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FAN Comms, Ordinary Profit Forecast for the Fiscal Year Revised Upward by 7%

Fri Aug 8, 2025 3:00 pm JST Earnings

2461 FAN Communications, Inc. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

FAN Communications, Inc. <2461> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on August 8th (15:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2025 (January to June) expanded 1.04 billion yen, an increase 34.1% compared to the same period last year, exceeded the previous forecast of 0.80 billion yen.

In addition, the full-year forecast for consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 6.6%, from the previous forecast of 1.82 billion yen to 1.94 billion yen (compared to 1.67 billion yen in the previous period), increasing the growth rate from 9.0% to 16.2%.

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 July to December period (second half) is expected to nearly flat at 0.89 billion yen, up 0.4% from the same period last year.

In the most recent three-month period, from April to June (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 13.1% from the same period last year, reaching 0.48 billion yen. The operating profit margin rose from 20.8% in the same period last year to 26.3%.

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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
Jan - Jun, 2023 3,764 1,138 1,149 602 9.1 54.6 Aug 8, 2023 J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2024 3,404 706 781 830 12.5 46.8 Aug 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 3,644 1,064 1,047 693 10.5 54.0 Aug 8, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +7.1% +50.7% +34.1% -16.5% -16.4%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance 3,644 1,064 1,047 693 10.5 8 Aug 8, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Results 3,644 1,064 1,047 693 10.5 8 Aug 8, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% +0.1%

Guidance Update

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Dec, 2025 Prev 7,200 1,810 1,820 1,180 17.8 27 Apr 18, 2025 J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 New 7,440 1,950 1,940 1,280 19.3 27 Aug 8, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +3.3% +7.7% +6.6% +8.5% +8.5%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Dec, 2024 3,557 889 889 589 8.9 19 Feb 10, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2025 Guidance 3,796 886 893 587 8.9 19 Aug 8, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +6.7% -0.3% +0.4% -0.3% -0.4%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Dec, 2023 7,396 2,068 2,103 1,233 18.6 19 Feb 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 6,961 1,595 1,670 1,419 21.4 19 Feb 10, 2025 J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance 7,440 1,950 1,940 1,280 19.3 27 Aug 8, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +6.9% +22.3% +16.2% -9.8% -9.8%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Apr - Jun, 2024 1,702 354 426 315 4.8 20.8 Aug 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024 1,759 358 292 165 2.5 20.4 Nov 8, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 1,798 531 597 424 6.4 29.5 Feb 10, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 1,855 594 565 389 5.9 32.0 May 8, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 1,789 470 482 304 4.6 26.3 Aug 8, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +5.1% +32.8% +13.1% -3.5% -3.6%

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