Cybozu, 59% Increase in Ordinary Profit, Update Record High for Third Consecutive Term, Dividend Raised by 10 yen

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Thu Feb 13, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

4776 Cybozu, Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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Cybozu, Inc. <4776> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 13th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending December 2024 increased 49.1% from the previous period to 5.33 billion yen, exceeding the previous forecast of 4.29 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending December 2025, the profit is expected to expand to 59.2% to 8.49 billion yen, marking the third consecutive term of record-high profits. This will be the twelfth consecutive term of revenue and the third consecutive term of profit growth.

At the same time, the company has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 40 yen, an increase of 10 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit surged 6.3 times that of the same period last year, reaching 1.71 billion yen. The operating profit margin drastically improved from 4.0% in the same period last year to 17.5%.

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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	22,067	611	987	66	1.5	13	Feb 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Dec, 2023	25,432	3,394	3,579	2,488	52.3	14	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	29,675	4,892	5,335	3,555	75.0	30	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+16.7%	+44.1%	+49.1%	+42.9%	+43.4%

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	29,545	4,117	4,295	2,995	64.8	30	Jan 23, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 Results	29,675	4,892	5,335	3,555	75.0	30	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+0.4%	+18.8%	+24.2%	+18.7%	+15.7%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	14,087	2,247	2,450	1,685	35.4	0	Aug 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	0	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	－	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2023	25,432	3,394	3,579	2,488	52.3	14	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	29,675	4,892	5,335	3,555	75.0	30	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance	36,004	8,437	8,494	5,904	127.7	40	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+21.3%	+72.5%	+59.2%	+66.1%	+70.2%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	6,696	270	273	119	2.5	4.0	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	6,907	1,310	1,431	1,018	21.4	19.0	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	7,180	937	1,019	667	14.0	13.1	Aug 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	7,381	1,210	1,168	910	19.1	16.4	Nov 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	8,207	1,435	1,717	960	20.3	17.5	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+22.6%	+431.5%	+528.9%	+706.7%	+710.0%