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FUSO DENTSU, The Current Fiscal Year Ordinary Profit Revised Upward to an Unexpected 1% Increase, Dividend Revised Upward by 34 yen

Fri May 9, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

7505 FUSO DENTSU CO., LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

FUSO DENTSU CO., LTD. <7505> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on May 9th (15:30). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending September 2025 (October 2024 to March 2025) increased 15.4% from the same period last year, reaching 2.17 billion yen.

In addition, the full-year ordinary profit has been revised upward 47.9%, from the previous forecast of 1.4 billion yen to 2.07 billion yen (compared to 2.05 billion yen in the previous period), turning to a 0.5% increase in the ordinary profit outlook.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the ordinary profit/loss for the April to September period (2H) is expected to turn into a loss of 0.1 billion yen (compared to a profit of 0.17 billion yen in the same period last year).

In light of the strong performance, the company has significantly increased its planned annual dividend for the current fiscal year from the original plan of 63 yen to 97 yen (compared to 88 yen in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from January to March (2Q), the ordinary profit grew 18.8% from the same period last year, reaching 1.94 billion yen. The operating profit margin improved from 10.0% in the same period last year to 10.8%.

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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
Oct - Mar, 2022 23,440 1,338 1,413 986 85.0 98.9 May 12, 2023 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2023 26,604 1,805 1,888 1,285 111.3 91.7 May 10, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 27,971 2,073 2,179 1,510 130.3 105.3 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +5.1% +14.8% +15.4% +17.5% +17.1%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Oct - Mar, 2024 Guidance 7.50 Nov 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Mar, 2024 Results 27,971 2,073 2,179 1,510 130.3 7.50 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate

Guidance Update

Full Year Update

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Sep, 2025 Prev 44,000 1,200 1,400 900 77.4 31.50 Nov 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep, 2025 New 47,500 1,870 2,070 1,400 120.5 48.50 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +8.0% +55.8% +47.9% +55.6% +55.6%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Apr - Sep, 2024 20,174 60 171 143 12.4 39 Nov 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Guidance 19,529 -203 -109 -110 -9.5 41 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -3.2%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Sep, 2023 41,137 1,260 1,428 971 83.9 34.50 Nov 10, 2023 J-GAAP
Sep, 2024 46,778 1,865 2,059 1,428 123.5 44 Nov 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Sep, 2025 Guidance 47,500 1,870 2,070 1,400 120.5 48.50 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +1.5% +0.3% +0.5% -2.0% -2.5%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jan - Mar, 2024 16,078 1,606 1,635 1,122 97.2 10.0 May 10, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024 8,129 -203 -126 -88 -7.6 -2.5 Aug 9, 2024 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024 12,045 263 297 231 20.0 2.2 Nov 11, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 10,334 171 237 151 13.1 1.7 Feb 12, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 17,637 1,902 1,942 1,359 117.3 10.8 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +9.7% +18.4% +18.8% +21.1% +20.7%

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