WA Inc, 56% Increase in Ordinary Profit, Record High for The First Time in Two Years

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Mon Mar 17, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

7683 WA,Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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WA,Inc. <7683> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on March 17th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending January 2025 decreased 6.2% from the previous period to 1.58 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending January 2026, the profit is expected to expand to 56.5% to 2.48 billion yenExpected to reach record high profits for the first time in two years. This will be the fifth consecutive term of revenue growth.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 23 yen to 34 yen (compared to 17.5 yen before the 2-for-1 forward stock split in the previous term). For the current term, the company plans to remove the commemorative dividend of the previous term and set the dividend for this term at an ordinary dividend of 17 yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from November to January (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit decreased to 0.51 billion yen, a 23.8% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin decreased from 10.7% in the same period last year to 8.5%.

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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	17,598	1,186	1,084	689	36.2	6.25	Mar 17, 2023	J-GAAP
Jan, 2024	21,260	1,762	1,692	1,163	61.1	8.75	Mar 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan, 2025	22,800	1,670	1,587	996	52.3	28	Mar 17, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+7.2%	-5.2%	-6.2%	-14.4%	-14.4%

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	22,800	1,670	1,587	996	52.3	17	Mar 12, 2025	J-GAAP
Jan, 2025 Results	22,800	1,670	1,587	996	52.3	28	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	11,261	853	790	465	24.4	6	Sep 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb - Jul, 2025 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	8.50	Mar 17, 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	21,260	1,762	1,692	1,163	61.1	8.75	Mar 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan, 2025	22,800	1,670	1,587	996	52.3	28	Mar 17, 2025	J-GAAP
Jan, 2026 Guidance	26,527	2,484	2,483	1,477	77.4	17	Mar 17, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+16.3%	+48.7%	+56.5%	+48.3%	+48.1%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Nov - Jan, 2023	6,181	659	677	574	30.1	10.7	Mar 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb - Apr, 2024	4,689	164	90	36	1.9	3.5	Jun 14, 2024	J-GAAP
May - Jul, 2024	6,572	689	700	429	22.5	10.5	Sep 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Aug - Oct, 2024	5,123	272	281	148	7.8	5.3	Dec 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Nov - Jan, 2024	6,416	545	516	383	20.1	8.5	Mar 17, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+3.8%	-17.3%	-23.8%	-33.3%	-33.3%