HANDSMAN, First Half Ordinary Profit Increases by 53%, Oct-Dec Ordinary Profit Increases by 44%

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Mon Feb 10, 2025 1:00 pm JST Earnings

7636 HANDSMAN CO., LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

HANDSMAN CO., LTD. <7636> [TSE Std] announced its financial results in the afternoon session on February 10th (13:00). The ordinary profit (non-consolidated) for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending June 2025 (July to December) expanded 0.74 billion yen, an increase 52.5% compared to the same period last year. However, the progress rate toward the full-year plan of 1.56 billion yen was 47.9%, also falling below the five-year average of 52.7%.

Based on the first-half performance announced by the company and the unchanged full-year plan, our calculation indicates that the ordinary profit for the January to June period (2H) is expected to expand 35.8% from the same period last year, reaching 0.81 billion yen.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (2Q), the ordinary profit increased 43.8% from the same period last year, reaching 0.46 billion yen. The operating profit margin improved from 2.7% in the same period last year to 4.3%.

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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
Jul - Dec, 2022	15,529	883	1,003	687	48.8	56.8	Feb 6, 2023	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2023	16,869	385	491	333	23.5	45.0	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2024	17,765	622	749	508	36.6	47.9	Feb 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.3%	+61.6%	+52.5%	+52.6%	+56.0%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jul - Dec, 2024 Guidance	17,800	588	701	470	34.2	0	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2024 Results	17,765	622	749	508	36.6	0	Feb 10, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	-0.2%	+5.8%	+6.8%	+8.1%	+7.2%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	17,252	484	601	456	32.1	30	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	18,115	678	816	552	40.1	30	Feb 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.0%	+40.1%	+35.8%	+21.1%	+25.0%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jun, 2023	30,865	1,547	1,765	1,200	84.9	30	Aug 10, 2023	J-GAAP
Jun, 2024	34,121	869	1,092	789	55.5	30	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jun, 2025 Guidance	35,880	1,300	1,565	1,060	77.0	30	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
YoY	+5.2%	+49.6%	+43.3%	+34.3%	+38.7%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	9,466	260	320	222	15.7	2.7	Feb 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	8,224	237	292	192	13.5	2.9	May 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	9,028	247	309	264	18.6	2.7	Aug 9, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	8,646	230	289	190	13.6	2.7	Nov 11, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	9,119	392	460	318	22.9	4.3	Feb 10, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	-3.7%	+50.8%	+43.8%	+43.2%	+46.5%