PILOT, 6% Decrease in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 11 yen, Plan to Continue the 117 yen Policy This Fiscal Year as Well

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Fri Feb 14, 2025 4:00 pm JST Earnings

7846 PILOT CORPORATION 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

PILOT CORPORATION <7846> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 14th (16:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending December 2024 decreased 3.5% from the previous period to 20.1 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending December 2025, the profit is expected to decrease by 5.5% from the previous period to 19 billion yen. This will be the third consecutive term of declining profits.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 106 yen to 117 yen (compared to 100 yen in the prior term), and has decided to continue with a dividend of 117 yen for the current term as well.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit increased 34.3% from the same period last year, reaching 4.74 billion yen. However, the operating profit margin decreased from 13.8% in the same period last year to 11.5%.

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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	112,850	21,244	22,633	15,773	399.9	90	Feb 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Dec, 2023	118,590	19,003	20,840	13,661	346.3	100	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	126,168	17,805	20,110	15,181	388.5	117	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+6.4%	-6.3%	-3.5%	+11.1%	+12.2%

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	126,000	18,000	20,000	14,000	363.3	106	Aug 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 Results	126,168	17,805	20,110	15,181	388.5	117	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+0.1%	-1.1%	+0.5%	+8.4%	+7.0%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	65,639	9,951	12,676	8,933	226.7	53	Aug 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	58.50	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	118,590	19,003	20,840	13,661	346.3	100	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	126,168	17,805	20,110	15,181	388.5	117	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance	133,000	18,000	19,000	14,500	376.2	117	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.4%	+1.1%	-5.5%	-4.5%	-3.2%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	30,339	4,177	3,535	1,673	42.4	13.8	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	28,799	2,980	4,114	2,700	68.5	10.3	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	36,840	6,971	8,562	6,233	158.2	18.9	Aug 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	29,665	4,290	2,686	2,928	74.6	14.5	Nov 6, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	30,864	3,564	4,748	3,320	85.0	11.5	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+1.7%	-14.7%	+34.3%	+98.4%	+100.4%