OPEN Group, 3.7 times Increase in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year

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Mon Apr 14, 2025 4:00 pm JST Earnings

6572 OPEN Group, Inc. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

OPEN Group, Inc. <6572> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on April 14th (16:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending February 2025 decreased 11.0% from the previous period to 234 million yen. In the fiscal year ending February 2026, the profit is expected to expand to 3.7 times to 860 million yen. This will be the fourth consecutive term of revenue growth.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 3 yen to 5.5 yen (compared to no dividend in the prior term). For the current term, the company plans to remove the commemorative dividend of the previous term and set the dividend for this term at an ordinary dividend of 4.5 yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from December to February (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit increased 83.6% from the same period last year, reaching 257 million yen. The operating profit margin jumped from 10.6% in the same period last year to 16.4%.

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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	5,957	305	80	64	1.1	0	Apr 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Feb, 2024	6,165	520	263	166	2.7	0	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025	7,224	653	234	435	7.2	5.50	Apr 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+17.2%	+25.6%	-11.0%	+162.0%	+160.9%

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	7,200	650	260	460	7.6	3	Dec 23, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025 Results	7,224	653	234	435	7.2	5.50	Apr 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+0.3%	+0.5%	-10.0%	-5.4%	-5.8%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar - Aug, 2024	3,466	279	0	251	4.1	0	Oct 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2025 Guidance	3,800	210	160	96	1.6	0	Apr 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+9.6%	-24.7%	－	-61.8%	-60.8%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Feb, 2024	6,165	520	263	166	2.7	0	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025	7,224	653	234	435	7.2	5.50	Apr 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Feb, 2026 Guidance	8,500	960	860	516	8.7	4.50	Apr 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+17.7%	+47.0%	+267.5%	+18.6%	+21.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec - Feb, 2023	1,683	179	140	-124	-2.1	10.6	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	1,783	164	44	20	0.3	9.2	Jul 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	1,683	115	-44	231	3.8	6.8	Oct 15, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2024	1,808	55	-23	-120	-2.0	3.0	Jan 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2024	1,950	319	257	304	5.0	16.4	Apr 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+15.9%	+78.2%	+83.6%	－	－