CEL, 11% Increase in Ordinary Profit, Update Record High for Second Consecutive Term, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 30 yen, Plan to Continue the 135 yen Policy This Fiscal Year as Well

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Mon Apr 14, 2025 2:00 pm JST Earnings

5078 CEL Corporation 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

CEL Corporation <5078> [TSE Std] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on April 14th (14:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending February 2025 increased 23.0% from the previous period to 2.03 billion yen, exceeding the previous forecast of 1.76 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending February 2026, the profit is expected to grow by 10.8% to 2.26 billion yen, marking the second consecutive term of record-high profits. This will be the fifth consecutive term of revenue and the fourth consecutive term of profit growth.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 105 yen to 135 yen (compared to 105 yen in the prior term), and has decided to continue with a dividend of 135 yen for the current term as well.

In the most recent three-month period, from December to February (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 20.4% from the same period last year, reaching 0.43 billion yen. The operating profit margin remained almost flat, changing from 6.3% in the same period last year to 6.4%.

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Actual Results

Historical Performance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Feb, 2023	21,375	1,233	1,254	853	247.6	80	Apr 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Feb, 2024	23,103	1,637	1,658	1,109	322.5	105	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025	23,922	2,018	2,039	1,416	417.6	135	Apr 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+3.5%	+23.3%	+23.0%	+27.7%	+29.5%

Full Year Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Feb, 2025 Guidance	24,993	1,762	1,764	1,187	350.4	105	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025 Results	23,922	2,018	2,039	1,416	417.6	135	Apr 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-4.3%	+14.5%	+15.6%	+19.3%	+19.2%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar - Aug, 2024	11,585	1,108	1,128	786	231.7	0	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 Guidance	13,563	1,366	1,367	911	268.9	0	Apr 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+17.1%	+23.3%	+21.2%	+15.9%	+16.1%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Feb, 2024	23,103	1,637	1,658	1,109	322.5	105	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025	23,922	2,018	2,039	1,416	417.6	135	Apr 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Feb, 2026 Guidance	25,888	2,258	2,260	1,527	450.8	135	Apr 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+8.2%	+11.9%	+10.8%	+7.8%	+7.9%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec - Feb, 2023	5,718	362	362	230	66.9	6.3	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	4,775	342	344	221	65.1	7.2	Jul 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	6,810	766	784	565	166.5	11.2	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024	5,532	472	475	330	97.3	8.5	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2024	6,805	438	436	300	88.5	6.4	Apr 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+19.0%	+21.0%	+20.4%	+30.4%	+32.3%