Signpost, Mar-May (1Q) Ordinary Profit Turns to Loss

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Mon Jul 14, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

3996 Signpost Corporation 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

Signpost Corporation <3996> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on July 14th (15:30). The ordinary profit/loss (non-consolidated) for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2026 (March to May) turned into a loss of 23 million yen (compared to a profit of 28 million yen in the same period last year).

In the most recent three-month period, from March to May (1Q), the operating profit/loss margin drastically worsened from 3.9% in the same period last year to -2.7%.

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Actual Results

Accumulated Results 1st Quarter

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Progress Rate vs. First Half	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar - May, 2023	657	-38	-38	-44	-3.5	ー	Jul 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	745	29	28	26	2.1	34.6	Jul 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2025	702	-19	-23	-24	-1.9	ー	Jul 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-5.8%	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar - Aug, 2024	1,485	82	81	78	6.2	0	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	0	Apr 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	－	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Feb, 2024	2,929	101	94	128	10.1	0	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025	3,023	200	197	257	20.1	0	Apr 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Feb, 2026 Guidance	3,400	220	212	249	19.5	0	Apr 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+12.5%	+10.0%	+7.6%	-3.1%	-3.2%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar - May, 2024	745	29	28	26	2.1	3.9	Jul 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	740	53	53	52	4.1	7.2	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024	775	85	84	84	6.6	11.0	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2024	763	33	32	95	7.4	4.3	Apr 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2025	702	-19	-23	-24	-1.9	-2.7	Jul 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-5.8%	－	－	－	－