ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL CENTER, First Half Operating Profit Turns to Loss, Oct-Dec Operating Profit Decreases by 82%

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Fri Feb 14, 2025 2:00 pm JST Earnings

4657 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL CENTER CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

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ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL CENTER CO.,LTD. <4657> [TSE Std] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on February 14th (14:00). The consolidated operating profit/loss for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending June 2025 (July to December) turned into a loss of 27 million yen (compared to a profit of 2 million yen in the same period last year).

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated operating profit for the January to June period (2H) is expected to grow 3.1% from the same period last year, reaching 337 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (2Q), the consolidated operating profit significantly dropped to 24 million yen, a 82.2% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin sharply declined from 10.8% in the same period last year to 1.7%.

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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	2,044	-115	-121	-111	-23.7	ー	Jan 27, 2023	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2023	1,927	2	-4	-26	-5.6	ー	Jan 26, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2024	2,493	-27	-32	-74	-15.6	ー	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+29.4%	－	-700.0%	-184.6%	-179.6%

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	－	0	Aug 16, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2024 Results	2,493	-27	-32	-74	-15.6	0	Feb 14, 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	3,667	327	330	244	51.8	12	Aug 16, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	3,507	337	332	204	42.6	8	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-4.4%	+3.1%	+0.6%	-16.4%	-17.7%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jun, 2023	5,343	52	50	-41	-8.8	5	Aug 18, 2023	J-GAAP
Jun, 2024	5,594	329	326	218	46.3	12	Aug 16, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun, 2025 Guidance	6,000	310	300	130	27.2	8	Aug 16, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+7.3%	-5.8%	-8.0%	-40.4%	-41.3%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	1,254	135	132	86	18.5	10.8	Jan 26, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	2,282	354	357	237	50.3	15.5	Apr 26, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	1,385	-27	-27	7	1.5	-1.9	Aug 16, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	1,100	-51	-54	-63	-13.5	-4.6	Nov 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	1,393	24	22	-11	-2.3	1.7	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+11.1%	-82.2%	-83.3%	－	－