MOONBAT, The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Upward by 20%, Dividend Revised Upward by 12 yen

About Information Provided on This Site

The information provided on our website 'Kabutan.com' is not intended to constitute investment solicitation or investment advisory services.
All investment decisions should be made at your own discretion and judgment.
The data on our website is provided by Tokyo Stock Exchange, Osaka Exchange, Nagoya Securities Exchange, JPX Market Innovation & Research, Japannext, and other sources.
Copyright of the Nikkei Stock Average belongs to Nikkei Inc. Stock price charts displayed on Kabutan.com are provided solely for the purpose of reviewing historical price movements of the securities.
These charts neither suggest nor guarantee future price movements of the securities and do not constitute recommendations to buy or sell.
In our financial results coverage, the term 'Surprise Results' identifies securities that demonstrate a significant degree of surprise in their earnings announcements.
This significance is quantitatively assessed based on multiple factors, including: the nature of the announcement (full-year or quarterly results); types of revisions (earnings or dividend forecasts); and numerical analysis comparing the announced results with both the company's previous forecasts and historical performance.
The 'Surprise Ranking' presents these results in order of their calculated surprise factor. Please note that neither these results nor rankings are intended to suggest or guarantee future performance of the listed securities, nor should they be construed as recommendations to buy or sell.

Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

8115 MOONBAT Co., Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

MOONBAT Co., Ltd. <8115> [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) expanded 758 million yen, an increase 40.6% compared to the same period last year.

In addition, the full-year consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 20.0%, from the previous forecast of 500 million yen to 600 million yen (compared to 488 million yen in the previous period), increasing the growth rate from 2.5% to 23.0%.

Based on the full-year plan announced by the company after the upward revision, our estimate of the consolidated ordinary profit/loss for the October to March period (2H) has been revised upward from an expected loss of 104 million yen to a loss of 4 million yen (compared to a profit of 13 million yen in the same period of the previous year), indicating a reduction in the loss margin.

In light of the strong performance, the company has significantly increased its planned annual dividend for the current fiscal year from the original plan of 32 yen to 44 yen (compared to 20 yen in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (3Q), the consolidated ordinary profit surged 2.4 times that of the same period last year, reaching 154 million yen. The operating profit margin improved from 3.6% in the same period last year to 5.2%.

Kabutan News

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	7,241	113	171	152	32.5	97.2	Feb 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2023	8,306	530	539	545	119.3	110.5	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2024	9,272	792	758	618	137.2	126.3	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+11.6%	+49.4%	+40.6%	+13.4%	+15.0%

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	4,828	-208	-104	-154	-34.2	17	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 New	5,128	-8	-4	-4	-0.9	29	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+6.2%	+96.2%	+96.2%	+97.4%	+97.4%

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2025 Prev	11,500	450	500	350	77.6	32	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 New	11,800	650	600	500	110.9	44	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+2.6%	+44.4%	+20.0%	+42.9%	+42.9%

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	4,832	-6	13	126	27.6	20	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	5,128	-8	-4	-4	-0.9	29	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+6.1%	-33.3%	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	9,580	114	176	140	30.0	6	May 15, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	10,610	434	488	545	119.3	20	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	11,800	650	600	500	110.9	44	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+11.2%	+49.8%	+23.0%	-8.3%	-7.0%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	2,528	90	64	126	27.6	3.6	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	2,304	-96	-51	0	0.0	-4.2	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	3,858	544	520	425	94.3	14.1	Aug 2, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	2,814	114	84	79	17.5	4.1	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	2,600	134	154	114	25.3	5.2	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.8%	+48.9%	+140.6%	-9.5%	-8.3%