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

Fri Apr 11, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

7219 HKS CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

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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%.

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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 4,460 232 219 146 103.9 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%

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