LA Holdings, 8% Increase in Ordinary Profit, Update Record High for Fifth Consecutive Term, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 2 yen, This Fiscal Year to Increase Dividend by 38 yen

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Fri Feb 14, 2025 12:00 pm JST Earnings

2986 LA Holdings Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

LA Holdings Co.,Ltd. <2986> [TSE Growth] announced its financial results at noon (12:00) on February 14th. The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending December 2024 expanded 38.6% from the previous period to 6.84 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending December 2025, the profit is expected to grow by 8.1% to 7.4 billion yen, marking the fifth consecutive term of record-high profits. This will be the seventh consecutive term of revenue and the fifth consecutive term of profit growth.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 290 yen to 292 yen (compared to 211 yen in the prior term), and has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 330 yen, an increase of 38 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit increased 46.8% from the same period last year, reaching 2.47 billion yen. However, the operating profit margin decreased from 20.9% in the same period last year to 20.7%.

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Actual Results

Historical Performance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2022	18,253	4,226	3,730	3,381	638.3	200	Feb 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Dec, 2023	31,499	5,552	4,941	3,293	549.1	211	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	44,707	7,700	6,848	4,713	759.4	292	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+41.9%	+38.7%	+38.6%	+43.1%	+38.3%

Full Year Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2024 Guidance	43,000	7,200	6,500	4,500	730.7	290	Nov 26, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 Results	44,707	7,700	6,848	4,713	759.4	292	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+4.0%	+6.9%	+5.4%	+4.7%	+3.9%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	13,986	1,576	1,162	792	126.7	0	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	0	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	－	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2023	31,499	5,552	4,941	3,293	549.1	211	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	44,707	7,700	6,848	4,713	759.4	292	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance	51,000	8,200	7,400	5,100	828.1	330	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+14.1%	+6.5%	+8.1%	+8.2%	+9.0%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	8,821	1,847	1,687	1,207	201.3	20.9	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	7,872	877	708	477	76.4	11.1	May 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	6,114	699	454	315	50.4	11.4	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	17,726	3,435	3,209	2,202	353.9	19.4	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	12,995	2,689	2,477	1,719	277.0	20.7	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+47.3%	+45.6%	+46.8%	+42.4%	+37.6%