Universal Entertainment, Returning to Profitability This Year

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Thu Feb 13, 2025 5:00 pm JST Earnings

6425 Universal Entertainment Corporation 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Universal Entertainment Corporation <6425> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 13th (17:00). The consolidated ordinary profit/loss for the fiscal year ending December 2024 turned into a loss of 5.59 billion yen (compared to a profit of 38 billion yen in the previous period). The result was better than the previously estimated deficit of loss of 8.7 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending December 2025, the profit is expected to recover to profit of 1 billion yen.

At the same time, the company has left the annual dividend for the current term undetermined.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 10.3% from the same period last year, reaching 6.37 billion yen. However, the operating profit margin sharply declined from 25.3% in the same period last year to 7.7%.

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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	140,998	12,085	13,933	11,506	148.5	0	Feb 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Dec, 2023	178,995	30,480	38,080	28,439	367.0	40	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	126,328	3,024	-5,599	-15,569	-200.9	30	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-29.4%	-90.1%	－	－	－

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	126,000	2,000	-8,700	-18,300	-236.2	30	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 Results	126,328	3,024	-5,599	-15,569	-200.9	30	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+0.3%	+51.2%	+35.6%	+14.9%	+14.9%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	62,907	3,264	5,567	525	6.8	30	Aug 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	－	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	178,995	30,480	38,080	28,439	367.0	40	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	126,328	3,024	-5,599	-15,569	-200.9	30	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance	150,000	16,000	1,000	800	10.3	－	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+18.7%	+429.1%	－	－	－

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	54,901	13,915	5,782	4,496	58.0	25.3	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	34,427	4,023	5,575	3,450	44.5	11.7	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	28,480	-759	-8	-2,925	-37.8	-2.7	Aug 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	29,459	-2,841	-17,541	-19,986	-257.9	-9.6	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	33,962	2,601	6,375	3,892	50.2	7.7	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-38.1%	-81.3%	+10.3%	-13.4%	-13.4%