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IWATSUKA CONFECTIONERY, 32% Decrease in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 5 yen, Plan to Continue the 30 yen Policy This Fiscal Year as Well

Wed May 14, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

2221 IWATSUKA CONFECTIONERY CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

IWATSUKA CONFECTIONERY CO.,LTD. <2221> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on May 14th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending March 2025 expanded 41.2% from the previous period to 3.96 billion yen. However, for the fiscal year ending March 2026, the consolidated ordinary profit is expected to drop by 31.9% from the previous period to 2.7 billion yen.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 25 yen to 30 yen (compared to 46 yen before the 2-for-1 forward stock split in the previous term), and has decided to continue with a dividend of 30 yen for the current term as well.

In the most recent three-month period, from January to March (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit surged 2.0 times that of the same period last year, reaching 0.14 billion yen. The operating profit/loss margin improved from -0.3% in the same period last year to 2.2%.

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Actual Results

Historical Performance
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023 20,386 -213 5,454 3,970 354.3 18.50 May 12, 2023 J-GAAP
Mar, 2024 22,000 603 2,808 1,957 175.4 23 May 14, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 24,954 815 3,964 2,909 279.6 30 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +13.4% +35.2% +41.2% +48.6% +59.5%

Full Year Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2025 Guidance 24,000 650 3,500 2,400 230.7 25 Aug 9, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Results 24,954 815 3,964 2,909 279.6 30 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +4.0% +25.4% +13.3% +21.2% +21.2%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Apr - Sep, 2024 11,614 290 3,359 2,369 227.8 0 Nov 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Guidance 14,000 250 2,600 1,750 170.6 0 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +20.5% -13.8% -22.6% -26.1% -25.1%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 22,000 603 2,808 1,957 175.4 23 May 14, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 24,954 815 3,964 2,909 279.6 30 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 29,000 300 2,700 1,800 175.5 30 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +16.2% -63.2% -31.9% -38.1% -37.3%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jan - Mar, 2024 5,503 -17 74 29 2.6 -0.3 May 14, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024 5,965 280 427 322 31.0 4.7 Aug 9, 2024 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024 5,649 10 2,932 2,047 196.8 0.2 Nov 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 7,105 385 456 309 29.7 5.4 Feb 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 6,235 140 149 231 22.2 2.2 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +13.3% － +101.4% +696.6% +754.2%

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