KUZE, Apr-Dec (Cumulative 3Q) Ordinary Profit Increases by 2%, Exceeds Full-Year Plan

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Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:40 pm JST Earnings

2708 KUZE CO., LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

KUZE CO., LTD. <2708> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 14th (15:40). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to December) was 1.9 billion yen, a 2.1% increase compared to the same period last year. The progress rate toward the full-year plan of 1.45 billion yen is 131.2%, already exceeding the target and also exceeding the same period of the previous year of 96.1%.

Based on the cumulative third-quarter performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit/loss for the January to March period (4Q) is expected to turn into a loss of 0.45 billion yen (compared to a profit of 0.07 billion yen in the same period last year).

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (3Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 10.9% from the same period last year, reaching 1.03 billion yen. However, the operating profit margin worsened from 5.1% in the same period last year to 4.3%.

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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	42,166	585	634	550	119.9	70.4	Feb 10, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2023	49,064	1,807	1,863	1,944	420.4	96.1	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2024	51,975	1,537	1,902	1,561	337.5	131.2	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.9%	-14.9%	+2.1%	-19.7%	-19.7%

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	32,928	954	1,006	769	166.2	42	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	33,566	664	579	404	87.3	15	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+1.9%	-30.4%	-42.4%	-47.5%	-47.5%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	56,460	842	900	832	181.0	12	May 15, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	64,474	1,861	1,939	2,008	434.1	42	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	67,000	1,400	1,450	1,300	281.0	15	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+3.9%	-24.8%	-25.2%	-35.3%	-35.3%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	17,518	900	930	705	152.5	5.1	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	15,410	54	76	64	13.8	0.4	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	17,018	424	448	624	135.0	2.5	Aug 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	16,416	312	423	272	58.8	1.9	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	18,541	801	1,031	665	143.8	4.3	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.8%	-11.0%	+10.9%	-5.7%	-5.7%