KPP GROUP, The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Downward to an Unexpected 25% Decrease, Dividend Revised Upward by 2 yen

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Fri Feb 14, 2025 8:00 am JST Earnings

9274 KPP GROUP HOLDINGS CO., LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

KPP GROUP HOLDINGS CO., LTD. <9274> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results in the morning on February 14th (08:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to December) decreased 22.8% from the same period last year to 5.94 billion yen.

In addition, the full-year consolidated ordinary profit has decreased 31.1%, from the previous forecast of 13.5 billion yen to 9.3 billion yen (compared to 12.4 billion yen in the previous period). This changes the outlook from an anticipated profit increase to a projection of a 25.5% decrease in profit.

Based on the full-year plan announced by the company after the downward revision, our estimate of the consolidated ordinary profit for the October to March period (2H) has decreased 46.5%, from the previous forecast of 9.04 billion yen to 4.84 billion yen (compared to 6.46 billion yen in the same period of the previous year). This changes the outlook from an anticipated profit increase to a projection of a 25.1% decrease in profit.

At the same time, the company has increased its planned annual dividend for the current fiscal year from the original plan of 32 yen to 34 yen (compared to 22 yen in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (3Q), the consolidated ordinary profit decreased to 1.48 billion yen, a 11.8% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin worsened from 1.7% in the same period last year to 1.3%.

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Actual Results

Accumulated Results 3rd Quarter

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Progress Rate vs. First Half	Announce	Accounting Standards
Apr - Dec, 2022	493,068	17,268	16,122	13,093	182.4	87.6	Feb 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2023	483,181	9,832	7,700	5,806	81.1	61.7	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2024	500,823	8,754	5,947	4,951	72.6	63.9	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+3.7%	-11.0%	-22.8%	-14.7%	-10.4%

Guidance Update

Second Half Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2024 Prev	321,057	9,922	9,041	7,749	117.5	16	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 New	336,057	6,422	4,841	4,449	67.5	18	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+4.7%	-35.3%	-46.5%	-42.6%	-42.6%

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2025 Prev	655,000	16,500	13,500	11,000	166.8	32	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 New	670,000	13,000	9,300	7,700	116.7	34	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+2.3%	-21.2%	-31.1%	-30.0%	-30.0%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2023	323,754	8,686	6,463	5,903	83.0	11	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	336,057	6,422	4,841	4,449	67.5	18	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+3.8%	-26.1%	-25.1%	-24.6%	-18.7%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	659,656	20,401	18,404	15,722	219.1	20	May 15, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	644,435	15,819	12,475	10,613	149.2	22	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	670,000	13,000	9,300	7,700	116.7	34	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+4.0%	-17.8%	-25.5%	-27.4%	-21.8%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	162,500	2,699	1,688	1,096	15.3	1.7	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	161,254	5,987	4,775	4,807	67.6	3.7	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	162,452	2,986	2,248	1,649	24.0	1.8	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	171,491	3,592	2,211	1,602	23.3	2.1	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	166,880	2,176	1,488	1,700	24.9	1.3	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.7%	-19.4%	-11.8%	+55.1%	+62.9%