Maruzen CHI, 1% Increase in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Dividend Raised by 1 yen

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Fri Mar 14, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

3159 Maruzen CHI Holdings Co., Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Maruzen CHI Holdings Co., Ltd. <3159> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on March 14th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending January 2025 decreased 6.2% from the previous period to 3.45 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending January 2026, the profit is expected to grow by 1.3% to 3.5 billion yen. This will be the third consecutive term of revenue growth.

At the same time, the company has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 4 yen, an increase of 1 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from November to January (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit decreased to 1.2 billion yen, a 16.4% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin worsened from 3.6% in the same period last year to 2.8%.

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Actual Results

Historical Performance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan, 2023	162,799	3,129	3,061	1,773	19.2	2	Mar 16, 2023	J-GAAP
Jan, 2024	162,927	3,617	3,681	2,194	23.7	2	Mar 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan, 2025	165,557	3,395	3,454	3,908	42.2	3	Mar 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+1.6%	-6.1%	-6.2%	+78.1%	+78.1%

Full Year Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan, 2025 Guidance	164,500	3,400	3,350	3,900	42.1	3	Mar 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan, 2025 Results	165,557	3,395	3,454	3,908	42.2	3	Mar 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+0.6%	-0.1%	+3.1%	+0.2%	+0.2%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Feb - Jul, 2024	84,919	2,052	2,064	1,233	13.3	0	Sep 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb - Jul, 2025 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	0	Mar 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	－	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan, 2024	162,927	3,617	3,681	2,194	23.7	2	Mar 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan, 2025	165,557	3,395	3,454	3,908	42.2	3	Mar 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Jan, 2026 Guidance	175,000	3,600	3,500	2,300	24.9	4	Mar 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.7%	+6.0%	+1.3%	-41.1%	-41.2%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Nov - Jan, 2023	39,858	1,450	1,435	936	10.1	3.6	Mar 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb - Apr, 2024	46,417	2,093	2,101	1,484	16.0	4.5	Jun 13, 2024	J-GAAP
May - Jul, 2024	38,502	-41	-37	-251	-2.7	-0.1	Sep 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Aug - Oct, 2024	38,614	177	190	1,598	17.3	0.5	Dec 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Nov - Jan, 2024	42,024	1,166	1,200	1,077	11.6	2.8	Mar 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.4%	-19.6%	-16.4%	+15.1%	+15.0%