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KOKUYO, 0.4％ Increase in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 1 yen, This Fiscal Year to Increase Dividend by 14 yen

Fri Feb 14, 2025 12:00 pm JST Earnings

7984 KOKUYO CO.,LTD. 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

KOKUYO CO.,LTD. <7984> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results at noon (12:00) on February 14th. The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending December 2024 decreased 6.1% from the previous period to 24.4 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending December 2025, the profit is nearly flat with a slight increase of 0.4% to 24.5 billion yen. This will be the third consecutive term of revenue growth.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 76 yen to 77 yen (compared to 66.5 yen in the prior term), and has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 91 yen, an increase of 14 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from October to December (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit grew 20.6% from the same period last year, reaching 5.21 billion yen. The operating profit margin remained almost flat, changing from 5.2% in the same period last year to 5.2%.

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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 300,929 19,128 21,161 18,237 39.5 14.25 Feb 13, 2023 J-GAAP
Dec, 2023 328,753 23,830 25,989 19,069 41.4 16.63 Feb 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 338,227 22,028 24,410 21,787 48.0 19.25 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +2.9% -7.6% -6.1% +14.3% +16.0%

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 338,000 21,500 23,500 21,400 47.2 19 Oct 28, 2024 J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 Results 338,227 22,028 24,410 21,787 48.0 19.25 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +0.1% +2.5% +3.9% +1.8% +1.8%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Jan - Jun, 2024 178,986 15,929 17,974 15,625 34.4 9.50 Jul 29, 2024 J-GAAP
Jan - Jun, 2025 Guidance 191,000 16,000 16,400 12,100 26.9 11.38 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +6.7% +0.4% -8.8% -22.6% -21.8%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Dec, 2023 328,753 23,830 25,989 19,069 41.4 16.63 Feb 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Dec, 2024 338,227 22,028 24,410 21,787 48.0 19.25 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
Dec, 2025 Guidance 366,000 24,000 24,500 20,100 45.5 22.75 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +8.2% +9.0% +0.4% -7.7% -5.3%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Oct - Dec, 2023 79,940 4,153 4,322 4,195 9.1 5.2 Feb 13, 2024 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2024 96,087 11,791 12,565 11,978 26.4 12.3 Apr 26, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024 82,899 4,138 5,409 3,647 8.0 5.0 Jul 29, 2024 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024 72,563 1,581 1,223 749 1.7 2.2 Oct 28, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 86,678 4,518 5,213 5,413 11.9 5.2 Feb 14, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +8.4% +8.8% +20.6% +29.0% +31.1%

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