Lion, 18% Increase in Net Income for The Current Fiscal Year, Dividend Raised by 3 yen

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Thu Feb 13, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

4912 Lion Corporation 【IFRS】

Earnings Report

Lion Corporation <4912> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results (based on IFRS) after the market closed on February 13th (15:30). The consolidated net income for the fiscal year ending December 2024 expanded 44.9% from the previous period to 21.1 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending December 2025, the profit is expected to grow by 17.9% to 25 billion yen. This will be the sixth consecutive term of revenue growth.

At the same time, the company has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 30 yen, an increase of 3 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (4Q), the consolidated net income increased 47.8% from the same period last year, reaching 8.53 billion yen. The operating profit margin improved from 7.5% in the same period last year to 10.1%.

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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	389,869	28,843	31,292	21,939	77.0	25	Feb 13, 2023	IFRS
Dec, 2023	402,767	20,505	22,375	14,624	51.4	26	Feb 14, 2024	IFRS
Dec, 2024	412,943	28,387	32,249	21,197	76.5	27	Feb 13, 2025	IFRS
YoY	+2.5%	+38.4%	+44.1%	+44.9%	+48.8%

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	410,000	27,000	ー	19,000	68.7	27	Feb 14, 2024	IFRS
Dec, 2024 Results	412,943	28,387	32,249	21,197	76.5	27	Feb 13, 2025	IFRS
Revision Rate	+0.7%	+5.1%	－	+11.6%	+11.3%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	198,634	13,357	15,517	9,931	35.8	13	Aug 7, 2024	IFRS
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	200,000	11,000	ー	8,000	28.9	15	Feb 13, 2025	IFRS
YoY	+0.7%	-17.6%	－	-19.4%	-19.1%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2023	402,767	20,505	22,375	14,624	51.4	26	Feb 14, 2024	IFRS
Dec, 2024	412,943	28,387	32,249	21,197	76.5	27	Feb 13, 2025	IFRS
Dec, 2025 Guidance	420,000	35,000	ー	25,000	90.5	30	Feb 13, 2025	IFRS
YoY	+1.7%	+23.3%	－	+17.9%	+18.2%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	106,670	7,993	8,161	5,774	20.3	7.5	Feb 14, 2024	IFRS
Jan - Mar, 2024	92,965	4,893	5,817	3,548	12.7	5.3	May 8, 2024	IFRS
Apr - Jun, 2024	105,669	8,464	9,700	6,383	23.0	8.0	Aug 7, 2024	IFRS
Jul - Sep, 2024	102,525	3,752	4,064	2,733	9.9	3.7	Nov 7, 2024	IFRS
Oct - Dec, 2024	111,784	11,278	12,668	8,533	30.8	10.1	Feb 13, 2025	IFRS
YoY	+4.8%	+41.1%	+55.2%	+47.8%	+51.7%