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East Japan Railway, 0.4% Increase in Ordinary Profit for The Current Fiscal Year, Increased Previous Year's Dividend by 8 yen, This Fiscal Year to Increase Dividend by 2 yen

Wed Apr 30, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

9020 East Japan Railway Company 【J-GAAP】

Earnings Report

East Japan Railway Company <9020> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results after the market closed on April 30th (15:30). The consolidated ordinary profit for the fiscal year ending March 2025 increased 8.4% from the previous period to 321 billion yen. In the fiscal year ending March 2026, the profit is nearly flat with a slight increase of 0.4% to 323 billion yen. This will be the fifth consecutive term of revenue and the third consecutive term of profit growth.

At the same time, the company increased the annual dividend for the previous term from 52 yen to 60 yen (compared to 140 yen before the 3-for-1 forward stock split in the previous term), and has decided to increase the dividend this fiscal year to 62 yen, an increase of 2 yen from the previous fiscal year.

In the most recent three-month period, from January to March (4Q), the consolidated ordinary profit significantly dropped to 12.6 billion yen, a 65.9% decrease compared to the same period last year. The operating profit margin drastically worsened from 6.4% in the same period last year to 3.2%.

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Actual Results

Historical Performance
Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2023 2,405,538 140,628 110,910 99,232 87.8 33.33 Apr 27, 2023 J-GAAP
Mar, 2024 2,730,118 345,161 296,631 196,449 173.8 46.67 Apr 30, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 2,887,553 376,786 321,564 224,285 198.3 60 Apr 30, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +5.8% +9.2% +8.4% +14.2% +14.1%

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 2,852,000 370,000 315,000 210,000 185.6 52 Apr 30, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 Results 2,887,553 376,786 321,564 224,285 198.3 60 Apr 30, 2025 J-GAAP
Revision Rate +1.2% +1.8% +2.1% +6.8% +6.8%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Apr - Sep, 2024 1,395,117 235,604 204,525 139,780 123.6 26 Oct 31, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Sep, 2025 Guidance 31 Apr 30, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Adj. Dividend Announce Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024 2,730,118 345,161 296,631 196,449 173.8 46.67 Apr 30, 2024 J-GAAP
Mar, 2025 2,887,553 376,786 321,564 224,285 198.3 60 Apr 30, 2025 J-GAAP
Mar, 2026 Guidance 3,023,000 387,000 323,000 227,000 201.1 62 Apr 30, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +4.7% +2.7% +0.4% +1.2% +1.4%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year Revenue Operating Profit Ordinary Profit Net Profit Adj. EPS Operating Profit Margin Announce Accounting Standards
Jan - Mar, 2024 729,096 46,651 37,000 11,217 9.9 6.4 Apr 30, 2024 J-GAAP
Apr - Jun, 2024 686,670 120,530 106,469 73,300 64.8 17.6 Jul 31, 2024 J-GAAP
Jul - Sep, 2024 708,447 115,074 98,056 66,480 58.8 16.2 Oct 31, 2024 J-GAAP
Oct - Dec, 2024 730,953 116,949 104,416 76,851 67.9 16.0 Feb 3, 2025 J-GAAP
Jan - Mar, 2025 761,483 24,233 12,623 7,654 6.8 3.2 Apr 30, 2025 J-GAAP
YoY +4.4% -48.1% -65.9% -31.8% -31.8%

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