DRAFT, 9% Increase in Ordinary Profit, Update Record High for Second Consecutive Term, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 5 yen, This Fiscal Year to Increase Dividend by 2 yen

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Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

5070 DRAFT Inc. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

DRAFT Inc. <5070> [TSE Growth] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 14th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending December 2024 increased 19.9% from the previous period to 1.01 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending December 2025, the profit is expected to grow by 9.1% to 1.11 billion yen, marking the second consecutive term of record-high profits. This will be the fourth consecutive term of revenue and the third consecutive term of profit growth.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 7 yen to 12 yen (compared to 6 yen in the prior term), and has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 14 yen, an increase of 2 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit significantly dropped to 0.23 billion yen, a 71.0% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin sharply declined from 17.7% in the same period last year to 8.8%.

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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	8,287	108	87	21	2.1	5	Feb 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Dec, 2023	10,702	870	848	516	51.4	6	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	12,276	1,022	1,017	646	64.3	12	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+14.7%	+17.5%	+19.9%	+25.2%	+25.1%

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	12,000	980	960	580	57.8	7	Oct 25, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 Results	12,276	1,022	1,017	646	64.3	12	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+2.3%	+4.3%	+5.9%	+11.4%	+11.4%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	6,685	579	559	342	34.2	0	Aug 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	4,600	-260	-285	-296	-29.5	0	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-31.2%	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2023	10,702	870	848	516	51.4	6	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	12,276	1,022	1,017	646	64.3	12	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance	13,300	1,150	1,110	670	66.7	14	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+8.3%	+12.5%	+9.1%	+3.7%	+3.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	4,618	818	817	537	53.5	17.7	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	2,777	302	289	185	18.4	10.9	May 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	3,908	277	270	157	15.7	7.1	Aug 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	2,986	215	221	127	12.7	7.2	Nov 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	2,605	228	237	177	17.6	8.8	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-43.6%	-72.1%	-71.0%	-67.0%	-67.0%