Central Forest Group, 3% Increase in Ordinary Profit, Update Record High for Fourth Consecutive Term, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 5 yen, This Fiscal Year to Increase Dividend by 5 yen

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Fri Feb 14, 2025 1:20 pm JST Earnings

7675 Central Forest Group, Inc. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Central Forest Group, Inc. <7675> [NSE Main] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on February 14th (13:20). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending December 2024 increased 11.8% from the previous period to 3.14 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending December 2025, the profit is expected to grow by 2.7% to 3.23 billion yen, marking the fourth consecutive term of record-high profits. This will be the fifth consecutive term of revenue and profit growth.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 50 yen to 55 yen (compared to 43 yen in the prior term), and has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 60 yen, an increase of 5 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 11.8% from the same period last year, reaching 1.26 billion yen. The operating profit margin remained almost flat, changing from 1.2% in the same period last year to 1.3%.

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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	312,649	1,622	1,917	1,268	144.5	34	Feb 10, 2023	J-GAAP
Dec, 2023	328,838	2,528	2,813	1,959	228.1	43	Feb 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	348,074	2,817	3,144	2,250	263.6	55	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.8%	+11.4%	+11.8%	+14.9%	+15.6%

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	336,000	2,530	2,830	1,970	230.8	50	Feb 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 Results	348,074	2,817	3,144	2,250	263.6	55	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+3.6%	+11.3%	+11.1%	+14.2%	+14.2%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	163,471	928	1,088	728	85.2	25	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	30	Feb 14, 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	328,838	2,528	2,813	1,959	228.1	43	Feb 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	348,074	2,817	3,144	2,250	263.6	55	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance	360,000	2,910	3,230	2,320	283.7	60	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+3.4%	+3.3%	+2.7%	+3.1%	+7.6%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	87,560	1,053	1,129	826	96.2	1.2	Feb 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	77,334	398	456	307	35.9	0.5	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	86,137	530	632	421	49.3	0.6	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	91,338	719	794	540	63.2	0.8	Nov 6, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	93,265	1,170	1,262	982	115.1	1.3	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+6.5%	+11.1%	+11.8%	+18.9%	+19.7%