Sasatoku Printing, The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Downward by 17%

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Wed Feb 12, 2025 4:30 pm JST Earnings

3958 Sasatoku Printing Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Sasatoku Printing Co.,Ltd. <3958> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 12th (16:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending June 2025 (July to December) increased 4.2% from the same period last year, reaching 224 million yen.

However, the full-year consolidated ordinary profit has decreased 16.7%, from the previous forecast of 480 million yen to 400 million yen (compared to 535 million yen in the previous period), leading to an increase in the profit decline rate from 10.3% to 25.2%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the January to June period (2H) is expected to drop 45.0% from the same period last year to 176 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 13.4% from the same period last year, reaching 246 million yen. However, the operating profit margin worsened from 4.8% in the same period last year to 3.5%.

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Actual Results

Accumulated Results 2nd Quarter

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Progress Rate vs. First Half	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Dec, 2023	6,599	201	215	149	27.7	40.2	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2024	6,407	95	224	157	27.5	56.0	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-2.9%	-52.7%	+4.2%	+5.4%	-1.0%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Dec, 2024 Guidance	6,600	180	220	150	26.4	8	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2024 Results	6,407	95	224	157	27.5	8	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-2.9%	-47.2%	+1.8%	+4.7%	+3.8%

Guidance Update

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jun, 2025 Prev	13,100	390	480	340	60.1	18	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun, 2025 New	12,700	200	400	280	49.5	18	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-3.1%	-48.7%	-16.7%	-17.6%	-17.7%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	6,354	177	320	247	44.5	12	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	6,293	105	176	123	21.7	10	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-1.0%	-40.7%	-45.0%	-50.2%	-51.1%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jun, 2023	13,040	363	585	1,138	227.9	5	Sep 22, 2023	J-GAAP
Jun, 2024	12,953	378	535	396	71.3	20	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun, 2025 Guidance	12,700	200	400	280	49.5	18	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-2.0%	-47.1%	-25.2%	-29.3%	-30.6%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	3,662	177	217	151	28.1	4.8	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	3,416	213	327	234	42.6	6.2	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	2,938	-36	-7	13	2.3	-1.2	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	2,860	-29	-22	-18	-3.2	-1.0	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	3,547	124	246	175	30.6	3.5	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-3.1%	-29.9%	+13.4%	+15.9%	+8.9%