U-NEXT, First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 8%, Dec-Feb Ordinary Profit Increases by 4%

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Thu Apr 10, 2025 4:00 pm JST Earnings

9418 U-NEXT HOLDINGS Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

U-NEXT HOLDINGS Co.,Ltd. <9418> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on April 10th (16:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending August 2025 (September 2024 to February 2025) increased 8.5% from the same period last year, reaching 16.6 billion yen. The progress rate toward the full-year plan of 30 billion yen was 55.4%, also surpassing the five-year average of 50.5%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the March to August period (2H) is expected to grow 2.9% from the same period last year, reaching 13.3 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from December to February (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 4.3% from the same period last year, reaching 8.34 billion yen. However, the operating profit margin decreased from 10.6% in the same period last year to 8.8%.

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Actual Results

Accumulated Results 2nd Quarter

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Progress Rate vs. First Half	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep - Feb, 2022	133,732	9,544	9,050	4,958	27.6	44.4	Apr 10, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2023	152,249	15,813	15,323	8,727	48.4	54.1	Apr 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024	186,782	16,608	16,620	9,436	52.3	55.4	Apr 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+22.7%	+5.0%	+8.5%	+8.1%	+8.1%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep - Feb, 2024 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	7	Oct 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 Results	186,782	16,608	16,620	9,436	52.3	7	Apr 10, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	－	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar - Aug, 2024	174,505	13,297	12,998	6,630	36.8	5.67	Oct 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 Guidance	173,218	14,392	13,380	7,264	40.3	7	Apr 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-0.7%	+8.2%	+2.9%	+9.6%	+9.5%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Aug, 2023	276,344	21,565	20,386	10,959	61.1	7.17	Oct 12, 2023	J-GAAP
Aug, 2024	326,754	29,110	28,321	15,357	85.2	11	Oct 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Aug, 2025 Guidance	360,000	31,000	30,000	16,700	92.6	14	Oct 10, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+10.2%	+6.5%	+5.9%	+8.7%	+8.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec - Feb, 2023	78,525	8,335	8,002	4,529	25.1	10.6	Apr 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	83,288	7,720	7,683	4,287	23.8	9.3	Jul 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	91,217	5,577	5,315	2,343	13.0	6.1	Oct 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024	91,928	8,251	8,277	4,567	25.3	9.0	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2024	94,854	8,357	8,343	4,869	27.0	8.8	Apr 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+20.8%	+0.3%	+4.3%	+7.5%	+7.5%