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MarkLines, First Half Ordinary Profit Revised Downward to an Unexpected 3%Decrease

Thu Aug 7, 2025 3:00 pm JST Earnings

3901 MarkLines Co.,Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

MarkLines Co.,Ltd. <3901> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on August 7th (15:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2025 (January to June) decreased 3.4% from the same period last year to 1.08 billion yen, resulting in a decrease in profits compared to the previous forecast of a 9.0% increase.

Progress toward the full-year plan of 2.45 billion yen was 44.1%, also falling below the five-year average of 48.1%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the July to December period (second half) is expected to grow 23.6% from the same period last year, reaching 1.36 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from April to June (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit amounted to 0.48 billion yen, an increase of 3.0% compared to the same period last year. However, the operating profit margin decreased from 39.2% in the same period last year to 35.8%.

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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
Jan - Jun, 2023 2,398 972 972 671 50.8 48.9 Aug 3, 2023 J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2024 2,785 1,113 1,119 788 59.6 50.2 Aug 5, 2024 J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 2,929 1,071 1,081 751 56.8 44.1 Aug 7, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +5.2% -3.8% -3.4% -4.7% -4.7%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance 3,250 1,220 1,220 850 64.3 0 Feb 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Results 2,929 1,071 1,081 751 56.8 0 Aug 7, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate -9.9% -12.2% -11.4% -11.6% -11.5%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Dec, 2024 2,777 1,103 1,108 789 59.7 48 Feb 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2025 Guidance 3,571 1,379 1,369 959 75.2 52 Aug 7, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +28.6% +25.0% +23.6% +21.5% +26.0%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Dec, 2023 4,845 1,991 1,988 1,383 104.7 36 Feb 9, 2024 J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 5,562 2,216 2,227 1,577 119.4 48 Feb 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance 6,500 2,450 2,450 1,710 134.2 52 Feb 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +16.9% +10.6% +10.0% +8.4% +12.4%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Apr - Jun, 2024 1,196 469 473 332 25.1 39.2 Aug 5, 2024 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024 1,206 472 462 340 25.7 39.1 Nov 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 1,571 631 646 449 34.0 40.2 Feb 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 1,587 590 594 427 32.3 37.2 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 1,342 481 487 324 24.5 35.8 Aug 7, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +12.2% +2.6% +3.0% -2.4% -2.4%

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