Sockets, Oct-Dec (3Q) Ordinary Profit Loss Narrows

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Fri Feb 7, 2025 4:30 pm JST Earnings

3634 Sockets Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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Sockets Inc. <3634> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 7th (16:30). The ordinary loss (non-consolidated) for the cumulative third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025 (April to December) expanded to a loss of 102 million yen (compared to a loss of 78 million yen in the same period last year).

Based on the cumulative third-quarter performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the ordinary profit/loss for the January to March period (4Q) is expected to 117 million yen (compared to a break even in the same period last year).

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (3Q), the ordinary loss improved to a deficit of 21 million yen (compared to a loss of 31 million yen in the same period last year). The operating profit/loss margin significantly improved from -13.0% in the same period last year to -8.8%.

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Actual Results

Accumulated Results 3rd Quarter

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Progress Rate vs. First Half	Announce	Accounting Standards
Apr - Dec, 2022	692	-70	-70	-55	-22.7	ー	Feb 6, 2023	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2023	723	-82	-78	-78	-32.0	ー	Feb 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Dec, 2024	722	-102	-102	-92	-37.7	ー	Feb 7, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-0.1%	-24.4%	-30.8%	-17.9%	-17.7%

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	534	-28	-31	-54	-22.1	3	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance	687	96	96	79	32.2	3	Nov 7, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+28.7%	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023	994	-30	-29	-26	-11.0	3	May 11, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar, 2024	1,018	-79	-78	-100	-40.9	3	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Guidance	1,170	15	15	8	3.3	3	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+14.9%	－	－	－	－

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	239	-31	-31	-32	-13.1	-13.0	Feb 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	295	3	0	-22	-9.0	1.0	May 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	232	-46	-45	-37	-15.1	-19.8	Aug 8, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	251	-35	-36	-34	-14.0	-13.9	Nov 7, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	239	-21	-21	-21	-8.6	-8.8	Feb 7, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	0.0%	+32.3%	+32.3%	+34.4%	+34.5%