Hatena, First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 7.4 times, Nov-Jan Ordinary Profit Increases by 8.1 times

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Fri Mar 14, 2025 12:00 pm JST Earnings

3930 Hatena Co., Ltd 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Hatena Co., Ltd <3930> [TSE Growth] announced its financial results at noon (12:00) on March 14th. The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending July 2025 (August 2024 to January 2025) surged 7.4 times that of the same period last year, reaching 229 million yen. The progress rate toward the full-year plan of 304 million yen was 75.3%, also surpassing the five-year average of 43.4%.

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 grow 25.0% from the same period last year, reaching 75 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from November to January (2Q), the ordinary profit surged 8.1 times that of the same period last year, reaching 137 million yen. The operating profit margin drastically improved from 2.3% in the same period last year to 13.5%.

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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, 2022	1,568	99	94	54	18.3	51.6	Feb 28, 2023	J-GAAP
Aug - Jan, 2023	1,622	17	31	20	7.0	34.1	Mar 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Aug - Jan, 2024	1,964	224	229	157	53.2	75.3	Mar 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+21.1%	+1,217.6%	+638.7%	+685.0%	+660.7%

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	－	－	Sep 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Aug - Jan, 2024 Results	1,964	224	229	157	53.2	0	Mar 14, 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	1,687	51	60	42	14.3	0	Sep 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb - Jul, 2025 Guidance	1,842	76	75	52	17.4	－	Mar 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+9.2%	+49.0%	+25.0%	+23.8%	+21.7%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul, 2023	3,150	173	182	99	33.7	0	Sep 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Jul, 2024	3,309	68	91	62	21.1	0	Sep 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul, 2025 Guidance	3,806	300	304	209	70.0	－	Dec 13, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+15.0%	+341.2%	+234.1%	+237.1%	+231.1%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Nov - Jan, 2023	821	19	17	11	3.8	2.3	Mar 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb - Apr, 2024	756	-56	-44	-29	-10.9	-7.4	May 31, 2024	J-GAAP
May - Jul, 2024	931	107	104	71	24.2	11.5	Sep 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Aug - Oct, 2024	956	88	92	63	21.4	9.2	Dec 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Nov - Jan, 2024	1,008	136	137	94	31.8	13.5	Mar 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+22.8%	+615.8%	+705.9%	+754.5%	+728.9%