SANTO, First Half Ordinary Profit Decreases by 26%

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Thu Feb 6, 2025 3:00 pm JST Earnings

1788 SANTO CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

SANTO CO.,LTD. <1788> [TSE Std] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on February 6th (15:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending June 2025 (July to December) decreased 26.0% from the same period last year to 174 million yen. The progress rate toward the full-year plan of 300 million yen was 58.0%, below the five-year average of 89.0%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit/loss for the January to June period (2H) is expected to turn into a profit of 126 million yen (compared to a loss of 27 million yen in the same period last year).

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 26.4% from the same period last year, reaching 139 million yen. The operating profit margin improved from 5.0% in the same period last year to 7.3%.

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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
Jul - Dec, 2022	3,717	346	348	229	374.1	101.2	Jan 31, 2023	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2023	3,993	231	235	150	243.8	113.0	Feb 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2024	3,509	170	174	106	171.3	58.0	Feb 6, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-12.1%	-26.4%	-26.0%	-29.3%	-29.7%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Dec, 2024 Guidance	4,000	200	200	130	208.9	0	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2024 Results	3,509	170	174	106	171.3	0	Feb 6, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-12.3%	-15.0%	-13.0%	-18.5%	-18.0%

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	3,407	-32	-27	-18	-29.2	100	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	4,491	130	126	94	151.0	70	Feb 6, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+31.8%	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jun, 2023	6,919	341	344	225	367.6	90	Aug 10, 2023	J-GAAP
Jun, 2024	7,400	199	208	132	214.4	100	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun, 2025 Guidance	8,000	300	300	200	321.3	70	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+8.1%	+50.8%	+44.2%	+51.5%	+49.8%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	2,130	107	110	72	117.0	5.0	Feb 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	1,904	94	93	51	82.7	4.9	May 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	1,503	-126	-120	-69	-112.1	-8.4	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	1,655	34	35	16	27.1	2.1	Nov 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	1,854	136	139	90	145.5	7.3	Feb 6, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-13.0%	+27.1%	+26.4%	+25.0%	+24.3%