HKS, First Half Ordinary Profit Unexpectedly Revised Upward by 11%

About Information Provided on This Site

The information provided on our website 'Kabutan.com' is not intended to constitute investment solicitation or investment advisory services.
All investment decisions should be made at your own discretion and judgment.
The data on our website is provided by Tokyo Stock Exchange, Osaka Exchange, Nagoya Securities Exchange, JPX Market Innovation & Research, Japannext, and other sources.
Copyright of the Nikkei Stock Average belongs to Nikkei Inc. Stock price charts displayed on Kabutan.com are provided solely for the purpose of reviewing historical price movements of the securities.
These charts neither suggest nor guarantee future price movements of the securities and do not constitute recommendations to buy or sell.
In our financial results coverage, the term 'Surprise Results' identifies securities that demonstrate a significant degree of surprise in their earnings announcements.
This significance is quantitatively assessed based on multiple factors, including: the nature of the announcement (full-year or quarterly results); types of revisions (earnings or dividend forecasts); and numerical analysis comparing the announced results with both the company's previous forecasts and historical performance.
The 'Surprise Ranking' presents these results in order of their calculated surprise factor. Please note that neither these results nor rankings are intended to suggest or guarantee future performance of the listed securities, nor should they be construed as recommendations to buy or sell.

Fri Apr 11, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

7219 HKS CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

HKS CO.,LTD. <7219> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on April 11th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending August 2025 (September 2024 to February 2025) increased 11.0% from the same period last year, reaching 171 million yen, resulting in an increase in profits compared to the previous forecast of a 64.3% decrease.

The progress rate toward the full-year plan of 400 million yen was 42.8%, exceeding the five-year average of 35.6%.

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 decrease 28.9% from the same period last year to 229 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from December to February (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit dropped to 59 million yen, a 33.0% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin worsened from 3.5% in the same period last year to 1.6%.

Kabutan News

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	4,460	232	219	146	103.9	30.2	Apr 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2023	4,209	112	154	122	86.8	32.4	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024	4,216	112	171	132	93.4	42.8	Apr 11, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+0.2%	0.0%	+11.0%	+8.2%	+7.6%

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	4,310	45	55	35	24.7	0	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 Results	4,216	112	171	132	93.4	0	Apr 11, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-2.2%	+148.9%	+210.9%	+277.1%	+277.6%

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	4,795	306	322	225	159.4	65	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 Guidance	5,114	278	229	168	118.7	65	Apr 11, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+6.7%	-9.2%	-28.9%	-25.3%	-25.5%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Aug, 2023	9,241	637	725	451	318.8	80	Oct 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Aug, 2024	9,004	418	476	347	245.8	65	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Aug, 2025 Guidance	9,330	390	400	300	212.0	65	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+3.6%	-6.7%	-16.0%	-13.5%	-13.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec - Feb, 2023	2,158	75	88	84	59.8	3.5	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	2,282	193	231	161	114.2	8.5	Jul 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	2,513	113	91	64	45.3	4.5	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024	2,119	79	112	82	58.5	3.7	Jan 10, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2024	2,097	33	59	50	35.4	1.6	Apr 11, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-2.8%	-56.0%	-33.0%	-40.5%	-40.8%