Material Group, First Half Ordinary Profit Decreases by 6%, Dec-Feb Ordinary Profit Decreases by 33%

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Mon Apr 14, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

156A Material Group Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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Material Group Inc. <156A> [TSE Growth] 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) decreased 6.1% from the same period last year to 387 million yen. The progress rate toward the full-year plan of 975 million yen was 39.7%, also falling below the same period of the previous year of 54.0%.

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 67.5% from the same period last year, reaching 588 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from December to February (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit dropped to 144 million yen, a 33.0% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin significantly dropped from 16.5% in the same period last year to 10.5%.

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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	2,669	432	412	275	28.0	54.0	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024	3,029	388	387	238	24.4	39.7	Apr 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+13.5%	-10.2%	-6.1%	-13.5%	-12.8%

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	2,952	397	397	261	26.6	0	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 Results	3,029	388	387	238	24.4	0	Apr 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+2.6%	-2.3%	-2.5%	-8.8%	-8.2%

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	2,612	378	351	434	44.8	25.06	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 Guidance	3,274	588	588	404	41.4	26	Apr 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+25.3%	+55.6%	+67.5%	-6.9%	-7.4%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Aug, 2024	5,281	810	763	709	73.1	25.06	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Aug, 2025 Guidance	6,303	976	975	642	65.8	26	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+19.4%	+20.5%	+27.8%	-9.4%	-9.9%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec - Feb, 2023	1,386	228	215	150	15.3	16.5	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	1,367	266	242	157	16.0	19.5	Jul 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	1,245	112	109	277	28.6	9.0	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024	1,639	242	243	151	15.6	14.8	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2024	1,390	146	144	87	8.9	10.5	Apr 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+0.3%	-36.0%	-33.0%	-42.0%	-41.6%