UNION TOOL CO, 1% Increase in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 15 yen, This Fiscal Year to Increase Dividend by 5 yen

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Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:00 pm JST Earnings

6278 UNION TOOL CO. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

UNION TOOL CO. <6278> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on February 14th (15:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending December 2024 expanded 75.1% from the previous period to 7.13 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending December 2025, the profit is nearly flat with a slight increase of 1.0% to 7.2 billion yen.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 90 yen to 105 yen (compared to 84 yen in the prior term), and has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 110 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 surged 2.6 times that of the same period last year, reaching 2.3 billion yen. The operating profit margin jumped from 11.7% in the same period last year to 26.8%.

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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	29,091	6,190	6,737	4,996	289.2	84	Feb 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Dec, 2023	25,338	3,778	4,073	3,077	178.2	84	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	32,606	6,878	7,132	5,283	305.9	105	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+28.7%	+82.1%	+75.1%	+71.7%	+71.7%

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	30,100	6,200	6,500	4,500	260.5	90	Nov 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 Results	32,606	6,878	7,132	5,283	305.9	105	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+8.3%	+10.9%	+9.7%	+17.4%	+17.4%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	15,794	3,108	3,362	2,527	146.3	45	Aug 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	16,500	3,400	3,400	2,450	141.8	55	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+4.5%	+9.4%	+1.1%	-3.0%	-3.1%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2023	25,338	3,778	4,073	3,077	178.2	84	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	32,606	6,878	7,132	5,283	305.9	105	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance	34,000	7,000	7,200	5,100	295.2	110	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+4.3%	+1.8%	+1.0%	-3.5%	-3.5%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	6,359	743	901	722	41.8	11.7	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	7,423	1,422	1,630	1,198	69.4	19.2	May 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	8,371	1,686	1,732	1,329	76.9	20.1	Aug 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	7,031	1,150	1,462	1,035	59.9	16.4	Nov 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	9,781	2,620	2,308	1,721	99.6	26.8	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+53.8%	+252.6%	+156.2%	+138.4%	+138.3%