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HITO-Communications, Mar-May (3Q) Ordinary Profit Increases by 3.3 times, Current Fiscal Year Dividend Revised Upward by 1 Yen

Tue Jul 15, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

4433 HITO-Communications Holdings,Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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HITO-Communications Holdings,Inc. <4433> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on July 15th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending August 2025 (September 2024 to May 2025) increased 29.8% from the same period last year, reaching 1.87 billion yen. Progress toward the full-year plan of 2.20 billion yen was 84.9%, almost the same as the five-year average of 83.1%.

Based on the cumulative third-quarter performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the June to August period (4Q) is expected to surge 3.6 times that of the same period last year, reaching 0.33 billion yen.

At the same time, the company has increased its planned annual dividend for the current fiscal year from the original plan of 36 yen to 37 yen (compared to 35 yen in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from March to May (3Q), the consolidated ordinary profit surged 3.3 times that of the same period last year, reaching 0.59 billion yen. The operating profit margin improved from 1.3% in the same period last year to 3.5%.

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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
Sep - May, 2022 49,256 3,646 3,688 2,026 113.6 85.8 Jul 11, 2023 J-GAAP
Sep - May, 2023 44,537 1,464 1,442 416 23.4 93.9 Jul 16, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep - May, 2024 47,691 1,867 1,871 841 47.2 84.9 Jul 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +7.1% +27.5% +29.8% +102.2% +101.9%

Guidance Update

Second Half Update

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar - Aug, 2025 Prev 31,406 922 926 508 28.5 18 Apr 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 New 31,406 922 926 508 28.5 19 Jul 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Aug, 2025 Prev 62,333 2,200 2,205 1,073 60.1 36 Apr 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Aug, 2025 New 62,333 2,200 2,205 1,073 60.1 37 Jul 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar - Aug, 2024 28,737 294 275 -586 -33.3 17.50 Oct 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 Guidance 31,406 922 926 508 28.5 19 Jul 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +9.3% +213.6% +236.7% － －

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Aug, 2023 63,980 4,198 4,300 1,885 105.7 31 Oct 12, 2023 J-GAAP
Aug, 2024 58,547 1,568 1,536 -43 -2.4 35 Oct 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Aug, 2025 Guidance 62,333 2,200 2,205 1,073 60.1 37 Jul 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +6.5% +40.3% +43.6% － －

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Mar - May, 2024 14,727 190 181 -127 -7.1 1.3 Jul 16, 2024 J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024 14,010 104 94 -459 -26.1 0.7 Oct 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024 16,428 737 748 274 15.4 4.5 Jan 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2024 14,499 541 531 291 16.3 3.7 Apr 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2025 16,764 589 592 276 15.5 3.5 Jul 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +13.8% +210.0% +227.1% － －

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