AR advanced tech, First Half Ordinary Profit Unexpectedly Revised Upward by 23%

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Fri Apr 11, 2025 4:00 pm JST Earnings

5578 AR advanced technology,Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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AR advanced technology,Inc. <5578> [TSE Growth] announced its financial results after the market closed on April 11th (16:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending August 2025 (September 2024 to February 2025) increased 22.5% from the same period last year, reaching 272 million yen, resulting in an increase in profits compared to the previous forecast of a 85.6% decrease.

The progress rate toward the full-year plan of 580 million yen was 46.9%, almost the same as the same period of the previous year of 49.6%.

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 expand 36.3% from the same period last year, reaching 308 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from December to February (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit surged 2.9 times that of the same period last year, reaching 226 million yen. The operating profit margin improved from 2.9% in the same period last year to 5.7%.

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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, 2023	5,471	217	222	134	41.0	49.6	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024	6,563	272	272	84	25.5	46.9	Apr 11, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+20.0%	+25.3%	+22.5%	-37.3%	-37.8%

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	5,508	49	32	3	0.9	0	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 Results	6,563	272	272	84	25.5	0	Apr 11, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+19.2%	+455.1%	+750.0%	+2,700.0%	+2,638.7%

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	5,658	204	226	141	42.6	0	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 Guidance	5,676	337	308	241	74.6	0	Apr 11, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+0.3%	+65.2%	+36.3%	+70.9%	+74.9%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Aug, 2023	10,162	528	513	319	104.7	20	Oct 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Aug, 2024	11,129	421	448	275	83.2	0	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Aug, 2025 Guidance	12,239	609	580	325	100.6	0	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+10.0%	+44.7%	+29.5%	+18.2%	+20.9%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec - Feb, 2023	2,704	78	77	37	11.3	2.9	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	2,881	69	72	43	13.1	2.4	Jul 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	2,777	135	154	98	29.6	4.9	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024	2,964	68	46	-12	-3.6	2.3	Jan 10, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2024	3,599	204	226	96	29.1	5.7	Apr 11, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+33.1%	+161.5%	+193.5%	+159.5%	+157.4%