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Area Quest, The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Downward to an Unexpected 23% Decrease

Tue May 13, 2025 8:59 am JST Earnings

8912 Area Quest Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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Area Quest Inc. <8912> [TSE Std] announced its financial results in the morning on May 13th (08:59). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending June 2025 (July 2024 to March 2025) decreased 13.7% from the same period last year to 132 million yen.

In addition, the full-year consolidated ordinary profit has decreased 35.8%, from the previous forecast of 265 million yen to 170 million yen (compared to 220 million yen in the previous period). This changes the outlook from an anticipated profit increase to a projection of a 22.7% decrease in profit.

Based on the full-year plan announced by the company after the downward revision, our estimate of the consolidated ordinary profit for the January to June period (2H) has decreased 39.4%, from the previous forecast of 241 million yen to 146 million yen (compared to 125 million yen in the same period of the previous year), leading to a reduction in the profit growth rate from 92.8% to 16.8%.

In the most recent three-month period, from January to March (3Q), the consolidated ordinary profit increased 86.2% from the same period last year, reaching 108 million yen. The operating profit margin drastically improved from 4.5% in the same period last year to 21.9%.

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Actual Results

Accumulated Results 3rd Quarter
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Progress Rate vs. First Half Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Mar, 2022 1,740 179 190 98 5.2 81.2 May 11, 2023 J-GAAP
Jul - Mar, 2023 1,754 100 153 107 6.1 69.5 May 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Jul - Mar, 2024 1,882 240 132 87 5.4 77.6 May 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +7.3% +140.0% -13.7% -18.7% -11.3%

Guidance Update

Second Half Update

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2025 Prev 1,208 111 241 156 9.7 3 Feb 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 New 1,208 181 146 96 6.0 3 May 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate 0.0% +63.1% -39.4% -38.5% -38.4%

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Jun, 2025 Prev 2,400 200 265 160 10.0 3 Aug 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Jun, 2025 New 2,400 270 170 100 6.2 3 May 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate 0.0% +35.0% -35.8% -37.5% -37.5%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024 1,153 39 125 54 3.1 3 Aug 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance 1,208 181 146 96 6.0 3 May 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +4.8% +364.1% +16.8% +77.8% +91.4%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Jun, 2023 2,319 232 234 114 6.0 2 Aug 10, 2023 J-GAAP
Jun, 2024 2,329 113 220 134 7.8 3 Aug 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Jun, 2025 Guidance 2,400 270 170 100 6.2 3 May 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +3.0% +138.9% -22.7% -25.4% -19.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jan - Mar, 2024 578 26 58 27 1.5 4.5 May 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024 575 13 67 27 1.6 2.3 Aug 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024 595 40 25 15 0.9 6.7 Nov 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 597 49 -1 -11 -0.8 8.2 Feb 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 690 151 108 83 5.2 21.9 May 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +19.4% +480.8% +86.2% +207.4% +235.7%

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