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SUZUDEN, 17% Decrease in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Despite Last Fiscal Year's Dividend Increase, This Fiscal Year to Decrease Dividend

Wed May 7, 2025 2:30 pm JST Earnings

7480 SUZUDEN CORPORATION 【J-GAAP】

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SUZUDEN CORPORATION <7480> [TSE Std] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on May 7th (14:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending March 2025 decreased 14.0% from the previous period to 2.65 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending March 2026, the profit is expected to decrease by 17.2% from the previous period to 2.2 billion yen. This will be the third consecutive term of declining profits.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 89 yen to 103 yen (compared to 120 yen in the prior term), and has decided to reduce the dividend this fiscal year to 82 yen, a decrease of 21 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from January to March (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 8.9% from the same period last year, reaching 0.68 billion yen. The operating profit margin remained almost flat, changing from 5.2% in the same period last year to 5.3%.

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Actual Results

Historical Performance
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023 67,439 4,399 4,756 3,309 236.7 190 May 8, 2023 J-GAAP
Mar, 2024 50,929 2,786 3,091 2,091 149.4 120 May 7, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 46,631 2,423 2,658 1,789 127.7 103 May 7, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -8.4% -13.0% -14.0% -14.4% -14.5%

Full Year Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2025 Guidance 49,600 2,120 2,380 1,550 110.5 89 May 7, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Results 46,631 2,423 2,658 1,789 127.7 103 May 7, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate -6.0% +14.3% +11.7% +15.4% +15.6%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Apr - Sep, 2024 22,336 1,119 1,238 853 60.9 39 Nov 1, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Guidance 22,100 830 950 620 44.2 36 May 7, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -1.1% -25.8% -23.3% -27.3% -27.5%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 50,929 2,786 3,091 2,091 149.4 120 May 7, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 46,631 2,423 2,658 1,789 127.7 103 May 7, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 46,900 1,950 2,200 1,430 112.8 82 May 7, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +0.6% -19.5% -17.2% -20.1% -11.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jan - Mar, 2024 10,999 575 631 432 30.9 5.2 May 7, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024 11,021 488 545 386 27.6 4.4 Aug 1, 2024 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024 11,315 631 693 467 33.4 5.6 Nov 1, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 12,378 668 733 478 34.1 5.4 Feb 3, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 11,917 636 687 458 32.7 5.3 May 7, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +8.3% +10.6% +8.9% +6.0% +5.9%

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