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Frontier, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Upward by 88%, Highest in Two Terms, Dividend Revised Upward by 15 Yen

Tue Jul 15, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

4250 Frontier Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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Frontier Inc. <4250> [FSE Q-bd] announced its financial results after the market closed on July 15th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending November 2025 (December 2024 to May 2025) surged 6.0 times that of the same period last year, reaching 60 million yen, exceeded the previous forecast of 18 million yen.

In addition, the full-year forecast for consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 87.7%, from the previous forecast of 57 million yen to 107 million yen (compared to 29 million yen in the previous period), increasing the growth rate from 96.6% to 3.7 times, reaches new record high for the first time in two terms.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the June to November period (second half) is expected to surge 2.5 times that of the same period last year, reaching 47 million yen.

In light of the strong performance, the company has significantly increased its planned annual dividend for the current fiscal year from the original plan of 15 yen to 30 yen (compared to 10 yen in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from March to May (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit/loss turned to a profit of 41 million yen (compared to a loss of 2 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin drastically improved from -1.9% in the same period last year to 8.1%.

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Actual Results

Accumulated Results 2nd Quarter
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Progress Rate vs. First Half Announce Accounting Standards
Dec - May, 2022 864 51 47 30 22.0 45.6 Jul 13, 2023 J-GAAP
Dec - May, 2023 778 1 10 10 7.8 34.5 Jul 12, 2024 J-GAAP
Dec - May, 2024 855 59 60 43 31.0 56.1 Jul 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +9.9% +5,800.0% +500.0% +330.0% +299.5%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Dec - May, 2024 Guidance 827 20 18 12 8.6 0 Jan 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Dec - May, 2024 Results 855 59 60 43 31.0 7.50 Jul 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +3.4% +195.0% +233.3% +258.3% +259.3%

Guidance Update

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Nov, 2025 Prev 1,821 62 57 44 31.7 7.50 Jan 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Nov, 2025 New 1,647 106 107 73 52.6 15 Jul 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate -9.6% +71.0% +87.7% +65.9% +65.9%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Jun - Nov, 2024 856 22 19 17 12.4 5 Jan 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Jun - Nov, 2025 Guidance 792 47 47 30 21.6 7.50 Jul 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -7.5% +113.6% +147.4% +76.5% +74.6%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Nov, 2023 2,161 112 103 81 58.7 12.50 Jan 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Nov, 2024 1,634 23 29 27 19.6 5 Jan 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Nov, 2025 Guidance 1,647 106 107 73 52.6 15 Jul 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +0.8% +360.9% +269.0% +170.4% +167.6%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Mar - May, 2024 361 -7 -2 0 0.3 -1.9 Jul 12, 2024 J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024 326 -4 -6 -4 -3.3 -1.2 Oct 15, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024 530 26 25 21 15.3 4.9 Jan 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2024 371 20 19 13 9.5 5.4 Apr 15, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2025 484 39 41 30 21.7 8.1 Jul 15, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +34.1% － － － +8,226.9%

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