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KINDEN, 8% Increase in Ordinary Profit, Update Record High for Second Consecutive Term, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 8 yen, This Fiscal Year to Increase Dividend by 10 yen
1944 KINDEN CORPORATION 【J-GAAP】
Earnings ReportKINDEN CORPORATION <1944> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on April 25th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending March 2025 expanded 40.4% from the previous period to 64.5 billion yen, exceeding the previous forecast of 55.5 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending March 2026, the profit is expected to grow by 8.4% to 70 billion yen, marking the second consecutive term of record-high profits. This will be the fifth consecutive term of revenue and the fourth consecutive term of profit growth.
At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 82 yen to 90 yen (compared to 63 yen in the prior term), and has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 100 yen, an increase of 10 yen from the previous fiscal year.
In the most recent three-month period, from January to March (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit increased 35.6% from the same period last year, reaching 30.7 billion yen. The operating profit margin improved from 9.7% in the same period last year to 12.6%.
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Actual Results
Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit | Ordinary Profit | Net Profit | Adj. EPS | Adj. Dividend | Announce | Accounting Standards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar, 2023 | 609,132 | 37,430 | 40,243 | 28,722 | 140.2 | 40 | Apr 26, 2023 | J-GAAP |
Mar, 2024 | 654,516 | 42,677 | 45,982 | 33,553 | 165.3 | 63 | Apr 24, 2024 | J-GAAP |
Mar, 2025 | 705,058 | 60,979 | 64,546 | 47,250 | 236.3 | 90 | Apr 25, 2025 | J-GAAP |
YoY | +7.7% | +42.9% | +40.4% | +40.8% | +42.9% |
Full Year Results vs. Previous Guidance
Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit | Ordinary Profit | Net Profit | Adj. EPS | Adj. Dividend | Announce | Accounting Standards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar, 2025 Guidance | 690,000 | 52,000 | 55,500 | 40,000 | 201.0 | 82 | Jan 31, 2025 | J-GAAP |
Mar, 2025 Results | 705,058 | 60,979 | 64,546 | 47,250 | 236.3 | 90 | Apr 25, 2025 | J-GAAP |
Revision Rate | +2.2% | +17.3% | +16.3% | +18.1% | +17.5% |
Current Period Guidance
H1 Results
Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit | Ordinary Profit | Net Profit | Adj. EPS | Adj. Dividend | Announce | Accounting Standards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr - Sep, 2024 | 298,040 | 12,876 | 14,316 | 9,815 | 48.9 | 40 | Oct 31, 2024 | J-GAAP |
Apr - Sep, 2025 Guidance | 310,000 | 23,000 | 24,000 | 17,000 | 85.9 | 50 | Apr 25, 2025 | J-GAAP |
YoY | +4.0% | +78.6% | +67.6% | +73.2% | +75.5% |
Current Period Guidance
Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit | Ordinary Profit | Net Profit | Adj. EPS | Adj. Dividend | Announce | Accounting Standards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar, 2024 | 654,516 | 42,677 | 45,982 | 33,553 | 165.3 | 63 | Apr 24, 2024 | J-GAAP |
Mar, 2025 | 705,058 | 60,979 | 64,546 | 47,250 | 236.3 | 90 | Apr 25, 2025 | J-GAAP |
Mar, 2026 Guidance | 730,000 | 67,000 | 70,000 | 52,000 | 262.6 | 100 | Apr 25, 2025 | J-GAAP |
YoY | +3.5% | +9.9% | +8.4% | +10.1% | +11.1% |
Quarterly Results
Fiscal Year | Revenue | Operating Profit | Ordinary Profit | Net Profit | Adj. EPS | Operating Profit Margin | Announce | Accounting Standards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan - Mar, 2024 | 227,404 | 22,057 | 22,653 | 15,968 | 78.7 | 9.7 | Apr 24, 2024 | J-GAAP |
Apr - Jun, 2024 | 133,244 | 1,963 | 3,813 | 2,237 | 11.1 | 1.5 | Jul 30, 2024 | J-GAAP |
Jul - Sep, 2024 | 164,796 | 10,913 | 10,503 | 7,578 | 37.8 | 6.6 | Oct 31, 2024 | J-GAAP |
Oct - Dec, 2024 | 166,545 | 17,831 | 19,513 | 14,615 | 73.0 | 10.7 | Jan 31, 2025 | J-GAAP |
Jan - Mar, 2025 | 240,473 | 30,272 | 30,717 | 22,820 | 114.1 | 12.6 | Apr 25, 2025 | J-GAAP |
YoY | +5.7% | +37.2% | +35.6% | +42.9% | +45.0% |
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