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Hobonichi, First Half Ordinary Profit Decreases by 2%, Exceeds Full-Year Plan

Fri Apr 11, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

3560 Hobonichi Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Hobonichi Co.,Ltd. <3560> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on April 11th (15:30). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending August 2025 (September 2024 to February 2025) was 1.05 billion yen, a 1.9% decrease compared to the same period last year. The progress rate toward the full-year plan of 0.76 billion yen is 139.2%, but it was lower than the five-year average of 205.3%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the ordinary loss for the March to August period (2H) is expected to further decrease loss of 0.29 billion yen (compared to a loss of 0.53 billion yen in the same period last year).

In the most recent three-month period, from December to February (2Q), the ordinary profit significantly dropped to 0.17 billion yen, a 50.9% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin sharply declined from 16.6% in the same period last year to 7.1%.

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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
Sep - Feb, 2022 4,439 929 917 633 273.3 157.0 Apr 13, 2023 J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2023 5,030 1,080 1,078 746 321.7 198.5 Apr 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 5,744 1,021 1,058 731 315.3 139.2 Apr 11, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +14.2% -5.5% -1.9% -2.0% -2.0%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Sep - Feb, 2024 Guidance ー ー ー ー － 0 Oct 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 Results 5,744 1,021 1,058 731 315.3 0 Apr 11, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate － － － － －

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar - Aug, 2024 2,504 -533 -535 -347 -149.6 45 Oct 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 Guidance 2,456 -261 -298 -201 -86.6 90 Apr 11, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -1.9% +51.0% +44.3% +42.1% +42.1%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Aug, 2023 6,818 589 584 411 177.6 45 Oct 12, 2023 J-GAAP
Aug, 2024 7,534 547 543 399 172.1 45 Oct 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Aug, 2025 Guidance 8,200 760 760 530 228.3 90 Oct 11, 2024 J-GAAP
YoY +8.8% +38.9% +40.0% +32.8% +32.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Dec - Feb, 2023 2,108 350 346 240 103.5 16.6 Apr 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024 968 -391 -389 -273 -117.9 -40.4 Jul 12, 2024 J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024 1,536 -142 -146 -74 -31.9 -9.2 Oct 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024 3,336 849 888 614 264.9 25.4 Jan 10, 2025 J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2024 2,408 172 170 117 50.5 7.1 Apr 11, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +14.2% -50.9% -50.9% -51.2% -51.2%

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