Appirits, 3.2 times Increase in Ordinary Profit, Record High for The First Time in Two Years, Dividend Raised by 12 yen

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Mon Mar 17, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

4174 Appirits Inc. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Appirits Inc. <4174> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on March 17th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending January 2025 dropped 69.0% from the previous period to 185 million yen. In the fiscal year ending January 2026, the profit is expected to recover in a V-shape, increasing by 3.2 times to 600 million yenExpected to reach record high profits for the first time in two years. This will be the tenth consecutive term of revenue growth.

At the same time, the company has decided to significantly increase the dividend this fiscal year to 28 yen, an increase of 12 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from November to January (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 11.4% from the same period last year, reaching 166 million yen. However, the operating profit margin worsened from 7.1% in the same period last year to 6.3%.

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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	7,323	462	445	210	52.2	10	Mar 17, 2023	J-GAAP
Jan, 2024	8,427	599	596	386	94.3	12	Mar 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan, 2025	9,008	185	185	45	11.2	16	Mar 17, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+6.9%	-69.1%	-69.0%	-88.3%	-88.1%

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	9,008	185	185	45	11.2	16	Mar 10, 2025	J-GAAP
Jan, 2025 Results	9,008	185	185	45	11.2	16	Mar 17, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Feb - Jul, 2024	4,221	13	10	-16	-3.9	8	Sep 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb - Jul, 2025 Guidance	5,174	215	210	132	32.9	14	Mar 17, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+22.6%	+1,553.8%	+2,000.0%	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan, 2024	8,427	599	596	386	94.3	12	Mar 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan, 2025	9,008	185	185	45	11.2	16	Mar 17, 2025	J-GAAP
Jan, 2026 Guidance	10,464	610	600	372	92.7	28	Mar 17, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+16.2%	+229.7%	+224.3%	+726.7%	+727.6%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Nov - Jan, 2023	2,110	150	149	115	28.1	7.1	Mar 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb - Apr, 2024	2,136	124	123	76	18.5	5.8	Jun 14, 2024	J-GAAP
May - Jul, 2024	2,085	-111	-113	-92	-22.5	-5.3	Sep 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Aug - Oct, 2024	2,233	10	9	-41	-9.9	0.4	Dec 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Nov - Jan, 2024	2,554	162	166	102	25.4	6.3	Mar 17, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+21.0%	+8.0%	+11.4%	-11.3%	-9.6%