WA Inc, Last Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Downward to an Unexpected 6% Decrease

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Wed Mar 12, 2025 3:30 pm JST Revision

7683 WA,Inc. 【J-GAAP】

Guidance Update Report

WA,Inc. <7683> [TSE Prime] announced a performance revision after the market closed on March 12th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending January 2025 has decreased 33.0%, from the previous forecast of 2.36 billion yen to 1.58 billion yen (compared to 1.69 billion yen in the previous period). This changes the outlook from an anticipated profit increase to a projection of a 6.2% decrease in profit.

Based on the downwardly revised full-year plan announced by the company, our calculation indicates that the August to January period (2H) consolidated ordinary profit has decreased 49.5%, from the previous forecast of 1.57 billion yen to 0.79 billion yen (compared to 0.86 billion yen in the same period of the previous year). This changes the outlook from an anticipated profit increase to a projection of a 8.3% decrease in profit.

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Guidance Update

Second Half Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Aug - Jan, 2024 Prev	12,224	1,527	1,579	1,047	54.9	11	Oct 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Aug - Jan, 2024 New	11,539	817	797	531	27.9	11	Mar 12, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-5.6%	-46.5%	-49.5%	-49.3%	-49.2%

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan, 2025 Prev	23,485	2,380	2,369	1,512	79.3	17	Oct 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan, 2025 New	22,800	1,670	1,587	996	52.3	17	Mar 12, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-2.9%	-29.8%	-33.0%	-34.1%	-34.0%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Aug - Jan, 2023	10,922	895	869	671	35.2	8.75	Mar 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Aug - Jan, 2024 Guidance	11,539	817	797	531	27.9	11	Mar 12, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.6%	-8.7%	-8.3%	-20.9%	-20.9%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan, 2023	17,598	1,186	1,084	689	36.2	6.25	Mar 17, 2023	J-GAAP
Jan, 2024	21,260	1,762	1,692	1,163	61.1	8.75	Mar 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan, 2025 Guidance	22,800	1,670	1,587	996	52.3	17	Mar 12, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+7.2%	-5.2%	-6.2%	-14.4%	-14.4%