Ecology & Combustion, First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 2.1 times, Nov-Jan Ordinary Profit Increases by 6%

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Thu Mar 13, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

6225 Ecology and Combustion Inc. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Ecology and Combustion Inc. <6225> [NSE Main] announced its financial results after the market closed on March 13th (15:30). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending July 2025 (August 2024 to January 2025) surged 2.1 times that of the same period last year, reaching 171 million yen. The progress rate toward the full-year plan of 331 million yen was 51.7%, also surpassing the progress rate of 26.4% from the same period of the previous year.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the ordinary profit for the February to July period (2H) is expected to decrease 28.3% from the same period last year to 160 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from November to January (2Q), the ordinary profit grew 6.4% from the same period last year, reaching 83 million yen. However, the operating profit margin decreased from 14.3% in the same period last year to 13.8%.

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Actual Results

Accumulated Results 2nd Quarter

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Progress Rate vs. First Half	Announce	Accounting Standards
Aug - Jan, 2023	861	79	80	54	30.0	26.4	Mar 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Aug - Jan, 2024	1,200	169	171	119	65.5	51.7	Mar 13, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+39.4%	+113.9%	+113.8%	+120.4%	+118.1%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Aug - Jan, 2024 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	0	Sep 5, 2024	J-GAAP
Aug - Jan, 2024 Results	1,200	169	171	119	65.5	0	Mar 13, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	－	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Feb - Jul, 2024	1,604	232	223	156	85.9	28	Sep 5, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb - Jul, 2025 Guidance	1,450	156	160	113	61.9	30	Mar 13, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-9.6%	-32.8%	-28.3%	-27.6%	-27.9%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul, 2023	2,381	243	228	277	156.7	25	Sep 7, 2023	J-GAAP
Jul, 2024	2,465	311	303	210	115.6	28	Sep 5, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul, 2025 Guidance	2,650	325	331	232	127.1	30	Sep 5, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+7.5%	+4.5%	+9.2%	+10.5%	+10.0%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Nov - Jan, 2023	538	77	78	53	29.5	14.3	Mar 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb - Apr, 2024	551	27	18	15	8.3	4.9	Jun 12, 2024	J-GAAP
May - Jul, 2024	1,053	205	205	141	77.6	19.5	Sep 5, 2024	J-GAAP
Aug - Oct, 2024	613	88	88	67	37.0	14.4	Dec 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Nov - Jan, 2024	587	81	83	52	28.6	13.8	Mar 13, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+9.1%	+5.2%	+6.4%	-1.9%	-2.9%