POPLAR Co., Ltd., First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 38%, June-Augus Ordinary Profit Increases by 12%

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Fri Oct 11, 2024 2:00 pm JST Earnings

7601 POPLAR Co., Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

POPLAR Co., Ltd. <7601> [TSE-S] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on October 11th (14:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending February 2025 (March to August) expanded to 268 million yen, an increase of 38.1% compared to the same period last year. The progress rate against the 404 million yen full-year plan was 66.3%, also surpassing the progress rate of 53.9% from the same period of the previous year.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the consolidated ordinary profit for the September to February period (second half) is expected to decrease by 18.1% from the same period last year to 136 million yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from June to August (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew by 11.8% from the same period last year, reaching 161 million yen. The operating profit margin remained almost flat, changing from 4.7% in the same period last year to 4.9%.

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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
Mar - Aug, 2022	6,903	2	10	21	1.8	13.7	Oct 12, 2022	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2023	6,395	231	194	306	25.2	53.9	Oct 11, 2023	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2024	6,228	261	268	264	20.5	66.3	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-2.6%	+13.0%	+38.1%	-13.7%	-18.7%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar - Aug, 2024 Guidance	6,228	261	268	264	22.4	0	Oct 3, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - Aug, 2024 Results	6,228	261	268	264	20.5	0	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-8.5%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Sep - Feb, 2023	5,975	173	166	156	12.4	0	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Sep - Feb, 2024 Guidance	5,692	148	136	84	7.1	0	Oct 3, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-4.7%	-14.5%	-18.1%	-46.2%	-42.5%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Feb, 2023	13,064	55	73	-237	-20.2	0	Apr 13, 2023	J-GAAP
Feb, 2024	12,370	404	360	462	36.7	0	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Feb, 2025 Guidance	11,920	409	404	348	29.5	0	Oct 3, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	-3.6%	+1.2%	+12.2%	-24.7%	-19.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jun - Aug, 2023	3,141	148	144	154	12.7	4.7	Oct 11, 2023	J-GAAP
Sep - Nov, 2023	3,036	88	87	58	4.7	2.9	Jan 10, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec - Feb, 2023	2,939	85	79	98	7.8	2.9	Apr 12, 2024	J-GAAP
Mar - May, 2024	3,036	106	107	84	6.2	3.5	Jul 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun - Aug, 2024	3,192	155	161	180	14.0	4.9	Oct 11, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+1.6%	+4.7%	+11.8%	+16.9%	+10.3%