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KIMOTO, 17% Decrease in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Despite Last Fiscal Year's Dividend Increase, This Fiscal Year to Decrease Dividend

Mon Apr 28, 2025 5:00 pm JST Earnings

7908 KIMOTO CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

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KIMOTO CO.,LTD. <7908> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on April 28th (17:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending March 2025 expanded 3.4 times that of the previous period to 1.37 billion yen. However, for the fiscal year ending March 2026, the profit is expected to decrease by 16.5% from the previous period to 1.15 billion yen.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 6 yen to 8 yen (compared to 6 yen in the prior term), and has decided to reduce the dividend this fiscal year to 7 yen, a decrease of 1 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from January to March (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit dropped to 0.12 billion yen, a 48.3% decrease compared to the same period last year. However, the operating profit margin improved from 5.4% in the same period last year to 6.0%.

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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 9,623 -626 -512 -567 -12.2 6 Apr 24, 2023 J-GAAP
Mar, 2024 9,910 214 408 335 7.3 6 Apr 30, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 11,294 1,340 1,378 989 21.5 8 Apr 28, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +14.0% +526.2% +237.7% +195.2% +196.6%

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 10,900 1,000 980 720 16.0 6 Oct 29, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Results 11,294 1,340 1,378 989 21.5 8 Apr 28, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +3.6% +34.0% +40.6% +37.4% +34.8%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Apr - Sep, 2024 5,776 814 768 627 13.6 3 Oct 29, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Guidance 5,080 420 440 300 6.7 3 Apr 28, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -12.0% -48.4% -42.7% -52.2% -51.1%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 9,910 214 408 335 7.3 6 Apr 30, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 11,294 1,340 1,378 989 21.5 8 Apr 28, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 10,700 1,100 1,150 800 17.7 7 Apr 28, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -5.3% -17.9% -16.5% -19.1% -17.6%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jan - Mar, 2024 2,745 149 240 232 5.0 5.4 Apr 30, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024 2,763 357 435 376 8.2 12.9 Jul 30, 2024 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024 3,013 457 333 251 5.4 15.2 Oct 29, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 2,874 368 486 364 7.9 12.8 Jan 30, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 2,644 158 124 -2 0.0 6.0 Apr 28, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -3.7% +6.0% -48.3% － －

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