KOKUYO, 0.4％ Increase in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 1 yen, This Fiscal Year to Increase Dividend by 14 yen

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Fri Feb 14, 2025 12:00 pm JST Earnings

7984 KOKUYO CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

KOKUYO CO.,LTD. <7984> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results at noon (12:00) on February 14th. The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending December 2024 decreased 6.1% from the previous period to 24.4 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending December 2025, the profit is nearly flat with a slight increase of 0.4% to 24.5 billion yen. This will be the third consecutive term of revenue growth.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 76 yen to 77 yen (compared to 66.5 yen in the prior term), and has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 91 yen, an increase of 14 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 20.6% from the same period last year, reaching 5.21 billion yen. The operating profit margin remained almost flat, changing from 5.2% in the same period last year to 5.2%.

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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	300,929	19,128	21,161	18,237	157.8	57	Feb 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Dec, 2023	328,753	23,830	25,989	19,069	165.6	66.50	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	338,227	22,028	24,410	21,787	192.2	77	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.9%	-7.6%	-6.1%	+14.3%	+16.0%

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	338,000	21,500	23,500	21,400	188.9	76	Oct 28, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 Results	338,227	22,028	24,410	21,787	192.2	77	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+0.1%	+2.5%	+3.9%	+1.8%	+1.7%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	178,681	15,676	17,974	15,625	137.7	38	Jul 29, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	191,000	16,000	16,400	12,100	107.1	45.50	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+6.9%	+2.1%	-8.8%	-22.6%	-22.3%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2023	328,753	23,830	25,989	19,069	165.6	66.50	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	338,227	22,028	24,410	21,787	192.2	77	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance	366,000	24,000	24,500	20,100	177.9	91	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+8.2%	+9.0%	+0.4%	-7.7%	-7.4%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	79,940	4,153	4,322	4,195	36.4	5.2	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	96,087	11,791	12,565	11,978	105.5	12.3	Apr 26, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	82,594	3,885	5,409	3,647	32.2	4.7	Jul 29, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	72,868	1,834	1,223	749	6.6	2.5	Oct 28, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	86,678	4,518	5,213	5,413	47.7	5.2	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+8.4%	+8.8%	+20.6%	+29.0%	+31.0%