MARUZEN, 1% Increase in Ordinary Profit, Update Record High for Third Consecutive Term, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 25 yen, Plan to Continue the 115 yen Policy This Fiscal Year as Well

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Fri Apr 11, 2025 4:00 pm JST Earnings

5982 MARUZEN CO., LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

MARUZEN CO., LTD. <5982> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on April 11th (16:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending February 2025 increased 25.6% from the previous period to 6.65 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending February 2026, the profit is expected to grow by 1.4% to 6.75 billion yen, marking the third consecutive term of record-high profits. This will be the fifth consecutive term of revenue and the third consecutive term of profit growth.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 90 yen to 115 yen (compared to 90 yen in the prior term), and has decided to continue with a dividend of 115 yen for the current term as well.

In the most recent three-month period, from December to February (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit increased 45.3% from the same period last year, reaching 1.46 billion yen. The operating profit margin improved from 6.2% in the same period last year to 8.3%.

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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	57,532	3,578	4,080	2,815	173.8	70	Apr 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Feb, 2024	60,596	4,857	5,300	3,708	230.5	90	Apr 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025	64,253	6,094	6,658	4,647	294.4	115	Apr 11, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+6.0%	+25.5%	+25.6%	+25.3%	+27.7%

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	64,250	6,100	6,650	4,600	291.4	90	Mar 13, 2025	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025 Results	64,253	6,094	6,658	4,647	294.4	115	Apr 11, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+0.0%	-0.1%	+0.1%	+1.0%	+1.0%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar - Aug, 2024	32,209	3,196	3,492	2,412	152.9	45	Oct 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	55	Apr 11, 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	60,596	4,857	5,300	3,708	230.5	90	Apr 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025	64,253	6,094	6,658	4,647	294.4	115	Apr 11, 2025	J-GAAP
Feb, 2026 Guidance	65,000	6,150	6,750	4,700	296.7	115	Apr 11, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+1.2%	+0.9%	+1.4%	+1.1%	+0.8%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec - Feb, 2023	14,805	920	1,007	780	48.5	6.2	Apr 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	16,118	1,727	1,893	1,318	83.6	10.7	Jul 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	16,091	1,469	1,599	1,094	69.4	9.1	Oct 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024	16,194	1,576	1,703	1,153	73.1	9.7	Jan 9, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2024	15,850	1,322	1,463	1,082	68.6	8.3	Apr 11, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+7.1%	+43.7%	+45.3%	+38.7%	+41.4%