KOHOKU KOGYO, 8% Decrease in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 7 yen, Plan to Continue the 30 yen Policy This Fiscal Year as Well

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Wed Feb 12, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

6524 KOHOKU KOGYO CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

KOHOKU KOGYO CO.,LTD. <6524> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 12th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending December 2024 expanded 54.1% from the previous period to 4.85 billion yen. However, for the fiscal year ending December 2025, the profit is expected to decrease by 7.9% from the previous period to 4.47 billion yen.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 23 yen to 30 yen (compared to 60 yen before the 3-for-1 forward stock split in the previous term), and has decided to continue with a dividend of 30 yen for the current term as well.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit surged 8.5 times that of the same period last year, reaching 1.53 billion yen. The operating profit margin rose from 16.6% in the same period last year to 20.2%.

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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	15,673	3,884	4,443	3,066	115.4	18.33	Feb 9, 2023	J-GAAP
Dec, 2023	13,472	2,812	3,152	1,904	70.6	20	Feb 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	15,924	3,939	4,856	3,252	120.5	30	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+18.2%	+40.1%	+54.1%	+70.8%	+70.8%

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	16,376	4,098	4,637	3,045	112.8	23	Aug 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 Results	15,924	3,939	4,856	3,252	120.5	30	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-2.8%	-3.9%	+4.7%	+6.8%	+6.8%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	7,707	1,788	2,753	1,791	66.4	0	Aug 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	8,344	1,920	1,623	1,082	41.8	0	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+8.3%	+7.4%	-41.0%	-39.6%	-37.0%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2023	13,472	2,812	3,152	1,904	70.6	20	Feb 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	15,924	3,939	4,856	3,252	120.5	30	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance	17,919	4,586	4,474	3,006	116.1	30	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+12.5%	+16.4%	-7.9%	-7.6%	-3.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	3,117	517	179	181	6.7	16.6	Feb 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	3,413	635	1,130	724	26.9	18.6	May 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	4,294	1,153	1,623	1,067	39.5	26.9	Aug 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	4,430	1,386	573	433	16.1	31.3	Nov 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	3,787	765	1,530	1,028	38.1	20.2	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+21.5%	+48.0%	+754.7%	+468.0%	+467.7%