AUCNET, 16% Decrease in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year

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Fri Feb 14, 2025 3:40 pm JST Earnings

3964 AUCNET INC. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

AUCNET INC. <3964> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 14th (15:40). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending December 2024 increased 6.7% from the previous period to 7.2 billion yen. However, for the fiscal year ending December 2025, the profit is expected to decrease by 16.5% from the previous period to 6.02 billion yen.

At the same time, the company intends to pay an annual dividend of 38 yen for the current fiscal year, with the actual dividend unchanged from the previous year's dividend after taking the forward stock split into account.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 22.1% from the same period last year, reaching 1.5 billion yen. However, the operating profit margin decreased from 11.2% in the same period last year to 9.0%.

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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	40,455	6,601	6,699	4,346	79.7	24	Feb 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Dec, 2023	43,303	6,663	6,755	4,368	87.9	26.50	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	55,910	7,005	7,207	4,485	94.2	38	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+29.1%	+5.1%	+6.7%	+2.7%	+7.2%

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	58,000	7,000	7,090	4,508	94.4	28.50	Aug 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 Results	55,910	7,005	7,207	4,485	94.2	38	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-3.6%	+0.1%	+1.7%	-0.5%	-0.2%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	26,571	3,855	3,987	2,550	53.8	14	Aug 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	19	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	－	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2023	43,303	6,663	6,755	4,368	87.9	26.50	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	55,910	7,005	7,207	4,485	94.2	38	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance	59,000	6,000	6,020	3,700	82.0	38	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.5%	-14.3%	-16.5%	-17.5%	-13.0%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	11,061	1,240	1,234	856	17.2	11.2	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	10,988	2,044	2,118	1,392	29.4	18.6	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	15,583	1,811	1,869	1,158	24.4	11.6	Aug 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	13,872	1,755	1,713	1,044	22.0	12.7	Nov 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	15,467	1,395	1,507	891	18.7	9.0	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+39.8%	+12.5%	+22.1%	+4.1%	+8.6%