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TOWNNEWS-SHA, Oct-Dec (2Q) Ordinary Profit Increases by 34%

Fri Jan 31, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

2481 TOWNNEWS-SHA CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

TOWNNEWS-SHA CO.,LTD. <2481> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on January 31st (15:30). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending June 2025 (July to December) decreased 14.6% from the same period last year to 257 million yen. The progress rate toward the full-year plan of 650 million yen was 39.5%, almost the same as the five-year average of 39.0%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the ordinary profit for the January to June period (2H) is expected to grow 2.1% from the same period last year, reaching 393 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (2Q), the ordinary profit increased 33.9% from the same period last year, reaching 158 million yen. However, the operating profit margin decreased from 12.3% in the same period last year to 9.4%.

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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 1,744 207 231 156 28.3 37.2 Jan 27, 2023 J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2023 1,745 218 301 221 40.1 43.9 Jan 26, 2024 J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2024 1,674 165 257 174 31.6 39.5 Jan 31, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -4.1% -24.3% -14.6% -21.3% -21.3%

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 1,815 211 229 149 27.0 0 Aug 9, 2024 J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2024 Results 1,674 165 257 174 31.6 0 Jan 31, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate -7.8% -21.8% +12.2% +16.8% +17.0%

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 1,991 358 385 271 49.2 19 Aug 9, 2024 J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance 2,276 450 393 248 44.9 19 Jan 31, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +14.3% +25.7% +2.1% -8.5% -8.6%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Jun, 2023 3,692 569 621 430 77.9 17 Aug 10, 2023 J-GAAP
Jun, 2024 3,736 576 686 492 89.2 19 Aug 9, 2024 J-GAAP
Jun, 2025 Guidance 3,950 615 650 422 76.4 19 Aug 9, 2024 J-GAAP
YoY +5.7% +6.8% -5.2% -14.2% -14.3%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023 847 104 118 83 15.1 12.3 Jan 26, 2024 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024 1,207 384 393 254 46.0 31.8 Apr 26, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024 784 -26 -8 17 3.1 -3.3 Aug 9, 2024 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024 851 88 99 69 12.5 10.3 Oct 25, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 823 77 158 105 19.1 9.4 Jan 31, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -2.8% -26.0% +33.9% +26.5% +26.4%

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