WILL Co, 7% Increase in Ordinary Profit, Update Record High for Sixth Consecutive Term, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 1.5 yen, This Fiscal Year to Increase Dividend by 0.5 yen

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Thu Feb 13, 2025 10:00 am JST Earnings

3241 WILL,Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

WILL,Co.,Ltd. <3241> [TSE Std] announced its financial results in the morning on February 13th (10:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending December 2024 increased 9.6% from the previous period to 1.01 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending December 2025, the profit is expected to grow by 7.2% to 1.09 billion yen, marking the sixth consecutive term of record-high profits. This will be the ninth consecutive term of revenue and the seventh consecutive term of profit growth.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 17.5 yen to 19 yen (compared to 20 yen in the prior term), and has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 19.5 yen, an increase of 0.5 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit amounted to 0.46 billion yen, an increase of 2.4% compared to the same period last year. However, the operating profit margin decreased from 12.0% in the same period last year to 10.5%.

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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	9,469	919	867	594	52.4	15.50	Feb 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Dec, 2023	11,552	998	930	521	45.8	20	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	13,213	1,120	1,019	710	62.0	19	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+14.4%	+12.2%	+9.6%	+36.3%	+35.4%

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	12,912	1,074	980	652	56.6	17.50	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 Results	13,213	1,120	1,019	710	62.0	19	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+2.3%	+4.3%	+4.0%	+8.9%	+9.5%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	5,515	396	346	205	17.9	0	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	5,771	411	349	231	20.0	0	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+4.6%	+3.8%	+0.9%	+12.7%	+11.6%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2023	11,552	998	930	521	45.8	20	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	13,213	1,120	1,019	710	62.0	19	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance	14,076	1,214	1,092	739	64.0	19.50	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+6.5%	+8.4%	+7.2%	+4.1%	+3.3%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	3,931	471	450	202	17.8	12.0	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	2,594	129	107	69	6.1	5.0	May 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	2,921	267	239	136	11.9	9.1	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	3,050	238	212	171	15.0	7.8	Nov 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	4,648	486	461	334	29.2	10.5	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+18.2%	+3.2%	+2.4%	+65.3%	+64.2%