Sotetsu Holdings, 7% Decrease in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 5 yen, Plan to Continue the 65 yen Policy This Fiscal Year as Well

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Fri Apr 25, 2025 4:30 pm JST Earnings

9003 Sotetsu Holdings,Inc. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Sotetsu Holdings,Inc. <9003> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on April 25th (16:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending March 2025 increased 29.0% from the previous period to 34.8 billion yen. However, for the fiscal year ending March 2026, the profit is expected to decrease by 6.6% from the previous period to 32.5 billion yen.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 60 yen to 65 yen (compared to 50 yen in the prior term), and has decided to continue with a dividend of 65 yen for the current term as well.

In the most recent three-month period, from January to March (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit significantly dropped to 2.67 billion yen, a 60.7% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin worsened from 9.6% in the same period last year to 6.9%.

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Actual Results

Historical Performance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	249,667	14,348	12,735	6,980	71.3	25	Apr 27, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	270,039	28,965	26,995	16,080	164.1	50	Apr 26, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025	292,178	37,820	34,812	22,407	228.8	65	Apr 25, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+8.2%	+30.6%	+29.0%	+39.3%	+39.4%

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	292,200	35,000	32,800	20,800	212.3	60	Feb 6, 2025	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Results	292,178	37,820	34,812	22,407	228.8	65	Apr 25, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	0.0%	+8.1%	+6.1%	+7.7%	+7.8%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Apr - Sep, 2024	148,466	21,862	20,782	15,253	155.7	30	Oct 31, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Guidance	149,800	16,400	14,900	10,300	106.9	30	Apr 25, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+0.9%	-25.0%	-28.3%	-32.5%	-31.4%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024	270,039	28,965	26,995	16,080	164.1	50	Apr 26, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025	292,178	37,820	34,812	22,407	228.8	65	Apr 25, 2025	J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance	316,300	35,100	32,500	21,300	221.0	65	Apr 25, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+8.3%	-7.2%	-6.6%	-4.9%	-3.4%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Mar, 2024	78,881	7,586	6,801	2,128	21.7	9.6	Apr 26, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	80,998	14,362	14,632	10,529	107.5	17.7	Aug 1, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	67,468	7,500	6,150	4,724	48.2	11.1	Oct 31, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	74,122	11,189	11,357	7,804	79.7	15.1	Feb 6, 2025	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025	69,590	4,769	2,673	-650	-6.6	6.9	Apr 25, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-11.8%	-37.1%	-60.7%	－	－