JAPAN Creative Platform, 24% Decrease in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Dividend Raised by 1 yen

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Fri Feb 14, 2025 4:00 pm JST Earnings

7814 JAPAN Creative Platform Group Co., Ltd. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

JAPAN Creative Platform Group Co., Ltd. <7814> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on February 14th (16:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending December 2024 increased 5.1% from the previous period to 4.19 billion yen. However, for the fiscal year ending December 2025, the profit is expected to decrease by 23.8% from the previous period to 3.2 billion yen.

At the same time, Final dividend of 3.25 yen for the previous fiscal year (Annual dividend is 13 yen), and has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 14 yen, an increase of 1 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 13.0% from the same period last year, reaching 1.48 billion yen. The operating profit margin improved from 6.2% in the same period last year to 7.1%.

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Actual Results

Historical Performance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2022	64,416	3,248	3,644	2,003	41.5	11	Feb 14, 2023	J-GAAP
Dec, 2023	74,846	3,463	3,993	2,508	50.9	12	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	80,100	4,351	4,198	2,871	58.9	13	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+7.0%	+25.6%	+5.1%	+14.5%	+15.7%

Full Year Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2024 Guidance	77,000	3,500	4,000	2,600	55.8	13	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 Results	80,100	4,351	4,198	2,871	58.9	13	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Revision Rate	+4.0%	+24.3%	+5.0%	+10.4%	+5.5%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024	38,306	2,274	2,144	1,609	32.6	6.50	Aug 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	7	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	－	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Dec, 2023	74,846	3,463	3,993	2,508	50.9	12	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Dec, 2024	80,100	4,351	4,198	2,871	58.9	13	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance	85,000	3,600	3,200	5,500	116.6	14	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+6.1%	-17.3%	-23.8%	+91.6%	+97.9%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023	20,923	1,304	1,317	788	16.0	6.2	Feb 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024	19,570	1,461	1,540	1,028	20.5	7.5	May 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024	18,736	813	604	581	11.8	4.3	Aug 13, 2024	J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024	18,887	457	566	300	6.1	2.4	Nov 14, 2024	J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024	22,907	1,620	1,488	962	19.7	7.1	Feb 14, 2025	J-GAAP
YoY	+9.5%	+24.2%	+13.0%	+22.1%	+23.3%