SONEC, Apr-Dec (Cumulative 3Q) Ordinary Profit Increases by 2.2 times, Exceeds Full-Year Plan

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Fri Feb 7, 2025 4:00 pm JST Earnings

1768 SONEC CORPORATION 【J-GAAP】

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SONEC CORPORATION <1768> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 7th (16:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to December) surged 2.2 times that of the same period last year, reaching 356 million yen. The progress rate toward the full-year plan of 334 million yen is 106.6%, already exceeding the target and also exceeding the five-year average of 66.9%.

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/loss for the January to March period (4Q) is expected to turn into a loss of 22 million yen (compared to a profit of 158 million yen in the same period last year).

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (3Q), the consolidated ordinary profit/loss turned to a profit of 219 million yen (compared to a loss of 95 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin drastically improved from -3.6% in the same period last year to 4.9%.

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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
Apr - Dec, 2022	13,972	859	910	626	85.8	90.7	Feb 9, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2023	11,669	105	159	104	14.3	50.2	Feb 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2024	10,403	297	356	286	39.2	106.6	Feb 7, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-10.8%	+182.9%	+123.9%	+175.0%	+174.0%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2023	7,720	29	63	-26	-3.6	30	May 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	10,419	165	197	157	21.5	30	Nov 8, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+35.0%	+469.0%	+212.7%	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	18,039	940	1,003	688	94.3	30	May 8, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	16,179	249	317	144	19.8	30	May 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	16,853	268	334	238	32.6	30	May 8, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+4.2%	+7.6%	+5.4%	+65.3%	+64.2%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	3,210	-115	-95	-66	-9.1	-3.6	Feb 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	4,510	144	158	40	5.5	3.2	May 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	2,769	8	30	18	2.5	0.3	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	3,665	95	107	63	8.7	2.6	Nov 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	3,969	194	219	205	28.1	4.9	Feb 7, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+23.6%	－	－	－	－