MarkLines, 10% Increase in Ordinary Profit, Update Record High for Sixteenth Consecutive Term, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 6 yen, This Fiscal Year to Increase Dividend by 4 yen

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Thu Feb 13, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

3901 MarkLines Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

MarkLines Co.,Ltd. <3901> [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 12.0% from the previous period to 2.22 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending December 2025, the profit is expected to grow by 10.0% to 2.45 billion yen, marking the sixteenth consecutive term of record-high profits. This will be the fifteenth consecutive term of revenue and the sixteenth consecutive term of profit growth.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 42 yen to 48 yen (compared to 36 yen in the prior term), and has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 52 yen, an increase of 4 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 21.0% from the same period last year, reaching 0.64 billion yen. However, the operating profit margin decreased from 42.6% in the same period last year to 40.2%.

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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	4,125	1,623	1,622	1,139	86.3	29	Feb 9, 2023	J-GAAP
Dec, 2023	4,845	1,991	1,988	1,383	104.7	36	Feb 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	5,562	2,216	2,227	1,577	119.4	48	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+14.8%	+11.3%	+12.0%	+14.0%	+14.0%

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	5,700	2,300	2,300	1,600	121.0	42	Feb 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 Results	5,562	2,216	2,227	1,577	119.4	48	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-2.4%	-3.7%	-3.2%	-1.4%	-1.3%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	2,785	1,113	1,119	788	59.6	0	Aug 5, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	3,250	1,220	1,220	850	64.3	0	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+16.7%	+9.6%	+9.0%	+7.9%	+7.7%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2023	4,845	1,991	1,988	1,383	104.7	36	Feb 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	5,562	2,216	2,227	1,577	119.4	48	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance	6,500	2,450	2,450	1,710	129.3	52	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+16.9%	+10.6%	+10.0%	+8.4%	+8.3%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	1,260	537	534	377	28.5	42.6	Feb 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	1,589	644	646	456	34.6	40.5	May 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	1,196	469	473	332	25.1	39.2	Aug 5, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	1,206	472	462	340	25.7	39.1	Nov 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	1,571	631	646	449	34.0	40.2	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+24.7%	+17.5%	+21.0%	+19.1%	+19.1%