FUJICOPIAN, Operating Profit/Loss Unexpectedly Turn to Loss for Last Fiscal Year, Returning to Profitability This Year, Despite Last Fiscal Year's Dividend Increase, This Fiscal Year to Decrease Dividend

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Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

7957 FUJICOPIAN CO., LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

FUJICOPIAN CO., LTD. <7957> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 14th (15:30). The consolidated operating loss for the fiscal year ending December 2024 was loss of 15 million yen, a reduction in the deficit compared to loss of 15 million yen in the previous term, falling below the forecast of a 60 million yen, and tuning into a loss. In the fiscal year ending December 2025, the profit is expected to turn into a profit of 80 million yen.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 63 yen to 78 yen (compared to 40 yen in the prior term), and has decided to reduce the dividend this fiscal year to 64 yen, a decrease of 14 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (4Q), the consolidated operating profit/loss turned to a profit of 295 million yen (compared to a loss of 229 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin drastically improved from -10.1% in the same period last year to 11.6%.

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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	9,851	545	644	490	320.4	97	Feb 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Dec, 2023	8,225	-774	-668	-856	-559.4	40	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	8,984	-15	94	397	259.9	78	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+9.2%	+98.1%	－	－	－

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	9,100	60	140	400	261.3	63	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 Results	8,984	-15	94	397	259.9	78	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-1.3%	－	-32.9%	-0.8%	-0.6%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	4,106	-307	-202	-214	-140.3	0	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	4,000	-280	-300	-320	-209.1	0	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-2.6%	+8.8%	-48.5%	-49.5%	-49.0%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2023	8,225	-774	-668	-856	-559.4	40	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	8,984	-15	94	397	259.9	78	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance	9,100	80	70	20	13.1	64	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+1.3%	－	-25.5%	-95.0%	-95.0%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	2,258	-229	-228	-326	-213.0	-10.1	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	1,897	-257	-224	-231	-151.4	-13.5	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	2,209	-50	22	17	11.1	-2.3	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	2,338	-3	-89	-128	-83.9	-0.1	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	2,540	295	385	739	483.7	11.6	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+12.5%	－	－	－	－