Ajinomoto, Last Fiscal Year Net Income Revised Downward to an Unexpected 14% Decrease

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Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:30 pm JST Revision

2802 Ajinomoto Co., Inc. 【IFRS】

Guidance Update Report

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. <2802> [TSE Prime] announced a performance revision after the market closed on April 24th (15:30). The consolidated net income for the fiscal year ending March 2025 has decreased 21.2%, from the previous forecast of 95 billion yen to 74.9 billion yen (compared to 87.1 billion yen in the previous period). This changes the outlook from an anticipated profit increase to a projection of a 14.0% decrease in profit.

Based on the downwardly revised full-year plan announced by the company, our calculation indicates that the October to March period (2H) consolidated net income has decreased 44.9%, from the previous forecast of 44.7 billion yen to 24.6 billion yen (compared to 40.6 billion yen in the same period of the previous year). This changes the outlook from an anticipated profit increase to a projection of a 39.3% decrease in profit.

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Guidance Update

Second Half Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2024 Prev	788,250	ー	ー	44,773	45.0	20	Nov 7, 2024	IFRS
Oct - Mar, 2024 New	788,250	ー	ー	24,673	24.5	20	Apr 24, 2025	IFRS
Revision Rate	0.0%	－	－	-44.9%	-45.6%

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2025 Prev	1,532,500	ー	ー	95,000	95.5	40	Nov 7, 2024	IFRS
Mar, 2025 New	1,532,500	ー	ー	74,900	74.4	40	Apr 24, 2025	IFRS
Revision Rate	0.0%	－	－	-21.2%	-22.2%

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	751,227	74,024	71,918	40,664	39.1	18.50	May 9, 2024	IFRS
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	788,250	ー	ー	24,673	24.5	20	Apr 24, 2025	IFRS
YoY	+4.9%	－	－	-39.3%	-37.3%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	1,359,115	148,928	140,033	94,065	88.0	34	May 11, 2023	IFRS
Mar, 2024	1,439,231	146,682	142,043	87,121	83.7	37	May 9, 2024	IFRS
Mar, 2025 Guidance	1,532,500	ー	ー	74,900	74.4	40	Apr 24, 2025	IFRS
YoY	+6.5%	－	－	-14.0%	-11.2%