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MARUBUN, 32% Decrease in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Despite Last Fiscal Year's Dividend Increase, This Fiscal Year to Decrease Dividend

Fri May 9, 2025 4:00 pm JST Earnings

7537 MARUBUN CORPORATION 【J-GAAP】

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MARUBUN CORPORATION <7537> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on May 9th (16:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending March 2025 increased 12.7% from the previous period to 6.34 billion yen. However, for the fiscal year ending March 2026, the consolidated ordinary profit is expected to drop by 32.2% from the previous period to 4.3 billion yen.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 52 yen to 66 yen (compared to 52 yen in the prior term), and has decided to reduce the dividend this fiscal year to 50 yen, a decrease of 16 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from January to March (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit surged 8.7 times that of the same period last year, reaching 3.53 billion yen. However, the operating profit margin worsened from 4.9% in the same period last year to 3.8%.

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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 226,171 10,997 7,909 5,201 199.0 80 May 12, 2023 J-GAAP
Mar, 2024 236,490 12,984 5,627 3,401 130.1 52 May 10, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 210,837 8,958 6,344 4,272 163.3 66 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -10.8% -31.0% +12.7% +25.6% +25.5%

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 210,000 9,050 6,000 4,150 158.6 52 Oct 31, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Results 210,837 8,958 6,344 4,272 163.3 66 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +0.4% -1.0% +5.7% +2.9% +3.0%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Apr - Sep, 2024 98,583 4,372 3,125 2,143 81.9 25 Oct 31, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Guidance 95,000 1,700 700 300 11.5 25 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -3.6% -61.1% -77.6% -86.0% -86.0%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 236,490 12,984 5,627 3,401 130.1 52 May 10, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 210,837 8,958 6,344 4,272 163.3 66 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 206,000 6,300 4,300 2,500 95.5 50 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -2.3% -29.7% -32.2% -41.5% -41.5%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jan - Mar, 2024 56,976 2,797 406 96 3.7 4.9 May 10, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024 50,788 2,743 667 495 19.0 5.4 Jul 31, 2024 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024 47,795 1,629 2,458 1,648 63.0 3.4 Oct 31, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 53,370 2,363 -320 -318 -12.2 4.4 Feb 7, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 58,884 2,223 3,539 2,447 93.5 3.8 May 9, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +3.3% -20.5% +771.7% +2,449.0% +2,448.8%

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