SEKICHU, 11% Decrease in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year

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Wed Mar 26, 2025 4:00 pm JST Earnings

9976 SEKICHU CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

SEKICHU CO.,LTD. <9976> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on March 26th (16:00). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the fiscal year ending February 2025 decreased 22.4% from the previous period to 618 million yen. In the fiscal year ending February 2026, the profit is expected to decrease by 11.0% from the previous period to 550 million yen. This will be the third consecutive term of declining profits.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 20 yen to 40 yen (compared to 30 yen in the prior 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 20 yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from December to February (4Q), the ordinary profit significantly dropped to 26 million yen, a 61.8% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin remained almost flat, changing from 0.6% in the same period last year to 0.5%.

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Actual Results

Historical Performance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Feb, 2023	30,943	751	807	477	88.7	30	Mar 30, 2023	J-GAAP
Feb, 2024	30,381	730	796	510	94.9	30	Mar 28, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025	31,479	589	618	494	91.5	40	Mar 26, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+3.6%	-19.3%	-22.4%	-3.1%	-3.5%

Full Year Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Feb, 2025 Guidance	30,000	500	550	350	64.1	20	Mar 28, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025 Results	31,479	589	618	494	91.5	40	Mar 26, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+4.9%	+17.8%	+12.4%	+41.1%	+42.7%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar - Aug, 2024	15,653	426	453	351	65.3	0	Sep 25, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 Guidance	15,500	450	500	350	64.1	0	Mar 26, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-1.0%	+5.6%	+10.4%	-0.3%	-1.8%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Feb, 2024	30,381	730	796	510	94.9	30	Mar 28, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025	31,479	589	618	494	91.5	40	Mar 26, 2025	J-GAAP
Feb, 2026 Guidance	30,000	500	550	350	64.1	20	Mar 26, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-4.7%	-15.1%	-11.0%	-29.1%	-29.9%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec - Feb, 2023	7,736	50	68	10	1.9	0.6	Mar 28, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	7,784	275	283	200	37.2	3.5	Jun 26, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	7,869	151	170	151	28.1	1.9	Sep 25, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024	7,939	127	139	105	19.5	1.6	Dec 25, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2024	7,887	36	26	38	7.0	0.5	Mar 26, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+2.0%	-28.0%	-61.8%	+280.0%	+278.5%