Sun A.Kaken, The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Downward by 54%

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Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

4234 Sun A.Kaken Company,Limited 【J-GAAP】

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Sun A.Kaken Company,Limited <4234> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 14th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to December) surged 4.0 times that of the same period last year, reaching 183 million yen.

However, the full-year consolidated ordinary profit has decreased 53.8%, from the previous forecast of 325 million yen to 150 million yen (compared to 35 million yen in the previous period), leading to a reduction in the profit growth rate from 9.3 times to 4.3 times. However, the full-year consolidated net income has been revised upward 62.3%, from the previous forecast of 228 million yen to 370 million yen (compared to 348 million yen in the previous period), turning to a 6.3% increase in the consolidated net income outlook.

Based on the full-year plan announced by the company after the downward revision, our estimate of the consolidated ordinary profit/loss for the October to March period (2H) has been revised downward from an expected profit of 169 million yen to a loss of 6 million yen (compared to a profit of 8 million yen in the same period of the previous year), turning to a loss outlook.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (3Q), the consolidated ordinary profit increased 42.1% from the same period last year, reaching 27 million yen. However, the operating profit/loss margin remained almost flat, changing from -0.6% in the same period last year to -0.9%.

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Actual Results

Accumulated Results 3rd Quarter

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Progress Rate vs. First Half	Announce	Accounting Standards
Apr - Dec, 2022	20,989	-304	-95	-88	-8.0	ー	Feb 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2023	20,742	-165	46	307	29.0	131.4	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2024	22,216	30	183	399	38.2	122.0	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+7.1%	－	+297.8%	+30.0%	+31.9%

Guidance Update

Second Half Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2024 Prev	13,581	83	169	121	12.5	9	Nov 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 New	14,585	-97	-6	263	27.3	9	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+7.4%	－	－	+117.4%	+117.4%

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2025 Prev	28,496	180	325	228	23.6	18	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 New	29,500	0	150	370	38.4	18	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+3.5%	－	-53.8%	+62.3%	+62.3%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2023	13,634	-74	8	340	32.1	9	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	14,585	-97	-6	263	27.3	9	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+7.0%	-31.1%	－	-22.6%	-15.1%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	27,870	-468	-236	-198	-18.1	20.50	May 15, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	27,521	-195	35	348	32.9	18	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	29,500	0	150	370	38.4	18	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+7.2%	－	+328.6%	+6.3%	+16.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	6,855	-44	19	299	28.2	-0.6	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	6,779	-30	-11	41	3.9	-0.4	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	7,458	138	210	100	9.5	1.9	Aug 5, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	7,457	-41	-54	7	0.7	-0.5	Nov 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	7,301	-67	27	292	28.0	-0.9	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+6.5%	-52.3%	+42.1%	-2.3%	-0.9%