Quest, Oct-Dec (3Q) Ordinary Profit Decreases by 15%, Current Fiscal Year Dividend Revised Upward by 5 yen

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Wed Feb 12, 2025 5:00 pm JST Earnings

2332 Quest Co., Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Quest Co., Ltd. <2332> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 12th (17:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to December) was 0.83 billion yen, a 0.7% decrease compared to the same period last year. The progress rate toward the full-year plan of 1.09 billion yen was 76.5%, below the five-year average of 80.3%.

Based on the cumulative third-quarter performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the January to March period (4Q) is expected to grow 15.8% from the same period last year, reaching 0.25 billion yen.

At the same time, the company has increased its planned year-end lump-sum dividend for the current fiscal year from the original plan of 49 yen to 54 yen (compared to 49 yen in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (3Q), the consolidated ordinary profit decreased to 0.29 billion yen, a 15.3% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin worsened from 9.4% in the same period last year to 7.6%.

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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	10,583	843	895	603	113.1	86.6	Feb 7, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2023	10,588	791	840	565	105.6	79.2	Feb 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2024	11,007	781	834	554	103.4	76.5	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+4.0%	-1.3%	-0.7%	-1.9%	-2.1%

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	7,766	554	555	364	67.9	49	Nov 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 New	7,766	554	555	364	67.9	54	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2025 Prev	15,000	1,050	1,090	720	134.3	49	May 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 New	15,000	1,050	1,090	720	134.3	54	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

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	7,223	544	574	370	69.1	49	May 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	7,766	554	555	364	67.9	54	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+7.5%	+1.8%	-3.3%	-1.6%	-1.8%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	14,201	976	1,033	690	129.3	46	May 12, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	14,224	997	1,061	696	130.1	49	May 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	15,000	1,050	1,090	720	134.3	54	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.5%	+5.3%	+2.7%	+3.4%	+3.3%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	3,587	338	353	239	44.7	9.4	Feb 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	3,636	206	221	131	24.5	5.7	May 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	3,582	228	247	162	30.3	6.4	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	3,652	268	288	194	36.3	7.3	Nov 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	3,773	285	299	198	37.0	7.6	Feb 12, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.2%	-15.7%	-15.3%	-17.2%	-17.3%