LIFE, 1% Increase in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 10 yen, This Fiscal Year to Increase Dividend

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Thu Apr 10, 2025 11:30 am JST Earnings

8194 LIFE CORPORATION 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

LIFE CORPORATION <8194> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results at noon (11:30) on April 10th. The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending February 2025 increased 5.0% from the previous period to 26.2 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending February 2026, the profit is expected to grow by 1.1% to 26.5 billion yen. This will be the third consecutive term of revenue and profit growth.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 100 yen to 110 yen (compared to 90 yen in the prior term), and the annual dividend for this fiscal year is 65 yen, taking into account the forward stock split scheduled to be allocated on February 28, this dividend represents an actual increase of 18.2%.

In the most recent three-month period, from December to February (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit increased 54.3% from the same period last year, reaching 7.86 billion yen. The operating profit margin improved from 2.4% in the same period last year to 3.5%.

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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	765,426	19,148	20,015	13,327	142.2	35	Apr 10, 2023	J-GAAP
Feb, 2024	809,709	24,118	24,948	16,938	180.5	45	Apr 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025	850,496	25,270	26,205	17,948	195.1	55	Apr 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.0%	+4.8%	+5.0%	+6.0%	+8.1%

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	853,400	24,700	25,500	17,000	196.5	50	Apr 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025 Results	850,496	25,270	26,205	17,948	195.1	55	Apr 10, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-0.3%	+2.3%	+2.8%	+5.6%	-0.7%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar - Aug, 2024	421,885	12,232	12,706	8,914	95.0	25	Oct 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	32.50	Apr 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	－	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Feb, 2024	809,709	24,118	24,948	16,938	180.5	45	Apr 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025	850,496	25,270	26,205	17,948	195.1	55	Apr 10, 2025	J-GAAP
Feb, 2026 Guidance	885,000	25,700	26,500	18,000	208.1	65	Apr 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+4.1%	+1.7%	+1.1%	+0.3%	+6.6%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec - Feb, 2023	207,257	4,886	5,096	3,669	39.1	2.4	Apr 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	206,382	6,945	7,151	4,867	51.9	3.4	Jul 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	215,503	5,287	5,555	4,047	43.1	2.5	Oct 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024	211,000	5,456	5,634	3,899	41.6	2.6	Jan 10, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2024	217,611	7,582	7,865	5,135	55.8	3.5	Apr 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.0%	+55.2%	+54.3%	+40.0%	+42.8%