NICCA CHEMICAL, 7% Decrease in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 2 yen, This Fiscal Year to Increase Dividend by 8 yen

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Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:00 pm JST Earnings

4463 NICCA CHEMICAL CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

NICCA CHEMICAL CO.,LTD. <4463> [TSE Std] 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 57.3% from the previous period to 3.97 billion yen. However, for the fiscal year ending December 2025, the profit is expected to decrease by 6.9% from the previous period to 3.7 billion yen.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 50 yen to 52 yen (compared to 32 yen in the prior term), and has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 60 yen, an increase of 8 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit increased 59.7% from the same period last year, reaching 1.13 billion yen. The operating profit margin improved from 5.6% in the same period last year to 6.9%.

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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	50,627	2,628	3,132	2,114	134.1	30	Feb 10, 2023	J-GAAP
Dec, 2023	50,169	2,039	2,528	1,691	107.1	32	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	54,099	3,519	3,976	2,754	174.2	52	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+7.8%	+72.6%	+57.3%	+62.9%	+62.6%

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	53,500	3,200	3,700	2,200	139.0	50	Jul 31, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 Results	54,099	3,519	3,976	2,754	174.2	52	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+1.1%	+10.0%	+7.5%	+25.2%	+25.3%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	26,044	1,626	2,007	1,217	77.0	25	Jul 31, 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	50,169	2,039	2,528	1,691	107.1	32	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	54,099	3,519	3,976	2,754	174.2	52	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance	57,000	3,600	3,700	2,600	164.1	60	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.4%	+2.3%	-6.9%	-5.6%	-5.8%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	12,716	710	712	673	42.6	5.6	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	12,228	588	766	318	20.1	4.8	Apr 26, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	13,816	1,038	1,241	899	56.9	7.5	Jul 31, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	13,432	882	832	631	39.9	6.6	Oct 31, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	14,623	1,011	1,137	906	57.3	6.9	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+15.0%	+42.4%	+59.7%	+34.6%	+34.4%