Geolocation Technology, First Half Ordinary Profit Decreases by 36%, Oct-Dec Ordinary Profit Decreases by 45%

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Thu Feb 13, 2025 6:05 pm JST Earnings

4018 Geolocation Technology, Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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Geolocation Technology, Inc. <4018> [FSE Q-bd] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 13th (18:05). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending June 2025 (July to December) dropped 35.9% from the same period last year to 25 million yen. The progress rate toward the full-year plan of 85 million yen was 29.4%, also falling below the four-year average of 60.4%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the ordinary profit for the January to June period (2H) is expected to expand 57.9% from the same period last year, reaching 60 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (2Q), the ordinary profit dropped to 12 million yen, a 45.5% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin significantly dropped from 12.0% in the same period last year to 7.0%.

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Actual Results

Accumulated Results 2nd Quarter

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Progress Rate vs. First Half	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Dec, 2022	379	72	73	49	32.9	62.4	Feb 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2023	363	39	39	26	17.4	50.6	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2024	335	25	25	16	10.4	29.4	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-7.7%	-35.9%	-35.9%	-38.5%	-40.2%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Dec, 2024 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	－	Aug 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2024 Results	335	25	25	16	10.4	0	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	－	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	353	37	38	11	7.3	10	Aug 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	435	60	60	42	26.8	10	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+23.2%	+62.2%	+57.9%	+281.8%	+269.0%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jun, 2023	767	116	117	37	25.0	5	Aug 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Jun, 2024	716	76	77	37	24.4	10	Aug 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun, 2025 Guidance	770	85	85	58	36.9	10	Aug 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+7.5%	+11.8%	+10.4%	+56.8%	+51.5%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	183	22	22	14	9.4	12.0	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	187	15	15	-7	-4.6	8.0	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	166	22	23	18	11.9	13.3	Aug 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	164	13	13	8	5.8	7.9	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	171	12	12	8	5.2	7.0	Feb 13, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-6.6%	-45.5%	-45.5%	-42.9%	-44.4%