WITZ, The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Upward by 29%, Raises Record High Profit Forecast

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Tue May 20, 2025 6:00 pm JST Revision

4440 WITZ Corporation 【J-GAAP】

Guidance Update Report

WITZ Corporation <4440> [TSE Std] announced a performance revision after the market closed on May 20th (18:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending August 2025 has been revised upward 28.6%, from the previous forecast of 350 million yen to 450 million yen (compared to 347 million yen in the previous period), increasing the growth rate from 0.9% to 29.7%, further surpassing the previous forecast of record-high profits for two consecutive terms.

Based on the upwardly revised full-year plan announced by the company, our calculation indicates that the March to August period (2H) consolidated ordinary profit has been revised upward 4.7 times, from the previous forecast of 27 million yen to 127 million yen (compared to 209 million yen in the same period of the previous year), and the declining rate is expected to decrease from 87.1% to 39.2%.

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Guidance Update

Second Half Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar - Aug, 2025 Prev	1,762	31	27	9	2.3	15	Apr 11, 2025	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 New	2,412	124	127	85	21.3	15	May 20, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+36.9%	+300.0%	+370.4%	+844.4%	+843.4%

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Aug, 2025 Prev	4,100	337	350	234	58.7	15	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Aug, 2025 New	4,750	430	450	310	77.8	15	May 20, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+15.9%	+27.6%	+28.6%	+32.5%	+32.5%

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	1,990	157	209	190	46.8	14	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 Guidance	2,412	124	127	85	21.3	15	May 20, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+21.2%	-21.0%	-39.2%	-55.3%	-54.4%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Aug, 2023	2,501	187	224	133	32.5	8	Oct 12, 2023	J-GAAP
Aug, 2024	3,477	281	347	275	67.7	14	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Aug, 2025 Guidance	4,750	430	450	310	77.8	15	May 20, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+36.6%	+53.0%	+29.7%	+12.7%	+14.9%