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ASAHI KASEI, 12% Increase in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 2 yen, This Fiscal Year to Increase Dividend by 2 yen

Fri May 9, 2025 12:30 pm JST Earnings

3407 ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION <3407> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results at noon (12:30) on May 9th. The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending March 2025 surged by 2.1 times that of the previous term, reaching 193 billion yen. For the fiscal year ending March 2026, the consolidated ordinary profit is expected to grow by 11.7% to 216 billion yen. This will be the fifth consecutive term of revenue growth.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 36 yen to 38 yen (compared to 36 yen in the prior term), and has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 40 yen, an increase of 2 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from January to March (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit/loss turned to a profit of 40.1 billion yen (compared to a loss of 0.38 billion yen in the same period last year). The operating profit margin remained almost flat, changing from 5.9% in the same period last year to 6.1%.

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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 2,726,485 127,716 120,900 -91,948 -66.3 36 May 10, 2023 J-GAAP
Mar, 2024 2,784,878 140,746 90,118 43,806 31.6 36 May 9, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 3,037,312 211,921 193,459 134,996 97.9 38 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +9.1% +50.6% +114.7% +208.2% +209.9%

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 3,044,000 200,000 186,000 110,000 81.0 36 Feb 5, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Results 3,037,312 211,921 193,459 134,996 97.9 38 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate -0.2% +6.0% +4.0% +22.7% +20.9%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Apr - Sep, 2024 1,490,334 108,915 103,707 60,248 43.5 18 Nov 1, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Guidance 1,512,000 95,000 95,000 42,000 30.9 20 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +1.5% -12.8% -8.4% -30.3% -28.8%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 2,784,878 140,746 90,118 43,806 31.6 36 May 9, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 3,037,312 211,921 193,459 134,996 97.9 38 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 3,117,000 215,000 216,000 125,000 92.0 40 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +2.6% +1.5% +11.7% -7.4% -6.0%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jan - Mar, 2024 720,732 42,247 -384 -14,759 -10.7 5.9 May 9, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024 735,934 49,873 53,718 34,092 24.6 6.8 Jul 31, 2024 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024 754,400 59,042 49,989 26,156 18.9 7.8 Nov 1, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 768,918 55,474 49,579 38,227 27.6 7.2 Feb 5, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 778,060 47,532 40,173 36,521 26.5 6.1 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +8.0% +12.5% － － －

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