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JAPAN Creative Platform, First Half Ordinary Profit Decreases by 30%, Current Fiscal Year Dividend Revised Upward by 46 Yen

Wed Aug 13, 2025 4:00 pm JST Earnings

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

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JAPAN Creative Platform Group Co., Ltd. <7814> [TSE Std] announced its financial results after the market closed on August 13th (16:00). The consolidated ordinary profit for the cumulative second quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2025 (January to June) dropped 30.4% from the same period last year to 1.49 billion yen. Progress toward the full-year plan of 3.20 billion yen was 46.7%, which was higher than the five-year average of 41.2%.

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 July to December period (second half) is expected to decrease 16.9% from the same period last year to 1.70 billion yen.

At the same time, the company has significantly increased its planned annual dividend for the current fiscal year from the original plan of 14 yen to 60 yen (compared to 13 yen in the previous period).

In the most recent three-month period, from April to June (2Q), the consolidated ordinary profit/loss turned to a loss of 0.04 billion yen (compared to a profit of 0.60 billion yen in the same period last year). The operating profit margin drastically worsened from 4.3% in the same period last year to 0.1%.

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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
Jan - Jun, 2023 35,953 1,670 2,063 1,375 28.3 51.7 Aug 10, 2023 J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2024 38,306 2,274 2,144 1,609 32.6 51.1 Aug 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 41,096 1,320 1,493 1,653 35.5 46.7 Aug 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +7.3% -42.0% -30.4% +2.7% +8.9%

First Half Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance ー ー ー ー － 7 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Results 41,096 1,320 1,493 1,653 35.5 7 Aug 13, 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
Dec, 2025 Prev 85,000 3,600 3,200 5,500 116.1 14 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 New 85,000 3,600 3,200 5,500 116.1 60 Aug 13, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Current Period Guidance

Second Half Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Jul - Dec, 2024 41,794 2,077 2,054 1,262 25.9 6.50 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Jul - Dec, 2025 Guidance 43,904 2,280 1,707 3,847 81.2 53 Aug 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +5.0% +9.8% -16.9% +204.8% +213.6%

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 5,500 116.1 60 Aug 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +6.1% -17.3% -23.8% +91.6% +97.1%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
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
Jan - Mar, 2025 21,696 1,309 1,541 2,389 52.0 6.0 May 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2025 19,400 11 -48 -736 -15.8 0.1 Aug 13, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +3.5% -98.6% － － －

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