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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

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 1,710 134.2 52 Feb 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +16.9% +10.6% +10.0% +8.4% +12.4%

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%

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