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Material Group, First Half Ordinary Profit Decreases by 6%, Dec-Feb Ordinary Profit Decreases by 33%

Mon Apr 14, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

156A Material Group Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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Material Group Inc. <156A> [TSE Growth] announced its financial results after the market closed on April 14th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending August 2025 (September 2024 to February 2025) decreased 6.1% from the same period last year to 387 million yen. The progress rate toward the full-year plan of 975 million yen was 39.7%, also falling below the same period of the previous year of 54.0%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the March to August period (2H) is expected to expand 67.5% from the same period last year, reaching 588 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from December to February (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit dropped to 144 million yen, a 33.0% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin significantly dropped from 16.5% in the same period last year to 10.5%.

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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
Sep - Feb, 2023 2,669 432 412 275 28.0 54.0 Apr 12, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 3,029 388 387 238 24.4 39.7 Apr 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +13.5% -10.2% -6.1% -13.5% -12.8%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Sep - Feb, 2024 Guidance 2,952 397 397 261 26.6 0 Oct 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 Results 3,029 388 387 238 24.4 0 Apr 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +2.6% -2.3% -2.5% -8.8% -8.2%

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 2,612 378 351 434 44.8 25.06 Oct 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 Guidance 3,274 588 588 404 42.3 26 Apr 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +25.3% +55.6% +67.5% -6.9% -5.5%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Aug, 2024 5,281 810 763 709 73.1 25.06 Oct 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Aug, 2025 Guidance 6,303 976 975 642 67.2 26 Oct 11, 2024 J-GAAP
YoY +19.4% +20.5% +27.8% -9.4% -8.1%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Dec - Feb, 2023 1,386 228 215 150 15.3 16.5 Apr 12, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024 1,367 266 242 157 16.0 19.5 Jul 12, 2024 J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024 1,245 112 109 277 28.6 9.0 Oct 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024 1,639 242 243 151 15.6 14.8 Jan 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2024 1,390 146 144 87 8.9 10.5 Apr 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +0.3% -36.0% -33.0% -42.0% -41.6%

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