-29.8%	-30.6%

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	1,189	371	371	261	82.4	0	Nov 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 New	868	287	289	200	63.1	0	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-27.0%	-22.6%	-22.1%	-23.4%	-23.4%

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2025 Prev	2,001	584	584	409	129.1	0	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 New	1,680	500	502	348	109.9	0	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-16.0%	-14.4%	-14.0%	-14.9%	-14.9%

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	875	302	278	280	79.4	0	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	868	287	289	200	63.1	0	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-0.8%	-5.0%	+4.0%	-28.6%	-20.4%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024	1,667	565	542	452	128.1	0	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	1,680	500	502	348	109.9	0	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+0.8%	-11.5%	-7.4%	-23.0%	-14.2%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	447	165	142	157	44.6	36.9	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	428	137	136	123	34.9	32.0	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	416	124	124	86	24.2	29.8	Aug 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	396	89	89	62	17.4	22.5	Nov 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	416	120	121	83	23.3	28.8	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-6.9%	-27.3%	-14.8%	-47.1%	-47.8%