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Sotetsu Holdings, 7% Decrease in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 5 yen, Plan to Continue the 65 yen Policy This Fiscal Year as Well

Fri Apr 25, 2025 4:30 pm JST Earnings

9003 Sotetsu Holdings,Inc. 【J-GAAP】

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Sotetsu Holdings,Inc. <9003> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on April 25th (16:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending March 2025 increased 29.0% from the previous period to 34.8 billion yen. However, for the fiscal year ending March 2026, the profit is expected to decrease by 6.6% from the previous period to 32.5 billion yen.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 60 yen to 65 yen (compared to 50 yen in the prior term), and has decided to continue with a dividend of 65 yen for the current term as well.

In the most recent three-month period, from January to March (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit significantly dropped to 2.67 billion yen, a 60.7% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin worsened from 9.6% in the same period last year to 6.9%.

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Actual Results

Historical Performance
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023 249,667 14,348 12,735 6,980 71.3 25 Apr 27, 2023 J-GAAP
Mar, 2024 270,039 28,965 26,995 16,080 164.1 50 Apr 26, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 292,178 37,820 34,812 22,407 228.8 65 Apr 25, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +8.2% +30.6% +29.0% +39.3% +39.4%

Full Year Results vs. Previous Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2025 Guidance 292,200 35,000 32,800 20,800 212.3 60 Feb 6, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Results 292,178 37,820 34,812 22,407 228.8 65 Apr 25, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate 0.0% +8.1% +6.1% +7.7% +7.8%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Apr - Sep, 2024 148,466 21,862 20,782 15,253 155.7 30 Oct 31, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Guidance 149,800 16,400 14,900 10,300 107.3 30 Apr 25, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +0.9% -25.0% -28.3% -32.5% -31.1%

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 270,039 28,965 26,995 16,080 164.1 50 Apr 26, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 292,178 37,820 34,812 22,407 228.8 65 Apr 25, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 316,300 35,100 32,500 21,300 221.9 65 Apr 25, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +8.3% -7.2% -6.6% -4.9% -3.0%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jan - Mar, 2024 78,881 7,586 6,801 2,128 21.7 9.6 Apr 26, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024 80,998 14,362 14,632 10,529 107.5 17.7 Aug 1, 2024 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024 67,468 7,500 6,150 4,724 48.2 11.1 Oct 31, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 74,122 11,189 11,357 7,804 79.7 15.1 Feb 6, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 69,590 4,769 2,673 -650 -6.6 6.9 Apr 25, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY -11.8% -37.1% -60.7% － －

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