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Lion, First Half Net Income Decreases by 3%, Apr-Jun Net Income Decreases by 13%

Thu Aug 7, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

4912 Lion Corporation 【IFRS】

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Lion Corporation <4912> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results (based on IFRS) after the market closed on August 7th (15:30). The consolidated net income for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2025 (January to June) decreased 3.2% from the same period last year to 9.60 billion yen. Progress toward the full-year plan of 25.0 billion yen was 38.4%, also falling below the five-year average of 46.9%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated net income for the July to December period (second half) is expected to expand 36.6% from the same period last year, reaching 15.3 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from April to June (2Q), the consolidated net income decreased to 5.58 billion yen, a 12.5% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin worsened from 8.0% in the same period last year to 7.4%.

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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 192,887 6,244 7,229 4,298 15.1 32.3 Aug 7, 2023 IFRS
Jan - Jun, 2024 198,634 13,357 15,517 9,931 35.8 48.1 Aug 7, 2024 IFRS
Jan - Jun, 2025 199,459 13,379 14,650 9,609 34.8 ー Aug 7, 2025 IFRS
YoY +0.4% +0.2% -5.6% -3.2% -2.8%

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 200,000 11,000 ー 8,000 28.9 15 Feb 13, 2025 IFRS
Jan - Jun, 2025 Results 199,459 13,379 14,650 9,609 34.8 15 Aug 7, 2025 IFRS
Revision Rate -0.3% +21.6% － +20.1% +20.1%

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 214,309 15,030 16,732 11,266 40.7 14 Feb 13, 2025 IFRS
Jul - Dec, 2025 Guidance 220,541 21,621 ー 15,391 55.6 15 Aug 7, 2025 IFRS
YoY +2.9% +43.9% － +36.6% +36.8%

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 90.4 30 Feb 13, 2025 IFRS
YoY +1.7% +23.3% － +17.9% +18.1%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
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
Jan - Mar, 2025 94,237 5,636 6,322 4,026 14.6 6.0 May 8, 2025 IFRS
Apr - Jun, 2025 105,222 7,743 8,328 5,583 20.2 7.4 Aug 7, 2025 IFRS
YoY -0.4% -8.5% -14.1% -12.5% -12.1%

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