Belc , 5% Increase in Ordinary Profit, Update Record High for Nineteenth Consecutive Term, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 4 yen, This Fiscal Year to Increase Dividend by 4 yen

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Thu Apr 10, 2025 2:00 pm JST Earnings

9974 Belc CO., LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Belc CO., LTD. <9974> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on April 10th (14:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending February 2025 increased 16.1% from the previous period to 17.3 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending February 2026, the profit is expected to grow by 5.0% to 18.2 billion yen, marking the nineteenth consecutive term of record-high profits. This will be the 33rd consecutive term of revenue and the twentieth consecutive term of profit growth.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 116 yen to 120 yen (compared to 108 yen in the prior term), and has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 124 yen, an increase of 4 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from December to February (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit surged 2.2 times that of the same period last year, reaching 4.48 billion yen. The operating profit margin improved from 2.0% in the same period last year to 4.3%.

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Actual Results

Historical Performance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Feb, 2023	310,826	14,018	14,297	9,614	461.0	94	Apr 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Feb, 2024	351,856	14,495	14,972	10,677	512.3	108	Apr 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025	387,779	17,011	17,388	12,385	594.2	120	Apr 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+10.2%	+17.4%	+16.1%	+16.0%	+16.0%

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	376,724	17,509	17,630	11,906	571.1	116	Apr 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025 Results	387,779	17,011	17,388	12,385	594.2	120	Apr 10, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+2.9%	-2.8%	-1.4%	+4.0%	+4.0%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar - Aug, 2024	189,658	9,035	9,241	6,170	296.0	58	Oct 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	62	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	351,856	14,495	14,972	10,677	512.3	108	Apr 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025	387,779	17,011	17,388	12,385	594.2	120	Apr 10, 2025	J-GAAP
Feb, 2026 Guidance	414,172	18,091	18,263	12,445	597.0	124	Apr 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+6.8%	+6.3%	+5.0%	+0.5%	+0.5%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec - Feb, 2023	93,626	1,883	2,010	1,387	66.5	2.0	Apr 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	93,456	3,731	3,884	2,613	125.4	4.0	Jul 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	96,202	5,304	5,357	3,557	170.7	5.5	Oct 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024	96,156	3,595	3,658	2,454	117.7	3.7	Jan 10, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2024	101,965	4,381	4,489	3,761	180.4	4.3	Apr 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+8.9%	+132.7%	+123.3%	+171.2%	+171.2%