Hobonichi, First Half Ordinary Profit Decreases by 2%, Exceeds Full-Year Plan

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Fri Apr 11, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

3560 Hobonichi Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

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Hobonichi Co.,Ltd. <3560> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on April 11th (15:30). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending August 2025 (September 2024 to February 2025) was 1.05 billion yen, a 1.9% decrease compared to the same period last year. The progress rate toward the full-year plan of 0.76 billion yen is 139.2%, but it was lower than the five-year average of 205.3%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the ordinary loss for the March to August period (2H) is expected to further decrease loss of 0.29 billion yen (compared to a loss of 0.53 billion yen in the same period last year).

In the most recent three-month period, from December to February (2Q), the ordinary profit significantly dropped to 0.17 billion yen, a 50.9% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin sharply declined from 16.6% in the same period last year to 7.1%.

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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	4,439	929	917	633	273.3	157.0	Apr 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2023	5,030	1,080	1,078	746	321.7	198.5	Apr 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024	5,744	1,021	1,058	731	315.3	139.2	Apr 11, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+14.2%	-5.5%	-1.9%	-2.0%	-2.0%

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	－	0	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 Results	5,744	1,021	1,058	731	315.3	0	Apr 11, 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	2,504	-533	-535	-347	-149.6	45	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 Guidance	2,456	-261	-298	-201	-86.6	90	Apr 11, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-1.9%	+51.0%	+44.3%	+42.1%	+42.1%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Aug, 2023	6,818	589	584	411	177.6	45	Oct 12, 2023	J-GAAP
Aug, 2024	7,534	547	543	399	172.1	45	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Aug, 2025 Guidance	8,200	760	760	530	228.3	90	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+8.8%	+38.9%	+40.0%	+32.8%	+32.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec - Feb, 2023	2,108	350	346	240	103.5	16.6	Apr 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	968	-391	-389	-273	-117.9	-40.4	Jul 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	1,536	-142	-146	-74	-31.9	-9.2	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024	3,336	849	888	614	264.9	25.4	Jan 10, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2024	2,408	172	170	117	50.5	7.1	Apr 11, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+14.2%	-50.9%	-50.9%	-51.2%	-51.2%