KIKUSUI CHEMICAL, Last Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Downward to an Unexpected 16% Decrease, Dividend Revised Upward by 1 yen

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Tue Apr 15, 2025 4:00 pm JST Revision

7953 KIKUSUI CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Guidance Update Report

KIKUSUI CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES CO.,LTD. <7953> [TSE Std] announced a revision to its performance and dividend after the market closed on April 15th (16:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending March 2025 has decreased 33.3%, from the previous forecast of 798 million yen to 532 million yen (compared to 635 million yen in the previous period). This changes the outlook from an anticipated profit increase to a projection of a 16.2% decrease in profit.

Based on the downwardly revised full-year plan announced by the company, our calculation indicates that the October to March period (2H) consolidated ordinary profit has decreased 54.6%, from the previous forecast of 487 million yen to 221 million yen (compared to 506 million yen in the same period of the previous year), leading to an increase in the profit decline rate from 3.8% to 56.3%.

At the same time, the company has increased its planned annual dividend for the last fiscal year from the original plan of 16 yen to 17 yen (compared to 16 yen in the previous period).

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Guidance Update

Second Half Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2024 Prev	13,129	529	487	251	19.9	9	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 New	10,429	219	221	89	7.1	10	Apr 15, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-20.6%	-58.6%	-54.6%	-64.5%	-64.5%

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2025 Prev	24,000	780	798	424	33.7	16	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 New	21,300	470	532	262	20.8	17	Apr 15, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-11.3%	-39.7%	-33.3%	-38.2%	-38.1%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2023	11,495	476	506	304	24.2	9	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	10,429	219	221	89	7.1	10	Apr 15, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-9.3%	-54.0%	-56.3%	-70.7%	-70.8%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	22,423	569	650	246	19.7	16	May 12, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	22,392	554	635	376	30.0	16	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	21,300	470	532	262	20.8	17	Apr 15, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-4.9%	-15.2%	-16.2%	-30.3%	-30.6%