Media Research Institute, The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Upward by 45%, Exceeded Record Profit Forecast

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Fri Mar 14, 2025 3:00 pm JST Earnings

9242 Media Research Institute,Inc. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Media Research Institute,Inc. <9242> [TSE Growth] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on March 14th (15:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending July 2025 (August 2024 to January 2025) expanded 495 million yen, an increase 87.5% compared to the same period last year.

In addition, the full-year consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 45.3%, from the previous forecast of 203 million yen to 295 million yen (compared to 193 million yen in the previous period), increasing the growth rate from 5.2% to 52.8%. The company has further increased its previous forecast of record profits for the first time in two years.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary loss for the February to July period (2H) is expected to expand to a loss of 200 million yen (compared to a loss of 71 million yen in the same period last year).

In the most recent three-month period, from November to January (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit increased 77.3% from the same period last year, reaching 585 million yen. The operating profit margin rose from 51.3% in the same period last year to 58.6%.

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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	617	228	227	158	132.8	112.9	Mar 10, 2023	J-GAAP
Aug - Jan, 2023	770	263	264	172	143.3	136.8	Mar 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Aug - Jan, 2024	1,162	494	495	335	273.1	167.8	Mar 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+50.9%	+87.8%	+87.5%	+94.8%	+90.6%

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 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Aug - Jan, 2024 Results	1,162	494	495	335	273.1	0	Mar 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	－	－	－	－	－

Guidance Update

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul, 2025 Prev	1,543	201	203	110	89.4	0	Sep 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul, 2025 New	1,543	291	295	195	158.5	0	Mar 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	0.0%	+44.8%	+45.3%	+77.3%	+77.3%

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	385	-74	-71	-67	-55.1	0	Sep 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb - Jul, 2025 Guidance	381	-203	-200	-140	-113.8	0	Mar 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-1.0%	-174.3%	-181.7%	-109.0%	-106.6%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul, 2023	955	202	201	121	101.9	0	Sep 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Jul, 2024	1,155	189	193	105	86.3	0	Sep 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul, 2025 Guidance	1,543	291	295	195	158.5	0	Mar 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+33.6%	+54.0%	+52.8%	+85.7%	+83.6%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Nov - Jan, 2023	643	330	330	223	185.8	51.3	Mar 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb - Apr, 2024	263	27	29	18	14.9	10.3	Jun 7, 2024	J-GAAP
May - Jul, 2024	122	-101	-100	-85	-69.9	-82.8	Sep 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Aug - Oct, 2024	163	-91	-90	-63	-52.0	-55.8	Dec 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Nov - Jan, 2024	999	585	585	398	324.4	58.6	Mar 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+55.4%	+77.3%	+77.3%	+78.5%	+74.6%