KOTOBUKIYA, First Half Ordinary Profit Decreases by 51%, Oct-Dec Ordinary Profit Decreases by 8%

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Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:31 pm JST Earnings

7809 KOTOBUKIYA CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

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KOTOBUKIYA CO.,LTD. <7809> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 14th (15:31). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending June 2025 (July to December) significantly dropped 51.2% from the same period last year to 0.21 billion yen. The progress rate toward the full-year plan of 1.66 billion yen was 12.6%, also falling below the five-year average of 46.7%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the ordinary profit for the January to June period (2H) is expected to grow 24.3% from the same period last year, reaching 1.45 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (2Q), the ordinary profit decreased to 0.28 billion yen, a 7.8% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin worsened from 8.7% in the same period last year to 6.7%.

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Actual Results

Accumulated Results 2nd Quarter

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Progress Rate vs. First Half	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Dec, 2022	9,824	1,695	1,623	1,121	142.2	63.8	Feb 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2023	7,376	466	430	293	37.0	26.9	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2024	6,754	226	210	138	17.4	12.6	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-8.4%	-51.5%	-51.2%	-52.9%	-52.8%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Dec, 2024 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	0	Aug 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2024 Results	6,754	226	210	138	17.4	0	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	－	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	9,003	1,190	1,170	810	102.2	35	Aug 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	10,246	1,474	1,454	1,016	127.0	40	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+13.8%	+23.9%	+24.3%	+25.4%	+24.3%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jun, 2023	18,099	2,614	2,545	1,757	222.5	30	Aug 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Jun, 2024	16,379	1,656	1,600	1,103	139.1	35	Aug 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun, 2025 Guidance	17,000	1,700	1,664	1,154	144.2	40	Aug 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+3.8%	+2.7%	+4.0%	+4.6%	+3.6%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	3,904	339	306	212	26.7	8.7	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	3,253	248	242	166	21.0	7.6	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	5,750	942	928	644	81.2	16.4	Aug 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	2,968	-27	-72	-53	-6.8	-0.9	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	3,786	253	282	191	24.1	6.7	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-3.0%	-25.4%	-7.8%	-9.9%	-9.8%