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Laox Holdings, 2.8 times Increase in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Resuming Dividends at 2 yen for the First Time in twenty terms., This Fiscal Year to Increase Dividend by 1 yen

Fri Feb 14, 2025 4:00 pm JST Earnings

8202 Laox Holdings CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Laox Holdings CO.,LTD. <8202> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 14th (16:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending December 2024 dropped 59.3% from the previous period to 0.22 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending December 2025, the profit is expected to surge 2.8 times the previous term, reaching 0.63 billion yen. This will be the third consecutive term of revenue growth.

At the same time, the company increased the final dividend for the previous term from no dividends to 2 yen dividends were reinstated for the first time intwenty terms., and has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 3 yen, an increase of 1 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit dropped to 1.12 billion yen, a 37.6% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin drastically worsened from 8.9% in the same period last year to 5.5%.

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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 55,127 49 490 69 0.8 0 Feb 10, 2023 J-GAAP
Dec, 2023 60,187 284 555 2,043 22.4 0 Feb 9, 2024 J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 61,517 142 226 670 7.3 2 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +2.2% -50.0% -59.3% -67.2% -67.2%

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 61,500 140 220 670 7.3 0 Feb 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 Results 61,517 142 226 670 7.3 2 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +0.0% +1.4% +2.7% 0.0% 0.0%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024 27,747 -775 -581 -90 -1.0 － Aug 9, 2024 J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance ー ー ー ー － － 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 60,187 284 555 2,043 22.4 0 Feb 9, 2024 J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 61,517 142 226 670 7.3 2 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance 63,000 630 630 800 8.8 3 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +2.4% +343.7% +178.8% +19.4% +19.2%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023 20,545 1,819 1,804 963 10.5 8.9 Feb 9, 2024 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024 12,770 -902 -798 -799 -8.8 -7.1 May 10, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024 14,977 127 217 709 7.8 0.8 Aug 9, 2024 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024 15,279 -104 -318 -362 -4.0 -0.7 Nov 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 18,491 1,021 1,125 1,122 12.3 5.5 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -10.0% -43.9% -37.6% +16.5% +16.6%

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