SoftBank Corp, 3% Increase in Net Income, Record High for The First Time in Three Years

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Thu May 8, 2025 3:30 pm JST Earnings

9434 SoftBank Corp. 【IFRS】

Earnings Report

SoftBank Corp. <9434> [TSE Prime] announced its financial results (based on IFRS) after the market closed on May 8th (15:30). The consolidated net income for the fiscal year ending March 2025 increased 7.6% from the previous period to 526 billion yen. For the fiscal year ending March 2026, the consolidated net income is expected to grow by 2.6% to 540 billion yenExpected to reach record high profits for the first time in three years.

At the same time, the company intends to pay an annual dividend of 8.6 yen for the current fiscal year, with the actual dividend unchanged from the previous year's dividend after taking the previous year's forward stock split into account.

In the most recent three-month period, from January to March (4Q), the consolidated net income grew 8.7% from the same period last year, reaching 89.5 billion yen. The operating profit margin improved from 9.2% in the same period last year to 9.6%.

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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	5,911,999	1,060,168	862,868	531,366	11.3	8.60	May 10, 2023	IFRS
Mar, 2024	6,084,002	876,068	805,912	489,074	10.3	8.60	May 9, 2024	IFRS
Mar, 2025	6,544,349	989,016	880,057	526,133	11.0	8.60	May 8, 2025	IFRS
YoY	+7.6%	+12.9%	+9.2%	+7.6%	+6.5%

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	6,350,000	950,000	ー	510,000	10.8	8.60	Nov 8, 2024	IFRS
Mar, 2025 Results	6,544,349	989,016	880,057	526,133	11.0	8.60	May 8, 2025	IFRS
Revision Rate	+3.1%	+4.1%	－	+3.2%	+2.2%

Current Period Guidance

H1 Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Apr - Sep, 2024	3,152,079	585,889	525,641	323,857	6.8	4.30	Nov 8, 2024	IFRS
Apr - Sep, 2025 Guidance	ー	ー	ー	ー	－	4.30	May 8, 2025	IFRS
YoY	－	－	－	－	－

Current Period Guidance

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Adj. Dividend	Announce	Accounting Standards
Mar, 2024	6,084,002	876,068	805,912	489,074	10.3	8.60	May 9, 2024	IFRS
Mar, 2025	6,544,349	989,016	880,057	526,133	11.0	8.60	May 8, 2025	IFRS
Mar, 2026 Guidance	6,700,000	1,000,000	ー	540,000	11.1	8.60	May 8, 2025	IFRS
YoY	+2.4%	+1.1%	－	+2.6%	+1.4%

Quarterly Results

Fiscal Year	Revenue	Operating Profit	Ordinary Profit	Net Profit	Adj. EPS	Operating Profit Margin	Announce	Accounting Standards
Jan - Mar, 2024	1,572,438	144,135	115,451	82,392	1.7	9.2	May 9, 2024	IFRS
Apr - Jun, 2024	1,535,722	303,927	273,912	162,510	3.4	19.8	Aug 6, 2024	IFRS
Jul - Sep, 2024	1,616,357	281,962	251,729	161,347	3.4	17.4	Nov 8, 2024	IFRS
Oct - Dec, 2024	1,659,384	235,972	218,110	112,753	2.4	14.2	Feb 10, 2025	IFRS
Jan - Mar, 2025	1,732,886	167,155	136,306	89,523	1.9	9.6	May 8, 2025	IFRS
YoY	+10.2%	+16.0%	+18.1%	+8.7%	+7.5%