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HITO-Communications, The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Upward by 10%

Mon Apr 14, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

4433 HITO-Communications Holdings,Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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HITO-Communications Holdings,Inc. <4433> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on April 14th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending August 2025 (September 2024 to February 2025) was 1.27 billion yen, a 1.4% increase compared to the same period last year, resulting in an increase in profits compared to the previous forecast of a 16.7% decrease.

In addition, the full-year consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 10.3%, from the previous forecast of 2 billion yen to 2.2 billion yen (compared to 1.53 billion yen in the previous period), increasing the growth rate from 30.2% to 43.6%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the March to August period (2H) is expected to surge 3.4 times that of the same period last year, reaching 0.92 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from December to February (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit increased 61.4% from the same period last year, reaching 0.53 billion yen. The operating profit margin improved from 2.5% in the same period last year to 3.7%.

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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, 2022 33,461 2,737 2,762 1,532 85.9 64.2 Apr 11, 2023 J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2023 29,810 1,274 1,261 543 30.5 82.1 Apr 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 30,927 1,278 1,279 565 31.7 58.0 Apr 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +3.7% +0.3% +1.4% +4.1% +4.0%

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 31,044 1,040 1,050 370 20.7 18 Jan 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 Results 30,927 1,278 1,279 565 31.7 18 Apr 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate -0.4% +22.9% +21.8% +52.7% +52.7%

Guidance Update

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Aug, 2025 Prev 59,000 2,000 2,000 943 52.9 36 Oct 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Aug, 2025 New 62,333 2,200 2,205 1,073 60.1 36 Apr 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +5.6% +10.0% +10.3% +13.8% +13.8%

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 28,737 294 275 -586 -33.3 17.50 Oct 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 Guidance 31,406 922 926 508 28.5 18 Apr 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +9.3% +213.6% +236.7% － －

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Aug, 2023 63,980 4,198 4,300 1,885 105.7 31 Oct 12, 2023 J-GAAP
Aug, 2024 58,547 1,568 1,536 -43 -2.4 35 Oct 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Aug, 2025 Guidance 62,333 2,200 2,205 1,073 60.1 36 Apr 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +6.5% +40.3% +43.6% － －

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Dec - Feb, 2023 13,984 347 329 95 5.3 2.5 Apr 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024 14,727 190 181 -127 -7.1 1.3 Jul 16, 2024 J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024 14,010 104 94 -459 -26.1 0.7 Oct 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024 16,428 737 748 274 15.4 4.5 Jan 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2024 14,499 541 531 291 16.3 3.7 Apr 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +3.7% +55.9% +61.4% +206.3% +206.2%

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