WILLs, 11% Increase in Ordinary Profit, Update Record High for Ninth Consecutive Term, Dividend Raised by 2 yen

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Fri Feb 14, 2025 4:00 pm JST Earnings

4482 WILLs Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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WILLs Inc. <4482> [TSE Growth] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 14th (16:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending December 2024 increased 14.2% from the previous period to 1.04 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending December 2025, the profit is expected to grow by 10.6% to 1.15 billion yen, marking the ninth consecutive term of record-high profits. This will be the tenth consecutive term of revenue and the eighth consecutive term of profit growth.

At the same time, the company has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 13 yen, an increase of 2 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit increased 73.8% from the same period last year, reaching 0.25 billion yen. The operating profit margin jumped from 13.3% in the same period last year to 17.8%.

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Actual Results

Historical Performance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2022	3,816	702	693	417	21.0	7	Feb 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Dec, 2023	4,480	914	911	506	24.4	9.50	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	5,072	1,035	1,040	670	32.5	11	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+13.2%	+13.2%	+14.2%	+32.4%	+33.0%

Full Year Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2024 Guidance	5,000	1,006	1,003	668	32.6	11	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 Results	5,072	1,035	1,040	670	32.5	11	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+1.4%	+2.9%	+3.7%	+0.3%	-0.3%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	2,162	498	504	345	16.7	5.50	Aug 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	6.50	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	－	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2023	4,480	914	911	506	24.4	9.50	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	5,072	1,035	1,040	670	32.5	11	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance	5,580	1,155	1,150	750	36.9	13	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+10.0%	+11.6%	+10.6%	+11.9%	+13.8%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	1,132	150	149	-16	-0.8	13.3	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	840	103	109	68	3.3	12.3	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	1,322	395	395	277	13.4	29.9	Aug 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	1,461	279	277	182	8.8	19.1	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	1,449	258	259	143	6.9	17.8	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+28.0%	+72.0%	+73.8%	－	－